Salome's Scribblin' book

What do you do the moment you wake up? This morn I woke up thanking the Creator for another day that He had added to my Life. Tranquillity, cool breeze, chatter of birds added to the wonderful day. I was reminded of the thought with which I slept the previous night- whom do I turn to? Everyone faces different phases in life- a moment to rejoice and you share your happiness with those round, some moments with dear ones are treasured forever in one’s memories and still are moments that one could have worked really hard to get there. On the other hand, one goes through tough times; those that are painful but still have a glorious end as the saying goes, ‘The road to success is not a bed of roses but of thorns’. People don’t mind enduring the thorns with their goals in sight…that keeps them going. Some situations are the results of one’s actions. You do something and endure the consequences that follow. A few admit their faults and learn from them while those that deny miss a lesson that l...

All of us know what joy a reunion brings…meeting people after ages.   My class reunion was scheduled on January 8 Th    this year. It was announced a month ago and the venue decided was Chennai. When I first heard the news, I liked the idea but still thought, ‘Should I go all the way to Chennai (a nine hour journey from coimbatore) just for a get together?’ I had to get my parents’ consent and book a ticket. When I first told my mom about it, she was all advising. I knew not everyone would turn up and my absence would not make any difference. Then Joanna, my classmate, called up and asked if I had plans to go to the reunion. She told she’d join me if I was going. I finally got permission from my mom. Now, it was ours to plan the rest. Joanna and I decided to go together. Luckily, our tickets got confirmed. The only thing I worried about was how I'd get permission if we had our review that day. We had our project review coming up for which the date was not confirmed. By th...

Life is short. Forgive quickly. Love truly. I still remember these words which were told in the end of a movie I watched recently (I am not sure of the movie’s name). Everyone seems to live in a world of their own besides the world we live in. One’s world has one’s families, friends, dreams, goals, all that you love doing and want to do someday and everything that’s close to one’s heart. There are many you would imitate, enjoy being with, love dearly and even trust.   I remember a friend of mine quoting from the Deccan Chronicle- these days enemies are as good as friends cause the word called Trust does not exist anymore. Does it exist? There were times when I thought I could trust none than my own self. There were reasons for this principle that I once followed like- what if my friends spill the beans? How long would my friend stay true? Times change and so do people.   How it hurts when someone so dear turns against you. Well, even if shared things with my friend, is she...

It is good to go down the memory lane each time you want to cherish those wonderful moments, those old days you loved and wanted it to last a lifetime.  if u aim at nothing, you'll hit it..  It is about hitting the bull’s eye or the ring closer to it that I want to put to paper. There was a time when I like a log in a stream of water kept drifting where the current led. I still love taking life as it comes. Late in high school, all of us, a bunch of girls were asked to tell their so called Goal. It was my turn and I had nothing to say. Well, I could have just said, “I want to be doc or an Engineer”, the only professions we knew that time (though we knew teaching was a profession, one never gave a thought to it). But I was true to myself when I said a ‘NO’. I was someone who kept walking where the path that I walked on led me. “If you aim at nothing, you will hit it” was the comment I got .I think it was Mr. John who made it. I remember the comment well, though I’m not sure o...

It was a cold dark night And up in the sky The stars shone bright When I let a cry To the One who was waiting And at the door of my heart knocking Hear me, save me, cleanse me With your blood you shed for me Create a clean heart in me And reign in me, Lord I wanna be yours The joy that filled my soul No words could say As I gazed at the stars All I wanted to say Lord, I want to for you shine And make me wholly thine ..this happened long back at school. It was the time when I really wanted someone to hold on and I let the Creator take control. And it was Amazing Grace .... that saved me! Below are a few lines from 'Only Grace' by Mathew West: Your sins are gone Without a trace And there's nothing left now There's only grace You're starting over now Under the sun You're stepping forward now A new life has begun. This new life, God gives us, is the new you.Reborn. ... I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.(John10:10)  ... God gi...