Suppose...

Suppose that you had this book... it is an old book... so old that in fact, it looks over-used. You have used it and abused it over the years- as it did you-, and it became a part of your identity, part of what makes you you. Then, one day, you get this brand new book, it is shiny, its cover is appealing to the eye, and it is exciting because, well, who can resist a new book? It takes you on a whole new adventure, challenges you in ways that your old book no longer can....

Now that you have imagined all that, imagine that you only had the option to choose one, which would you choose? The old one you are comfortable with, the one that is responsible for the way you turned out, or the new exciting one??




P.S> this is all hypothetical, no hidden agenda or anything.. just tell me what you think.

Test

I'm just testing this whole mail-to-blog phenomenon. Actually, it is pretty old, but it is the first time I use it.

Will it work, I wonder?

technical problems...

I changed the layout and the template of my blog, something to give it a little "umph". However, it still shows the old template as the main page, and fails to show the new posts. This is annoying. I think blogger should fix it ASAP.

Meh...

On feelings...

you know when you get that feeling at the pit of your stomach, where you feel your insides twist up in a tight knob?

You know when you feel that you are responsible for something going wrong, yet you just do not know what it is that you screwed up?

You know that horrible feeling you get, one of despaire, or maybe even of resignition?

Well... it is a sucky, lonesome feeling, no?

Something to ponder...

Reality alone exists - and that we are. All the rest is only a dream, a dream of the One Mind, which is our mind without the 'our'. Is it so hard to accept? Is it so difficult to assimilate and to live?

- Why Lazurus Laughed by Wei Wu Wei


it is true... why is it so hard to accept that which is presented to us and just assimilating with teh life we have?

Any thoughts on that, Void?

How Mature I am...

You Are Somewhat Mature

You definitely act like an adult sometimes, but a big part of you is still a kid at heart. While your immature side is definitely fun, you're going to have to grow up sooner or later.

Are You Immature?

On being forgiven

I am not one to believe in signs, but I have been having these weird dreams lately. Some of them I was letting go, some i was finally being let go, and most recently, I was given another chance. I believe that the most recent dream I had was a message from God telling me that he has forgiven me for anything I might have done in the past and that now, I have been given a chance to start over. It makes sense, no? I mean, here I am, living a life so different than the one I led only 10 months back. I will describe my dream below:

I was at some outdoor party or something, there was this colleague of mine- Reem- who I am no longer in touch with. I was asking her why she was at that party when she should be at her usual volleyball practices and she said she had quit the team. Suddenly, the sky turned pinkish/red and everyone started pointing up, smiling, rejoicing and saying "it is a sign, baby prophet is passing over us and this white line in the sky is his pathway, just like God said he would one day". I looked up and there was a white line, and there was a carriage like thing -I'm not sure- and horses, white horses, and stars and something glittery and it just looked so pretty. I started praising God, and then, although I knew it was a miracle, something was still trying to dissuade me. I no longer wanted to go to the party, I wanted to go home only to realize that I am stuck. I had no car and it was rush hour, if I were to take a cab it would take me min one hour to get home, that is when I woke up.

I think it is a sign because ever since then and I have had this serene, calm feeling that I haven't had for a long time now. It is like I started fresh, new... like I should no longer worry about the past and concentrate on the future.... like i have been reborn.

Weird, eh?

Something to keep in mind...

Life is short, so be sure to:

Break the rules,

Forgive quickly,

Kiss slowly,

Love truly,

Laugh uncontrollably,

Dance freely,

And never regret anything that made you smile.

Random quotes...

I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
- Robert McCloskey

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
- Michel de Montaigne

All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.
- James Thurber

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
- Henry Adams

This is the way of peace: "Overcome evil with good, falsehood with truth, and hatred with love." - Peace Pilgrim

Is repetitive action virtuous action? If behaviour and conduct are merely repetitive processes then all human relationships actually cease. If I behave mechanically every day, - repeating a certain code of conduct which I have learnt, which I find profitable, or which is pleasant, repeating that over and over again, - my relationship with you ceases, completely - I have become a machine.
- J. Krishnamurti

What a pity, when Christopher Colombus discovered America, that he ever mentioned it.
- Margot Asquith

Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane.
- Philip K. Dick

...when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be
the truth.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

All the lessons of history in four sentences:
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
- Charles A. Beard

and I am back...

Looks like I missed writing in this blog more than I thought I would. I've beenfighting the urge to come back for some time now, but looks like it got the best of me. So, to catch everyone real quick on my life progress:

- got a job, loved the job, disliked the boss, didn't get along with the boss and now, je suis unemployed once again.

- My bday was good. I spent it at the spa with my friend Nan, then we went to the beach and got drunk. Lastly, we went out for a late lunch with Rana. It was nice.


- umm... I'm 23 now??

That is it... oh, well, Montreal peeeps will be here soon, so YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!

I'm back...

Peace!