Three simple Tips for LIfe...

Three simple Tips to play safe in the Game of LIfe...

1. Don't promise when you are Happy...
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3. Don't decide when you are Sad...

Beautiful lesson by Buddha

Once Buddha was travelling with a few of his followers. While they were passing a lake, Buddha told one of his disciples, "I am thirsty. Do get me some water from the lake."

The disciple walked up to the lake. At that moment, a bullock cart started crossing through the lake. As a result, the water became very muddy and turbid. 

The disciple thought, "How can I give this muddy water to Buddha to drink?" So he came back and told Buddha, 

"The water in there is very muddy. I don't think it is fit to drink." After about half an hour, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back to the lake. 

The disciple went back, and found that the water was still muddy. He returned and informed Buddha about the same. 

After sometime, again Buddha asked the same disciple to go back. This time, the disciple found the mud had settled down, and the water was clean and clear. 

So he collected some water in a pot and brought it to Buddha. 

Buddha looked at the water, and then he looked up at the disciple and said, 

"See what you did to make the water clean. You let it be, and the mud settled down on its own and you have clear water. Your mind is like that too ! When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time. It will settle down on its own. You don't have to put in any effort to calm it down. It will happen. It is effortless." 

Having 'Peace of Mind' is not a strenuous job; it is an effortless process!

TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE.

Attitude makes the difference

Beautiful India

Beautiful India

A Baptist Church in Alichen, Nagaland


Nohkalikai Falls at Cherapunji, Meghalaya 

View from Ooty, Tamil Nadu.

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Rajgad Fort, Maharashtra

Tea Gardens at Munnar, Kerala


Kanchenjunga (8586m) viewed from Sandakphu, Sikkim

Temple Tank, Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, Karnataka

Temple Tank, Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, Karnataka

Temple Tank, Bhoga Nandeeshwara temple, Karnataka

Enroute to Kibber, Himachal Pradesh, India

Nubra Valley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

The blue range of mountains that run along the western coast of India.This shot taken in mid May from Palivasal Tea Estate in Munnar in Kerala.

Kargil District, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

Kaveri river running through Hogenakkal., Tamil Nadu

Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan

Kumbalgarh Fort, Rajasthan

Thirumalai Nayak Palace. Inner courtyard, Madurai,Tamil Nadu

The port city of Vishakhapatnam (Vizag for short), Andhra Pradesh

Lake Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan

Eravikulam National Park, Kerala

Tso-kyo Lake, Tawang, Arunachal pradesh

Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttaranchal

Silent Valley, Palakkad, Kerala

A Boathouse on the placid backwaters of Kumarakom, Kerala

A Cathedral in Thiruvalla, Kerala incorporating the features of a traditional Hindu Temple, a Mosque and Church

Munnar, Kerala

Gaganachukki Falls, Mandya, Karnataka

Vellore fort, Tamil Nadu

Things you may not know

• If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on the right side of your mouth. If you are left handed, ! you will tend to chew your food on the left side of your mouth. 
• To make half a kilo of honey, bees must collect nectar from over 2 million individual flowers 
• Heroin is the brand name of morphine once marketed by 'Bayer'. 
• Communications giant Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam.
• Tourists visiting Iceland should know that tipping at a restaurant is considered an insult! In America tipping is forced upon customer at 15 to 18%.
• People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport.
• Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.
• Astronauts can't belch - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs. 
• Ancient Roman, Chinese and German societies often used urine as mouthwash. 
• The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night. 
• The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. In the Renaissance era, it was fashion to shave them off! 
• Because of the speed at which Earth moves around the Sun, it is impossible for a solar eclipse to last more than 7 minutes and 58 seconds. 
• The night of January 20 is "Saint Agnes's Eve", which is regarded as a time when a young woman dreams of her future husband. 
• There are over 25 million b! ubbles waiting to burst out of each bottle of Champagne 
• Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros 
• It takes glass ! one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times! 
• The heat of peppers is rated on the Scoville scale 
• Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years 
• Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end 
• If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off. 
• Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases. 
• When it originally appeared in 1886 - Coca Cola was billed as an Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage. 
• Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals 
• Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
• The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-s! peaking country in the world to bring in the new year. 
• For every real Christmas tree harvested, two to three seedlings are planted in its place. 
• Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent 
• Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450°F 
• The Shell Oil Company originally began as a novelty shop in London that sold seashells 
• The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
• Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean 
• The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man 
• Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density 
• Fish and Chip selling officially remained an offensive trade until 1940 due to the smell it produces 
• The University of Alaska spans four time zones 
• The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself. 
• In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted. 
• Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil) and Mazaru (Speak no evil). 
• Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday. 
• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. 
• A comet's tail always points away from the sun 
• The Swine Flu vaccine in 1976 caused more death and illness than the disease it was intended to prevent 
• Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
• The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity. 
• If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can see stars, even in the middle of the day. 
• When a person dies, hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight 
• Trivia in Roman mythology was the goddess who haunted crossroads, graveyards an! d was the goddess of sorcery and witchcraft. She wandered about at night, and was seen only by the barking of dogs who told of her approach. 
• In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed 
• Strawberries are the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside 
• Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams 
• It cost the soft drink industry $100 million a year for thefts committed involving vending machines 
• The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year 
• The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust 
• Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters 
• Men's shirts have the buttons on the right, but women's shirts have the buttons on the left 
• Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy.
• Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down
• The painting that won second place in a competition held by the US National Academy of Design was hanging upside down when it was judged.
• Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
• For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off 
• The letter J does not appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements

Nutritional Health:The 7 Wonders of Water

Stay Slimmer With Water

Trying to lose weight? Water revs up metabolism and helps you feel full.

Replace calorie-laden beverages with water, and drink a glass before meals to help you feel fuller.

Drinking more water also helps amp up metabolism - especially if your glass is icy cold. Your body must work to warm the water up, burning a few extra calories in the process.



Water Boosts Your Energy

If you're feeling drained and depleted, get a pick-me-up with water. Dehydration makes you feel fatigued.

Water helps the blood transport oxygen and other essential nutrients to your cells.

If you're getting enough water, your heart also doesn't have to work as hard to pump blood throughout your body.



Lower Stress With Water

85% of your brain tissue is water. If you're dehydrated, both your body and your mind will be stressed.

If you're feeling thirsty, you're already a little dehydrated.

To keep stress levels down, keep a glass of water at your desk or tote a sports bottle and sip regularly.



Build Muscle Tone With Water

Drinking water helps prevent muscle cramping and lubricates joints in the body.

When you're well hydrated, you can exercise longer and stronger without "hitting the wall."



Nourish Your Skin

Fine lines and wrinkles are deeper when you're dehydrated. Water is nature's own beauty cream.

Drinking water hydrates skin cells and plumps them up, making your face look younger.

It also flushes out impurities and improves circulation and blood flow, leaving your face clean, clear, and glowing.



Stay Regular With Water

Along with fiber, water is essential to good digestion.

Water helps dissolve waste particl! es and passes them smoothly through your digestive tract.

If you're dehydrated, your body absorbs all the water, leaving your colon dry and making it more difficult to pass waste.



Water Reduces Kidney Stones

The rate of painful kidney stones is rising because people - including children - aren't drinking enough water.

Water dilutes the salts and minerals in your urine that form the solid crystals known as kidney stones.

Kidney stones can't form in diluted urine, so reduce your risk with plenty of water!



Are You Drinking Enough Water?

Generally, nutritionists recommend we follow the "8x8 rule."

Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day.

You may need more water if you exercise or sweat heavily.

You may need less water if you drink other beverages often.

How to Pick the Perfect Watermelon

With summer upon us and watermelons every where in the grocery stores; I thought I would share my tried and true method for picking the perfect, sweet, juicy watermelon. If your like my house, we love watermelons!! Summer just wouldn't be the same without them, but who wants a yucky, mealy, no-good watermelon.

Tried and True Method: See these little black bits on the scar of the watermelon? Believe it or not...that's sugar. These sugar bits are juice that has made its way out of the watermelon. It tells you the watermelon is sweet and juicy. These sugar bits can also be found on the ends of the watermelon. The more sugar bits the better! I have never picked a watermelon with these sugar bits and EVER been disappointed.

ENJOY EATING SEASONAL FRUITS!!!!!!!!!!!

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