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Do you have any strong life principles and beliefs that you do not violate under any circumstances? a kind of personal code of ethics. Do you want to share it here?
I believe that this set of principles and values shows who you are and who you are not.

Spirituality teaches that the art of living is to find real abiding happiness and satisfaction. This elusive inner happiness will come when we can discover our inner self. It is spirituality that helps us to find this inner reality, which is our inner self.


Many people seek after happiness in life. Consciously or unconsciously we wish to be happy. The essence of spirituality is discovering the joy in life. The happiness synonymous with spirituality is an inner happiness that does not depend on success in the material world. Spirituality tells us that real inner joy comes not through the fulfilment of our desires but in reducing our desires.

Spirituality is simplicity. When life is complex, complicated and cluttered we feel under stress. We have no time to appreciate the finer things in life. If we can minimize the demands from the outer world; if we can minimize our desires we can enjoy the inherent simplicity of life. As Sri Chinmoy suggests

"Spirituality is simplicity, sincerity, purity and humility. A simple life helps the seeker grow. A sincere life helps the seeker fly and dive. A pure life helps the seeker become one with God's Vision and God's transcendental Reality. A humble life helps the seeker embrace the length and breadth of the entire world.


Spirituality involves living in the present. This is an essential necessity to master the art of living. When we worry about the future we create problems that may not occur. When we regret the past we waste our precious time. It is only by focusing on the present moment that we can practise the essence of spirituality. In our highest meditation we go beyond the domain of time. Spirituality is not encumbered by ideas of the past and future. Spirituality believes in the eternal now.

In the world there are teeming imperfections. There seems an endless list of problems. If we are not careful we could spend all our time finding fault and criticising others. Our criticisms may be justified but they will never bring peace of mind. Furthermore through criticising the world we do not advance its progress even one iota. Spirituality teaches us to avoid judgement. If there is anything to judge it is just ourself. Spirituality says we should not criticise the world but love the world and appreciate the good qualities of others.


Judge nothing
You will be happy.
Forgive everything
You will be happier.
Love everything
You will be the happiest.


- Sri Chinmoy

Spirituality does not require us to renounce the world. Spirituality involves acceptance. If we accept the world as it is, then we can help offer something positive to the world. If we wish to change the world the great saints encourage us to first change ourselves.

"be the change you wish to see in the world."- Mahatma Gandhi

Spirituality says that inner happiness comes from living not for ourselves but living for others. When we only seek to please our ego then we can only get a limited happiness, our pleasure will be limited. Our ego doesn't know real happiness; no matter how many desires are fulfilled we always want more. However through selfless action, through serving others we can go from a limited human perspective to becoming aware of an extended reality.

To expand our consciousness is the real art of living. In the outer world we may know many things, but spirituality shows us how to learn the only thing that really matters. Who am I?

From Shamaila, a blog of December 2012
which means: if u can get nothing, be satisfied with nothing...



well, grow tomatoes, they will rot anyway when the rain falls in summer, but they want 1,50 Eur for one plant in the shop, mad...

2021 was a terrible year for many. While I pretended to be semi-retired making less money than previous years, I didn't 'fall into a hole' financially. With a dental issue that popped up and is being resolved, my overall health has been okay.
I skirted COVID at least 6 times as people around me (coworkers and friends) were directly affected.

So what's to complain about?
Nothing really.

Retailers are still pushing with extended black Friday sales and sale-a-thons up the ying-yang.
(that's the first time I used ying-yang in a blog)

Anyway, 2 days after Christmas, I was in Walmart and the normal New Years party items are in the front of the store. To my surprise, they had Valentines displays out too!

Ya can't wait... can ya!



A box of chocolates for a buck. That's got to be an amazing price.

There are only two types of children in this world:
- The Ignorant
- The Acknowledging

Now The Ignorant have many subcategories, determined by the level of disobedience and ignorance they apply in their daily lives. However, there is only one level for Acknowledgement, but being constant is where it increasess. It is that simple, what makes it hard is what the World offers now and what you have been trained or brought to acknowledge which is this world and Nothing in Heaven. It's so enticing that you get easily distracted. What you consider the norm in your life, can not be said the same for Heaven. Now if you heeded Christs words, "Give up all that you posses" that would also pertain to family, friends and loved ones. Because these things you value most more than god even by your actions alone dictate this to be fact. Give up your family from this world so that you can Love The Family of Heaven. Do youu not acknowledge them more because it is just how you have been taught. How hard is it to sever that bond?

But that is the speck of dust that has chipped off from the beam in one's own eye, many things you love in this world that you have been taught to embrace as what you think is Heavenly. It is so simple to connect with Heaven but so hard to let go of this world to do it, for you...

99% of the world's population are ignorant of Him because they know not a thing about HOW to Acknowledge The One, or intentionally choose not to. IF you Loved God you could turn an apple into a horse or a horse into an apple, and it would be delicious, the apple not the horse. This is what it means to be truly loving because you Acknowledge Him His way instead of yours. I have yet to meet another person who knows how to love god, without uttering the word 'love'.

IF someone said to me I love god with all my heart I would say, "prove it." "show me the gates of Heaven" now the person can say, "I have nothing to prove to you!" and this is very true its a GOD given right. But at a monumental epic cost, your soul. To deny ANY of His Children the Gates is to deny oneself the same privilege, even more so if he is fiercely regarded by the Father Himself. What God would do is replace the one who denied His Own Child.

If someone else said to me, "You first." Then I would smile nod my head and walk away. Because again they have denied The Child. Its just like the first person who denied him.

There are many ways to approach this all end in denial of The Father. It is a sure way to ignore Him of that I have no doubt. But only one way to Acknowledge Him. By showing me The Gates.

Now if someone said to me, "I do not know how," then I would say, "would you like to start?"


There is much to speak about but Im bored.

I know all days are not same.
But some days are in our lifes like a milestone ,
But some are very bad like a black nights.
Todays my heart feeling very bad , I dont know what happens next
but i surely knows its very bad or something more terrible .

After all the years of raising my children very respectfully and conservatively I was deliriously shocked as to what my middle daughter have shown me on my last visit. At 25 years old, she got a tattoo. I couldn't even say a word.

Thank God, it's not body piercing which I abhor.

She held me so tight and hugged me and said "don't worry mom, that will be the only one".

A rose at the back of her shoulder. She said a reminder of my mother who was so loving, forgiving and the kindest person I've known in my life. Of course she helped me raised my four lovely children.

Anyways, I never like tattoo and I will never have one. What about you?

I know some reasons why people do. Do you like them? If not why?
What is the most gross or beautiful one have you seen?

Thank you all for your reads and comments.

Note: in the wake of the world's political heat, just want to write something different.

A severed monkey that won't go away,

boodly boodly boodly.....hey!

And see the stars in the midst of the day...

but the worms, they make me achey

you,re the type of person who has unusual interests and beliefs and practices .
you,ve always been a bit of a weirdo
you don't care much for rules or traditions .you do things your way and let the chips fall were they want .you show the world every thing about you .you have nothing to hide and just laugh off those who judge you .you wish every one was more like you .
there is a lot of joy in being a non-conformist,

this is what my friend told me
what do you think of a person like this

I read soo many books and hear from everyone that Love is really an awsom creation of god in this world.
But
But
But
Love is not a good thing.
BEWARE OF LOVE friends.
If you want pain , frustration & be an owl in day or night then do it.

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