Inspirational Gems

Here's a truly inspiration talk on TED by Elizabeth Gilbert - author of Eat, Pray, Love

A few of her words that particularly resonated with me were - "from an exquisite portion of your life"

Tide in, tide out - the rhythm of the tides echoes the varied experiences of our lives, and encourages us to trust the process of change.

Don't cry because it is all over - Smile because it happened.

Favourite Literary Gems

Paulo Coehlo :-

"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present you can improve on it. and, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better."

"Everyone has his or her own way of learning things," the boy said to himself. "His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that."

Ian McKewan :-

"Even when alone ... a thousand unacknowledged rules still applied."

Marika Cobbold :-

"When someone you love dies, it's as if they leave you with half shares of your life together. The person you were in their eyes dies with them."