Greatful for A platter full of taste

This week I’m greatful for a plenty of things that happened in this Amazing August!

Greatful for Love..

From the emotion, to the expression

From learning to feeling,

From reading to talking,

Love sure is all that we have read…..and so much more.

A bounty full of joy expressed,

It gives smiles to whom you serveJ

Greatful for Pain….

And I’ll say it with Gibran

“Much of your pain is self chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.”~ Kahlil Gibran

Greatful for…Soothing Self

I realised today that at the end of the day, no one but you your ‘self’ alone have the capacity to rise above the shambles that you think your life has offered to you. A friend, a well wisher may show you how wonderful and diligent a person, a worker you are, but no thing works until your inner voice drives to shut the loud self deprecating voices and dance joyously to the achievements you have had in the past. The past smiles have their rewards to offer and say : I’ll come to you when the moment is right, and alone you deserve all the praise!:)

Dear Life,

My tryst with you is that of a life time, so well as well as you have understood me, I’m not far behind!

I’ll go above, go under or go through, but one thing I swear I’ll never do….and that is I’ll Never Give Up!!

Greatful for friendship

It is said we realise the value of something often when we lose it and so goes for a precious friend. I’m so glad I have her, my best well wisher from school time. Way too precious, way too great!:)

Have a blessed Weekend and a Superb September!;)

Aakriti

Linking up with Maxabella who always has many things to be grateful for:)

Tamanna-ae-Noor

Is bekhabar dil ko,

Kaeen khabrein pahunchi,

Kuch tamannayein, kuch sapne

Poore karne ki kasak jagi.

Rab ne dia jo chaha tha,

Phir ek din socha,

Has ke mar jaungi abhi,

Agar kisi ne yeh sans mangi.

Is sapno ke mehal mein,

Kuch dhadkanein aur kuch raag,

Jag kar nache, aur bole,

“Ae muskaan-ae- chahak,

Ae dil- ae- gulshan,

Is khwaish ki potli,

Ko ja khol de is qadar,

Ki panchi ban tere sapne,

Mehka de asmaan,

Aur choo le unchaiyon ko,

Poori ho yeh dastaan”.

Aakriti

Confide

Confide

To confide is not to share words

It is to entrust your fears into me

Like a  sand drop embraced in a shell

Confiding its being to become a pearl.

To  confide is to make me feel responsible enough

For the faith you have in me

In moments so shaky

When I forget my strengths

Your confid(e)nce in me speaks

In silence so deadening

A spark invisible is seen.

To confide is to preserve

Shared secrets in a treasure box

Where your weak tears nourish my soul

Awakening the energy to hold

Both you and me together

In a bond truly felt

Belittled by the most florid of words.

To confide is to give me your strengths

To endow me with your lost smiles

To replenish my unknown powers

Only so that.......

I hold you in my arms

A baby to be soothed to sleep

Hush sweet heart hush my dear

Your dreams I warmly keep

Tomorrow when the sun shall rise

See my darling in my eyes

The first sight of ours

Shall gift you back your energies!

Aakriti.

(F)ew (R)elationships (I)n life (N)ever END

You know it’s time to write when you miss sitting on your table with your laptop in front of you. Few days back I shared with a fellow blogger friend how bizzarely my page views per day would cross more than 100 or 200 yet no one would bother to leave a comment. Indeed chocolates are to chocoholics what comments are to us bloggers. So as much as I wish to say that this post is solely for my special friends (people who have made a special difference in my lives so far) its also to share what friendship means to me....

I learnt a few years back the full form of F.R.I.E.N.D.: Few relationships in life never end.

This Friendship’s Day was a special one very special one! In the last one year I met some wonderful souls, bright, cheerful, caring, kind, giving. As much as their acumen impressed me it was their sweet hearts which drew me closer to call them that ‘special’ friend. While one hot chick. Vrinda, much younger to me always brings my teen years back, there is this bestie from school ( who goes by the name Srishti)  who knows how to truly give. All these years I learnt how she was there to stand by her friends when they desperately needed her even as she was in pain which she would never get reflected in any way.  

I have often wondered how these wonderful people have the capacities to be by themselves in their depressing and heart aching moments. I as a friend have always wished to be there for them, sigh…I feel I hardly get opportunities for doing so. Nevertheless I told my friend once “ it’s okay if you don’t feel like sharing with me but if you do find someone else who did made you feel better, I’ll be simply content by the fact that your smile came back.”

I know not how to thank for the bundles of love I received this friendship day. These wonderful people now constitute my world. I thanked God last night for all these beautiful souls that he gifted me in the past one year and those which have always been there when I needed them.

I wish I could thank each one of you personally for coming to my lives and making it shine with your presence.

Gunjan ( for the great strength you are all by yourself, steady as a rock and great as ever)

 Shriya ( for the chirpy nerdy birdy and sweetness you are!)

 Sri Sri Srishti (for being rooted as ever and the kindest soul I’ve ever met and for all the never ending support)

 Vrin Vrin daa (You are a true Powerpuff girl. A hot sexy blend of strength, love, sunshine smile and yet again kindness!;)

Kunal ( Ah! Meeting you and getting to know you have been such bliss. Thank you is over the top now:P ;) So I’ll say ‘You are one guy I highly respect for everything you are’J.

Mad Mad Super Mad Mado ( Mudasir)  :P… This lazy ass dude is so chilled out in life, annoyingly chilled out but he has his delightful and hero-ishtic ( tashan type) ways. Good looking till the last ‘g’, he has this sweet heart which only ends up in you loving him regardless of the silly things he does! Amateur photographer doing great work!:) Oye Mado…you know how mad you are, right;)?

Chayanika di ( for all the love I got from you, it felt great to be treated by a kid by someone),

 Ila ( Loved the Bangalore trip, the night talks on that breezy terrace, the morning breakfast and the clicks that we had;)

Chhavi ( for being in touch with me and for admiring me. Chhavu, you are one friend who I know I can always get in sync with no matter where my life ends up being. Life’s events just bring us closer, don’t they;)

Paully (Paulina, my best Postcrosser friend from Finland): She knows how to care for her lovely postcrosser friends. She is that one friend who has always surprised me sitting miles away, brought a smile on my face. Hearty thanks to you Paully. I thank you for being my friend. One day we shall meet!

Liz ( Elizabeth, sweet Postcrosser friend from Australia): Liz was my first pen pal and we do have lots to share, write and mail to each other in our hand written letters. Thank you Liz for the concert ticket you sent me for the show at Sydney Opera House. I was deeply touched and loved the instrumental showJ Thank you for the Koala bear, for the picture you clicked. You are indeed a delightful girl! Apologies for not being able to rply to your letter darling but I know you understand.

Claud ( Claudia, a stunningly pretty postcrosser friend from Barcelona, Spain): We exchanged a swap, I sent her a request on FB and voila all I know is that I love her, even though we just shared a few conversations.:) 

There are many more I wish to thank. Thank you every single person who brought a smile and touched my heart in some or the other wayJ

I know my ways to thank, so if I have not thanked you personally today ( lack of time too) trust me I'll thank you for sure one fine day:) God bless you for being so kind and loving!:)

Here me say

I'll rise up till the end

Here me say

I'll stand up for my friend!

 (Song: Colorblind, Overtone)

Love to AllJ

Aakriti

P.S: May we all stay friends forever!:)