Just About Everything

I started off today on a bad note...lets just say I am feeling down and depressed and and there is no way that this situation that has brought about this condition, will change. So what choices do i have? Feel miserable...take a day off...wallow in self pity and then feel stronger about facing things? Or do I accept this situation and move on...(this one is tough) But finally, I know I have to accept it. If not today... maybe in a few days... So, do I waste a beautiful day like this on feeling sad or do i find ways to get myself out of this situation so that this stops bothering me completely. Easier said than done...I know:( But do i have any other choice?

Can't believe that over 70% of Vedic village was burned!!! It is such a wonderful retreat for us kolkatans. Not a long drive from the city... it is deliciously green and wonderfully rejuvenating. Why??? Here are some pictures of Vedic village taken during my last visit.

I have not written anything in ages! Too many things happenning. Wish I could take a holiday and really really enjoy myself:( Hopefullly things will settle down and I will be back on the swing again. Summers have given way to monsoons and the climate is so much better now. But I have not found any time to enjoy it... Bad...v bad:( Must manage time well. I am letting time manage me:(

I am very excited about hosting the carnival of Healing for the second time. The Carnival is a weekly round-up of personal blog posts on the topics of holistic health, wellness, spirituality, and self-empowerment.It is managed by About.com's Guide to Holistic Healing, Phylameana Iila Desy. I am an ardent follower of the holistic healing section of About.com and it feels great to be a part of it. I begin the Carnival with a quotation that motivates me a lot. This quotation is by Walt Disney. "Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable." I had a wonderful time going through blog submissions, reading great posts and presenting those to you. Hope you find it useful and enjoy going through th...

Those lazy, hazy, crazy...very crazy and sweaty days of summers. Gosh! What a weekend. With the mercury level soaring higher and higher there seems to be no mercy at all. No rains in sight...winters are too far away and we are really -really getting cooked in this heat. Hoping and praying for the monsoons soon.

Villagers in Sunderbans have been displaced due to Cyclone Aila. Here is a link - http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/jun/04/slide-show-1-cyclone-aila-ravages-sunderbans.htm

Yesterday while coming home from work, an incident touched my heart. After a long day at work, I was returning home. Even at 9.30 there was a huge amount of traffic :( At the end of long days such as yesterday...I just wish to fly back home. I usually get a chartered bus or share cabs on my way back...yesterday the queue was unusually long. While standing in the queue and fuming at the lack of proper transport, I suddenly saw a lot of colourful toffees all over the road. A old man, almost toothless, had dropped the glass jar that contained the toffees that he was selling. his bag (equally old) gave way:( There was a huge rush to clear out the toffees…the drivers and many of us around helped him pick up the toffees. And he kept thanking everyone... Within no time, I saw people from the queue; people passing by and anyone who witnessed this, come forward and offer him money. His bag contained everything he owned and the glass jar with the toffees was his only means of livelihood. I hope ...