Nivisnook

Well, I started my blog a week ago, with sincere resolutions of blogging, ahem, twice a day and all that and this was on Feb 27th!Well, it helps to think that February has only 28 days, so technically I have been away for lesser number of days, but still!!! Anyway, let me draw up an update:) 1. Changed Dooby's school from Parent Choice to Vael's Billabong, was super nervous about this, considering I was changing from a very free environment to a proper school;thought I would have the toughest time ever, but kids as usual amaze you, she has almost settled down in 3 days flat;ofcourse the first day had me reviewing all my decisions and cursing myself and all that, but now things seem to be going just fine!One could say that its because theres a whole lot of new stuff, as in, new uniform, ne shoes, bag et all:)( you know todays consumerist kids). Well, "they" all say, that you could have a problem when the novelty wears off, so lets just cross our fingers and wait anxiou...

I am going to try and keep up this ritual of posting something to ponder over, first thing in the morning....lets see how long I last :) "A saint asked his disciples, 'Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?' Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout for that.' 'But, why to shout when the other person is just next to you?' asked the saint. 'Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you're angry?' Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the saint. Finally he explained, 'When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.' Then the saint asked, 'What happens when two people fall in love? They ...

"One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about battles that go on inside people. He said, ‘My son the battle is between two wolves inside us. One is evil. It is anger, envy, regret, greed, arrogance, resentment, false pride and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace , love, compassion, truth, humility, generosity and faith." The grandson thought about it for a moment and then asked his grand father - ‘Which wolf wins ?’ The old Cherokee simply replied - ‘The one you feed !’ courtesy: Big B's blog........thought it was a nice way to start the day!