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Serenity

This amazing pocketbook captures some of Ruskin Bond's best observations on a life of serenity. This book actually makes you feel calm and relaxed.  For me it was my bedtime read, it helped me a lot to dip into moments of disquiet.  Why you must pause, look up and out of the window My favorite quotes from this book- 

'Smart' with emotions!

Looking to read a good book on management? Find essential insights for busy managers through this book: This is a hugely insightful and engaging book. It is practical and a guide to using your emotions in the right direction. It explains how emotions play an important role in an organisation, especially in building a relationship with employees. " People leave managers, not companies" HIGHLIGHTS: 1. The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions. 2. He who knows the universe but does not know himself knows nothing.  3. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. 4. The most valuable time we have is between stimulus and response.  

6 Must Have Room Decor Items

Decorating your room? Have you at any point looked at a room and felt it was missing something, yet you couldn't figure out what? Do your rooms feel dull in spite of your earnest attempts to make them welcoming? This rundown of must-have home decoration accessories can help you take a shot at beautifying a room, guaranteeing that you won't wind up with a space that feels incomplete. 1. Stunning White & Cream Framed Mirrors   White is an eternal sensation and goes with every colour on the wall. Decorate your room with these royal looking mirrors and ask yourself:    “ Magic mirror , on the wall – who is the fairest one of all?”. These framed mirrors are available in classic, country, and antique designs to fit whatever kind of decor you have in your home.   2. Bookcase It's difficult to envision a room without books in it. Regardless of whether there are coffee table books in the room, cookbooks in the kitchen, or a table of kids' ...

All that could have been

Humaari Adhuri Kahaani I have not seen the movie, I have just read the book. It is an easy read, and is a very typical Bollywood love story but with some sensitive issues involved. If you want to read the book, do not read it for the storyline. Read it for the dialogues. I really loved the dialogues in this book. Describing love is perhaps one of the most difficult things, but throughout the book, you will come across different definitions of love that would just make you sit and ponder on it for quite a while. Here are my favourite quotes from the book:  " If she were that simple, would she be worth seeking?" "Why did it seem so difficult to talk about love? Because the world offered, again and again, instances of love, not just love that was mentioned or spoken of but love in action. Only a cynic could doubt the power of Love or it's reality, and only a fool could be a cynic" " Joy and woe are woven fine, a clothing for the soul d...