Fruitful

I cannot believe that my previous blog was about laziness too... grin.

Not many days ago I was laying in my bed (as I have been doing a lot lately) watching useless stuff and very apparently wasting time but feeling so guilty at the same time. I'm not making any use of the very precious time given to me by God.

Not many days before that day I read a portion of the book called 'In praise of slowness' which educated me about 'time-sickness' which is the fear that time is fleating and 'karachi' meaning death by overwork. The remedy was to slow down. I who was not at all time-sick, should not have paid heed to such an article. I nevertheless did and did not do my work. Messed up one of my assignments .I don't regret that very much as I should. Luckily it was only worth a few points.

My posts seldom talked about something I messed up. But this one will end with a sad note that I did not still succeed in overcoming laziness and continue to be a slave of worldly comforts such a sleep and rest.

Rest is very much needed but what is a restful body with a restless mind and soul.

This week in the small group meeting we happened to discuss the parable of the Vine and the branches. How the branches that are not fruitful are being chopped off and burned by the vinedresser. I don't want to be not fruitful.

Ok let me look at it in another way, what if I kept working and do not waste any time. Am I called fruitful then? It's important that I spend time doing the right things. As a branch if I try to take root into the ground I will not be fruitful, for lack of sunlight will cause wilt in turn. I will try to be a good active girl from on , find the right things to do, and rest well.. not just my body but my mind and soul too and be fruitful. I would greatly depend on your prayers for this!

This post is long already,I ll probably have more posts about laziness. Hopefully it should be about how I conquered it !!!! Muhuhahahahahaha...
P.S.: Wouldn't you agree that writing a blog is a fruitful thing to do? Yay!
Also !!!! Don't you smell Christmas in the air? !!!!!!

Laziness overtakes

It's 11:00pm and Today calls for a blog.

I woke up in time for church had all the time in the world to get ready (1.5 hours was just the right amount of time considering I wash my hair on Sunday’s). But I lay on the bed snoozing my alarm every 10 mins for an entire one hour and just lying lazily, not even sleeping. Think of how wonderful it is to lazy around.

I went in time for mass a little under dressed than I normally would, thanks to my laziness. I will wash my hair tomorrow J .. I will :D

I came back from church by 11:30, Skyped with my parents as I ate, then decided to chill for a while and slept off for another two hours.

I know these things are normal, then I woke up at 4pm and wanted a snack, ate then I had to start my work on the Term Paper (Initial Problem Statement) as today is the deadline, yes today 11:59 pm. So what am I doing blogging? More on that later.

Finally arrived the time to PANIC!!! Laziness and PANIC most certainly go hand in hand.

Also thinking of this makes me PANIC more. "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands, and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond." - Proverbs 6:10 

So I prayed that God should help me complete the work on time. I knew it would take a lot of time, I was planning to use my ‘One-Time No-Reason Skipping of Deadline’ for today’s submission.

Then I sat and worked, relaxed, listening to a new playlist on YouTube that I discovered. Music doesn’t distracted me when I work. Neither does my friends chatting or even the sound of the building falling apart :P

Today morning I was complaining to my cousin that I didn’t feel like studying, but now I was rather enjoying the work, reading journal papers and excited to learn new things.I finished and submitted the work by 10pm and had my dinner, I have plenty of time left in this day, here I am blogging J

God helped, I am sure J ! I am going to now rest in peace (not “RIP”) and look forward to His helping hand in the coming week in my work and in overcoming laziness. Tennis class 8am tomorrow :’( Also I am typing my blog lying on the bed, bad news for back bone :( Am almost done, will fix this next time.

PS: Here is the link to the playlist I was talking about, it has most of the songs that are sung in my Church!! http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL323D9781654AF975

Counting my blessings .. literally

I have been a lot more bored lately than usual. I see facebook posts and many of them literally talk to me thode quotes for life !! So the sad me read this post which said
'The best thing you can do for you happiness is to start counting your blessings.... right now'
I was like... I wanna be happy . Right now so am doin it right now..
Lets count
1. I ate well (oops this really is the first thing I cOuld think of)
2. I have a bed to sleep on and am right now resting well on it.Typing with my left hand as my right is under the head.
3. I have a phone.. and a nice place I can pour my thoughts into.. called life-of-bue !! (Hurray cheers for my blog)
4. This should have been first (I m just being spontaneous) . I have an awesome God.
5. I still hope that the world can be a better place to live in.  And I wanna contribute to the cause.
6. I'm loved by people around me.
7. I have a great family that nourishes me.

I know this can go forever. . I m gonna let it flow for five more minutes :)

8. I m half asleep.. wait that's not a blessing. . I m given a chance everyday to improve myself and become a better child of God.
9. I have food stored up in the fridge for  tomorrow
10. I don't deserve anything but I still get everything.
11. Last one for tonight . I always end up happy at the end of writing my post no matter how I am when I begin.

Share your blessings and attribute it to God :) who else could be the source of all the wonderful things in the world. ..
Ok I better click post before my vision completely blurs.

Peace was taking it's time this time...

I stood near the gate and called out to the street .. 'Peace .. '
Are you there
'Peace..
Walk into my house..
Can you hear me?'
'I'm here' I heard a reply from out of the crowded street... why does peace have to be in a different disguise every time.. sheesh...
'Hi hello there.. so buddy can you tell me what colour clothes your wearing today I ain't able to recognize you... ' It's weird I can hear a voice and I dont see anybody near me that could be peace.

'I'm wearing a Green T-shirt' the voice said.
Oh come on.. does today have to be st. Patrick's day. Everyday is Green with money.. in this world. This is really not helping.
'Peace... pls can you try to find me...
I'm the girl holding the HOPE sign standing at the gate..'
'Ooookay... girl don't you worry.. I spotted ya.. near the gate.. chubby cheeks.. I ll be there in a moment.. just listen to some Gospel music on Pandora till then !! Xoxo... '
'Okie dont take too long..'
Meanwhile I'm writing my blog post.. Wow.. and BAM! there arrives peace.. !!!

Behind every BUE is her MUE

18257 

18257 Rupees ? That's close to my first salary.

18257 Kilo meters? That's a lot more than my distance from home. 

Why bother.. With this odd nombre...

18257 days!!! What? It doesn't still make sense to you?

I'm so excited, in 6 days it's going to be 18262 days. If someone gave you so many days what would you do with it?

Here is a soul that gave nearly half of that number of days for me.

One soul that would never smile when I cry and find happiness in my smile. 

The reason I believe in true love.

When I'm experiencing a beautiful thing that I feel so happy about and think 'someone has got to come and experience this with me' there's one person who's just waiting to do it. 

And when I hear her say that her life is meaningful because of me, I realise my life's meaning.

When there's a tornado hitting my town where I live away from home, there would be one hitting my home too.. And then when I'm safe, it dissolves.

Food for life! Food and nourishment in all forms to both my body and soul. A complete meal I will never lack. Thanks to her...

A witness to Life of Bue! 

18257 days

49 years 11 months and 26 days

In these days she's been called a baby and then a mother. 

18262

50 years

Can't believe she is going to be half a century old. 

She is still the pristine bud, always blooming to spread the scent of love. Setting an example for her baby girl (bue) and everyone else. 

5 days to go. And here s Bue cheering her..  * * !!! GO MUE GO MUE !!! * * 

Gimme that Extra Peace

I'm jus' gonna talk about this nice song that I've liked listening to lately...

Gimme that
Gimme that

Well lets listen to it , shall we?
Gimme that
Gimme that

Joy
Extra Peace
Love that will never change

Gimme that
Gimme that

If we humble our selves people,
fall on our face,
and ask God everything in me that's not right
take it away.

See what you've done to me, I'm not the same old me

You took away everythin' and now you're my everything

And He's the God who wipes my tears and provides enough to pay all my bills.. B-)
Gimme that
Gimme that

PS: Pandora Internet Radio App (Available in US and Canada) is a great place to spot new songs :)
Whoopie!! short and sweet.. that's the way posts should be.

In transit

I walked to the bus stop. Took a bus. Got off at the train station. took the train. Transferred to another train got off the second train. Walked a few minutes. Reached where I wanted to.

Now I'm sitting at my desk but I am still in transit. I boarded this vehicle, while I was still being formed in my mother's womb. Little did I know where I was heading. Just hung in there waiting for the next train. Then the time came and I arrived in my mother's arms. Ruled the world for a while, with my own throne tied to the top of the train.

Slowly I saw everyone around me with their own thrones ruling the world. Then realized that I'm one like a 'zillion' others. Got off that train and took a bus. Well now people around started telling me what my destination was for that's where everyone wanted to go. I was like .. ' Okaiee.. if you say so!'. I walked, sat on my mother's lap while my dad was riding the scooter, took an auto rickshaws, buses , cars and  trains.
Oh, my goodness.. how can I forget my bi-cycle <3 <3 :) Ok did I finish mentioning all modes of transport? Oops forgot the boats and air-crafts.. I would love to travel in a ship someday... and someday soon :D (impatient me :P )

I thought I shouldn't mention the times I got lazy and stubborn and when people had to drag me with them, anyway life s not always perfect :D My parents certainly didn't spare the rod and spoil the child (this applies to me and not my brother).

Then time passed and I started to understand why everyone wanted to go there. it is a place where all hope is catered to, some people call it heaven. I call it that way too but what it really means to me is a place in the arms of God.

Now.... I really knew where I wanted to go. I started running, shouting and singing and dancing and laughing all the way. I will run all the way if I have to. I ll take the bus even if it is jam packed and I will take it even if there is not a soul in it. And I decided to plan my trip so that I don't end up in a maze.

Eventually I ended up in a maze. And the visibility is so low, I can only see the present day in front of me. I'm a little confused. But the trip so far has be good, I know something has kept me belted to my seat. and cushioned me during bumps, I've never starved. I'm not scared about getting lost in this maze. Maybe, I will work my way out of it or maybe the maze will miraculously disappear and those golden gates will be in sight, then I will walk at my own pace, with eyes fixed on them, glowing in awe, until I reach the destination.

I cannot clearly see the golden gates, but I picture them in my head. its crazy to travel to some place you haven't seen. But I have seen it. In good things and good people. I will still leap and dance as I go.

I see people around me walking slowly, tired and weary of the journey. They say 'I had to change so many buses, it s so tiring'. 'My next flight is delayed indefinitely'.

Here's one picture if you can't picture it !

Friends, humans, fellow-beings, the tickets are booked. Make sure you are there to board the flight on time. Take the ship though it may take you longer to reach but its what you should do. Drive. Swim, Crawl. Skate. Find yourself on the top of a cliff? Just jump..! (Don't forget the parachute:) Life is not a race, you can't loose to another person. But you can win by helping each other and cheering everyone. And if someone has to take a different route than you, just let them go. Stuck in a maze? Keep Calm and maze on.

Oh! I'm just waiting to feel that relief when I reach the destination. Its gonna be the longest "phewwwwwwww... " I ever said. :D Phew..

PS: I specially pray for all the victims of air, road and sea accidents. Those who lost their life in the Malaysian Airline MH17 aircraft that was shot down on 17th July 2014, lets pray that they reach their new destination.

Oopsie this post got so long :(