What I wish I knew @ 22

Yoga..

A way to make space

Focus

To cope with the pace

What doesnt kill you only makes you stronger..

And hell yeah its worth living longer..

You dont need to be rich to suceed

To be learned to lead.

Babies are born with no guile

Great pain can hide behind a smile

Love will take you that extra mile.


Better half full with the promise of glory

Than harp on with despair fear and worry.

Better alone than settling for crumbs

Always always wait for 'em drums.


Its easy to let life get you down,

Buried in negativity when the chips are down

Few will advise on staying the course...

Still fewer will be around...for better or worse

to paint a picture, make sure your bubble doesn't burst.



Its harder to trust than to doubt

Easier to leave than to shout.




You dont need to give birth to love a child
To live in a jungle to heed the call of the wild.

Love is a churning emotion.. hard to define
There aint no point casting ur pearls before swine

What seems bright and shiny,

May in fact turn dark and grimy...

Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder

Inner radiance cannot be injected

Your deepest fears your wildest dreams neither cant be detected

In fact it is your heart that will keep your soul protected.



A kind heart can at times be taken for granted

Sometimes you dont know how the fire started.

A firm stance, can be seen as a sign of arrogance.

Being true to yourself aint easy for sure.

But its better than faking to endure.

Travel will broaden your mind & teach you more than school

Hopefully your heart over your head will rule...


Every thing Ive seen I will see again...

Storms never last nor does pain,

But the rainbow is worth the strain.

When the teacher is ready the master appears

Around Honor and glory faith cannot stumble

A great man must always be humble.

The ways of the world can get you down

But do not in despair allow your troubles to abound.

God doesnt throw challenges he knows you cant take

We have all in this world our own path to make...

Beyootiful Liars...

This ones for all my sisters who wake up in the morning and shriek at the site of a new laugh line/ gray hair...

Back handed compliments are us ...So 2day someone says 2 me.. wow u mustve been really stunning when you were younger.... I ASK U...:)! So net net a woman can only be beautiful if shes under 25, slim and fair is it? How ridiculous is that & no o puhlease I dont need any hurried reassurances thank u :)! its the cruel steroetypes which affect women, less confident than myself that alarms me...

Lets face it after all a whole beauty industry thrives on womens insecurity right?

Fortunately for me i come from strong confident stock...(no i dont mean cows :)!)

My mother, granma and great grandma are all beautiful inside and out. Naturally so.

And continue to radiate it well into old age.

Both ma and gran look a good 15 years younger than their chronological ages and that aint due to botox baby!

Frankly I have never quite understood the whole hullaballooo.. the strong need to confirm ,ape and adhere to preconceived notions.

In our country people are ageist, lookists and casteist and then complaing that westerners are racist!

And yet.. if you look at true beauty icons... women who continue to be revered through the ages are those who stand out in some way shape or form... the women who refuse to confirm to typical norms.

Look at Padma Lakshmi at 40 plus, Madhuri Dixit, Shabana Azmi? Maharani Gayatri Devi, Leela Naidu, Pooja Bedi...

If I was to cite role models for todays women it would be from the above...Yep I am vain enough to want to look my best. So I do what it takes to ensure that happens in point of fact I believe its a responsibility most of us should uphold.

So by all means carve out an hour for exercise in whatever form at whatever time, you owe it to yourself. Yoga is a miracle worker in my book. You dont have to break the bank on your appearance either .. just understand what enhances you and work it to the max...

So go on ladies.. be the best you can be.And for Gods sake dont let petty little minds bring you down.

:)!