HAPPINESS :)

What is happiness?

It is a state of mind.

It is a concept,

That is very hard to define.

It brightens up your day

And brings gladness to your heart.

It does away with the mundane

And gives life a new start.

Happiness is when

You finally let go of a grudge.

It is also when you see

A huge helping of delicious chocolate fudge!

Happiness is a feeling

That's very difficult to fake,

II's when your friend fulfils her promise

And bakes you cupcakes.

You can find happiness

Whenever you forgive and forget,

It leaves you light-hearted,

With no room to fume or fret.

You feel that joyful happiness

When you are finally content.

It's when every ounce of energy

On a good deed you've spent.

Happiness is insanity

It's when you lose your mind!

It defies all logic

It leaves the past behind.

Happiness is that wonderful feeling

That grows deep within you,

And if you nourish it carefully

It spreads to others too!

Happiness is an energy

That enlivens you after a tiring day.

It entices you and cheers you

When you see children at play.

Happiness is when

All your dreams are fulfilled

It is when you receive a reward

For all the hard work that you've tilled.

It is the blissful warmth in your heart

When you are with your near and dear.

As long as happiness resides within,

There is no place for fear.

It is like an inner strength

That can bring a glow on your face.

If we seek it, we shall find

It is also called God's grace!

Happiness has the power

To bring a smile to your face.

It is so contagious that it can affect

The entire human race!

Go and smile at someone,

Whenever you see them pout...

Tell them that happiness can make them beautiful

Both on the inside and out!

I’m powered or Empowered??

“The drowning man takes hold of his own hair.”- A Lithuanian Proverb

With an amazing life to live
And parties all night long
Life is beautiful, life is bliss
Filled day and night with song

When they look at me, they see

A maiden, Oh so fair!
A little nudge here, a sly smile there,
Trying to get into my lair.

Little do they know or see

The person hidden behind the mask
They just assume I live like a deity
And no one cares to ask

A lonely person in my home

Neither filled with warmth or light
I need that little pill to get to the next day
Or fight another sleepless night

The horrors of the days gone by

Still leave me catching my breath
When, just to enjoy the heights of life
I nearly jumped to my death.

My friends all smoked it now and then

Yet, they seemed just fine
I guess, I finally went overboard
When I crossed the line.

My insides burned with fury

And I doubled over in pain
I swore I wouldn’t smoke again
But my oath went in vain

“A near disaster,” that’s what I said

“It really did me no harm.”
I didn’t realise I had turned deaf
To my body’s own alarm

So, back again, in my lair

This time would be the last
But my mind lost control over me
And my heart stopped beating fast.

There it was, that bright red light,
The stop sign, I had ignored
“Live a little,” Life whispered to me,
“Before you turn cold.”

My journey from there, my battle for Life

Made me realise I could be strong
I had the power to steer my own life
And judge when I was wrong.

So here I am, on my own two feet
Now proudly standing tall,
I know I can pick myself up,
The very next time I fall.
 

 

Dare to be Different!

Ever looked at the parts of a jigsaw puzzle? They are all different shapes and sizes! Some rounded, cornered, jagged, crooked, straight, long, short etc. If you look at a single piece by itself, it holds no significance. But once you put all the pieces together, in their right places, you can see the bigger picture (pun intended).

All of us, are like these pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. We are all different. Some introverts, some extroverts. Some, by nature, are happy-go-lucky while others are sour pusses. Some studious while others sporty. Some street-smarts and some book-worms. Some, whom you can go to for advice and others just to laugh your lungs out with. We each have our own quirkiness and qualities. We keep grumbling about others, finding faults in them. But life would be so boring if all of us were the same. Imagine looking at a mirror wherever you go. Instead of always pointing out the differences, why not just accept them?  We all need a nerd here, a genius there, a prankster here and a counsellor there. These are the various ingredients that add a little zing and zest to life. After all variety is the spice of life!

We are all rough around the edges. But put together, we make up for each other’s faults and differences. We are the yin to another’s yang! Our differences are what actually makes us compatible with each other. In unison and in harmony we make the bigger and better picture. Everything falls into its own place.

So be proud of who you are! Never try to be like someone else. Your uniqueness is vital. Because if even a single piece of the puzzle gets lost, the picture remains incomplete.

Living LIFE!

She felt on top of the world

Life, for her, had never been so good.

A good job, friends and a fiancé

There just was no reason to brood. 

Suddenly her life turned upside down

She started losing weight,

Pain racked her frail body,

She questioned God about her fate. 

The doctors prescribed many tests

She awaited the diagnosis with bated breath,

Cancer! Third stage! The words boomed in her ears

She resigned herself to an impending death. 

Regarding the chances of survival she had

The doctors sadly said it was too late.

They would do everything in their power

But the rest was left to fate. 

Their words hit her like a sledge-hammer

Her heart was all a flurry,

                                                There were so many dreams she had to fulfil

To accomplish them she had to hurry. 

Realizing she had limited time

She set out with a frenzied fervour,

To return a thousand times and more

The love that people had given her. 

She called her beloved to meet her

Knowing that marriage was not in her cards.

She broke the terrible news to him

Breaking their hearts into a million shards. 

In the recesses of the lonely, dark nights

She would shut her eyes and earnestly pray

Pleading, begging, asking God

Just to give her one more day. 

She was filled with despair

A feeling of foreboding within her grew,

She pondered about the life she had led

And wished she could begin anew. 

Determined to make the most of life,

Her eyes started twinkling with glee,

She gave up the illusion of control she had,

At last she was free! 

She visited all the places she loved

She dug her toes in the sand

Glided through the air on a ‘chute

She waited for her feet to land 

She went to meet her near and dear ones

To say her final ‘Goodbyes’

She told them not to grieve for her

‘Cause true love never dies 

The time came to part from the world

She had no regrets or pain

She thanked God with all her heart

For giving her the chance to live life again 

It’s not how many seconds there are in life

But how much life there is in every second,

She closed her eyes and breathed her last

As God, to her, had beckoned. 

Her frail and weak body lay there

But her vibrant spirit lingers on,

Let’s pray that this spirit of living life

Is never truly gone.