New Beginning

Dew drops on a leaf,

Whispers in the wind,

A silent message nobody understands.

Pure and innocent like a child,

Taking one step at a time,

My life is just beginning.

I'm just starting to explore,

I'm being born once more

I'm trying to crack the code of life,

Unravel all its mysteries

Everything seems new,

My life is just beginning.

A shooting star,

A twinkle in the night sky,

A silent message nobody understands.

Pretty, fragrant, like a rose

I'm ready to bloom

My life is just beginning.

I'm just starting to explore,

I'm being born once more,

I'm trying to crack the code of life,

Unravel all its mysteries

Everything seems new,

My life is just beginning.

[ My very first song...

A friend of mine was the first one i shared this song with...

He was the one who encouraged me and even put it up on his blog...

I'm always thankful to him...

You know who you are :) ]

Escape

I feel like I'm walking through,

A neverending maze, and

Everytime I turn around

It's just another dead end.

I feel like I'm walking through,

A neverending tunnel, and

Everytime I reach the end,

There's just more darkness.

Take me away, help me escape,

From this prison, this world,

I need some air, I need to fly

I need to get out before it's too late.

I feel like

I'm swimming through a neverending ocean

And everytime I swim for land, there's just more water.

I feel like

I'm falling into a neverending abyss,

And everytime I try to get out,

I just sink in deeper.

Take me away, help me escape,

Open the door and let me out

You hold the key, don't leave me,

Help me escape before it's too late.

[i wrote this when i was going thru some tough times...]

Head Over Heels

There you go again,

With that secretive smile of yours,

You tell me its nothing,

Shake your head and turn away.

My heart skips a beat,

No I can't seem to breathe,

Look what you're doing to me,

I can't even think

My head is back in the clouds again,

And I'm floating in my dreamworld.

Boy you make me crazy about you,

You got me fallin' head over heels for you.

There you go again,

Stealin' looks when you think

I'm not aware

There you go again,

Enjoyin' the effect you have on me,

Makin' me blush and stumble

Whenever you're around.

My heart skips a beat,

No I can't seem to breathe,

Look what you're doing to me,

I can't even speak

My head is back in the clouds again,

You got me floating in my dreamworld again,

Boy you got me goin' crazy about you,

You got me fallin' head over heels for you.

You know how I feel about you,

Everyone knows it, no secret here,

And everytime you look at me,I know you can feel it too.

There you go again,

My heart skips a beat,

Everytime you hold my hands..

There you go again..My heart skips a beat,

No I can't seem to breathe

Look what you're doing to me,

I can't even sleep

My head is back up in the clouds again,

You got me floating in my dreamworld again,

Boy you got me goin' crazy about you

And you got me fallin'

Fallin' head over heels for you.

All I Want

You don't have to buy me roses,

No boxes of chocolates,

No, you don't need to buy me gifts

All I really want

Is for you to

Be there for me when I am crying in the night,

Hold me close, tell me it will be alright,

Hold my hand when we're walking down the street,

Whisper in my ears, secrets only meant for me,

Kiss me gently, make me melt right in your arms,

Protect me and treasure me, and say

That you love me, thats all I want.

You don't have to leave all your friends

Don't have to leave the things

That you love to do,

All I really want

Is for you to..

Keep me warm when its raining outside,

Call me late at night, just to tell me good night,

Introduce me to your friends, be proud of me,

Whisper in my ears, secrets only meant for me,

Kiss me gently, make me melt right in your arms,

Protect me and treasure me, and say..

That you love me, thats all I want.

I don't expect much from you,

Just show me that you'll care, that

You'll cherish me and treat me right,

'Cos all I want from you, is love.

So be there for me when I'm crying in the night,

Hold me close, tell me it will be alright,

Keep me warm when it's raining outside,

Call me late at night, just to tell me good night,

Hold my hand when we're walking down the street,

Introduce me to your friends, be proud of me,

Whisper in my ears, secrets only meant for me,

Kiss me gently and make me melt right in your arms,

Protect me and treasure me, and sayThat you love me, thats all I want.

Oh, be there for me, hold me close

Keep me warm, just tell me it will be alright,

Cos all I really want, is to hear those three words,

And I'll give you my life and my everything,

'Cos all I really want is for you to say..

That you love me.

How Do I Love Thee?

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height

My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's

Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.

I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints,

I love thee with the breath,Smiles, tears, of all my life!

and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

[My absolute favorite poem...

I love the lines "I love thee with the breath,Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. "

Brings tears to my eyes...it's such beautiful poem]

JUST SMILE :D :D

Happiness is like a butterfly...the more you chase it,the more it will elude you...but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder..
Everyone wants to be happy. It is basic human desire and longing. We ,humans, often spend our lives searching for happiness in our relationships, careers and other material things, often forgetting the true meaning of happiness. We forget that life is not a destination but a journey and it is this journey that makes living worthwhile.
All of us are faced with hardships. Many a time we focus all our time,energy and attention on our problems that we forget what it feels like to be happy and miss out on so many good things in life and end up feeling sad.
If this is true then how are so many people so happy all the time? You'd think their life was all flowers and rainbows...
They too have problems the only difference is... their attitude...
Here are a few things i've learnt...
The best way to be happy is the most simplest five letter word... SMILE :D
It takes only 3 muscles to smile but 72 to frown... Not only is smiling healthier but it also makes you good company for those around you...
Next, forget all your past mistakes and regrets...what's done is done and you can't change that. Rather that brood about what could have been done think of what can be done now. Learn from your mistakes, don't hold grudges. Whatever decision you make, stick to it and be happy with it...don't regret the choices you make. Hold on to all the good memories and let go of all the bad ones...enjoy today because it is all you can be sure of.
Remember to always be thankful for everything that you have. Appreciate the small things around you. Never take anything for granted. Always appreciate the people in your life...they aren't perfect, love them for who they are and you won't have a reason to grumble :) Appreciate, compliment and encourage those around you...but be genuine...their happiness will become yours:)
Give to others, share and your happiness will multiply :)
Finally, place your happiness into your own hands. When you expect something or someone to make you happy they will be sure to fail you. Don't let this limit you. Love, care, work and live with all your heart...don't expect anything in return.

We are all given one life and it is too short to be spent with a gloomy face.
So Smile :), Be Happy and Don't Worry! :D

The Magic Of A Compelling Dream...

The reason behind any success story would first and foremost be a dream. A dream for life is to destination for a journey, without which neither of them will be significant. And that dream must a compelling one. By the word compelling, it is meant that every action performed should be intended towards the accomplishment of the goal. Dreams are seedlings of reality. They propel the individual in the direction of success. Dreams compel one to prioritize his activities, which avoid time wasters.
A dream is a wish that a heart makes. Dreaming is the art of seeing things invisible. A dreamer never sees things as they are, but he is futuristic about how they can be. For instance, Walt Disney’s dream, from the beginning, was never to build a company to make cartoons for kids, but it was “to use imagination to bring happiness to millions”. Dreams mysteriously tug people in their direction.
Compelling dreams attract success through three strategies. They allow the use of natural talents to fullest extent. Creation of a compelling dream will help people identify their natural talents and build upon them. The next is that dreams identify the path to be followed. Once there is a vision, automatically the roads for realizing the vision lays down itself in front of the dreamer. There is a clear cut idea as to how to go about to achieve success. The final strategy is that dreams make decision making easier. Boats are not always destined to sail in the direction of winds. In order to reach the proper destination one may have to break through different hardships like the winds for the boats.
There is lot of possibilities that the choices one makes for life on the path to the accomplishment of the dream are not the choices others would make. Beautifully illustrated by Robert Frost, “Two roads diverged in the yellow woods, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”, that life is full of choices, and one’s destiny is based on the choices he makes. Successful people not only think big, but also differently. It is more likely to make unpopular choices on the roads to success and satisfaction.
Walt Disney shall pose himself as an incredible trendsetter to all the dreamers around the globe. America’s most celebrated amusement park, the Disney land was at first a mere dream. Walt Disney, its creator, was from a mediocre family. He started off from a very humble beginning of imagining cartoon characters relating to many animals in his garden, to becoming the creator of the world’s largest entertainment companies. He never paid heed to those who criticized his talent of imagination, including his teachers, who were not pleased with him. He had his share of failures and successes in his work, but his dream to use imagination to bring happiness to people never died. This was because he believed in his dreams implicitly and unquestionably. Walt Disney created a compelling dream that kept him on the move even at time of hardships.
As a dreamer one need not be realistic, but rather be futuristic. Dreams provide fuel on the roads to success; they get us going even when we are run down. When Walt Disney was humiliated every time he approached some one for approval of the project, he never lost hope as he saw the promise of his dream for the future. But, when Disney Land was created in reality, Walt was never there to see it. At the inaugural function of the amusement park, one of the reporters felt sorry for Walt Disney, and went up to Mr. Roy, Walt’s brother, and said “it’s a tragedy that Walt Disney never got to see the Disney world”, to which Mr. Roy replied that it he was wrong. He said that Walt Disney saw the Disney world in his imagination first, that was why all the others are seeing it physically.
Success requires mental creation succeeded by physical creation. One has to cross the bridge even before others know that there is one.
The greatest achievement was at first and for time a dream.
The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg,
And in the highest vision of the soul, a waking angel stirs.
Dreams are seedlings of realities.
Let us aspire to be big thinkers and greater achievers.
- Madhu Gokul

[This great piece of work belongs to my friend C.G.Madhumithah...She's a girl with extraordinary vision and talent and i'm proud to have one of her pieces on my blog :) I often tell her that one day i will walk into a book store and find a book written by her and i'll hold it up saying "This book was written by my friend!" And i'm not just saying that because she's my friend...i truly mean what i say...

Madhu if u read this : "HURRY UP AND PUBLISH THAT BOOK!!!":) ]