Yesterday during the morning mass, a couple of lines from the communion song stirred my consciousness. I told myself I will use it as my Lenten Mantra. It says, ‘slow to anger, rich in kindness…’ Last night, as I took an examination of the day that was just about to end, I was shaking myContinue reading “Lent”
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Refill
I was stuck in traffic and noticed an almost Empty Tank. Oh no! This does not happen. I don’t let this kind of thing to happen. Add the fact that for the last couple of weeks, I was frantic that the car I was driving is at its filthiest. These are signs – that IContinue reading “Refill”
Finding ‘Self’
I stare at this beautiful gift given by a bunch of four kids who hold a special place in my heart and remembered one of the most famous quotes of Nobel Prize and Oscar-winning playwright, George Bernard Shaw. He said, ‘Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.’ Sometimes, we spend so muchContinue reading “Finding ‘Self’”
What’s on the other side?
Recently, I had the opportunity to visit the Hobbiton movie set, used in the Lord of the Rings film series. At the start of the tour, the guide repeatedly said that whilst we will see more than a dozen of hobbit holes, we will not be able to enter the doors. She said that oneContinue reading “What’s on the other side?”
Happy New Year
I was in the middle of doing my last 5K run for this year when I was stopped by this glorious sight. I will borrow my brother’s very long hashtag, #the-first-sunset-of-the-last-day-of-the-year. You see, New Zealand will be one of the first countries in the world to bid 2015 goodbye and the first to welcome 2016.Continue reading “Happy New Year”
