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Crusader, Foolish & Imaginative !!   Thats how someone described me lately :D   a friend from my MBA days ... we were never associated closely in either assignments or other projects and activities ... batchmates is the only word which could probably describe our love-hate relationship .. :)   and these were the words he used to describe me recently ... Crusader, Foolish & Imaginative !!   It was indeed a pleasant surprise ....  

I am your constant companion. I am your greatest asset or heaviest burden. I will push you up to success or down to disappointment. I am at your command. Half the things you do might just as well be turned over to me, For I can do them quickly, correctly, and profitably. I am easily managed, just be firm with me. Those who are great, I have made great. Those who are failures, I have made failures. I am not a machine, though I work with the precision of a machine and the intelligence of a person. You can run me for profit, or you can run me for ruin. Show me how you want it done. Educate me. Train me. Lead me. Reward me. And I will then...do it automatically. I am your servant. Who am I? I am a habit. The author of the above is unknown, but the words are right on target. If you make good habits, they in turn will make you.   But like the weeds in the garden, bad habits can take over your life. Make a decision today to pull those weeds.   I got the above in an email from...

Have a look at the year gone by in some stunning pics of the year !!   http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/the_year_2008_in_photographs_p.html   http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_in_photographs_part_2_of.html   http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_the_year_in_photographs_p.html   enZoy !!   And have a great wonderful happy joyful smile-filled fun-filled year ahead !!

A few days ago, over the weekend, i went to Jumeirah ... Jumeirah Hotel, Burj Al Arab Hotel and a small beach. Saw around, clicked a few snaps and went to the beach ... Stoood there watching the vast expanse of blue-green waters ... it was nice ... the small waves .. the splashing ... the sound fo the sea ... serene ...   After a few minutes ... there was an urge to go nearer to the water ... to step in it ... I was dressed in jeans and a heavy pair of shoes with my laptop bag on my shoulder (without the laptop of course - it had water and some snacks) ... not the dress code for a beach u see ..   But the thought had struck and so the jeans were folded and brought to the knee level .. the large shoes removed, a suitable plastic bag found and hung onto my bag ... and i was ready to go ... For a few moments i simply walked on the dry sand and then eventually on the wet sand ... the feeling was GREAT ! and then suddenly a small wave touched my feet and i received a ...

Two links with pictures of the Terror which raged in Mumbai !   http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/11/mumbai_under_attack.html   http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/mumbai_after_the_smoke_has_cle.html   I was in Mumbai during those times and it was unnerving ... thinking about family, friends and relatives who were out there in the nearby areas ...   I just wish such incidents dont happen again ...   Is someone up there listening ??????

One Tree Can Start A Forest. One Bird Can Herald Spring. One Flower Can Make A Garden. One Tune Can Compose A Song. One Smile Begins A Friendship. One Hand Clasp Lifts A Soul. One Star Can Guide A Ship At Sea. One Sunbeam Lights A Room. One Candle Wipes Out Darkness. One Laugh Can Conquer Gloom. One Word Starts A Prayer. One Hope Raises Our Spirits. One Step Starts A Journey. One Touch Can Show You Care. One Vote Can Change A Nation. One Life Can Make A Difference. One Heart Can Know Whats True. You See, Its All Up To You !!!   ------------------------------------------------   Got this in a an email forward and liked it .. so sharing it here ...

Optimism: A cheerful frame of mind that enables a tea kettle to sing though in hot water up to its nose - Author Unknown   - Courtesy Feras Mahmoud   Feras is my Change Management Counterpart at the current client location in Dubai. He send daily inspiration mails with quotes ... the above is from one of them !