a pretty pic to share :-)

Hiiieee y'all,

While I was looking up directions to my Gmat exam testing center, I had to google a few different subway train lines to find out which ones were local and which were express (since I was taking the B or D train for the first time and didn’t know specifics of their routes) and while reading about the D train, I came across a very pretty picture, of the train going above ground (which only some subway trains do as most are underground completely, or part underground and part above ground, like this one). And the train picture is taken above ground while it’s winter in NY, and it’s such a beautiful picture, with the snow on the tracks and all around, and the winter trees visible behind the train. It reminds me of childhood memories, as I remember the snow in Boston or when we would go visit family and family friends on the east coast, this picture reminds me of a scene from a movie, which would have a voice over about remembering people, places and memories, and a very comforting feel of winter, snow, memories, as this train glides through the snow all around, during a winter in NY. Really beautiful and triggers memories in my mind and feelings and emotions in my heart :-) This could be in the early morning or in the early evening, as it gets dark earlier in winter. The lights are on, guiding the train.

Winter, and especially snow, reminds me of Christmas, family, friends, loved ones, being cozy, cuddly, hot chocolate, family dinners, hugs, Christmas trees, decorations, scent of winter which is something like burning wood, gathering around the fireplace, stockings, candycanes, snowmen and snowwomen, snowball fights, laughing, running, playing, warm coats, sweatshirts, big boots, gloves, mittens, hats, beanies, scarves, earmuffs, snowshovels, childhood memories, growing up, traditions, and so many more beautiful things :-)

Reminds me of traveling and being with loved ones, most of all :-)

Wanted to share this with you! <3

Children & Kids - life's lessons

A few days ago, I was at Jamba Juice here in Manhattan, and while I was sitting down, these adorable kids were looking upward, behind me, and started dancing and doing cute moves, and I was wondering what they were doing, but smiled in amusement at their cuteness. Then I looked behind me and saw the tv screen connected to the security cameras, and they could see themselves on the tv screen, and were dancing and doing karate movies and jumping up and down and laughing hysterically. For them, this was the most exciting and fascinating thing for them, and it made them so happy, and made me so happy just watching them. Twirly dresses and toothless grins. They had no worries in the world, and no concern with anyone watching them or the people around. They were happy doing their dance moves and enjoying the small things that made them so happy. Pure bliss <3

I believe that as adults, even though we have lots of worries, stress, work and responsibilites that children do not, we can still learn all of life's small and big lessons from children. Kids see the world through eyes open wide, everything in wonder and amazement, with no judgment of anything or anyone, pure heart, love, care and concern for everyone and everything. They are pure innocence. The smallest things are so exciting and bring them so much joy. We should all remember to sing and dance, laugh outloud, hug, love, roll in the grass, play in the mud, write in the sand, run through the sprinklers, let the raindrops fall on our cheeks, and snowflakes fall on our eyelashes. Watch a Disney movie, go on a ride at an amusement park, run around the park, be silly sometimes, have fun and don't take life too seriously. Remember to work hard but also enjoy and have fun. Remember the simplicity of life as a child, and to keep that simplicity and bliss throughout our lives, even after our actual childhood has passed and we are grown up, but we can always keep that childlike spirit and remain a child at heart :-)

9/11 in NYC - 8 years later

There is nothing like being in New York City on 9/11, even 8 years later, it is a day to remember, and forever a part of this city, having changed the lives and skyline of Manhattan forever, so prayers to all, and wishes for peace in a world filled with chaos.

Photo credit: Newsday/Newsday Photo / Thomas A. Ferrara | Phoebe Bennett of Arlington Virginia speaks with her daughter Cordelia Davies in front of the light batteries for the Tribute in lights memorial near the old World Trade Center site on the evening of September 11, 2009. (Newsday Photo / Thomas A. Ferrara)

how cool!

Today is 9/9/09!!!!
:-)

Sink or Swim

We all have this choice in life - I choose to swim :-)



"Sink or Swim"

Kamikaze airplanes in the sky
Are we going down or will we fly?
This could be a shipwreck on the shore
Or we could sail away forevermore
This time it's sink or swim, sink or swim

Hearing the song in your laughter
A melody I chase after
No one else has done this to me

Take a deep breath
No more time left
This is what I thought I wanted
Why am I afraid?

NY is #2!!!

Chicago is America's most stressful city, according to Forbes magazine, which recently placed the Windy City ahead of New York on its list of the most stressful cities in the country.

New York was No. 2 for stress in the latest ranking. Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Francisco round out the top five.

Ranking No. 6 through No. 10 for stress were San Diego, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, Providence, R.I., and Philadelphia.

quote for love and life <3

"Did you say it, I love you, I don't ever want to live without you. You changed my life. Did you say it? Make a plan. Set a goal. Work toward it. And every now and then, look around. Drink it in. Cause this is it. It might all be gone tomorrow."
~Greys Anatomy

all it comes down to

I think stress, lack of water, lack of breathing & lack of peace are the main causes of all problems in life, from physical to mental to emotional. We all just need to chill :-) and especially to find some time for ourselves. Very important and necessary.

I've Got a Feeling!!!

I love the Black Eyed Peas so much. They are one of my all time favorite bands.
I bought their most current and recent album released in June of this year. It's called The E.N.D. - which stands for The Energy Never Dies.

Hear my fav song off of it - it's called "I Got a Feeling" and it's their 3rd top hit off their album.

This song makes me feel so alive inside, makes me want to jump around, up and down, and just throw my hands in the air and say "I love life, everything is great, everything is blissful!" because besides the beats, the music and the melody is amazingggggggg!!!!!

The melody and their voices rock and are beautiful, esp when they say "That tonight's gonna be a good night, oooo hoooooo" (and the voices go higher in pitch and it's so beautiful :-)

"I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good good night"

my new haircut!

Thank you Christella!!! :-)

beautiful quote <3

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
Leo Buscaglia

New Day

How I feel about myself and my own life :-)




Before the light I found the dark
Before tonight I feel apart
Frozen up I've realized that something's gotta change

It took a crash to understand
Time kept slipping through my hands
I never used to know
The sun will shine after the rain

Say goodbye, say goodbye to the way I was before
Say hello, say hello to a new way
I was lost, but I found what I was looking for
Waking up, waking up to a new day
To a new day

I was sleeping in a twisted dream
Dying just to make believe
A pretty situation was far from where I was

But I'm not up for giving up
Lying down and out of luck
My mistakes are in the open and know I'm finally coming clean

Cause everything, everything ends at the start
I'm healing and feeling all of my scars

dance of life ~ for my Nani <3

For anyone who has been affected by cancer themselves, or knows someone who has been affected by cancer - and won the battle, lost the battle, or is still struggling.......

"Choreographer Tyce Diorio put together a beautiful dance for Melissa and Ade on the July 22nd episode of So You Think You Can Dance. The dance was based on a woman struggling with breast cancer, and showing the way she deals, as well as how her friend might deal as well. The judges loved the dance, even guessing that it would get Tyce nominated for another Emmy."

My Nani is my grandma - she had breast cancer, but beat it and won her battle, and is a survivor, but many people also lose their battle or are still struggling.....prayers and hope, light and love to them all <3

See the power of the scarf that Melissa is wearing in the video - represents her struggle as someone who had to undergo chemo (well the character she is playing had to go through that) and the scarf is representing her struggle and her battle, and you see the desperation in her facial expressions, but also the beautiful hope in her dance and movements, and that she is not giving up her battle with cancer.

:-)

Practice and dance and judges comments showing the performance that touched everyone and brought them to tears

Just the dance

Song "This Woman's Work" by Maxwell

Messages from the people who posted the videos on youtube.com:
"This is from tonight's "So You Think You Can Dance" featuring Tyce DiOrio's courageous choreography, drawing attention to the turmoil of a woman struggling with breast cancer, and its affects on her partner. I found it very moving, since my own mother struggled though breast cancer herself, but was fortunate enough to survive.
Brilliantly and sensitively performed by Melissa and Ade, this was their second performance of the evening, and brought everyone to tears, including all of the judges.
To Dick Clark Productions and Fox: Please leave this posted. It is a strong and meaningful message and it will draw a bigger audience to the TV program."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Tonight's "So You Think You Can Dance" featuring Tyce DiOrio's stunning choreography, drawing attention to plight we face from breast cancer.
Every week I am touched by the beautiful dancers on SYTYCD
with their effort and creativity. Tonight my heart ached with love, hope and sorrow.
Melissa and Ade performed such a touching piece that brought tears to my eyes.
My dear Laura who lost her battle to cancer just over 1 years ago.. She is thanking
the performers Melissa and Ade, Tyce DiOrio, Fox, Dick Clark for allowing this message to be
watched by millions and with hopes that more will see this perfect performance with this posting.
I agree that this powerful creation should win an emmy in 2010.

To Maxwell - This Woman's Work and the strong and meaningful message it delivers I do hope this will draw attention to such a wonderful creation."

beautiful summer day in Central Park <3

Pic I took with my phone!!!

Central Park

July 5, 2009

Happy 4th of July!

My Sister's Keeper

I want to share this with you - this is a new movie, from the writers of "The Notebook", called "My Sister's Keeper." It has an all star cast.
Here is the link to the film:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078588/
Just watching the trailer makes me cry and I haven't even seen the movie yet! But I see so much love, hope, togetherness, a strong sibling bond, and a family bond - a family who fights to stay together through all the tough times, and to do what is right for their family and for each other, support, care, love, and a family who fights for life for those they love.

I know it's going to be a beautiful family movie about fighting for those you love to live, and about becoming stronger and closer as a family, and that you will do anything for the life and love and bond and togetherness of family and what it means to be a family :-)
I've included the trailer below - definitely watch the entire trailer, listen to the dialogue, hear the music - I'm watching it again at work right now and I cannot stop tears from flowing down my face! In a good, beautiful way :-)
You will hear in the dialogue of the trailer how their older daughter is sick from - I think - renal failure, and they need a genetic match, so they decide to have another child - but during conception, they genetically create the embryo to have the genes to save the other daughter's life. They have another son also. And the trailer shows how this second daughter was born with a purpose, how she wants to save her sister's life and the bond she feels with her sister (thus the title, My Sisters Keeper) and how the disease both takes a toll on the individual, the family, but how love and bravery also brings them together.
Omg I am crying again just writing this! It's not sad crying, it's tears of being touched by the trailer, but more than that, touched by the characters, the dialogue, the music, the theme of love, family, unending care, fighting for life, being brave and tough in the face of any adversity - or like Mohit has shared with me - they aren't difficulties but really opportunities to make us stronger :-)

If the trailer makes me feel so much, I can imagine how I will feel about the movie. I want to see this movie, even though I will probably cry throughout the whole thing, but watching the trailer, feeling what I feel, seeing what I see and realizing what I realize from these beautiful themes, it makes me want to stand up and live my life to the fullest in every single second, that no matter what we face, no matter the ups and downs, life is good, things are good, and will only get better with each moment and each day, and that no matter what we struggle with, esp if it's health related like in the film or like in many of our lives, that we are not alone, that we have faith and God, and that we have love in our lives, family, friends, people who love us and who we love, people who will fight for us, stand by us, stand up for us, be brave with us and help us to be braver, be strong for us and help us to be stronger and never give up, and people who share light, peace, and positivity with us.

Life is beautiful, life is bliss <3
Enjoy :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdZZLdjBfCI

helpful info - airline, flight, and luggage tips

For those who like to fly or fly a lot or will be flying soon:

Airlines that still allow some free luggage to be checked in:
Choose an airline with no or lower fees for checked baggage. Southwest doesn't charge for checked bags, and some airlines, including Delta, AirTran, Virgin America, Alaska Airlines and JetBlue, still let you check one bag for free.

Pack light to make the most of your baggage allowance. Weigh your packed suitcases to make sure they don't go over your airline's weight limit, which is typically 50 pounds per bag. Be sure to leave room for souvenirs. If you don't know your airline's baggage weight limit, read your contract of carriage to find out how much each bag should weigh.

Weigh and measure your carry-on bag, too. Carry-on weight limits range from 16.5 pounds (Virgin America) to 40 pounds (Delta). Carry-on item dimensions vary by airline and type of aircraft. Some airlines don't publish carry-on bag weight limits on their websites, so it's a good idea to check your contract of carriage to be sure you know if such a limit exists.

If you fly often, stick to one airline so that you can build up enough frequent flyer miles to attain "elite" or "premier" status. Once you hit this milestone, you won't be charged checked baggage fees.

Rent large items you'll only use once or twice, such as golf clubs, skis, scuba gear, surfboards or bicycles. It's often less expensive to rent sports equipment than to check it as baggage, particularly if you already plan to check two bags. Some airlines charge as much as $100 for your third checked bag – and that's only for a one-way flight.

Personal tips I want to share with you about flying:
1) always pack your suitcase with items that you are prepared to lose if your suitcase doesn't make it to your destination (I have known many people whose luggage was misplaced, didn't make the connecting flight, lost, stolen). So pack things that you can buy again (clothes, shoes, etc and NOT personal memories, expensive things, etc).
The airline does not reimburse you for every single thing in your luggage, there is a limit. Plus personal items and memories are irreplaceable.

2) Always keep your carry on items in view, esp if they contain expensive items. People's laptop computers and other carry on baggage have been stolen from the overhead compartments so keep your carry on items with you or in view at least.
Don't trust anyone :-)

3) If you lose your luggage, keep calling the airport - they do not deliver it automatically to you.

Happy safe travels!
:-)

beautiful poem

On Marriage
Kahlil Gibran

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Morning Motivation

My Mom got this nice email and shared it with me. I really love it :-)
<3

Morning Motivation When I woke up this morning lying in bed, I was asking myself What are some of the secrets of success in life? I found the answer right there, in my very room. Carry a Heart that Never Hates. Carry a Smile that Never Fades. Carry a Touch that Never Hurts. HAVE A PURPOSEFUL DAY!

springtime love <3

Pigeons playing, sparrows hopping, leaves twirling, flowers blooming, smiles & hugs, a flowing fountain in the midst of the downtown buildings, a cool breeze around us, the warm setting sun on our faces, the protective trees above us, springtime love in the park in NYC <3 bliss :-)

beautiful quotes about God

"Trusting in God does not make a big mountain small, it makes it easier to climb!"

"Faith is taking the first step, even when you cannot see the staircase."

Current music favs <3

Kelly Clarkson

"Already Gone"

This singer is amazing - Nick Pitera - I found out about
him while surfing youtube - his vocal range is INCREDIBLE!!!!

"A Whole New World"

"Already Gone" and "Halo"

thoughts

Sometimes we need a sign to know that what we choose is right for us. Sometimes we need light to guide us through the mist of confusion and feelings of being lost. Sometimes we think and do so much good for others, we have to remember to take care of ourselves as well, and probably firstly. We are a priority to ourselves and our own life. Take care <3

my favorite music quote

"Music Speaks What Cannot Be Expressed, Soothes the Mind and Gives It Rest, Heals the Heart and Makes It Whole, Flows from Heaven to the Soul."

<3

new Paula song!

I'm Just Here For the Music :-)

peace and happiness :-)

More than anything, I believe that every day should begin with a smile and end with a smile, that we should never leave the house or hang up the phone or go to bed when mad or upset, that each time, peace and happiness should be there and things worked out, before going anywhere or hanging up or going to sleep :-) and be always in happiness and peace!

Neyo "Mad"

Watch the video

I know sometimes
It's gonna rain...
But baby, can we make up now
'Cause I can't sleep through the pain

Girl, I don't wanna go to bed
(Mad at you),
And I don't want you to go to bed
(Mad at me).
No, I don't wanna go to bed
(Mad at you),
And I don't want you to go to bed
(Mad at me)
Ohhh no no no...

Oh baby this love ain't gonna be perfect,
(Perfect, perfect, oh oh).
And just how good it's gonna be.
We can fuss and we can fight
Long as everything alright between us
Before we go to sleep.

Baby, we're gonna be happy.

self growth and evolving

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves."
M.K. Gandhi

Dance it out :-)

Watch here :-)

One of my favorite things about Greys Anatomy, is that the characters, whenever they are down or have a bad day, they "dance it out." First only one or two people used to do it, and then they all learned from each other, to spread the happiness and joy through dancing it out, so anytime they have a bad day or something went wrong or having a tough time, they get up and "dance it out" together, so basically listen to music and dance around the room, happy, wild, letting it all out, just dancing it out :-) I have incorporated this into my daily life, and just letting all the happiness and peace and positivity flow through me as I move to the music :-) Dance it out baby!

cultures, religions, holidays

Happy Good Friday! and Yay almost Easter! :-)
I am going to Easter Mass and brunch with my friend here in New York, and I’m very happy and excited :-)
As a child, we always used to have Easter egg hunt at school and then with other kids, we'd go to Easter celebrations in the park and do an Easter egg hunt, and Mom and Dad also used to set up Easter egg hunt for us, and whether at school or in the park or at home, it was always so exciting to find the eggs (plastic eggs) and they had chocolates inside or jelly beans or egg shaped candy. And then also we used to paint hardboiled eggs, I think at school or at home, and after boiling the eggs, and then you get to decorate them and paint them. And we would make Easter projects in school during arts and crafts time. And that was when we were children, but even until now as adults, my Mom always gets us Easter gifts each year, like bunny stuffed animal and chocolate eggs and Snoopy toy dressed for Easter, etc. Such a fun holiday :-)
Lots of holidays have only religious symbolism, some have only cultural, and some have both. Like Jewish people are celebrating Passover, Christians are celebrating Easter, and lots of people are celebrating decorating eggs, bunnies, and chocolate :-)

I love to experience different cultures, religions, and celebrations, of all kinds and types and backgrounds :-) There are so many to experience, between all the different cultures and religions, and it's a beautiful aspect of life, to share and celebrate and enjoy all of these beautiful and unique differences that make us the human race, and all of our individuality and differences is what makes every culture and religion so incredibly special, wonderful, and beautiful, all these different beautiful elements and aspects together :-)

In high school, I made this one film called "Our Only Hope" where I took 4 of my friends from 4 different faiths, and showed that no matter how different we are or how different our faiths our, the true religion of humanity is love, and I used a song with the lyrics saying "My religion is love." One of my first films I made :-)

I want to celebrate all these holidays with my kids because I grew up having so much fun with these holidays, the cultural aspect mostly, because these aren't my religious holidays as I was born Hindu, but even though born a Hindu, now I believe in God and all religions, but don't really celebrate these holidays religiously, so Christmas for me is more about lights, spirit, tree, and winter holiday bliss more than about the birth of Jesus, and Easter is more about decorating eggs and chocolate for me than the rising of Christ, but everything is beautiful :-)
So yes I want my kids to experience Easter egg hunt, dressing up in cute costume for Halloween and going trick or treating, putting up lights and a tree for Christmas, and having Thanksgiving dinner, etc, all those things. These are the best times and memories of my life, all the fun of the holidays, and also being together with friends and family :-)

Every day of life is a celebration, and these are some special celebrations, and some religious and cultural ones, and just special times of the year, but yay for every day is a celebration :-)

love the band, song, video, and movie :-)

every end is a new beginning

My favorite show of all time is coming to an end. One of the last ER episodes aired last night, I think it was the 4th to last, and it brought back the return of so many original characters, including my George Clooney :-) it was like, 10 years since he originally left the show in 1999, and then 9 years since he guest appeared that one time in 2000. So it was so great to see him back on the show that made him famous, and the show and actor that has been my favorite for both since I was 16 :-) and because the show is ending, it makes me think about memories and the past and people in our lives and life and just everything :-) and the show is ending in a few more episodes, and it's just one way that reminds of me of how things end and new things begin, in general in life, and how we start new things in every moment. I feel that everything in life, small or big, makes us realize something, small or big, and even ER ending after 15 years has made me realize and think about a lot of things, beginnings, and endings that are really just the beginning of something new, bigger, better, growth, evolving, life's positive changes :-)
It's like, some things never change like how some people stay in our life as rocks, and then some things come full circle like where we once were or once started and we somehow make it back there again but as a new, evolved person, and in some ways, really everything does change, people come and go, and even those who stay, life is still full of changes because it grows and evolves, we all do, and even though some things end, it's really that every end is a new beginning :-)

Happy Holi!

Celebrate the colors of life :-)

CCF has closed :-(

:-( I am sad to learn that Camp California Fitness (CCF) has closed.
This camp was so amazing for what it did for so many girls and young women, including myself and a lot of my close friends who were campers and/or counselors with me.
I am so sad to hear this program has ended :-(

This is part of an email that I wrote to Mohit, to tell him about CCF, and including the message that now has replaced the website:

I am sad to hear that my camp has closed for good :-( It makes me feel like starting something like this, a similar program, for girls who need any kind of healthy lifestyle help and/or support. This camp changed my life and so many others - this was the healthy lifestyle summer camp that I went to as a camper, and then returned as a counselor. Now after years of changing girls lives, it has closed. Some of the best memories of my life and most of my closest friends today were people I met at this camp. My own life was changed and I helped to change so many girls lives. I loved every minute there, even though it was tough at time, as both a camper and counselor, but when I think back, I have nothing but the best memories, and I miss those days SO incredibly much, and now I know that other girls cannot have that experience anymore or ever again. Some of my best memories ever and times of my life and friendships and bond blossomed in those two summers in the hot California sun :-) I will never forget what I learned, what I gained, and will take those life lessons with me through life for the rest of my life. I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity to be a part of this amazing experience and touch so many lives :-) including my own that was changed forever!

We had a team of camp doctors (as it was a medically monitored camp for healthy lifestyle and losing weight), and the father of all the doctors, whom we called "Papa" wrote this note on the website that used to exist, that I visited daily for so many years of my life, and that I even helped to update and work on the website. This is the note that has now taken the place of the website: Really saddens my heart :-( I just feel like I want to help people and I don't know how - and the help that was out there and helping people - like this camp - are closing due to lack of funding and I wish I just had money to keep things like this camp open, and just volunteer and help people without having to worry about money. Oh that would be so perfect :-)
I want to help people. I want to change the world. Or at least help to do so. Maybe with my MBA, I can start a program or a business or something - where I can help people.
:-)

www.campcaliforniafitness.com

NOTIFICATION: Camp California Fitness has closed.

Camp California Fitness was started to realize a dream that the founders had to provide a safe setting where young women and girls could come to learn and implement ways of leading healthier lifestyles. The results were amazing. Five years of data showed consistent efficacy and the testimonials spoke for themselves. However, despite the fact that the health care professionals involved (including the physicians, dieticians, mental health professions, etc) provided tireless service to the camp without stipend, the current economic climate in the United States has made it economically impossible to continue. The camp was converted to a non-profit organization in 2008 in an attempt to attract support from individual and corporate donors as well as a means of acquiring capital through grants. Unfortunately, fundraising efforts have failed to raise enough capital to pay prior debts which was a prerequisite for reserving the college campus for summer 2009. All involved continue to dedicate their lives to providing care and teaching ways for people to optimize their lives through lifestyle modifications. While our passionate commitment to assisting people remains, we feel tremendous sadness about not being able to do so through Camp California Fitness. We feel blessed to have worked with so many amazing young women and families and hope that we will have the opportunity to do so in the future.

Sincerely,

Sam J.W. Romeo, MD, MBA

International Women's Day

Call to help stop violence against women!
March 8-13, 2009

Making a phone call is easy and with it you can help stop violence against women.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/call4women

March 8th marks International Women's Day, a day to celebrate the economic, political, and social achievements of women around the world and to advocate for those women who experience violence and discrimination because of their gender . In the week following this important day, join with Amnesty International supporters across the United States to call on Congress to support legislation that will help stop the violence against women. According to the UN, approximately one in three women is beaten, raped or otherwise abused in her lifetime. With your help, and with your calls, we will pass legislation that will help stop the abuse and bring perpetrators to justice.

For details, go to
http://www.amnestyusa.org/call4women

Dreams on fire - for my soulmate <3

"You are my waking dream
You're all that's real to me
You are the magic in the world I see

You are the prayer I sing
You brought me to my knees
You are the faith that made me believe

Dreams on fire
Higher n higher
Passions burning
Right on the pyre

Once for, forever yours
In me
All your heart
Dreams on fire
Higher n higher

You are my ocean waves
You are my thought each day
You are the laughter from childhood games

You are the spark of dawn
You are where I belong
You are the ache I feel in every song"

~Dreams on fire

<3
xoxoxo

I can feel your halo

Watch this incredibly beautiful video

"Halo"

By Beyonce

Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
And they didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make up a sound

I found a way to let you in
But I never really had a doubt
Standing in the light of your halo
I got my angel now

It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out

Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace

You're everything I need and more
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo
Pray it won't fade away

Hit me like a ray of sun
Burning through my darkest night
You're the only one that I want
Think I'm addicted to your light

I can feel your halo

love

<3
"Love is patient; love is kind
 and envies no one.

Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude;

never selfish, not quick to take offense.

There is nothing love cannot face;

there is no limit to its faith, 
its hope, and endurance.

In a word, there are three things
 that last forever: faith, hope, and love;

but the greatest of them all is love."
1 Corinthians 13:4
<3

soulmates

I am blessed and thankful to have found mine :-)
<3

“A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks, our truest selves step out and we can be completely and honestly who we are; we can be loved for who we are and not for who we’re pretending to be. Each unveils the best part of the other. No matter what else goes wrong around us, with that one person we’re safe in our own paradise. Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life.”

Everywun

http://www.everywun.com/

Every single person can make a difference in this world....keep your light shining bright....to help heal and be healed ~Anisha

I love this song

Light On
by David Cook



Try to leave a light on when I'm gone
Something I rely on to get home
One I can feel at night
A naked light, a fire to keep me warm
Try to leave a light on when I'm gone
Even in the daylight, shine on
And when it's late at night you can look inside
You won't feel so alone

Happy Holidays!

To all my family and friends and loved ones,
Wishes of a wonderful holiday season filled with love, laughter, and joy :-)
to you and yours
Happy Holidays
:-)
~Anisha~

Happy Winter!

Hii y'all,

Happy Winter!!! This is my favorite time of the year, and I get to experience a real, true winter in the freezing temperatures of New York City :-) Yes this is very different from a California "winter" hahaha. But there are lots of fun things to enjoy, even admist the icy winds, and as the snow begins, it's a beautiful season :-) I absolutely LOVE the holiday spirit and feeling of this time of year :-)

I hope that wherever you are, and no matter what you are doing, that you are warm and cozy, cuddled up to someone special, spending time with friends and family, drinking hot chocolate, shopping admist lit trees and tons of decorations, listening to the holiday music all around you, warming your hands by a fireplace, being extra joyful and merry, and if you are near snow, then enjoying snow activities like skiing, snowboarding, and building a snowman or snowwoman :-)

Looks like winter has arrived :-) YAY!
Happy Holidays! xoxoxo

Happy Thanksgiving!

To all my friends, family, and loved ones, Wishing you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving today :-) Remember and cherish all the things and people that you are thankful for in your life, today and always, Enjoy feast of food, football, family, friends, and fun!!! :-) hugs, Anisha

Hope

Poem for Hope
A Hong Kong Proverb

As long as we have hope, 
we have direction, 
the energy to move, 
and the map to move by. 

We have a hundred alternatives, 
a thousand paths and infinity of dreams. 

Hopeful, we are halfway to where we want to go; 

Hopeless, we are lost forever.

History & Change

History has been made, and it is happening all around you. If you voted, you contributed to be a part of that history. Yes it is amazing, especially when you hear Reverend Jesse Jackson share his story of how he stood on stage when Martin Luther King was shot, and now he is here to see our nation's first African American president.

However, the vote is now over. The hype will fade away. And the hard work begins for President Barack Obama. And if you haven't realized this from history, one single person - alone, even the president, cannot change a nation. Yes one person can bring about change and make a difference. People like Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King - none of whom were president. And even while one person - like these individuals - can make a difference, they cannot change the lives of all individuals of a nation, or in the world.

We wait for a leader who will bring about change, when we can be leaders ourselves, as individuals, and bring about change in every moment of our lives. Why are we waiting for someone? If you keep waiting, you will be waiting your entire life and never see the change that you wish to see. 

As Gandhi said, "You must be the change that you wish to see in the world."

So start today and as an individual, work towards the change you wish to see in the world, in your life, and in the lives of others. Do not base all of your hopes and dreams on one person, whose main concern is to protect this nation, and cannot fix the lives of every individual in this country. Instead, use him as an inspiration to take action yourself, in every aspect of your life. You are responsible for your own life, dreams, and the power to help, heal, and bring about change, for yourself and for others as well.

Do not depend on this one person, or on anyone else. Depend on yourself. If he contributes to the changes that you already make for yourself and your life, all the better. But do not wait for one person to change your life or other people's lives or this nation. If some things happen and get better - that's great - but don't wait for it, and don't rely on someone else. Rely on yourself. Look not to the president to change your life. Look inside yourself. And start there.

Have faith in yourself. Anything is possible. Work hard. And believe.

:-)

Sharing

I've realized that throughout life, when something makes us laugh, or really excited, or happy about any small or big thing, we think of things we want to try, places we want to go, see, experience - and we want to share all of these things with the people that we are closest with and to - our friends, family, and that romantic special someone ~ these are all the people that we love the most. It's like we think of them first, and there are a special few out of all of these people, whom we think of first to share it all with :-) whether that's your BFF or your soulmate <3

Vote

You have the power to affect change, in this country, and in the world.
Stand up and use that power. Use the rights that were given to you.
And help to make a difference, for you and for everyone.

If you are American, 18, and registered :-)
If not - encourage others to
VOTE
Tuesday November 4th

p.s. not trying to push politics on anyone - just trying to support positive change in our nation :-)

Spontaneous surprises

So yesterday, Mohit and I went to the grocery store to get some food. We wanted pizza :-) We were both starving after work for me and class for him, and they were cleaning the floors in front of the freezer area where the pizza was. So we patiently waited and walked around. There was this random bin of sports balls, like basketballs and football. So in the middle of this empty store, at like midnight, we are tossing the football and playing keep away with the basketball.

I love spontaneous surprises in life - things you don't plan - but just happen. And I remember thinking "here I am playing sports at midnight in the middle of an empty grocery store while we wait for the pizza aisle to be mopped up. This is fabulous!"

Love it :-)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

if you had the chance to wipe out your entire memory, forget what you have said, done, forget who you were, and start over...would you do it?

are the good memories worth the bad ones?

don't we all deserve a chance to start over?

i thought that our past makes us wiser and stronger.....

9/11 in New York City

Today is the 7th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. There was a big memorial event today, where all the victims names were read, and all the countries of the world were represented. Mohit and I went to Ground Zero to say a prayer, but didn't know about the memorial that was earlier in the day. One woman who had lived through the attacks told us about the memorial and showed us some pictures that she had taken with her phone. Her office building overlooks the site. She had been right there when the planes had crashed on that day. Hearing her story was intense, and the entire experience of being there on this day and saying a prayer, was overwhelming for both of us. What a difference to be here in this city on the anniversary of the attacks.

Prayers for humanity. Hope for peace. Love shall conquer all.

how I feel "In This Life"

Watch the beautiful Video :-)

by Delta Goodrem

I was nurtured I was sheltered
I was curious and young
I was searching for that something
Trying to find it on the run
Oh and just when I stopped looking
I saw just how far I'd come
In this life
In this life

You give me love
You give me light
Show me everything that's been happening
I've opened up my eyes
Following
Three steps fight an honest fight
Two hearts that can start a fire
One love is all I need
In this life

I have faltered I have stumbled
I have found my feet again
I've been angry I've been shaken
Found a new place to begin
My persistence to make a difference
Has led me safe into your hands
In this life
In this life

I was put here for a reason
I was born into this world
And I'm living and I'm believing
I was meant to be your girl
In this life

NYC - I am a settler :-)

"There are roughly three New Yorks. There is, first, the New York of the man or woman who was born there, who takes the city for granted and accepts its size, its turbulence as natural and inevitable. Second, there is the New York of the commuter--the city that is devoured by locusts each day and spat out each night. Third, there is New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion."
~E.B. White "Here is New York"

Me walking across the Brooklyn Bridge

I'm Alive - life is good :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y10J2O1oTA

"Take a walk
We can hardly breathe the air
Look around
Its a hard life everywhere
People talk but they never really care
On the streets theres a feeling of dispair
Everyday theres a brand new baby born
Everyday theres a sun to keep you warm
and its alright
Yeah, its alright
Im alive
And I dont care much for words of doom
If its love you need
Well I got the room
Its a simple thing came to me
When I found you
Im aliveLook around theres a flower on every street
Look around and its growing at your feet
Everyday you can hear me say
Im alive
I wanna take all that life has got to give
All I need is someone to share it with
I got love and love is all I really need to live
Im alive"
~David Cook

NYC Batman premiere....just minutes from my apt!

The Dark Knight’s Star-Studded NYC Premiere
by The Gossip Girls, Celebrity-Gossip.net

With the normally red carpet turned funeral black in honor of late actor Heath Ledger, the New York City premiere of “The Dark Knight” turned out to be quite the star studded affair.
Held at AMC Loews Lincoln Center on Monday evening (July 14), the movie’s stars Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman and Maggie Gyllenhaal were joined by Hollywood guests ranging from Blake Lively and Lauren Conrad to Emile Hirsch and Edie Falco.
And with Heath’s role as The Joker receiving rave reviews, the “Brokeback Mountain” actor’s co-stars have had nothing but praise for their fallen friend.
“He was wonderful. He was talented beyond belief,” said Bale, who plays Batman in the movie. “His immersion in the character was a greatly satisfying thing to work opposite.”
Maggie Gyllenhaal, who plays attorney Rachel Dawes in “The Dark Knight”, added: “He did something that is difficult even for every great actor. It’s still very unusual to hit a stride that is so free that you can really do no wrong. There’s no way to judge what he did. He was absolutely free.”
“I would love to be right here with him. And I thought I would be,” Bale added.