Thinking

Thinking of gifting something to your young ones ?!

How about these books?

2 of these I bought for my teens.

They enjoyed it :-)

1 my son got from the local library.

He loved it :-)

All these books have interesting snippets, quotes, anecdotes, advice, suggestions, guidelines and sharing of some personal stories by the authors themselves from the trials and tribulations of their lives - how they overcame obstacles to be where they are now :-)

The Habit of Winning by Prakash Iyer

I bought this from Book Depository which gives free worldwide delivery.

Who will Cry when you Die? by Robin Sharma

I bought this from Amazon. Don't get misled by the morbid title. It's actually a very nice book and my son said it's the best book he's ever read.

He'll be 19 this month and I'm sure he'll come across many good books in his lifetime and probably some would be better than this one he's read but I'm happy to know that he's liked this book.

Both these books I bought as Christmas and New Year gifts for my children.

My son got so inspired after reading these 2 books, he went and got another one issued from our local library and this book was also intriguing and very interesting :-)

The Answer by Allan & Barbara Pease

So if you are thinking of getting something for your young ones esp. if they are teens like my son and daughter who are 18 and 14, I would suggest, go for these books and see if they enjoy reading and give you those "got inspired" looks ;-)

Cheers
Aparna

Two

Two
Duvets
And
Two
Pillows
Fail to
Keep me
Warm

You know
Where I
Want to be?

Inside the
Warmth
Of your
Cosy body

:-)

Family

My family
Is all here
In one piece,
All in peace...

What more
Do I need
This new
Year?

May we
All be
Together
In one piece,
All in peace...

So here's
Wishing us all
And wishing 
You all...
A very happy 
And fulfilling
New Year :-)


Family is the smallest social unit of a society. It is the building block of society. Broken families lead to broken societies. May we all have strong familial bonds :-)

Ireland

In August, this year we went to Ireland.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel near Northwood Park in Dublin really enchanted us with its nice decor, cleanliness, good customer service and superb delicacies.

It also had free shuttle service from the airport.

Our hotel room had wonderful views of Northwood Park.

We went walking there and loved the lush green trees, the fresh breeze and the glistening sunshine. It was a sunny day :-)

On another day of our week-long stay, we took boat rides on Dublin Bay and it was adventurous. The weather was cold, cloudy and a bit stormy with some lashing rain. The waves were turbulent but we still enjoyed the experience. It was awesome :-)

We also hired a car and drove down to Wicklow National Park. It was also a beautiful sight of absolute delight with narrow, winding roads taking us up the mountains, surrounded by hills, valleys, trees and picturesque countryside.

We didn’t get the best of weather every day but we tried to make the most of it. In August, when UK was going through a heatwave, Ireland was relatively cold and it felt autumnal out there. People were very warm and friendly. Wish the weather was warmer too….a nice, pleasant summer would have made our trip more enjoyable. However, you can’t get everything in life. By God’s Grace, this was the 17th country I’ve visited in my life and I’m thankful for this blessing.

So here’s sharing this blessing with you

Some photos of Ireland for you to view :)



https://www.flickr.com/photos/aparnaonline/sets/72157703016782431/

Happy Viewing,
Love, ~ Aparna

North Sea

Earlier this year, we went to Norfolk and drove down to various beaches to catch glimpses of the North Sea.

We drove through Mundesley, Bacton, Overstrand, Walcott, Cromer, East Runton, Happisburgh and West Runton.

Of course, West Runton was our favourite beach in Norfolk. It was simply superb with magnificent views of the North Sea.

Feel like going there again and again and again.....perhaps if the weather gets warmer there, we might think of settling there.

For now, some pix for you :-)

Hope you also savour the view.

Please see and share.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aparnaonline/sets/72157704472104645/

Thanks

Aparna

Eastbourne

Hope you like these Pix :)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/aparnaonline/albums/72157674343622167

If you do, please share :-)

Thanks
Aparna

Nice Thoughts

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. - Juvenal

Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time. - Theodore Roosevelt

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. - Lucy Larcom

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.- Edgar Allan Poe

The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion. - Nadia Boulanger

Nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong. - Barbara Streisand

There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. - Christopher Morley

If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it. - John Irving

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only. - Samuel Butler

Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together. - Georg C. Lichtenberg

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. - Vernon Howard

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be. - Daniel J. Boorstin

What then is freedom? The power to live as one wishes. - Marcus Tullius Cicero

Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. - Simone Weil

To different minds, the same world is a hell, and a heaven. -  J. B. Priestley

The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing. - Marcus Aurelius

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. - Jean Paul

I have no methods; all I do is accept people as they are. - Joan Rivers

People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. - James A. Baldwin

We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory. - Bernard Williams

Patience is the companion of wisdom. - Saint Augustine

The long sleep of death closes our scars, and the short sleep of life our wounds. - Jean Paul

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. - Winston Churchill