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If You Have To Compare

On 3rd Jul 201810th Aug 2020 By natashabkIn Reflections1 Comment

  The problem with most of us is that we always want to live someone else's life. We set the so-called "happiness standards" based on the visible lives of others.  We are haunted by their apparent happy and happening lives, all thanks to the omnipresent social media. Based on their visible lives around us and …

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First Impressions

On 1st Mar 201824th Oct 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections2 Comments

First meetings can be deceiving. We cannot really judge a person on the basis of a single meeting, unless we are psychic. Yet we mostly go by first impressions. But beware, because our quick judgements may impact our lives forever.   As a kid we were always told, "The first impression is the last impression". …

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Life Ain’t Smooth, Ever

On 15th Nov 201728th Jun 2020 By natashabkIn Reflections2 Comments

  Having a smooth life is the ultimate wish, isn't it? In my short life till now, one thing I have absolutely learned is that life is anything but smooth. It can never be a cakewalk.   They say, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" (Other versions include, "grab tequila and salt", "make orange …

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NDE-A glimpse of the Afterlife?

On 5th Aug 20144th Nov 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections, Spirituality3 Comments

I do not remember when I developed the fear of death. The feeling would come only at night, when I am in bed. The very thought of how would I be feeling when I am about to die would freak me out. My heartbeat would start racing and I would feel a kind of dizzy. …

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Help Yourself

On 15th May 20144th Nov 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections, Spirituality5 Comments

When I was a little girl, I remember Deta (my father) bringing a poster with a quote on it. It said,"God helps those who help themselves." And the quote have stuck with me ever since.I have seen so many people praying to God, begging Him and pleading with Him in their prayers to help them, …

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The Gift of Ramadan

On 31st Jul 20131st Nov 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections2 Comments

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calender. The Islamic calender is a lunar calender and so is 11 days shorter than the solar calender. Hence the month of Ramadan moves forward every year by approximately 10-11 days. It takes about 33 years and five days for Ramadan to complete a twelve month move …

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Karma

On 27th Oct 20111st Nov 2019 By natashabkIn ReflectionsLeave a comment

"As you sow, so shall you reap" goes the old English saying. This is the very basis of "Karma". It simply states that if you give good, you will get good, and if you give bad, you will get bad.  Although the philosophy of Karma is known to be of Indian origin, Karma is an …

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The Butterfly Connection

On 28th Apr 20111st Nov 2019 By natashabkIn Reflections2 Comments

I do not know what is with me and butterflies. I am simply fascinated by this creature. I don't know what is it about it that attracts me so much. But I feel I am connected with it somehow. So I finally decided to look up as to what a butterfly signifies and how it …

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Sea of Words

On 29th Mar 20111st Nov 2019 By natashabkIn ReflectionsLeave a comment

A year back, a colleague and friend sent me a gift subscription of AWAD (A.Word.A.Day), a web Newsletter of Wordsmith.orgIt sends one new word everyday to my email.It gives the word, its pronunciation (with an audio file), meaning, etymology, earliest documented use, usage and a thought for the day. The newsletter takes me to a …

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