Curio’s Incredible Journey -4 By Stuart Young

A good story will never let you down

in this land of story you will find everything

flying horses,talking frogs,dancing dragons

and if you are a dreamer like me

you will know how some of the characters of stories

will be after your life

and some will be there to help you out

what you learn from each story will be yours

for, a good story will never let you down

 it will teach you something very valuable

may be about you or the choices you will make

some of the stories will give you mantra

and some will be cautionary tales

But a good story will never let you down

will teach you new songs

will weave its  magic through your emotions

stir some ripples in your heart

which will help you connect with fellow humans

will help you understand others better

for a good story will never let you down

you will cry,laugh and travel with them

and dream about them

they will heal your soul

soothe some raw nerves

some may bring back to life things you buried deep inside

BUT A GOOD STORY WILL NOT LEAVE YOU UNTOUCHED

IT WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN

© Soma Mukherjee

Stuart Young’s 4th book on the Adventures of Curio the Sloth is out …what joy

Curio listens to his inner voice and understands his dreams and starts this journey on this path never travelled before and boy does he face danger.

Stuart shocked me with the 4th part,imagine cute little sloth on a raft in mid sea drifting to nowhere cos a storm sent him off his course…oh my heart goes out to the little brave soldier. what happened to cute little Curio?

Will he reach land,wasn’t the sea shark infested..Did Curio survive those treacherous waves and the hungry monsters..read it out to know more.

But will have to warn you,this isn’t just a sweet story anymore..cos like it or not life will not be sweet all the times…and alone you shall be sometimes and scared and find dark tunnels every where you look, some choices you make will be package deals and you will have to embrace everything and make the best of what you get. Discard the ones which are not working,make new plans again….

every road you see and walk on today,if you think it was this easy since the beginning you can’t be more wrong!

but should you stop and go back..may be, but not forever, comeback with a new plan and continue this journey..This my dear is life

GOd made us, gave us this beautiful place to live in and gave us each a basket full of goodies….some, we will like some, we wont but what we do with them will make us….so are you ready :) 

are you ready to start this new day with the goodies you have inside

are you ready to walk run and dance on the beautiful song that is life

Are you ready to travel with Curio 

Click the link below to read the 4th part

Curio’s Incredible Journey-4 By STUART YOUNG

Those who wish to contact Stuart please click the link given below.

http://thechangeyourlifeblog.wordpress.com/

Wish you all Goodreads

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Dance to the music of life

Do you know today 29th April is International Dance day

International Dance Day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), a UNESCO partner NGO, and is celebrated on April 29 every year.

I know a lot of you will say every day should be a dance day…yup you are absolutely right but its something like celebrating Birthday.Something just to make a day special, something that tells you this was the day years back when you came to this world. or realised how important a particular cause was…

That one day keeps reminding you what not to forget

Dance is in our blood. every one can dance even those who say they can’t, they just don’t know it yet, but they are excellent dancers. Every thing and every one under the sun can dance

 “Dance as if you can, because its in your heart to do so” STEVEN BELL :)

 

look at that man in the wheelchair listening to music,shaking his head,tapping his fingers on the arm of the chair, have you seen anyone dancing more beautifully.

dance is every time your soul sways to the music that soothes and makes it happy

look at that mother baking cake for her loved ones in the kitchen. how she sieves the flour,mixes egg and makes a  batter,puts it in the oven and switches on to another chore. Have you seen anyone dancing so rhythmically.

Dance is in every work done with dedication,practice and love.

look at the man carrying files,hoping from one desk to another.get in and out of the lift to deliver those files in time, and sometimes when no one is watching he slides in or out of the lift,just for fun

Dance is finding joy in your every day work.

look at the puppy wagging his tail,and with every wag its bum shakes,how cute is that

look at the kids playing in the park,spreading happy vibes all around

At the trees dancing to the tune of breeze no matter how scorching or freeing it is outside

Dance is everywhere

in everything

So dance or find your dance

Don’t wait for that perfect shoe

just be yourself and dance

Dance even if you are barefoot

dance in sickness and in health

dance for your friends and family

Dance to make that crying child smile

Dance to make a dull day bright

dance to the music of love

dance to the rhythm of life

dance cos you are alive

dance cos you got this chance

dance for today

dance cos YOU CAN

Wishing all of you a Happy dance day. may all of you find a reason to dance and find joy in everything you do

1-in-100 Warrior Award:Samantha Craft

“Don’t go through life, grow through life.” - Eric Butterworth

Miro nominated me for the 1-in-100 Warrior Award a few days back. Nominations and recognitions like these give more strength to my will ,keep me grounded and inspire me to keep moving,learning and sharing the warmth and knowledge.

Miro has always been inspiring &encouraging others to keep doing the good work. He is a warrior poet with warm, loving,positive and brave spirit.

If you haven’t been in his sphere( something which I highly doubt) then today is the day. The beautiful world of warrior wisdom awaits all those who seek knowledge and meaning of life.

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn’t even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.” ~Heraclitus

What exactly is a warrior? Someone who wears a suit of armor and swings a sword around? A participant in a war? Nothing more than a soldier?

If these are the thoughts that spring to mind, think deeper.

A warrior is more than weapons and armor. It is a way of life. It is the belief that the greatest purpose in life is service to others. It is grace amid frustration, peace amid turmoil, and strength amid weakness and misery. We most often use this word to describe the brave men and women who risk their lives in the military and law enforcement to ensure our freedom and safety, but warriors are actually all around us. They’re in factories. They’re in offices. They’re in schools. They’re in hospitals, both as doctors and nurses, and as patients.

Courage. Honesty. Fearlessness. Grace. Peace. Service to others. No complaints. Nothing thought of as a blessing or a curse; everything simply accepted as another challenge to be conquered.

They’re not perfect, and don’t try to be, because they know such aspirations are futile. But they do the absolute best they can with what they’ve been given. Warriors no longer have potential. They are potent! They understand that knowledge is knowing, but wisdom is doing. And they are a very rare breed: as Heraclitus once said, only one out of every one hundred is a true warrior. This award is named in honor of those words and that truth. The symbol of the sword is used to represent their courage and strength, and the symbol of the feather quill pen represents their grace, beauty and creativity.

“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. –Theodore Roosevelt”

One such Fellow blogger who fits the bill perfectly is Samantha Craft( http://aspergersgirls.wordpress.com/) and I nominate her for the 1-in-100 warrior award. Samantha or Sam is determination,will and courage personified. I am posting the link of her “About Me” section so that all of you who choose to know more about her can surf in those warm loving waves and understand why I am so in love with this beautiful witty positive soul.

In her roars ,in her whispers

in her songs,in her screams

in the morning,in  the night

in the should and should nots

in the can and can nots

in the ups and the downs

in the smiles and the frowns

A heart that beats,a soul that cares

she never forgets to share

love,laughter and spring

a beautiful soul

a woman of substance

Sam is…

Guidelines for the 1-in-100 Warrior Award: Warriors are not motivated by awards or fame. They see awards not as an opportunity for the ego to rejoice, but rather an opportunity to honor other warrior brothers and sisters. To acknowledge and honor the rarity of the warrior, it is recommended that the recipient passes this award on to only *one* other blogger that they feel goes above and beyond to serve and inspire others, and who maintains their grace and positivity even in the face of difficult challenges, such as health issues, tragedy, injustice or loss.

Once an author is given the award, they may continue nominating one new blog author once a week, month, year… or whatever seems appropriate. It’s like a knight’s ability to bestow knighthood onto another whenever they choose. But only one at a time. The patience of a warrior is required.

A Gem Called Life

” The Most Precious Priceless Gem in this or any other world is life. And more often than not people who have it will abuse it, take it for granted and give it up for a petty little thing.”

A year back I wrote a Poem on how precious our life is….how we take it for granted and some all ready to give it up for something as small as a few numbers in exams or cos they think they failed at love. This post today is an extension of those thoughts I had that day. I hope it makes difference in at least one life.I wrote this with just one hope and prayer in my heart that anyone who thinks they have had it tough,or life has nothing else to offer read what I have to say before they take that step.

Understand that every success and failure comes with new paths,

 new doors of opportunities,

new doors of choices,

lets give every door a chance,

lets give the most precious thing we will ever have ..

OUR LIFE the love and  respect it so deserves

‘Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez

stood up to some local goons

who were harassing the girls in their  group.

they were mercilessly beaten to death

they gave their lives in a fight against eve teasing

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Six-year-old Chhampa Kanwar from Rajasthan

lost her life trying to save her sister

when their hut caught fire,

a six-year-old who understood life more than most of us

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A mother waved her soldier son good-bye

he died fighting for his country

that mother still stands on the field the exact time

waving at who ever travels on the road

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a little girl told her father she wanted a Barbie this birthday

he died saving people from building on fire that day

the girl still waits for some miracle and prays

she doesn’t want a Barbie anymore

just her father coming back will do

In and out of the battle field

brave hearts all around

giving up that precious life

so that we can make our dreams realize

some will make it to the headlines

some will remain anonymous

and there have and will be more

of these angles on this earth

who give up their life

don’t hesitate to look in the eyes of death

when the duty calls

 

For the brave hearts who gave up their life for others

for that mother, for that little girl

and for all those who have given us more chances at life

lets not let this life go wasted

lets stop the mindless violence in name of religion

lets stand up when it matters

and every time you think of giving up your life

cos you had a bad love life

or your marks didn’t match up

first bring a smile in those grieving hearts

give that little girl and kids like her hope

if you think others have got a better deal

help those who lost a brave heart

look into their hearts and tell me what you see

 tell me that life is cheap

tell me life treated you unfair

tell me your life doesn’t deserve another chance

tell me how you will give a matyr’s life back

and then my dear walk on that path

And call it coincidence or a sign from above when i was writing this post a local radio station played this song…its one of my favourites, about lives of soldiers guarding our borders

hope it stirs same feelings in your heart as it does in mine

hope it makes you think

hope you understand how rich we are to have

a life

Sketches of life

Today I am sharing with you all some of my Mom’s sketches. She has always inspired and encouraged me through her words and the way she had led her life and now when she has got some time for her self, she sketches. I love her work although she says she is miles away from where she should be and these are just copies of great artists, I think this is a great start and one day she will sketch her own pieces.

just want to tell you mom, I  love you and I am very proud of the work you are doing.

oh and your work inspired me to write something hope you like it

How do you draw your sketches dear

what goes in your mind when you draw them

do you take it as a blessing,a gift

or is it a skill that can be learned

do you think it is for lonely minds

or for the social beings and extroverts

do you share jokes when you draw their laugh

shed their tears with each drop

do you think the sketches feel trapped in the canvas

or do they feel cherished and loved

do you look back where the eyes are looking

does your heart dance and sing with them

do you spend sleepless nights for your canvas

or do you dream the dream of the sketch

do you look and feel what they felt

do you think you have painted the soul in the canvas

do you love your work more than the real person

and does real person become a shadow of your work

i have so much more i want to ask you

for whenever i see your work i can’t help but wonder

how is my sketch looking today

why did the artist paint the flaws

have I been kind to the highlights and the shadows

did i bring smile on creators face today

how much work is left on the canvas

Flute

 Beautiful breeze

That flows by my window

Comes from faraway lands

Goes further beyond

Gathers wisdom from under the huge rocks

From the small shrubs who have never seen sun

Contentment from streams that never met their sea

From scattered seeds that never grew a shoot

The beautiful breeze

That flows by my window

Brings twinkling messages of courage

From the stars still sparkling but long gone

From birds living in cement world

Fom the unsung but powerful verses

From trees braving dark and humans

From the paths eager to see a traveler

The beautiful breeze

That flows by my window

Whispers stories of wrinkled eyes

patience and memories they hold

From the attic and its old world charms

From the battle field it brings selflessness

And the longing from a soldiers home

Carries brave stories and cheers

when people stand up for each other

The beautiful breeze

That flows by my window

Touches the poles and equator

Caresses all the oceans and mountains

Tells me now is not the time to stop

Tells me keep going till there is life

Tells me death is a journey why mourn

Tells me pray when you can

Play when you can

Do not forget to make friends where ever you go

And call your loved ones