He was only human...

“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a dog.” 

– Charles M Schulz

Queen...

 A queen

offers her hand to be kissed,

& can form it into a fist

while smiling the whole damn time.

-Elizabeth Acevedo

Happy Dussehra!

Never draw a line around a woman. Never cross a line against a woman.

Happy Dusherra!

Perception of beauty...

“Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.”

– David Hume

Kafila..

Kafila badta gaya, woh chalte rahe, faasle badte gaye, aur woh hume yaad aate rahe...

Phir waqt gujarta gaya, hum sambhalne lage, aur ab unhe, hum yaad aane lage...

-Abhijit 

Pray...

It is really beautiful when someone prays for you without you knowing. It’s the highest form of respect and care.

Wrong...

When people know they did you wrong, they avoid you!

Do everything...

 

“Do everything you have to do, but not with ego, not with lust, not with envy but with love, compassion, humility, and devotion.” 

– Lord Krishna 

Help me find...

“Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them…your smile, your hope, and your courage.” 

~ Doe Zantamata

All I have...

Well, I don't claim originality or an extraordinary talent. All I have is this heart. And if it's voice moves something in you, then I've done my job.

Veronica Jensen

If only...

If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.

Mercedes Lackey

One key...

 If I could give you one key, and one key only to more abundant life, I would give you a sense of your own worth, an unshakeable sense of your own dignity as one grounded in the source of the cosmic dance, as one who plays a unique part in the unfolding of the story of the world…

Greta Crosby

Sway...

When marimba rhythms start to play

Dance with me, make me sway

Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore

Hold me close, sway me more...

Peace...

 “You’ll never find peace of mind until you listen to your heart.” 

—George Michael

Open eyes...

When your eyes opened to mine eyes, 

Without desire, without surprise, 

I knew your soul awoke to see 

All, dreams foretold, but could not be, 

Yet loving me, not loving me. 

Arthur Symons
 

October...

“October is about trees revealing colours they’ve hidden all year.

People have an October as well”

 – Jm Storm.

Heaven & Hell...

 

I sent my Soul through the Invisible,
Some letter of that After-life to spell:
And by and by my Soul return'd to me,
And answer'd: 'I Myself am Heav'n and Hell

Omar Khayyam

Vibrant...

You will never really get, how really everything works in my world. How the colour of the sky changes every now and then, and how deep the sea gets in there. How volcanoes and rivers flow together, and how demons and angels fall in love in there. How stormy a night can get and how bright a day can be. How ruined the home is, but how vibrant the feelings are in there.

Akshay Vasu

Struggle...

Once you walk up the hill, sit on a bench with an amazing view, you realise the more you struggle, the more you are joyful!

Being yourself...

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty , or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent , but because they are themselves.

Henri Frederic Amiel

She...

Half woman, half warrior. Delicate and strong.

R. H. Sin

Loves you more!

 A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

Josh Billings

Gray eyes...

 They were startling gray, like storm clouds; pretty, but intimidating, too, as if she were analyzing the best way to take me down in a fight.

Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

Bizarre...

"We're all pretty bizarre. Some of us are just better at hiding it, that's all." 

- The Breakfast Club 

Closed eyes...

 You can close your eyes to the things you don't want to see, but you can't close your heart to the things you don't want to feel.

Johnny Depp

Perfect piece of Art...

She has faded in and out of different shades of beauty - I am convinced that she's a perfect piece of art that God can't keep his hands off of, always adding a new touch to the canvas.

Pierre Jeanty

Nourish...

From women's eyes this doctrine I derive:

They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;

They are the books, the arts, the academes,

That show, contain and nourish all the world.

Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost

Stories...

 There are many stories not written on paper. They are written on the bodies and in the minds of women.

Amrita Pritam

She's fire and ice...

She's fire and ice. You'll fear the cold and crave the burn.

J M Storm

The moon...

The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen.

Shannon L. Alder

Rebel...

 

        ...it’s just another one of those things I don’t understand: everyone impresses upon you how unique you are, encouraging you to cultivate your individuality while at the same time trying to squish you and everyone else into the same ridiculous mould. It’s an artist’s right to rebel against the world’s stupidity.

E.A. Bucchianeri

Doubtful...

 Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

Charles Dickens

Genius in simplicity...

 

       Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

       E.F. Schumacher

Enjoy the roses...

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.

Dale Carnegie

Perfect together!

He is no Ram.

She is no Sita.

Still they're perfect together!

-Rehnuma
 

Struggle...

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.     

Napoleon Hill

Greater than obstacles...

 

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”

Christian D. Larson

Differences...

 

  

Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago.

Horace Mann

Radha Rani..

 Mann Tulsi ka daas hai, Vrindavan ho dham,

Saans saans Radha basey, rom rom mei Shyam!

I refuse...

 I refuse to blend into any color that this society wants me to be!

Hail and kill...

 

You and I are one!

 

Lord Ram gave Hanuman a quizzical look and said, "What are you, a monkey or a man?" Hanuman bowed his head reverently, folded his hands and said, "When I do not know who I am, I serve You and when I do know who I am, You and I are One.

Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas

Crush you...

 There's something about a woman who's mind sits in silence, smiling knowing, she can crush you with the truth.

-RG Moon

What does it hide??

 

If you want to see what the fog hides in itself, don't wait for the fog to disperse! Instead of waiting for something to happen in this short life, do something immediately! Enter the fog!

Mehmet Murat ildan

Intoxicant love...

 

       I met him & battled not to look into his eyes; secretly drank that yearning eyes. Now I'm a thirsty for lifetime, he made my love intoxicant. We both are deep in this intoxication. Our souls daily meets each other, everywhere. We are not normal lovers, we are exclusive soulmates who knows where we have to meet & love.

Eagles

Truth...

 Look into my eyes, and you will find the truth!

The place spoke..

 

We walked always in beauty, it seemed to me. We walked and looked about, or stood and looked. Sometimes, less often, we would sit down. We did not often speak. The place spoke for us and was a kind of speech. We spoke to each other in the things we saw.

Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow

Italian things...

Italy used "wine windows" during The Plague and now they are open again during the corona virus pandemic.

All over Florence, Italy, has these cute little things called, buchetta del vino, which means wine window in English.

Back in the day, the rich Italians who owned vineyards would sell wine directly to the customers through these tiny windows in the walls.

But in the 1630s, the wine windows got really good use because of the Black death. It was a way to sell socially distanced wine and hopefully not catch the literal Plague.

(Article via BuzzFeed) - growingupitalian - insta

Graceful...

Blooming and withering both are inevitable. Let's stay graceful in the process.

Nitya Prakash