Professionally, I come across many adults and children and get to know them in some way or the other and at times that also makes me wonder what life is all about and the strengths we are blessed with despite the circumstances around us. Recently I had a chance to visit a school for “specially…
Author: flowingthoughts
Encouragement
Empathy – is the “keyword” As parents, it is but natural, to feel proud when your child succeeds. The roots of success are borne in the mindset of our own, that we sow or practise with our children. To some, its a pomp of fame and recognition and to some, its simply showing a gesture…
The Daffodils – William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched in never-ending…
The Dentist and the Crocodile
The crocodile, with a cunning smile, sat in the dentist’s chair. He said, Right here and everywhere my teeth requires repair. The dentist’s face was turning white. He quivered, quaked and shook. He muttered, I suppose I’m going to have to take a look. I want you, Crocodile declared, to do the back ones first….
The Greater Sea – Khalil Gibran
My soul and I went to the great sea to bathe. And when we reached the shore, we went about looking for a hidden and lonely place. But as we walked, we saw a man sitting on a grey rock taking pinches of salt from a bag and throwing them into the sea. This is…
Numb
“A mask behind a silence, Pain behind a smile. Fear behind a laughter, Tears behind a cheer.” Numbness strikes in and all is calm, All seems fake and nothing is real. Promises once tied with satin ribbons, Loneliness starts to brush in. The tears don’t seem to stop, Fear surrounds in the four walls. Clouded…
Vulnerability
We have often heard about people being vulnerable to others and to situations. We understand “vulnerable” as being susceptible to being hurt or at the receiving end. Over the decades, we accepted men to be dominant and they played a major role in financing the family. Hence, women were to bow down and had to…
What are you giving your child…
In attempt to giving our children “what we did not have”, we often forget to give them “what we did have”. It is not the number of hours we parents spend with our children. It is the quality time that we spend, be it just ten minutes. A child has the capability to understand, remember…
You start dying slowly – Pablo Neruda
You start dying slowly… if you do not travel, if you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself. You start dying slowly… When you kill your self-esteem; When you do not let others help you. You start dying slowly… If you become a…
Friendship – Khalil Gibran
And a youth said, “Speak to us of Friendship.” Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. When your friend speaks his…