Fuel for thought

If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, you'll often find that you are right.

(Nancy Sathre-Vogel)

You've done well.

You've made great stuff happen,
and you will make more great stuff happen.
You've been scared and you overcame.
You've been knocked down and you rose.
And you've been lost, or so you thought,
only to discover it was just the calm before
another storm of creativity, love, and fun.
(Mike Dooley)

 There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one.

(Ralph Marston)

Fuel for thought!

Hope is not the closing of our eyes

to difficulty, risk or failure.
It is trust that if we fail now,
We shall not fail forever.
And if we are hurt,
We shall be healed.
It is a trust that life is good
and love is powerful.
(Author Unknown)

I have a purpose – growing;

I have a goal – glowing.
I have a hobby – giving;
I have a song – living.
I have a mission – reaching;
I have a love – teaching.
I have a calling – caring;
I have a joy – sharing.
(William Arthur Ward)

Bless those who challenge us to grow,

to stretch, to move beyond the knowable,
to come back home to our essential nature.
Bless those who challenge us
for they remind us of doors we have closed
and doors we have yet to open.
(Native American Prayer)

Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks. Not in what they say.
Just in what they are.
(Markus Zusak_Australian Author)

If you always think what you've always thought,

You will always do what you've always done.
If you always do what you've always done,
You will always get what you've always got.
If you always get what you've always got,
You will always think what you've always thought.
(Author Unknown)

For money you can have everything it is said. No, that is not true. You can buy food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; soft beds, but not sleep; knowledge but not intelligence; glitter, but not comfort; fun, but not pleasure; acquaintances, but not friendship; servants, but not faithfulness; grey hair, but not honor; quiet days, but not peace. The shell of all things you can get for money. But not the kernel. That cannot be had for money.

(Arne Garborg, 1851-1924
Norwegian Author and Journalist)

Ae Des Se Aanay walay bata..

Beautiful poetry written by Ahmad Faraz in the mesmerizing voice of Abida Parveen. The poetry reflects feelings of the poet who is far from homeland and his desperation to know about his friends and fellows. He inquires from a visitor from his beloved homeland in these beautiful and touching words!



Oh Des se aanay walay bata
kis haal mein hain yaran-e-watan,
Woh bagh-e-watan firdos-e-watan
Kia ab bhi wahan ke baaghon mein mastana hawaien aati hain?
Kia ab bhi wahan ke parbat per ghanghor ghataein chaati hain?
Kia ab bhi wahan ki barkha'ein waisay hi dilon ko bhaati hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
Woh sheher jo hum se choota hai,
Woh shehr hamara kaisa hai?
Sub log hamein pyaray hain magar,
Woh jaan se pyara kaisa hai?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
kia ab bhi watan mein waisay hi sarmast nazaaray hotay hain?
kia ab bhi sohani raaton mein woh chand sitaray hotay hain ?
Hum khail jo khaila kertay thay ab bhi woh saray hotay hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bta
Shab bazm-e-hareefaan sajti hain?
Ya sham dhalay so jatay hain?
Yaaron ki basar auqaat hain kia?
Her anjuman aara kaisa hai?
kia ab bhi mehektay mandir se naqus ki awaz aati hai?
kia abhi muqaddas majid per mastana azan tharraati hai?
kia ab bhi wahan ke panghat per
panhariyaan pani bharti hain?
Angrai ka naksha ban ban ker,
sub mathay per gaagar dharti hain?
or apne gharon ko jatay huay,
Hansti hui chohrein kerti hain?
Oh des se aanay walay bata
Mehran lahoo ki dhaar hua?
Bolab bhi kia gulnar hua?
kis rang ka hai darye-e-attock?
Ravi ka kinara kaisa hai?
Ae des se aanay walay magar,
Tum ne to na itna bhi poocha,
Woh qavi jisay banvas mila,
woh dard ka maara kaisa hai?
Oh des se anay walay bata
kia ab bhi kisi ke seenay mein,
baaki hai hamari chah bata?
kia yaad hamein bhi kerta hai,
ab yaaron mein koi aah! bata!
Oh des se aanay walay bata
lillah bata lillah bata!

Fuel for thought!

If you wish the world to become loving and compassionate, become loving and compassionate yourself. If you wish to diminish fear in the world, diminish your own. These are the gifts that you can give.
(Gary Zukav)

know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn.

(Melody Beattie)

Laugh at yourself, but don’t ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don’t leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

(Alan Alda)


Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.
(Nido Qubein)

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.

(Noam Chomsky)

Laughing with somebody till the tears run down your cheeks. Waking up to the first snow. Whether you thank God for such a moment or thank your lucky stars, it is a moment that is trying to open up your whole life. If you turn your back on such a moment and hurry along to business as usual, it may lose you the ball game. If you throw your arms around such a moment and hug it like crazy, it may just save your soul.

(Frederick Buechner)

Never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes in the world come about. So be that person.

(Buckminster Fuller)

Yaad-e-Mazi mein jo aankhon ko saza di jaye!

Yaad-e-Maazi mein jo aankhon ko saza di jaye,

Is se behtar hai ke her baat bhula di jaye.

Jis se thori si bhi umeed ziyada ho kabhi,

Aisi her shama Sar-e-Sham bujha di jaye.

Meinay apnon ke rawaiye se ye mehsoos kiya,

Dil ke aangan mein bhi deewaar utha di jaye.

Meinay yaaron ke bicharnay se yeh seekha "Mohsin",

Apne dushman ko bhi jeenay ki dua di jaye!

Mein Dil se Baatain kerta tha!

Main dil se baatain karta tha,

Dil mujhe se baatain karta tha,

Main uski sunta rehta tha,

Woh meri sunta rehta tha,

Hum dono apni baatain bus Ik doojay hi se kehtay thay,

Or ik doojay ki baaton per hum ghanton hanstay rehtay thay,

Main dil ka dost hi acha tha,

Dil mera dost hi acha tha,

Woh meray dard samajhta tha,

Mein us ka dard samajhta tha,

Phir dil ne mujh se chaal chali,

Woh teri raah pe chal nikla,

Ab mein bhi tanha rehta hoon,

Or dil bhi tanha rehta hai!