What is Good News?
"What is good news for this person?": Could not get this poster off my mind... Source
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Are We Moving Row of Shadows?
We are no other than a moving row Of Magic Shadow-shapes that come and go Round with the Sun-illumin'd Lantern held In Midnight by the Master of the Show -- Omar Khayyam, Verse 68 ( Image Source )
All Freedom Loving Women
Source Who is Meena ? (Please support the cause of RAWA and all Afghan women by ordering as many copies as possible of this poster and other RAWA publications, against its price and postal charges for sale/distribution to your friends and all interested to raise awareness about the horrible situation in Afghanistan.)
Illusion of Grandeur
We are so small yet think we are very big...possessed by an illusion of grandeur ! (Canute, Joe and I in Penang, Malaysia. Canute's comment.)
Do We Reflect Enough?
Check out this SlideShare Presentation: Inspiration1b View more OpenOffice presentations from smrebu . (Source of pictures: Various including mine. This is general acknowledgement.)
Grief
Loss...That one moment of complete, total helplessness. We will live by but will we ever come to terms with the loss of loved ones? (Sharing: The grief of a warm teacher and friend of mine who just lost his loving wife. Remembering my mother, father, sister and brother.)
Smile and the World Smiles with You
About Smile: * A smile is a universal expression of happiness and recognised as such by all cultures. * A smile is the most frequently used facial expression It takes as few as five pairs of facial muscles and as many as all 53 to smile. * Regardless of the precise number of muscles used, smiling causes far fewer muscles to contract and expand than frowning. * Smiling releases endorphins and makes us feel better. * Even faking a smile can lead to feeling happier. * People are born with the ability to smile (They dont copy the expression, even babies who are born blind, smile). * Babies reserve special smiles (Duchenne smiles of joy and happiness) for their loved ones. * A newborn shows a preference for a smiling face over a non-smiling face. * Women smile more than men. * Younger people smile more than older American males with high testosterone, who smile least of all. * There are 18 different kinds of smile used in a variety of social situations. * Human beings can differentiate bet...