Thought Thought Photography Project - 365 days (II)

Continuation of Thought Thought Photography Project - 365 days (I)

101. 9-Oct-13: Ashwath - Kananda verse - Meaning: Don’t neglect what you have while counting what you don’t. Try to identify the good and pleasant among many unpleasant things. You should relish what you have and let go of what does not come to you. That is the path to happiness.

102. 10-Oct-13: Sylvia - Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.  Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.

103. 11-Oct-13: Kavin - Winning is not important. Participation is.
104. 12-Oct-13: Thangam - Never think of the past, it brings tears. Dont think of the future, it brings fears. Live this moment with a smile, good and cheers. Peace begins with a smile.
105. 13-Oct-13: Rathidevi - Tamil Verse - Elloridamum anbum paasamudanum irundhaal vaazhkayil nimmadhiyum sandhoshamum thedi varum. Affections brings forth peace and happiness.
106. 14-Oct-13: Swaminathan - Tamil Verse - Thammaipol piraraiyum enna vendum. Pirar kutram kaana koodadhu(Tamil). Meaning: See everyone as yourself; do not see the fault in them.
107. 15-Oct-13: Veekshith - Kannada Verse - Meaning: Everyone does mistake, but one who corrects and steps forward is the real man.
108. 16-Oct-13: Jyothi - Say what you can do. Do what you say.
109. 17-Oct-13: Roshan - Just believe you can be better than you ever thought you could be.
110. 18-Oct-13: Sasi Kala - We can make real life more beautiful than imagination.
111. 19-Oct-13: Preethi - Tamil Verse - Thozhviya vetrikku mudhar padi. Pazhaga pazhaga paalum pulikkum. Manam irundhaal maargam undu.
112. 20-Oct-13: Anony - You need not see the whole staircase to make a step.
113. 21-Oct-13: Rajiv - Mediocrity is a curse. Encouraging it is tragedy. Rewarding it is deceitful. Celebrating it is perversion. Don't be a pervert.
114. 22-Oct-13: MT - Peace begins with a smile.
115. 23-Oct-13: Sindhu-  Time heals everything in everyone's life. Give time yourself towards life.
116. 24-Oct-13: Sonia - No pain. No gain.
117. 25-Oct-13: Charan Tej - Be yourself as no one else can.
118. 26-Oct-13: Suhas - The character of a man can be known from his conversations.
119. 27-Oct-13: Meena - The best way to make dreams come true is to wake up.
120. 28-Oct-13: Arjun - No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
121. 29-Oct-13: Sharanya - Compassion is the basis of morality.
122. 30-Oct-13: Aniruddha - Respect for ourselves, guides our morals. Respect for others, guides our manners.
123. 31-Oct-13: Pradeep - Really the only purpose of life - To be ourselves, live our truth and to be the love that we are.
124. 1-Nov-13: Manish - Never ever give up. Great things take time.
125. 2-Nov-13: Ravikiran - When God pushes you to the edge of difficulty, trust him fully. Because 2 things can happen - He will catch you when you fall or teach you how to fly.
126. 3-Nov-13: Vijay - Realise the reality.
127. 4-Nov-13: Vinay Ved - Give time some time.
128. 5-Nov-13: Brundha - Between goals, there is life. Live it.
129. 6-Nov-13: Sathya - Tamil Verse - Vellai enbadhu niram - azhagalla. Aangilam enbadhu mozhi - arivalla. Meaning: White/ fair is a color, not beauty. English is a language, not intelligence.
130. 7-Nov-13: By Ron Hubbard - The leader is one who emotionally affects others most strongly towards positive action.
131. 8-Nov-13: Supreeth - Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.
132. 9-Nov-13: Venky - Love, Laugh, Live and Ride a bike.
133. 10-Nov-13: Sanju - No matter what the situation, remind yourself "I've a choice".
134. 11-Nov-13: Ganesh - It is very simple to be happy; but it is very difficult to be simple.
135. 12-Nov-13: George - Life was much simpler when apple and blackberry were just fruits.
136. 13-Nov-13: Rajesh Holla - First be the best; Then be the first.
137. 14-Nov-13: Krishna - Don't cry over spilled milk.
138. 15-Nov-13: Ambily - Success teaches us nothing, but failure teaches.
139. 16-Nov-13: Rahul - Success is not final; Failure is not fatal; It is the courage to continue that counts.
140. 17-Nov-13: Anony - Smile and the world smiles with you. Cry and you cry alone.
141. 18-Nov-13: Spoorthi - Believe in doing things differently than doing different things.
142. 19-Nov-13: Shruthi - Learn to say NO. Having the courage to say no to the little things in life will give you the power to say YES to the big things.
143. 20-Nov-13: Sunaina - If you dream for the sky, you will reach the tree top. If you dream for the tree top, you will remain where you are.
144. 21-Nov-13: Chandrika - Failure is absolute when you deny yourself the opportunity  to succeed. Be the chess player not the chess piece.
145. 22-Nov-13: Pradeep - We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.
146. 23-Nov-13: Chandrasekar - Tamil Verse - Vizhuvadharkellam ezhuvadharkuthaanethavira azhuvadharkaaga alla. Meaning: Failures are for getting ahead and not for crying over.
147. 24-Nov-13: Saravanan - If you travel alone avoid travelling by car; then go by bus or two wheeler.
148. 25-Nov-13: Ramesh - Every change begins with a thought. As you think, so you become. Develop positive thoughts and change the world around you.
149. 26-Nov-13: Santhosh - Keep learning from what life brings.
150. 27-Nov-13: Sudharshan Haribaskar - Wanting to be someone you are not is a waste of the person you are. Be U.
151. 28-Nov-13: Sanghamitra - The difference in winning and losing is not quitting.
152. 29-Nov-13: Pallavi - A smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.
153. 30-Nov-13: Ashwathy - You will never win if you never begin.
154. 1-Dec-13: Sukanya - You can, you should and if you are brave enough to start, you will.
155. 2-Dec-13: Sai Kiran - You cant stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
156. 3-Dec-13: Vinod - Don't carry your mistakes around with you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as stepping stones.
157. 4-Dec-13: Sajani - Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.
158. 5-Dec-13: Praveen - Think before you blink.
159. 6-Dec-13: Kannada Verse Meaning: "Comprehending the full truth is beyond our lifetimes. The ultimate truth is there in all reflections of itself. It can be seen with love. It exists even beyond the skies in all directions. It exists by the will of the Creator"
160. 7-Dec-13: Bharathi - Phases of life. Face it.
161. 8-Dec-13: Ashok - Reaching destination is not as exciting. Journey towards reaching destination makes it exciting.
162. 9-Dec-13: Ramya - Learn to appreciate what you have before time makes you appreciate what you had.
163. 10-Dec-13: Ashwini - There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.
164. 11-Dec-13: Vidya - Patience pays off with unexpected results.
165. 12-Dec-13: Reddy - If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.
166. 13-Dec-13: Basava - Having a wife is part of live. But living with life is Art of Living.
167. 14-Dec-13: Anand - Tamil Verse - Kaatrullapodhe Thootrikol. Meaning: May hay while the sun shines.
168. 15-Dec-13: Aarthi - Keep your environment clean. Your world will become green.
169. 16-Dec-13: Dinu - Life is celebration of being alive.
170. 17-Dec-13: RT - Age considers. Youth Ventures.
171. 18-Dec-13: Vikram - Every failure is a step to success.
172. 19-Dec-13: Naveen - U cant hit a positive life with a negative mind.
173. 20-Dec-13: Divya - Life isn't about discovering yourself. Life is about creating yourself. Love life. Live Life.
174. 21-Dec-13: Chetan - Have desire, but don't be greedy.
175. 22-Dec-13: Anony Kid - Tell jokes to be funny, not to hurt other people's feelings.
176. 23-Dec-13: Muthulakshmi - When it rains, look for rainbows. When its dark, look for stars.
177. 24-Dec-13: Manjula - Start where you are; Use what you have; Do what you can.
178. 25-Dec-13: Rejoy - A meaningful life is:
1. Finding a purpose.
2. Setting and achieving goals.
3. Leaving a legacy for others.
179. 26-Dec-13: Sonia - Everything is difficult before it becomes easy.
180. 27-Dec-13:  Anony - You cannot cross the sea by merely standing and staring at the water.
181. 28-Dec-13: Anony Kid - Every child is a different kind of flower. And all together make this world a beautiful garden.
182. 29-Dec-13: Ashwath - Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a DAD.
183. 30-Dec-13: Sanadhana - Children close their ears to advice but open their eyes to example.
184. 31-Dec-13: Murugesh Vadivel - Life starts with L and L stands for learning. Never stop learning.
185. 1-Jan-14: Anjali - Be great at math.
186. 2-Jan-14: Deepthi - There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle and the other is as though everything is a miracle.
187. 3-Jan-14: Ashok - Will take 3 years to learn how to speak but many years what to speak.
188. 4-Jan-14: Anony - All disadvantages are required for success.
189. 5-Jan-14: Anony - Enact to be true.
190. 6-Jan-14: Sudha - 5  simple rules:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most don't happen.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from god.
191. 7-Jan-14: Sreekant - Coming together is beginning. Being together is progress. Working together is success.
192. 8-Jan-14: Shwetha - The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
193. 9-Jan-14: Ganesh - Even if the other person is in another world, try to build a bridge.
194. 10-Jan-14: Mukesh - Discussion is an exchange of knowledge. Argument is an exchange of ignorance.
195. 11-Jan-14:  Anony - The closer you look, the lesser you see.
196. 12-Jan-14: Mangalam - Where there is a will, there is a way.
197. 13-Jan-14: Jawed - We should always be positive as everything happens for a reason.
198. 14-Jan-14: Rajamma - Tamil Verse - Uyarve Ennu. Meaning: Always think high.
199. 15-Jan-14: Srikandan - Tamil Verse - Muyarchi Thiruvinayaakum. Meaning: Attempts will yield success.
200. 16-Jan-14: Ramadurai - Tamil Verse - Kaalam pon pondradhu. Meaning: Time is money.

My Fear

It has been ages since I wrote; and never before about my frights. I mean, internet (a.k.a social network) is not the place to reveal your insecurities. Though being in a secure, loving family; married to the most trust worthy guy I’ve ever known, having life-long male friends, etc my fears of being mishandled has not reduced. As I grew older, my fears have only increased.

The wounds caused by few incidents in the by-gone days and experiences shared by my girlfriends were deep. They have definitely healed but the ugly scars still remains.  Every time, I repeat, every single time I see a stranger talking to a young kid (could be a stranger to me, again), I panic. There is this sensation of profuse sweating and breathlessness, only that no one can see it. I am imagining things I am not supposed to.  The logical sense in me knows that not all are some evil molesters trying to take over anyone falling in their eye sight. But the sensitive being in me keeps rining the warning bells.

One of my friends vouches that there would not be a single woman who had not been groped at least once in her life time. Is it true? Would my mom, aunt, granny, and my best friend too have gone through this? Is it alright to take it as part of life and move on? It scares me more. If they faced it, how are they OK? I am never OK. People who are acquainted with me know me as an extrovert. I am not. My big smile, being talkative, maintaining eye-contact, is my ways of hiding my insecurity. Those are my hopes that I do not send the wrong signal to the other person – be it a woman or a man. I strongly believe and know that wrongdoers are not gender specific. I also know that looks are deceiving.

I had been to a friend’s place over the weekend. My friend asked her 11yr old daughter to run up to another neighbor’s house to convey/ get something. I panicked. I so know that she and the neighbor are like BFF. I suddenly became chippy and told her to go herself or call her up over the phone. Before my friend could sense the tension in my voice, I started talking about something else. I did not want them to know. What if they judge me crazy? At the same time, I wanted them to know and wanted them to be extra precautions.

I have no clue where this would take me to. I live with my fears and also live each day with the joys it brings. I am being a very cautious parent now. The day I knew I am to be a mom soon, I vowed to educate my child to be aware of people around him, to be intuitive, to be courageous and most of to treat every other human with respect. To Live and let live, in peace.

Thought Thought Photography Project - 365 days (I)

Its been long since I wrote anything or did any photography - 2 things that helps me get creative. Since July 1st this year, I have taken up a  second 365 days photography project  - involving people and their thoughts.

In this I meet my friends, family, acquaintances, strangers,... and ask them to write one positive thought or quote that they like and would like to share with others. I then take a pic of them with the quote that inspires then and post it here.

I would be updating this post everyday with the quote, as and when I post the pic for the day in that blog.

1. 01July13: Nithil - Mumbe bhaapbap grrr mumumum unnggggu aaaaaaaaaa ki (That is what he said when he wrote his thought)
2. 02July13: Rajesh - Feel the fear and do it anyway
3. 03July13:  Srilatha - When you start truly loving yourself, the world starts loving you.
4. 04July13:  Rajesh Gonapa - Attitude is Everything.
5. 05July13: Mary - It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
6. 06July13: Devika - Keep trying and you will succeed.
7. 07July13: Anjali - An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
8. 08July13: Roshna - Dont just stand there, there is nothing to it; Strike a pose, lets get to it.
9. 09July13: Gargi - I do believe in faries; I do I do.
10. 10July13: Tina - Practice makes man perfect.
11. 11July13: Thilak - Change your thoughts and you change your world.
12. 12July13: Niyatha - For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of your happiness.
13. 13July13: Naline - Kuzhalinidhu Yazhinidhu enbar tham mazhalaisol kelaadhaar.
14. 14July13: Sathish - If you are rooted in reality, there is no fear.
15. 15July13: Rajan - Smile is a curve that makes everything straight.
16. 16July13: Sumit - A chance is always powerful. Let your hooks be always cast in the pool where you least expect. There will be a fish.
17. 17July13: Gayathri - You can achieve it all if you rise each time you fall. The best is yet to come.
18. 18July13: Kathy - Dream and dedications makes man perfect.
19. 19July13: Peasha - SShhhhh....
20. 20July13: Mallai - Knowledge is Bliss
21. 21July13: Vel - Be Strong, Be Sexy, Be Wild, Be U
22. 22July13: Sandya - Live and Let Live, Please !!!
23. 23July13: Champaka - Don't give up what you want the most for what you want now!!!
24. 24July13: Saravana Ganesh - Smoking is injurious to health; Worship the genius
25. 25July13: Raj kamal - Sometimes things have to fall apart to make way for better things. So think positive and be optimistic.
26. 26July13: Lekha - You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.
27. 27July13: Jeevika - Change your mental attitude and the world around you will change accordingly.
28. 28July13: Amma - Unmaiyaana uzhaipe vaanzhvin unmaiyaana vetrikku adithalam
29. 29July13: Rajith - Reject Rejection
30. 30July13: Raj - Life is like a photograph, you need the negatives to develop.
31. 31July13: Vimal - Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard.
32. 01Aug13: Anurag - Failure is not an option.
33. 02Aug13: DJ Bharadwaj - Ordinary people have big TVs, extraordinary people have big libraries.
34. 03Aug13: Niharika - Karka kasadara katravai katrapin nirka adharku thaga.
35. 04Aug13: MIL - Suttramum natpum thodarkadhai dhaan mudive illadhadhu.
36. 05Aug13: Shiv - (im)possible, (un)able - Change your way of thinking, change your life.
37. 06Aug13: Krishna - Do good for people, do good work, think good thoughts, be good to yourself and good things will happen.
38. 07Aug13: Akshata - There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty.
39. 08Aug13: Prathima - Life has 2 rules. 1. Never Quit; 2. Remember the first rule
40. 09Aug13: Anusha - Make peace with your past so it wont trouble your present.
41. 10Aug13: Chaitanya - When everything is against you, remember that the airplane take off against the wind and not with it.
42. 11Aug13: FIL-  Men may come and Men may go, but I go on for ever.
43. 12Aug13: Girijesh - To succeed in life, you need two things - Confidence and Ignorance.
44. 13Aug13: Mahendra -  Learn to live with the things you cannot change.
45. 14Aug13: Anupma - Success will be within your reach only when you start reaching out for it.
46. 15Aug13: Savithri - Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as long as you breath and love as long as you live.
47. 16Aug13: Vidaya - Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
48. 17Aug13: Vaish - Education is a vaccine for violence.
49. 18Aug13: Harikiran -  Know more than others, Work more than others, Expect less that others - leads to success.
50. 19Aug13: Deepika - When you truly want to succeed, never ever give up.
51. 20Aug13: Padma Priya - Changing the face can change nothing, but facing the change can change everything.
52. 21Aug13: Veda - Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear; not absence of fear.
53. 22Aug13: Aunty - Vidhyadhanam Saravathilum Pradhaanam - Knowledge is Wealth.
54. 23Aug13: Ankit Kapoor - The only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.
55. 24Aug13: Me - Hakuna Matata
56. 25Aug13: Krishna - There is nothing good or bad; Only thinking makes it so.
57. 26Aug13: Karupaiah - Ookuvithaal OOku Virpavanum Thaeku Virpaan - If encouraged, even a layman would become a tycoon.
58. 27Aug13: Shilpa - The best way to stay healthy and peaceful is to stop torturing your brain with unnecessary thoughts.
59. 28Aug13: Mahesh - You become who you believe.
60. 29Aug13: Chandru - Doing our work sincerely with 100% involvement and without any expectations, will surely take us to great heights in life.
61. 30Aug13: JP - Endha viyarvaikum vetri oru naal ver veikkum - Every sweat shed will water victory and make it grow. 
62. 31Aug13: Surya - You can, you should. If you are brave enough to start, you will.
63. 01Sept13: Elango - Every experience teaches you lessons. If you can share them with others, You become God.
64. 02Sept13: Tameem - There is no wrong time to do the right thing.
65. 03Sept13: Rameshwar - The past to prove that no one is perfect and the future is to prove that everyone can change.
66. 04Sept13: Prasad - Once you choose hope, anythings possible.
67. 05Sept13: Reena - Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.
68. 06Sept13: Akshay Jain - If you so what you have always done, you will get what you've always gotten.
69. 07Sept13: Muthu - When you point your finger blaming others, remember that three fingers point at you.
70. 08Sept13: Sita - First thought is the best thought.
71. 09Sept13: Sultan Bhai - Evar oru manidharai vaazhaveikiraaro, avar manidhargal yaavaraiyum vaazhaveithavarpol aavar - One who helps even a single person survive is as good as helping the entire human race survive.
72. 10Sept13: Mansoor - Wasting time is also a crime.
73. 11Sept13: Priyanka - Forget what hurt you but never forget what it taught you.
74. 12Sept13: Sumana - Patience is the best remedy for all troubles.
75. 13Sept13: Miguel Garcia - Things always get better.
76. 14Sept13: Nikita - The difference between who you are and who wanna be is in what you do.
77. 15Sept13: Bruno - I know who I am,but I don't know who others are.
78. 16Sept13: Raziya - God asks no man whether he will accept life; you much take it. The only question is HOW?
79. 17Sept13: Susheela - To succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.
80. 18Sept13: Rani - Where there is determination and will power, there is life.
81. 19Sept13: Jyothsna - If you want to stop hurting yourself, you much get rid of your anger and becoming loving instead.
82. 20Sept13: Senthil : Never give up on something if you can still fight for it. Remember it is difficult to wait but it is more difficult when you regret.
83. 21Sept13: Lamkey Dorji - With great power comes great responsibility.
84. 22Sept13: Meow - If opportunity does not knock, build a door.
85. 23Sept13: Dude - Always trust your instincts.
86. 24Sept13: Reshma - Think Big. Don't shrink your dreams. Super-size your courage and abilities.
87. 25Sept13: Rajesh Tarikar - When you want to give up, remember why you started.
88. 26Sept13: Anish - Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
89. 27Sept13: Rama - Why complicate? We've just 1 life. Keep it simple.
90. 28Sept13: Hari Krish - Keep in real.
91. 29Sept13: Prajitha - Whatever Works.
92. 30Sept13: Biswajit - I want happiness.
93. 01Oct13: Punith - Work on simple logic. Give the best to whatever you do in life.
94. 02Oct13: Eevera - Life is like a mirror.
95. 03Oct13: Aunty - Vendudhal vendamai ilanadiserndharku yaandumidumpai ila.
96. 04Oct13: Ravi -  Character is like a tree and reputation is like the shadow. The shadow is what we think of it but the real thing is the tree.
97. 05Oct13: Saravanakumar - Theedhum Nandrum Pirarthara Vaara.
98. 06Oct13: Vinod - In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
99. 07Oct13: Mausumi - Lets not crave for perfection..Lets enjoy the joys of life as it is with bounty of smiles and smiles.
100. 08Oct13: Murali Krish - Carpe Diem!!!