A-Liz in Wonderland

With not a penny more to spare, He pondered over the day's affairs. Four pairs of eyes look up to him with care, "We'll manage", he says as he dodges their stares. A man of great character he truly is- Honest, loving, kindhearted and generous; To any man he'd give without hesitation. He'd even borrow to lend whatever the situation! To see another's sorrow he could not bear His wealth, love and care he'd freely share. And he would expect nothing in return, even if he's in need, "You're too generous", they'd compain & they were right, indeed. For when to this man fate decided to be unkind - He was laden with troubles that crushed his heart and mind Not one of those he brought to shore was standing there, To comfort or help him; he stood with both hands bare. Many around stood laughing at his misfortune, His enemies, he knew, had a hand in his misery. And although he carried his burden with such bravery, It...

I miss listening to Your voice, That little whisper that leads my thoughts, That tells me what is right and wrong, That comforts me in my pain and woes, That chases away all my fear and doubts, That sings with me in my success and joys, That reminds me when its time for prayer, That prompts me to correct the wrong I do. That tells me I was never God's mistake He intended to create me - unique as I am And He loves me beyond my understanding He chose to live within me as He breathed life into me That little voice was proof of this bond But o'er the years, I chose to ignore it To live the worldly life; lured by its charms. Tossed, battered, defeated and destroyed, I cry; I feel a void and I realize why - His voice is missing and I know why. -Sheens

Dedicated to my dear friends : Seepz, Pree, Mamta, Nilda , Mili and Ash

“He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you.” ―  Bob Marley

My heart's in love with the forbidden, A curse that followed since Adam's time, A strong urge to follow my heart's desire Blinds me and I let myself slip for a moment.. My heart knows the path it should follow And yet the eyes mislead my thoughts... Selfish to the core, is what I've been.. Why Lord do I fail to follow thee? "Let not mine but Thy will, be done." -Sheens

PRAYER Lord Help me remember that  nothing is going to happen to me today that You and I  together can't handle.  Amen

Here's the thing about advice -  you get it freely and you can't stop yourself from giving it freely either!! Finally a beautiful example of 'give and take'!! So this one time a friend of mine offers me advice ( I told u freely given) just like that and then goes on to ask me if  I have any advice for him so as to return the favor. Wow, the opportunity to look like a wise old owl and I had nothing to offer - absolutely nothing came to my mind! And I told him I got nothing to say, sorry. He goes on to tell me c'mon Sheens you've got to give me something. And so I tell him there's no point in me just giving you advice out of the blue, especially if it ain't relevant for the situation which is similar to advice falling on deaf ears which I think is equivalent to giving no advice at all. He goes on to correct me saying that's not true Sheens, if it weren't for our parents' / teachers' advice we wouldn't have had our conscience prick...

Yea so I'm bored at the office today and its lunch break. As I was browsing through the net I found some really nice thoughts about how God would advertise and it was just too sweet to ignore; so I had to put it up on my blog. Enjoy!!!                                      

"Give me chocolates and nobody gets hurt !!! " This is my state when it comes to having chocolates. I think my friends know how crazy I can get when I don't get my chocolates especially when I need to have them! They are so amazed that I can eat an entire Hot Molten Chocolate cake from Chillis all by myself. Or eat about four to five Krispy Kreme doughnuts (maybe even more if I cared to try) and chocolates after that  without feeling sick! I love strawberries dipped in chocolate, I love chocolate truffle cakes, I love galaxy, toblerone fruit and nut, patchi, godiva and after eight. I eat bread with chocolate spread, oh I also love milkmaid!! And if I cant get my hands on chocolate, a bottle of nutella becomes my best friend! I love having chocolates after a meal. I love the thick shake from Baskin Robbins - chocolate chiller. I also love the Burj Al Emlaaq from BR with chocolate brownies, double chocolate  and chocolatte icecream topped with h...

Many people are baffled by the idea of "arranged marriages". "How do you know he/she is the one from a couple of meetings you've had?", they ask me. 'Mirror mirror on the wall who is my knight in shinning armour????  How am I supposed to know???  I'm still human last time I checked!! That's when you wish some kind of magic existed in this world. Or time travel was actually possible - so you could take a sneak peek and see the "ONE" who is destined to bring you happiness, fulfillment and every other emotion, words associated with marriage bring. Anyway here's my thought. I think everyone has some idea of what his/her partner should be like. ( This is a pre- requisite for people who are thinking of arranged marriages, in case ur thinking WTF!!) If its any consolation.......you have to meet a few people before you decide he or she is the one for you. Why???? Well I think, everytime you meet a person, you learn something new about...

- Every evening I turn my worries over to God.  He's going to be up all night anyway.  ~Mary C. Crowley - God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.  ~St. Augustine - God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them.  ~Author Unknown - What we are is God's gift to us.  What we become is our gift to God.  ~Eleanor Powell - You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list.  The longer your list, the smaller your God.  ~Author Unknown - I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if He didn't.  ~Jules Renard - God's last name is not "Dammit."  ~Author Unknown - No matter how much I prove and prod,   I cannot quite believe in God;   But oh, I hope to God that He   Unswervingly believes in me. ~E.Y. Harburg, attributed - God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.  ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning - I know God will no...

1. I love to dream!! Huge fan of it but I do not ignore the saying " Do not dwell on your dreams and forget to live!" 2. I am adventurous and I love to travel. It makes me come alive! I love to meet new people on my journeys and I am interested in knowing about their culture, language and way of life. I love architecture and interior spaces of any kind as long as they are beautiful with captivating detail. I also love nature. 3. I secretly wish I was the breeze so I can just travel around the world, see new things, places and people and stay where I wanted to stay just a little longer. 4. I love anything to do with creativity but I'm not the kind to just admire; I like to get out there and do it myself! 5. I'm sincere and honest in my approach with other people. "Do unto others what you want them to do to you" is my motto. 6. I forgive easily. I'm not the kind to bear a grudge. Even if my worst enemy should come to me asking for help or advice, I ...

This happened a long time ago.... There was a time I was deeply hurt by someone. My 'friends' from college decided, around that time, that it would be fun to go to the beach and decided that it would be a 'girls' only' time (well...I'm gonna call them that for now, because I dunno what you call people you've known for over a month and they are your classmates but its not like you've bonded well with them.....especially when there are two people in that gang who don't like you and you don't know about it, but you're going to find out soon). So well I thought anyway it would be a good thing and it will help me take my mind off things for a while. I'm standing there at the beach watching the girls laugh and talk and run about and yea it really wasn't a bad idea...I was feeling lighter already. And then we remove our sandals and fold up our jeans to get into the water... I was really enjoying it..... Then one of them came up to me and s...

Many a times we try to pray, we say to ourselves, 'ok today I'm going concentrate like never before'. We start praying...sometimes we feel like we're talking to a wall, sometimes we're wondering if we're saying the right things or not...so who are we praying to? What are we praying about? How are we praying? What is prayer? Prayer is talking to God... we've  heard that a lot, since we were kids thanks to our catechism classes. And yet how is it that we tend to forget that? "Sheena, why do we need to pray to God?", he asked me, "isn't it enough that we do good deeds because that in itself is a prayer." I was quite taken aback when an uncle I know, my dad's good friend, asked me this. There was reason for his doubt though. My dad was going through a bad phase then and uncle couldn't understand how God did not ensure that my dad's troubles vanished, even though my dad went to church and prayed very often and is a good ma...

Always a smile, I love to bare, But often I find its hard to share. A million thoughts zoom across my head, While carefully choosing the paths I tread. For many of them that cross my way, With eyes of scorn seem to say: 'Come not near, or we would tear; And rip you down until you frown!' Glaring eyes that scan you through, Your dress, your form and everything you own. Its hard to miss that glint of green - so dark! An emerald would step down in speed. Underneath the plastic smiles and fake 'J'adores', Lies that tunnel of gossip galore! And that 'precious' we call the Heart That falls in love with secrets dark; Ruby red and crystal clear, to the naive, it seems to be. Fools them all, but I can see, darker than Sapphire* it appears to me. Alarmed, I guard my precious:  A Glass Heart in a Crystal Frame. Broken once it may have been, shattered pieces fixed with care. All I did was pass a smile, freely sharing all the while Any joy and cheer ...

Today was the first time I was going for the Easter vigil mass. It was at 11:30 pm. We had to stand during the mass, but I dint think that was a bad idea...your last little sacrifice. Besides I had a comfortable spot where I could see the mass happening on tv. So anyway I thought the mass was going pretty well. And the time came for the priests to bless the congregation with holy water. So as the priests came to the area where I was standing and blessed the people with holy water, I din't have even a drop of water fall on me! And I thought, 'that's it, it maybe because I din't actually feel sorry for my sins and din't do as many sacrifices, or pray as often, or never tried hard enough to be a good girl'. And I started to panic thinking I wasn't worthy to receive the Risen Lord. I felt so upset that the Lord ignored me ( well so I thought) and thought all was lost. You know how a little kid cries for his/her parents wen he/she is lost in a crowd? The de...

" Dad's not worried, he's ok...", I said, "he was telling me you would ask a lot of questions and stuff.."   I was terribly restless by now. 'That's it I can't be bothered. I can't take it anymore!', I thought to myself....... "And he told me to discuss the future and what my plans are", I said.  Its amazing how you can just say things like that but I think that was limit of my patience. " So any more questions?", I asked him. "Questions?.."he laughed, "....this is not an interview". YES I KNOW!!! But I cant take it anymore and I'm dying to get out!!! "Okie so I've told you about my job, future, kids (imagine discussing that with a total stranger!!).....oh and cooking!!!", I said, ignoring the little voice inside me saying Sheens enough is enough, behave yourself.  "Ok if there's a table of food out here..", I said, gesturing to the table in front of us, "...I...

So his phone rings... and I'm like "Thank God!". And he looks at his phone...and there's silence... "You can answer the call, its ok",  I said, because I couldn't figure out if he wanted to answer it but wasn't doing so because I was there. "No...its ok.....its my senior manager....", he said and kept looking at his phone. "No really its ok, go ahead", I said. He shook his head looking at the phone.  "Please pick it up", I thought, "I could use a break!". But he didn't pick it up and went on to amuse me saying "Its a new phone and I don't know how to put it on silent yet..." Go figure! And after some more minutes of blah blah and me making stupid conversation, he says, " So I heard you're interested in art ?" "OK sweet of you to try and get me engaged", I thought. "Yea !! I love art, painting and anything that's creative." Full stop! What a vague answer ...