Look at...

Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The difference....

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

~Jimmy Johnson

Scars..

There is something beautiful about all scars of whatever nature. A scar means the hurt is over, the wound is closed and healed, done with.
~Harry Crews

Peace...

I take it that what all men are really after is some form of, perhaps only some formula of, peace. ~James Conrad

15000...

A big Thank You Everyone...for contributing for that 15000 milestone.

Cocktail party...

You know, we've got to do it someday... throw away all the guns and invite all the jokers from the north and the south in here to a cocktail party... last man standing on his feet at the end wins the war. ~Hawkeye, "Pilot Episode," original airdate 17 September 1972, written by Larry Gelbart, directed by Gene Reynolds

Give thanks..

Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

The Internet...

The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect. ~Esther Dyson

Solar Eclipse..15th Jan 2010

The solar eclipse of 15th Jan 2010 captured through my mobile...the reflection on the lens shows the eclipse...in red colour.

The view of the red sun....

Deep Griefs...

It is better to drink of deep griefs than to taste shallow pleasures. ~William Hazlitt, Characteristics, 1823

Marriage...

There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage. ~Martin Luther

Disguise....

No mask like open truth to cover lies,
As to go naked is the best disguise.
~William Congreve

Beware..

Beware of the half truth. You may have gotten hold of the wrong half. ~Author Unknown

Feelings...

Feelings are much like waves, we can't stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf.
~Jonatan Mårtensson

Silence...

True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. ~William Penn

Since all the riches....

Since all the riches of this world
May be gifts from the Devil and earthly kings,
I should suspect that I worshipp'd the Devil
If I thank'd my God for worldly things.
~William Blake, Gnomic Verses