"With God, All Things Are Possible"

To many of us who recently saw the movie, The Blind Side, these lines would be familiar. Talking of other references, this is also the motto of the state of Ohio.But ofcourse, the true origin of the phrase is:

"But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." —Matthew 19:26

This is surely an inspiration to go beyond the limitations of what is generally thought to be possible. When we choose to sail against the wind, we need to keep our faith through the trying times. Faith is the anchor that helps survive the storm.My friend MS and I have always stood by : Do your best and let God do the rest.So let's just put in the best possible effort and then let go - with God , All Things Are Possible.
The picture depicts Noah's ark.
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A custom-made life :)

One day while pondering over the feasability of goals or dreams as I like to refer to them, it occured to me that all doubts are essentially a fallacy. Come to think of it,each one of us has very unique dreams and very individualistic aspirations. There is a subtle overlap but that ends there. Looking at it from the world's point of view, this is very important. If we were all to have essentially similar aspirations, half the things in the world will not get done. The great achievements in history and even our present would not exist at all. For every breakthrough has seen people achieving great things while following their own vision and their own path. Speaking on a smaller scale, even on a daily basis, things will not get done if we all liked to do exactly the same things and hated exactly the same tasks.
One important corollary of this is that if we have such unique dreams, by default it is safe to assume that we also have the unique abilities matched to achieve these. All doubts whether we will fulfill our aspirations are thus a fallacy.

IF WE WON'T, WHO WILL?

Just to add to this, sometimes we have our desires put on hold by GOD. The waiting period can be tough. But from my own experiences and of those around me, I believe that GOD is custom- making your life. HIS plans are not just great but perfect and sometimes perfection takes time. Plus HE might just be taking the extra time to gift wrap it for you ;)
NEVER STOP BELIEVING :)

The Good Year :)

Time and again one of my close friends and I shared this thought that helped us deal with challenges both big and small- This is a good year and only good things will happen this year--much like Chanchad's philosophy of 'Aal iz Well.'It sure has been a fool proof philosophy, so far so good.
Moreover, I began this year with a resolution to think blissfully, to visualize great things into my life and those around me. Those who know me well are witness to the things this made possible. With folded hands I pray to God that may this good year be followed by better years for each one of us. Over to another year of blissful thinking....Happy New(Even better)Year :)
Amen
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TAKING CHANCES :)

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
~Soren Kierkegaard

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso

All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
~John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

They say there is nothing more dangerous than an animal cornered. With the fear of death looming over it's head, making a last ditch effort to live....it has nothing to lose. Similarly in the darkest of times in our lives, when we know that the only way things can go now is up, life is often just waiting for us to make a move, the tide is waiting to turn. This is the time when all we have to do is to muster up the courage to take that one chance. To silence the cacophony in our head...what if doesn't work out....to replace it with the magic of ...what if everything works out?
This year I have learned my lessons in taking chances, lots of courage and lots of focus....so far so good.
Take chances ....you have nothing to lose....except despair.
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Everything About Something !!

“A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.”
---Richard Bach----

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

---Dr Seuss------

“Sometimes you meet somebody and you know that whatever you did before, it must have been right.... nothing could've been too bad or gone too wrong because it led you to this person.”

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“The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.”

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“All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best in me and in you too.”

---Joni Mitchell----

“Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you're just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky his is to have you.... The one who turns to his friends and says, 'that's her.'”

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TKS

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God specializes in things fresh and firsthand. His plans for you this year may outshine those of the past. He’s preparing to fill your days with reasons to give Him praise.

Joni Eareckson Tada

Dreams 2 :)

Just a thought....
Its said that the human mind has tremendous power and how this power manifests is more or less up to us. There are times in our lives when doubts threaten our peace and form dreadful obstacles in our path.
So how does one deal with these doubts ?
Well the idea is not to deal with them at all. Divert ur attention to something else ...say ur dreams . Whatever we focus on gets the power of the mind and thus becomes stronger. So when its really up to us, why not empower our dreams and welcome a beautiful life :)