Great !

I didn't know that it's just a seven weeks old blog and the baby is running.

Miracle !!

> >

Cheers, Rohit

In a world increasingly questioning the ambiguous "benefits" of technology, very rarely do technologists get an opportunity to make an unambiguous and positive difference to a community. Many thanks to Jasjit, Anusheh and Shubhosree for the opportunity to do something useful for a change.

Dear Guru,

While technology and technologists are undeniably the center of all that we know as the modern world, perhaps there are few like you who extend themselves to help create a forum like this blog. I'm so glad you wrote so we could thank you on this blog itself as well as introduce you to all as the Tech Progenitor without whose generosity, dedication and totally selfless support this blog would have never become a reality.

I just want to add that Guru is a man of awesome talents and diverse interests. Apart from that in the world of techies he is as high brow as it gets. KBC (kaun banega crorepati) is just one of his many technological accomplishments. Intensely short of time, travelling on mind boggling schedules globally, Guru was our karmic angel who stepped in and waved his wand when we had given up all hope. For that and for just being you , you will always be an integral part of this blog. IFSHA's gratitude and of course our prayers.

Love and gratitude from all of us

gurus come in various forms...

Unusual site no doubt, and a great seven week wonder. Wish you all luck and hope that it gets the viewership it so deserves.

My questions for the authors:
Why is the site so heavy on spiritual content? Was that intentional?

Did you have an age group in mind & how do you plan to access it?

Is the net an adequate outreach system in India? I mean your stuff is quite unique and many more need to be here.

Why are there so few authors writing? Would love to read more from Pakistan etc.
That's all I can think of now, will add more.

Also Guru great job pal!

Welcome to the 'other side' of the blog Guru! :)

Really glad to see you here. And I too want to extend my most sincere THANKS to you for making this blog a reality for us. Thank you for all the times you were there for us, whenever we called you with a problem. And God knows we've looked high and low for someone like you. :)

Hope you will keep blogging!
Cheers!

Thats gracious and generous Jasjit. The pleasure and honour are definitely mine. I really wish this great space grows, thrives and raises the level of debate in matters that it addresses

Hi Venkat

Thanks for appreciating the site. Let me try and respond to some of your questions.

As far as the spiritual content goes....we didnt really intend it this way but then everything in life emanates and recedes back into the spirit so in attempting to expand the picture on the sexual how can one not place it in the context of that which is without beginning or end.

Age Group: We wanted to make the site a place where all age groups could participate and fashion it.

Strangely the most recent statistic is that india has 50 milion net users making it the fourth largest in the world. Having said that the strange thing is that blogging is still very new and people arent entirely perhaps comfortable, participating and commenting. What has amazed us is that in seven weeks both the page views and hits on this site are quite mind boggling and yet as you can see there are few regular commentors and many just comment once in a while. The real challenge before us is to widen the net of commentors, because in the absence of a healthy debate, the blog really serves limited purpose.

As far as the authors go. All the authors you see on the list graciously and immediately accepted to be part of the blog. Though some had voiced concern that their busy schedules would leave them with sporadic time to contribute. We are still waiting to hear from them. However we are planning to find many more active contributors. If anyone has any ideas please let us know.

Guru, Jasjit said it quite well for all of us. But still, wanted to say thanks, it wouldn't have been possible without you:-)

love
Anusheh

Congratulations for completing seven weeks. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to write here too. I have been wanting to share this thing that happened to me years back. I thought this is the best time.

Though it happened to me when I was 7-8 years old I only consciously realised that I was sexually abused when I was 22-23 years old.

I had gone with my dad and bro to shop for his 12th birthday. We went to this shop to get some outfit for the party. While my bro was trying on his outfit, I chose one of those ball gown type outfits. I wanted to try it on. The first piece was a size smaller so my dad asked for a bigger size. I really don't remember the exact occurance but the salesman who was showing us around took me to the second floor of the shop, gave me the bigger size. After I wore it the saleman told me that he would make it fit better. Under this pretext he started fingering me. I felt the pain but I don't know why I didn't shout or say anything at the time. He took me down and told my dad that the size was right. My dad unaware of what had happened paid the guy and we went home.

I never faced any such abuse after that but when I realised it later I was so angry with the salesman.

I have never told this to anybody else except a cousin of mine. I don't want to tell it to my dad and mom because they might feel that it happened because of them. They have given me so much love that if they hear this they might feel hurt.

Though the negligence on my dad's part to send me with this unknown person was a mistake but I never blamed him for it. In those days there was not much awareness about child sexual abuse so I guess my dad never thought that this would happen.

I don't know why as a kid it did not affect me (or atleast thats what I think)- probably because of the love that my family gave me and by God's grace.

When I did realise it later on what helped me deal with it was the awareness of the issues involved in child sexual abuse.

I share a close relationship with my dad but not so close that I can tell him about it. My mom yes I can tell her. But I do wonder at times should I tell my parents about it or just let it be.

congratulations to all of you peopel for making such nice blog zone:-) Annie i was sooo sad to hear that you had such bad expirience. If child feel it canot give own parent such news then who can it give? I dont kno what answer there is.

Hi Annie

I'm glad you decided to talk about this. Its always good to air certain kinds of 'secrets'. Can help in ones healing and in clearing ones own emotions around it. I dont think you need to tell your parents about the incident. Why distress them unless you need their involvement for healing yourself. I would just say are you sure you have no fear or discomfort left over which you may need to resolve?

love
anusheh

I visit often to read the blogs; there has been so much I've learned about the human body, mind and spirit here; this place really does touch all bases; and I must commend all the blogs supporters for their awesome articles!

Awe is the word I will use to describe the intelligence of the contributors and the high level of the research of their articles, are so clarifying; one cannot help but learn!

With gratitude and appreciation, respect and admiration to all, for the journey is pleasant here; I have not seen one place as peaceful or as knowledgable, as this one is, anywhere else!

North

Want to second North that this blog has great potential. Well researched and thoughtful pieces. I think you guys have done a great job, though I think blogging is still slow to catch on in India. Maybe you guys should come to our city of malls-Gurgaon-and put up posters and talk to people about blogging. I know some of our friends are reading it, but I guess a blogs real benefit is to expand the debate.

Cheers!

Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement, support and appreciation. It means a lot for all of us to know that this effort is valued by all of you.

The blog is not a one way street. Personally as a contributor to the blog I have learnt much through all your comments, questions, the responses from authors, the diverse posts and the interesting angles from which authors have been presenting the various angles of life. Thank you very much for that.

I have always struggled with writing and this blog has really helped in clearing some fundamental blocks that I carried. So thank you to all of you for helping me build confidence and for being so generous with your ideas/comments and encouragement.

love
anusheh

Dear Anusheh,

Thanks for the response. No I don't have any such fear or discomfort. But I have decided one thing when I find my 'right' partner and decide to marry I'll definitely share it with him, both to keep a healthy relation between us as well as make him attentive to the importance of vigilance (as you had written in one of your comments) when we have kids of our own.

Dear Jasjit, I wasn't sure where to post this most wonderful commentary; being this is primarily about a womans task of balancing the sometimes unbalancing, I thought here would be suffice? This was sent to me in the 90's, when I was enduring most of the accidents etc. which began to occur. I read it almost daily; it became a source of inspiration to strive beyond my confines of hardship, fear, anger and loss's...I hope you and all, will enjoy it as much as I have, over these past ten years! It keeps me strong inside!!

BlueBeard-Commentary by Clarissa Pinkola Est

QUOTE: Clarissa's Commentary On The Story Of Bluebeard

[…] "That is why the women lie as skeletons and cadavers in Bluebeard’s cellar. They learnt of the trap, but too late. Consciousness is the way out of the box, the way out of the torture. It is the path away from the dark man. And women are entitled to fight tooth and nail to have it and keep it.

In the Bluebeard story we see how a woman who falls under the spell of the predator rouses herself and escapes him, wiser for the next time. The story is about the transformation of four shadowy introjects which are in particular contention for women: have no vision, have no insight, have no voice, have no action.

In order to banish the predator, we must do the opposite. We must unlock or pry things open to see what is inside. We must use our insight and our ability to stand what we see. We must speak our truth in a clear voice. And we must be able to use our wits to do what needs be about what we see.

When a woman is strong in her instinctual nature, she intuitively recognizes the innate predator by scent, sight, and hearing . . . anticipates its presence, hears it approaching, and takes steps to
turn it away.

In the instinct-injured woman, the predator is upon her before she registers its presence, for her
listening, her knowing, and her apprehension are impaired - mainly by introjects which exhort her to be nice, to behave, and especially to be blind to being misused.

Psychically, it is difficult at first glance to tell the difference between the uninitiated, who are as yet young and therefore naive, and women who are injured in instinct. Neither knows much about the dark predator, and both are therefore still credulous.

But fortunately for us, when the predatory element of a woman’s psyche is on the move, it leaves behind unmistakable tracks in her dreams. These tracks eventually lead to its discovery,
capture, and containment.

The cure for both the naive woman and the instinct-injured woman is the same:

Practice listening to your intuition, your inner voice; ask questions; be curious; see what you see; hear what you hear; and then act upon what you know to be true. These intuitive powers were given to your soul at birth. They have been covered over, Perhaps by years and years of ashes and excrement.

This is not the end of the world, for these always wash off. With some chipping and scraping and practice, your perceptive powers can be brought back to their pristine state again. By retrieving these powers from the shadows of our psyches, we shall not be simple victims of internal or external circumstances.

No matter how culture, personality, psyche, or other might demand women be dressed and behaved, no matter how they may all wish to keep all females in a gaggle with ten dozing dueñas, chaperones, nearby, no matter what pressures attempt to compress a woman’s soulful life, they cannot change the fact that a woman is what she is and that this is dictated by the wild
unconscious, and that it is good.

It is crucial for us to remember that when we have dark man dreams there is always an opposing power poised and waiting to help us. When we initiate wildish energy in order to balance the predator, guess who immediately shows up?

Wild Woman comes diving over whatever fences, walls, or obstructions the predator has erected. She is not an icon, to be hung on the wall like a retablo, religious painting. She is a living being who comes to us anywhere, under any conditions. She and the predator have known each other a long, long time. She tracks him through dreams, through stories, through tales, and through women's entire lives. Wherever he is, she is, for she is the one who balances his predations.

Wild Woman teaches women when not to act “nice” about protecting their soulful lives. The wildish nature knows that being “sweet” in these instances only makes the predator smile.

When the soulful life is being threatened, it is not only acceptable to draw the line and mean it, it is required. When a woman does this, her life cannot be interfered with for long, for she knows immediately what is wrong and can push the predator back where it belongs. She is no longer naive. She is no longer a mark or a target. And this is the medicine that causes the key, finally, to cease its bleeding.”

Dear all,

Being in IFSHA for the last three and a half years (well almost), has in itself been a blessing. So many beautiful sides were added to my personality, so many variations to my being were discovered. Its been a wonderful learning experience and continues to be one. Thank you Jasjit and Anusheh.

And then, came the blog, with a whole new avenue to explore. A whole new channel opened up to learn more. As Anusheh said, each and every piece and comment written, has left me with a little more understanding of life. I THANK YOU all, the authors, the commentors for enriching my days with so much more meaning!

And not to mention, I tried my hand at writing for the first time. THANK YOU Jasjit for having faith in me, for opening up yet another door of creativity. Writing has helped me delve into myself much deeper and as a result helped me understand myself a little better as well.

So for me, the blog has definitely made the Delhi winter days a lot sunnier this time!!! Thank you all again from the core of my heart.

Cheers!

Shubz that is so sweet. Thank you to you too for all the wonderful times, the endless support and the humour that keeps it all together.

love
anusheh

shubhosree, you wrote for the first time???wowwww, yet you write like accomplished writers! so does in fact chaitali and saukanya and many others here...while the writings and ideas of jasjit and anusheh are simply mesmerising to me. reading them i begin to think of their hearts/minds from where they are coming...so flowing...

Thank you Harb. I try my best :)

Seven weeks have gone by since the blog was launched and I didn't even realize it! Its been an amazing journey so far. All the articles have been unique in their own way and yet leading us towards the path of knowing our body, mind , heart, sexuality and self.

Fantasies, relationships, meeting the challenges that stem from our inner fears, rediscovering our bodies, our desires... the list can just go on... all this under the same roof, its just fantastic.

Jasjit, Anusheh, Shubhosree my first job interview was in IFSHA. This was about 6 to 7 years back. At that time due to certain reasons I could not join IFSHA. But cycles of life brought me back to IFSHA and perhaps it has brought me here at the right time. Remember Anusheh's post on the rings of Saturn, well at 28 I'm in that ring and I'm sure I've lots to learn on this blog.

We all grow up with social baggages that block our mind and heart. But with each article on this blog, whether its the one that I've written or the ones that Jasjit, Shubhosree, Anusheh, Sundar, Aachi, Meenakshi and Vinay, Maya have written or the insightful comments of Harb, Sukanya, North, Sangeeta, Annie, Raj, Sohini, Radhika, Venkat, Shalini, Shrek, Buas, Sunrise, IKP and all the others, slowly but steadily the blocks are dissolving.

The whole concept of the Yin and the Yang and how it shapes every individual- man and woman- has been very helpful for me in my relationship with both my families, especially with my husband.

Three cheers for the blog and all the bloggers!

Harb ji thank you that is very kind of you.

love
anusheh

Chaitali thanks that was really lovely. I didnt realise your first job interview was at IFSHA and the journey back has taken almost seven years. Quite fascinating! Wonder what cycle it was that got completed in the meantime.
love
a

Hey Chaitali,

So you came full circle. How intersting! Glad that you could accept the offer this time. Good to have you with us :)

Heyyyyy, i can see my name in that list!!! thanks chaitali! good to know my comments are of some value. feels good pal!

btw, i had a question, something that was on my mind for sometime (well actually, since the time i started reading this blog) and i thought that the open thread could be a good place to ask. with all this talk going on about sexuality, i was just wondering that could it be possible that guys are in fact more insecure about their sexuality than women? i mean, everyone talks about the girls, their sexuality, how it is supressed and stuff. but what about us guys? i think we are more self-conscious than women. just as an example i can tell you that almost every guy is conscious and worried about his penis size. not that i wasnt at one point in my life. but i dont bother anymore. but why is it like that? why does it have to be such a big deal??

anyone got any answers???

bye for now.

ps: i always wanted to ask this question but didnt know where or to whome. so thanks to the blog!

just for those who are interested, i have my own interpretation of what happens at ages around 28 and 56. this will also explain why chaitali could not have joined ifsha then and only now...

place a ying yang figure in front of you (either actually or in imagination)such that its white half is on your left and black half on your right. now you will see a black round hole in the background of white at the top and white round hole in the background of black at the bottom.

those at age 28 are at the mouth of the bottom white hole and those at the age of 56 are at the mouth of the top black hole. what it all signifies is that now those at the age of around 28, who mostly lived in their minds(innerselves) till now, will be pushed by the scheme of things to enter the world of harsh realities outside, and those around 56 will be forced to leave it now and come back to their inner selves.

for imaginations sake imagine that around age 28 you are being forced to leave your quilt and go otside as the day has begun and those around 56 are being forced to now go back to their quilts as their day has really come to an end.

henceforth, the latter will be forced to mostly live in their minds/innerselves while the former, to live 'outside', in the outer world.

both resist the change, those around age 28 because till now they were really enjoying various forms of craddle/protection/carefree-living/non-responsible-living, under the umbrella of now parents, now teachers etc etc, while now they will have to bear the load of living on their own spine, have to be totally responsible for their actions...have to come face to face with the harsh realities of the outside world. their benefit will be the realization of their own individuality in steps in return.

those around 56 resist the change because now they have got accustomed to various 'tastes' of the outside world, of interaction with the 'other', of realizing and testing and enjoying their individuality at each turn and twist and leaving all this seems to them to be like death.

of course, both move forward in cycles but yet these are the real paradigm shifting ages.

in an other way of saying, around 28 is the age of becoming fully aware of the separation of yin and yang and hence of uniting, while around 56 is the age of now of theirseparating once again. one can find old couples 'going their own ways' beyond 60 if one can look under the skin.

i sometimes also explain the whole life scenario in other way. we were born alone. till 45 we go on creating relationships of one kind or the other. beyond 45 we begin breaking them up one by one so that at the time of leaving we will again be alone. i hope i do not sound too depressing...lol. but then wise say 'knowledge' makes one sad....

Thats very intersting Harb. but i was just thinking .......

is it not possible for a 28 year old (or above) to go out in the world, do your thing, be responsible and stuff and yet be in touch with yourself??? and similarly, my parents (mom above 50 and dad above 60) are still going strong in their relationship. there is no separation as such.

may be you can explain that. thanks.

Cheers!

The past 4 months have been a very critical time in my life and I do not have words to describe the help and support all of you have brought into my life through every express shared here. When I wake up every morning, one of the first things each day now I reach for my laptop to get on to the blog and before I end my day, I reach the blog again..and in between, through the day, many a time, I come back here...

Since I cannot find adequate words to write about my experiences from the time (late October 05) IFSHA, Spirit Peak and the Blog have touched my life, and since saying "thank you" doesn't seem enough, here are 2 of my favourite(st)poems in tribute...

Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth

Say not the struggle nought availeth,
The labour and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not nor faileth,
And as things have been, things remain;

If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars;
It may be, in yon smoke concealed,
Your comrades chase e'en now the fliers--
And, but for you, possess the field.

For while the tired waves vainly breaking
Seem here no painful inch to gain,
Far back, through creeks and inlets making,
Comes silent, flooding in, the main.

And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the light,
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly,
But westward, look! the land is bright.
Arthur Hugh Clough

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Thank you, each one of you, and bless you all for the love, compassion, and light!

in thoughts and prayers,

Sukanya

Thanks to all for your comments and involvement, and to IFSHA for setting up and managing the blog. I've had a great time writing: I had December off to make the transition between jobs and so after a long time had the opportunity to do what I enjoy the most - write! The act of writing gives me so much, as much (if not more than)as the reader feels excitement or joy. I wish I had as much time and space now!
I think its also good that people have found a safe space for themselves within the blog, it happens sometimes online. And this is what has always been IFSHA's committment.... to create these spaces for the self.

I've enjoyed reading all the conversations and hope to get back to doing some more articles in the next few weeks. I would second Venkat's comment about a greater diversity of contributors....it would be good to have some new voices.

And thanks North for that piece from Clarissa Pinkola Estes, I read that book non stop when I first bought it. It was lovely to re-visit it.

Shrek - Your question and comment about male/female sexuality and the level of dialogue around the two are so important. for one I think there is a social expectation (and biological urges no doubt...if you watch enough Animal PLanet you'll know what I mean) that women share and express emotions...in our animal avatars it helped us take care of the children by forming bonds with other female animals... but whatever..there is that self-fulfuliing prophecy/stereotype that women bond/communicate/express better and so tend to talk more (though I find I often search eagerly for articulate women to read and listen to, many merely regurgigate raw undigested emotion without much analysis or self reflexivity - but then so few have really educated themselves on how to do this. Case in point - any women's magazine...)....forms of emotional expression for women are socially reinforced, supported, nurtured...so women talk and express and have learnt from early on how to do it.

... i think one of the (socially dictated) definitions of 'masculinity' is its emotional reservation and emotional invulnerability... so men are often discouraged from sharing their emotional world. In some sense if a man does expose emotional vulnerability(even in expressions of joy) then there is something 'not-man' about it, an emasculation, a weakening, making him like a woman...... and no man wants to be called a 'woman' does he...? i think it takes a special man to talk about something as delicate as penis size (hell, virtually the fulcrum around which masculinity and virility are poised!!)..... its such a self-imposed competitive gold standard for men that emotional exposure and sharing would mean social suicide wouldnt it!?! ( on that note kudos to you for being so honest)

...i really do believe that most men think they have their entire identity to lose if their penis didnt measure up...taking these conspiracies further,I think the mystery and angst around penis size was invented to keep men in check, in a perpetual sense of fear, ergo, our social construction of masculinity is so weak and unstable, the smallest (no pun) thing can unsettle it and make the man into a wo/man - whether its penis size or if you wear a earring or the colour pink.. ...and how funny thats its largely self created and self imposed (hmm....unless of course we agree that god is a woman)
only some men have broken out of these things and can get on with the rest of their lives. i wish i knew more of them!

Hello All

Thank You for you warm and encouraging words on the blog. Heartening to know that the efforts and intention are slowly blooming and hopefully will grow many more interesting and dynamic branches.

North, Thank you for your beautiful words and encouragement and for sharing your wisdom and your courage. Many draw from your strength and hope as well from the poems, insights and quotes that you share. I remember reading Women Who Run with The Wolves many years ago and being particularly drawn to the title. Clarissa has a shamanic quality to her prose. Indeed the predator and the muse exist side by side in all of us men/women and wisdom to see the two apart is the the first gateway of transcendence. Bless You for being you and for enriching this space.

Harb Thank you for your warmth and wisdom and for taking the time to share so many gems fom your journey on this blog. Indeed your analogy of Yin/Yang is the larger ebb and flow of the tide of life. If only we could understand that then the fears and insecurities of 'change' would transform into steps of purposefulness.

Aachi, Sundar, Meenakshi & Vinay and Maya, Shubz, Chaitali and Anusheh-the 8 dream weavers of the team who weave its rich tapestry and sprinkle the many seeds of potent thought. Thank You for your unique gifts and your collective support.

To all the commentors- your presence is invaluable and your contributions our rasion d'etre.

Thank You All

North,

Thank you for the piece from CPE; it felt good reading it again after many years... I understand it better now. Its only now, that I am beginning to visit the dark spaces inside me.. 20 years of buried anguish, pain, bitter loneliness, anger...only now that I am able to face some of it..recognize the patterns, fears, insecurities.. and hopefully I will be able to emerge from it all, on the path to light and love inspite of all the darkness.

Jasjit, and the dream weavers team!

Infinite gratitude, bless you all for being yourselves and for being there...

Harb, for the fascinating insights...thank you and you are right... its mesmerising.. how their words flow... I can't even compliment Jasjit adequately for the exquisite expressions.. only admiration, and pranam...

Anusheh, if only I could capture or articulate even a fraction of your writing skills reflected in your articles/comments...

All of you are the dream weavers..

love
sukanya

Dear Sukanya

I think the blog is truly about 'reflections in a looking glass.' So we all take turns to be the healers and the healed. Reflecting for us our present, sometimes a distant past and often the potential future. Connected in this time and space, placed here by synchrodestiny, converging in ever growing ripples of ebb and flow. You give as your recieve and recieve as you give.

Thank You for sharing my favourite Tennyson poem, for becoming part of the journey and for the love and affection you bring to this space.

God Bless

Sukanya

thank you for your kind words. I have many miles to go but its great to be on the journey of learning to ariculate and respond. Thanks for all your support and the wonderful writings and experiences that you share with all of us. Each drop of water makes the ocean deeper.

love
anusheh

sukanya, i wonder if you really dont know what you possess!! i repeat, you are a phenomenon. a phenomenon to me is beyond pinpointing, it is overwhelming! it seems to me if i had your potential i would simply explode....perhaps...i had when i was around 28....and then exploded...to which i call my first experience of oneness...it will be interesting to see what the scheme of things makes of you...remain always aware of your gods...for many strong events may happen to you...

shrek, we always remain in touch with ourselves. only we progress from acting with respect to only ourselves to acting with respect to others as well...

the relationships of old people will seem to be the same from the outside but will have changed from inside. moreover, their relationships fade away slowly just as the relationships of a child develop slowly...from no reltionships a child begins to form relationships in the form of 'this is my mom', 'this is my dad'...

cheers!

Good morning everyone! After 2 days of blizzards and many feet of new snow; to layer on top of the old; it's a bright, crisp and sunny day today!

Beautiful poems, Sukyana! Very glad you enjoyed Bluebeard too.....I understand many things more clearly everytime I re-read it over these many years.....I think the very last sentence is my favorite.

Maya, glad you enjoyed the read on Bluebeard; it's one of my fave's!!

Jasjit; aww, thankyou kindly for the kind words Jasjit!! It really is nice to know that my sharings are viewed in it's strengths, not viewed as whining!! It's easy for me to talk about my past experiences; they are over and cannot be changed. However, naturally under such stress; a few remnants of doubt, fear and anger remain; these will be my "working on my soul" transformations this new year. It is quite amazing, to BE aware, of all that I have been through and phasing through, this past few months. I have you to thank, and this blog, for much of my progress and awareness's.

Harb, it's so amazing, how you describe the human levels of changes. I too, went through a huge transformation at 28....and again at 45......being 49 now, I am apparently in my 4th house, and this is supposed to be a most revealing and satisfying year...... ever the butterfly, I continue to break free from the cocoon, which binds me to redundancy-behaviours and fear; I perservere and strive to remain afloat of the inevitable.

Can anyone believe it's the end of January today, already?? Gosh, why is it, time moves so swiftly as one ages? I remember being nine, and desperate to reach ten, the "big" double-digit we affectionately call it here. Don't laugh, but I shed a tear when I turned 30, and a few extra tears when I turned 40. No, I didn't cry from fear of getting old; more for getting older, without manifesting many dreams and aspirations I had when younger....like sky-diving and water-skiing; why didn't I DO them, when I had the chance? Now, I sit here remembering once in a while, and wish I had....

Moral of the story; "don't wait" and do it now! lol

North

Thanks Chaitali, for acknowledging my comments! Its been a pleasure being a part of this refreshingly different blog. i have really come to know about lot of things that were so alien to me till now.

Thanks to everyone! And everyone at IFSHA, Keep up the good job!

north, that i our whole story: to remain afloat of the inevitable. flowing with the inevitable yet remaining afloat...cotinuing to break free till free from the coccon and able to remain afloat...

north, your spirit matches your shackles...as i often say...it must be so...even we earthly people put tenth grade questions to tenth grade people, how nature will not put masters grade questions/papers to masters grade people...you seem to be in the masters grade and so are put the tests/papers fit for the masters...

Anusheh,

It just struck me that this, our (if I may call it so) blog is our very own Kissa Khwani Bazaar... in its new avataar, another unique manifestation..

Jasjit, I stepped out from my last day in this office, out of a way of life, putting behind me and walking away from a substantial part of my life. Guess what? Just as I stepped out into the driveway, and as is my wont, looked up into the darkening sky, and there was the perfect golden crescent of the Aquarian New Moon! also the Chinese New Year.. as if it heralded closure of the past and the start of a new adventure. And briefly the elephants' trumpeting from the dream resounded through my whole being... I felt that rhythm so clearly so strongly..

There was a spring in my step as I headed home..

Harbji,

Your kindness envelopes me and all I can say is that I am deeply touched and grateful. In my heart and soul, the only thing that I live for now is to find my true place in the scheme of things if my spirit's strength can make it, despite my weaknesses. It may sound presumptuous, but I have found my connect to the Divine, and like you said aspire to strive to remain aware of it always... right now i count my blessings, remind myself as consciously as I can in thought, belief and action... sometimes I fail miserably, but feel very happy and contented when I am able to keep it in front of me for longer periods. I've set myself a simple rule, that I must be able to gaze into my Divine's eyes and be able to say.. iam thine, and I am on the path to You.. as often as i can, in routine daily life...especially if i am confused, or hurting, or scared, or when I know that I've done something foolish... I ask for forgiveness and ask for strength to find and be on the path, not stray away too far.. so I ask your blessings too, that I may stay on the path.

Wonder what you mean when you say strong things will happen to me. In many ways, very strong winds have buffeted my life, but now I suppose I have found my Anchor.. that Grace has always rescued me..

I ditto Shrek and Shalini. Thanks guys for responding to our queries.

Hi everyone,

Its lovely to be a part of this great site and wonderful to know that it is 7 weeks old.

Jasjit, Anusheh, Shubosree, Chaitali, Maya, Sundar,Meenakshi and Vinay congratulations for the wide variety of subject discussions.

Thanks to every commentor for their participation.

I am in a crazy 8 to 8 hospital schedule and so am missing most of the action. But to open the site in the night and see the range and depth of discussions is very pleasing after a tiring day.

Shrek about the question you ask, I personally feel the primitive instinct in us regarding sex closely resembles animals. In animal populations, the most strongest and virile male is chosen by the female to mate. In human terms it converts into thinking that good looks, a great body and big penis size is necessary for bedding the best females.

but in the human realm reason, love, and other emotions play a role and sexual gratification can be reached by fulfilling any of these. In such scenarios the size doesnt matter ( medically about 2.5 inches is needed for good penetration) and what matters are the higher emotions.

and as reason dawns slowly on the maturing mind, the obsession for a bigger size or the fear for not having it also ends.

Shubhoshree, Chaitali,

I was able to face my own numb emptiness and the cold indifference of my 3rd Delhi winter.. While mercury dipped to near zero, and my life unravelled around me, the blog and all the beautiful Spirit peak products kept me enfolded in a warm cocoon.. my purple evening bag occupies pride of place in my den, reminding me of the simple enduring joy in beauty, and the healing spirit of intent..

I found hope here, hope for myself, just when I had almsot given up and death wish was strong in my psyche... I found compassion and kindness here... for years i have ached for a kind word, a human touch and gesture that didn't judge me, but accepted me with all my eccentricities, blocks, weaknesses and yet had the generosity to extend kindness and compassion..

My paternal grandfather, a great Sanskrit scholar, and a widely respected Vaidyaratna, (Ayurveda practitioner) had predicted in my horoscope when I was 3 yrs old, that my 38th year will be the watershed year, my life will take a complete U turn... if i was grateful and honest, I'd survive, if not I'd be decimated and dead before my 38th birthday, Holi 2006. How I used to make fun of that... I complete my 38th year in a little over a month. In hindsight, it seems true... this is the turning point, have come full circle and must start from scratch again.. thanks to this space and all you people it doesn't seem as much a frightening prospect any more... am possibly beginning to look forward to what the next phase brings...

Aachi, your princess was gorgeous post dusk this evening.. a wispy perfect golden new moon, shy and brief in her appearance...reminded me of you..

"Night, splendid with the moon dreaming in heaven
in silver peace, possessed her luminous reign.
She brooded through her stillness on a thought
deep guarded by her mystic folds of light,
And in her bosom, nursed a greater dawn…… (from Savitri)

Harb, you said: "north, your spirit matches your shackles..."

that's the nicest thing you ever said to me,,,,! I smiled with you Harb;

I must design myself invizible shackles perhaps, until I use/find the invisible key to unlock them altogether?

Sukyana.... today is your last day on this job? Are you moving? Come whatever what may; keep bluebeard printed in your purse; its a nice "prayer" during times of doubt,,,,no matter where you are, you can take it out, read it; and feel a renewal in your Spirit's strength!

North

Good Morning Sukanya, North

Both you warriors of the spirit are to bring much hope and inpsiration ofr others on this blog.

Sukanya
All fortuitous how endings have begun to foretell the potential of new beginings in your life. Your grandfather was right, it is a time full of potential. And that you know and are aware will make it all happen seamlessly. And like Savitri know that you stand before your great Dawn.

North
What Harb said is dot on. Know the trials are great for the conqueror in you is greater.
Love

fellow travellers all...ride the wave...tx for the privilege of space shares....one wave "waves" to another...God Bless...

Dear Sukanya though its not your registered B'day but here's wishing you a very Happy Birthday at the start of your new life.

Love
Chaitali

hi guys,
some suggestions on people who could be contributors here...just some suggests..u can ck out their spaces and invite them if u feel like it...
1. ajay noronha...renowned cinematographer...shoots all the mega talk shows including just pooja, rendevouz with simi garewal and so much more...an old ngo hand, ex-cry...has mede his own film on child sexual abuse in Goa...his recent blog space is noro69.blogspace.com

a blogger i visit regularly is ideasmithy who has about 4-5 blog spaces...i find it refreshingly candid and integral...ideasmithy.blospot.com...links to her other sites are available on the main page...
Tx.

oops..that is noro69.blogspot.com and ideasmithy.blogspot.com

Dear Sukanya,

Wish you the best for the new life ahead!

God Bless

:)

Thanks for the suggestions about the authors and their sites, Sundar. We appreciate it. Will take a look.

Jasjit, Sundar, Chaitali, Shubhoshree, North:

Thank you. Your wishes, blessings and compassion are invaluable to this pilgrim's progress...

thanks Jasjit... I have indeed had some great trials and discontent; some great issues to live, until they became no longer, obscured from healing... hence, conquering the fears... sometimes being a warrior is ok, sometimes, I long for rest, in these old bones... lol

North

Hey guys!

Just wanted to thank Maya, Aachi and Harb for answering my queries. Thanks a lot guys! and point taken! :)

sukanya, in my way of thinking when you have touched the divine or when you have completely surrendered, you cannot do anything wrong or hurting or foolish...aap to lord ka gale parha dhol hi baja rahe hain! say, lord, it is all yours...wrong-doing, foolishness all...

i used to say it all when i found on enquiry that 'i' was nowhere, it was all 'his' play...i was just the pawn... and interestingly just as i was not able to resist that all when the time was not due, similarly, i could not do it all even if i tried when the time had gone past...

and as for great things happening to you....those who play directly with the divine are shown extremes of everything...you could find the divine...you could then also lose the divine...though only to find it again now consciously...a difficult process but even more fulfilling...after which you will have no possibility of losing it again.

then, from being an activist in the outer world you could suddenly shun the outer world and sit silently lost in your inner world. then may be again finding the divine there you can come back and act in an entirely new way with the outer world. instead of overwhelming people with your rebellions and anger you may begin overwhelming them with compassion and love.

sorry for late reply...i forgot the thread.

harb.

Dear Harb

You say it so beautifully.. yes there are instances, but only just some, when I experience that this too is His play but am still caught up in that other part of me... surrender there is, but nowhere near what you describe and reflect..the mind and inner darkness wreak havoc even now.. I think I've only just about realized that I need to go deeper within, need to heal wounds still simmering.. need to keep that still fragile connect with the Divine alive and allow it to guide me to Him..

And this phase too is His play...

a prayer I love - Lord make me an instrument of thy Grace...

I wish and hope that I reach that stage where from anger and rebellion, i've been able to move on to love and compassion... blessings from all self-healed on the Great journey such as yourself, might just help me get there..

love
sukanya

sukanya, thank you, my blessings are always with you...

yes, yes, all in the play...

love. harb

read today that rituparno ghosh is shooting for "Draupadi"...with Bipasha in the lead...maybe something to look forward to...

Was looking for a space where I could post something general about this blog. Came across this open thread and thought of utilizing this space.

Well I am still quite new to this blog, my first visit to this site was just about a week back and I thank my pal Neha for her recommendation. It has given a new dimension to my daily routine. Office has become a bit more tolerable, as I look forward to each day with a renewed vigor expecting to come across something unique , heart warming and informative here and I have never been let down. There’s this feel-good-factor about this blog which is much-needed especially for me , as I get bogged down in my office handling Industrial Relations ;-).

I am yet to read all the articles and many comments in the blog, and as and when time permit, I try and steal a few moments going through the blog. Am learning a lot. Thanks to all of you.

I think the following lines, written by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore captures the spirit of this blog
“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake”

Cheers
Prasun (from my Masti ki Paathshaala)

Good Morning Prasun!

I am sure I speak for everyone when I say that the feeling is mutual. Its great to have you on the blog with your insightful contributions every now and then. Glad to know that the blog is a breather from your hectic work schedule!

We are all here to learn from each other. So thanks to you too :)

Beautiful words of Tagore ...

Dear Prasun

Thank You for your lovely words of support and for using my favourite poem (ever!) of Tagore which I have always found more like a prayer than anything else, in praise of this blog. I am so overwhelmed by your words. Thank You for enriching this blog with your presence and look forward to reading more from you.

With love and gratitude

dont know if any of you guys have noticed it.CNN IBN, the news channel has been flashing some national child sexual abuse helpline nos and today evg at 9 pm they are doing a special on child abuse.almost all the channels today seem to be spending qualitative broadcast time on critical social issues.Kudos to them.
otherwise, a horror story from Haryana unfolded today on 7 school girls molested by 2 of their teachers...

Sundar

In fact we were asked to be on the panel of CNN IBN on a csa special yesterday but I was just too busy to make it. If you feel upto it maybe you can follow the news channel stories and write something.

thanks

that would have been gr8, jasjit ...i have not seen the full thread on television though...but am impressed with the depth of coverage these days...recently TimesNOW spent 6 hours with an ngo i am connected with....researching, exploring and shooting...inspite of a panel discussion we were having being hosted by a ndtv anchor!!!

what i saw on IBN involved the Haryana school horror story as also a kind of quick take on how safe parents consider their wards in school campuses...

sure....let me see if any of these inspire a post sometime...

Totally enjoyed the Tagore; thankyou Prasun..may I encourage you to post more?(smiles.)

here is one of mine, on my design; then framed:

http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06065/poem.thehour2.ds.jpg

North

Hello North,

Thanks for your words of encouragement.

at the same time sorry for the delay in response.
Was not able to be on the internet for the last few days as i was out touring.

Absolutely loved your design as well as the poem !

I look forward to and will try my best to contribute something which can add value to this forum.Will try and be more regular,provided my job permits that little bit of creative space.At least courtesy this blog i tend to THINK , thats one faculty which my office work doesn't necessarily ask for :)

Jasjit
Eagerly awaiting your next visit to Assam.These days i am posted at a place Jorhat which is not far from Tezpur.glad that you loved assam.

Shubhosree

Point noted !! about helping my friends come out of the whole Guilt 'trap' and break free! Will do the best I can !!

Good Morning All

Its raining here in Assam and the lush green fields (which look greener in the rains)i see around makes a compelling view.

Lot of thoughts are coming across my mind and must say this blog-sacred space should i say,has become my daily dose of positivity & wisdom. Thanks to all of you.

At the same time,was trying to think of ways as to how to spread this wisdom around. I am sure it can make a lot of positive difference.Indeed there is so much negativity all around but as they say "Dont Blame the Darkness,Light a candle instead". I think we should all do our bit in lighting the the flame of awareness.
Asato ma sadgamay - "Take us, O'Lord, from the darkness to the Light"

A poem which appears in the preface of the book Who Moved My Cheese?...by Dr Spencer Johnson and i quote

“Life is no straight and every corridor along
which we travel free and unhampered,
but a maze of passages,
through which we must seek our way,
lost and confused, now and again
checked in a blind alley.

But always, if we have faith,
God will open a door for us,
Not perhaps one that we ourselves
would ever have thought of,
But one that will ultimately
prove good for us.”

Dear Prasun,

Wow! It must be a breath-taking sight right now!! Lucky you!! there is scorching sun here. Anyways, you enjoy yourself :)

Thats a beautiful poem.

So true. just one candle alone is enough to wipe out all the darkness. And we always expect someone or something to come and light that candle for us. But if only we could realise that it is only we who can light it for ourselves :)

Enjoy your holiday!

Hey Shubhosree

Lucky you too,"chilling on a lazy sunday morning "

I am in office today as well :-(

Thats why i was missing the action in the blog all the more ! After all thats the only silver lining !

Have fun

And where I live, we are in mid winter; temps at minus probably thirty(-30) below zerow!! lol

"Dont Blame the Darkness,Light a candle instead"

I love that quote Prasun!! so very true indeed!

the book title has peaked my curiosity! and the excerpts even more...

now, if only I could melt my snowy environment outside...into a green paradise of summer,,,on my whim.(smiles.)

North

Just to share my "Joy" of doing/writing these,,here is another of my own writings..to greet a great, lazy sunday morning sunrise I anticipate in another short(I hope) hour.

http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06065/poem.exist2.ds.jpg

North

Hi North, Prasun and Shubhz

Prasun that was a really beautiful poem you shared. Thanks. Isn't technology so amazing...here we are chatting across time zones and weathers:) So glad to be born in these times.

North the Sonnenburg was just amazing. Thanks!

Good morning Anusheh...North the Sonnenburg,,,I like that!! lol glad you liked the poem Anusheh; it is one of my lifes simple pleasures to enjoy the art/craft/beauty of poetic thought/verse.

North

Good Morning everyone

Dear North & Anusheh,

Glad that you liked the poem and that the book peaked your curiosity.You can read more about the book "Who Moved My Cheese" here

www.alamoala.org/downloads/whomovedmycheese.ppt

Its a powerpoint presentation encapsulating the summary of the book and also its basic postulates.

I have a soft copy of the entire book in word format.But obviously can't attach it here.I can mail it if you want.

Have a great day.

Late evening here,,,but, good morning, Anusheh and Prasun,, et al...

Prasun, that would be wonderful, as I can't run ppt on my PC..thankyou!

you can EMail: spiritnorth@hotmail.com

pretty tired today; after staying up to witness night and day, do their cosmic time-dance ritual(smile.)

AS I make ready for bed at last..another poem, for sharing sake...

THE BLESSED PURSE

The eternal flame, which keeps my heart on fire,
is my only desire.

I release my burdens there;
and my fears and wants disperse;
within the Blessed purse.

DD Sonnenburg - September/16/2004 at 10:15am

Have a great day, everyone!

North

Good morning Clan,

Prasun,
Good going buddy. Keep it coming ;-).
I'm a Tagore fan myself. [Khoob jamegi :) ].

Shubhosree,
I know how Royal it feels to "Chill out on a lazy Sunday morning" ;). I used to be King once myself (of such Sunday mornings)

Prasun,
Wish you could send in some morning dew, some rain drops, some lush greens this side. How about sharing a pic or 2 ;).

North, Prasun, Anusheh, Shubhosree, Jasjit (how can I forget you :) ):
Second, Third, & more ... with Anusheh about this Cross Culture, Capsule (or the 'bus') we are in.
Warping thru time ... enjoying the Timelessness.

Amazing isn't it.

And to add to how Prasun & North feel about this place, I am so glad to be able to say that I've never felt enriched at such a rate in my li'l-below-3-decade-life. ;-).

"Am loving it" :-))

Good morning Surya

We missed you yesterday:)

love

Hi there Anusheh :-)

I missed this place too but honestly not too much ;-). Was with Mom the whole day cleaning up the House. Was fun. Sometimes its okay to miss out on some nice things for some nice things :) (clearing up my 'guilt' of not being able to give her enough time thru the week :P )

And I'm sure we'll catch up thru the week.

Good Evening Friends !!

Well its about time i could post a message.

Hey surya why dont u visit assam, be my guest.
In fact i invite all of you to visit this amazing place. Jasjit has already been here and worked here as well..She will know what i am talking about.You all will love it here.

I am most likely to be transferred back to delhi soon , so all you planning to come here..hurry up ,offer valid till stocks last ;-)

Btw Surya, u mentioned you are a Tagore fan.Thats great buddy. I will suggest you read the letter he wrote to the Viceroy in 1919 , renouncing his Knighthood as a mark of protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. The letter was titled "Honour Wasn't Worth An Anguished Heart". Its awe-inspiring. I am unable to locate the letter on the net right now, will send the link later on. But i still remember few lines,they keep resonating.
"Time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation....." What language man , that too by an Indian author almost a century ago. Inspiring !

good morning from way over here! Prasun, most of us will have to be there in Spirit....the place sounds grande,,peaceful.

IF you find the link to Tagores letter, please post here with it,,as I would love to read this too..

Have a great day, everyone!

North

Surya that is very gentleman like. Prasun bhaee stocks better last for a while:) Alternatively maybe you'll come visit us when you come to Delhi.

Surya,

Thats really sweet of you. There are very few guys who find 'cleaning up the house' fun! :)

Prasun,

Hey thats great! May be we will get an opportunity to hear you play the guitar. Neha had told me that you play it really well! :)

Dear Shubhosree & Anusheh:

Thanks for your kind words :).

Hey Prasun (and all Tagore fans out there),

Here's something for you buddy!

I can see cleary the resolute Tagore - his powerful self - strong, committed! Admirable.
======================================

The Poet's Letter to Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy , repudiating his Knighthood in protest for Jalianwallahbag mass killing.
The letter was published in The Statesman, June 3, 1919

Your Excellency,

The enormity of the measures taken by the Government in the Punjab for quelling some local disturbances has, with a rude shock, revealed to our minds the helplessness of our position as British subjects in India. The disproportionate severity of the punishments inflicted upon the unfortunate people and the methods of carrying them out, we are convinced, are without parallel in the history of civilised governments, barring some conspicuous exceptions, recent and remote. Considering that such treatment has been meted out to a population, disarmed and resourceless, by a power which has the most terribly efficient organisation for destruction of human lives, we must strongly assert that it can claim no political expediency, far less moral justification. The accounts of the insults and sufferings by our brothers in Punjab have trickled through the gagged silence, reaching every corner of India, and the universal agony of indignation roused in the hearts of our people has been ignored by our rulers- possibly congratulating themselves for imparting what they imagine as salutary lessons. This callousness has been praised by most of the Anglo-Indian papers, which have in some cases gone to the brutal length of making fun of our sufferings, without receiving the least check from the same authority, relentlessly careful in something every cry of pain of judgment from the organs representing the sufferers. Knowing that our appeals have been in vain and that the passion of vengeance is building the noble vision of statesmanship in out Government, which could so easily afford to be magnanimous, as befitting its physical strength and normal tradition, the very least that I can do for my country is to take all consequences upon myself in giving voice to the protest of the millions of my countrymen, surprised into a dumb anguish of terror. The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation, and I for my part, wish to stand, shorn, of all special distinctions, by the side of those of my countrymen who, for their so called insignificance , are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings. And these are the reasons which have compelled me to ask Your Excellency, with due reference and regret, to relieve me of my title of knighthood, which I had the honour to accept from His Majesty the King at the hands of your predecessor, for whose nobleness of heart I still entertain great admiration.

Yours faithfully,
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
-------------------------
Calcutta, 6, Dwarakanath Tagore Lane, May 30, 1919

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Loved it!! Thanks for reminding me about this letter buddy ;-).

Great letter, thankyou Prasun!! for taking the time to find the letter, and post it; most grateful for your efforts!!

Tagore's thoughts resonate with todays unsettling world (still)

Received your file to the book; thankyou for this too,,,and again, much appreciated Prasun!

Have a great evening, everyone!

North

Good Morning Everyone,

Dear Surya
Thanks for the letter!!
[I say it best when i say nothing at all ;-)]
Thanks buddy.

Hey North
Its Surya who posted the letter ;-)
Thanks anyways.

Dear Anusheh & Shubhosree
Thanks for the invitation.I am honoured! Will make it a point to meet you all during my next visit.I also need to shatter some myths,prominent among them being that "I play the guitar well".
I just TRY ;-)

I received this story on my email this morning.
You all might like it

"This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering.

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed.As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on
the subject of God, the barber said: "I don't believe that God exists." "Why do you say that?" asked the customer. "Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children? If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving
a God who would allow all of these things."

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop. Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: "You know what? Barbers do not exist." "How can you say that?" asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!" "No!" the customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside." "Ah, but barbers DO exist! What happens is, people do not come to me." "Exactly!"- affirmed the customer. "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Prasun thats a really sweet and lovely story. By the way we are expecting a grand guitar performance so if youre not being modest get those lessons going LOL:)

Oops, so it was ,,,,sorry Prasun; and thanks Surya!!

I enjoyed the read sooO much!

tonight, I am on cloud nine!! I just got asked if I wanted to design a second book cover!! Only for a name-nod as designer within the book; but I am so happy, I could spit gold! My second book cover!!

North

Dear North

Kudos all the way !!!
All the best.

Love

Dearest North

Congratulations....lots of good things for you just around the corner:)

lots of love
a

Hey North!!!!

Thats lovely! You deserve it! Way to go!!!

:-)

Hey Aachi

Few days back I saw a video of your alma-mater MAHE. It was a sort of promotional video of Manipal Academy's Medical College. Very nicely made video and a lovely Indianised Version of "Summer of 69".

Loved it !

Thanks everyone! I am up late, I cannot sleep; and I am kinda nocturnal by nature.

Though, this project will not line my pocket with jingles of coins; it fills the pocket of my heart, which has been long, awaiting to feel full(gentle smiles) too..and for me, a name-nod IN a published book, as designer is pretty farout! lol

Thanks for sharing in my joyful announcement!

North

North Owl

Get some rest pal.

love
a

only love is the thing you can use in your life at every steps.

you can get success and can feel relax.

Thanks.

Warm Regards,
Mohd Shoaib