All things Bright & Beautiful!

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 12/4/2012 6:37:00 AM

';;; A beautiful morning in Switzerland - View from my train Years ago I had written down a song in my scrapbook. It was a hymn which we sometimes used to sing at school morning prayer. It was called - "All things bright and beautiful."  I had pasted pictures of beautiful places, dresses, cakes, dolls etc alongside it. I smiled at my then list of things which made me happy. As I was going through the rest of my scrapbook, I suddenly had a question for myself -  What is(...)'

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5 ways to remain happy on Monday to Thursday & Sunday

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 7/18/2012 2:45:00 AM

';;; Do you find the title strange? Why would someone talk about being happy on selected days. Reason - people find it relatively easier to remain upbeat on Friday and Saturday. Today I will give you some quick ways to find bliss on those days when you are generally counting the number of hours left for Friday evening! 1. Spend a little money  "Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to go shopping" said an American actress years ago. I agree. Although it is no(...)'

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Pause, Pace and Peace.

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 6/15/2012 3:09:00 AM

'Image: Phi Phi Island, Phuket;;; It has been a while since I 'wove' something for this Tapestry. So I am back again, with some new patterns and colours to add. The colours which I picked up from the pearly white sands and the turquoise blue waters of Phuket. Patterns which I picked up from the warm smiling people and their enriched culture. It is not new to us what a holiday can do to our spirits and energy. But sometimes, it can be more than just a get-away. Sometimes it can b(...)'

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Starting afresh this New Year! Time to let go the past!

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 1/24/2012 8:43:00 AM

';;;HiFriends! Happy New Year! Ihope that the year started great for all of you. For me, yes it did! I had agreat time in India with my family and friends and now I am back in Hong Kong,just in time to celebrate the Chinese New Year! Andas the first month of the new year is coming to an end, I tried to retrospectthis morning if anything had happened worth noting down here. If I haddiscovered some pearls of wisdom to share with you all. And I realized that Ihad in fact understood(...)'

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The Last 9 Days of 2011

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 12/22/2011 12:41:00 AM

'Hello!How are youdoing in the last week of 2011? Wow! Does it not sound a bit different when Iput it like that, rather than a mere 'Howare you?'I am sure allof us are busy preparing for the big day - New Year's Eve! We have made thatreservation, shopped for that perfect party look etc. All in all, we are allset to celebrate that second when the clock strikes 12! However, haveyou planned anything for the last nine days of 2011, before that second comes!With so many things happening, (...)'

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Reflections 2011 - Part 2; Ways to say Goodbye to 2011

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 12/11/2011 11:00:00 PM

'Hi again!I hope all of youenjoyed reading the first in the series of Reflections 2011. Well, I can tellyou that I definitely enjoyed writing it because it brought back all thewonderful memories of 2011. Today, continuingthis a little further, I am going to write about the ways I have thought of, to endthis year meaningfully and well, interestingly! 1.Thankyou 2011-  Thinking about all the special, happy, funnymemories of 2011, I realized how none of it would have happened witho(...)'

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Reflections 2011 - Part 1

Author : Nidhi Kush Shah      Blog : Tapestry of Contemplations      Date : 12/6/2011 3:54:00 AM

'Courtesy: Google Images Hello my dear friends!Wow! It has been such a long time sinceI posted anything on this blog and I know apologies will not be sufficient tomake up for it. So I am back here with much more than just sweet sorrys.  Right now is an interesting time of theyear. A mixture of holidays, Christmas cakes, sale shopping, family and friendsgathering, snow, jingle bells, new year eve and new year resolutions. Butwelcoming the new, always means saying good bye to(...)'

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