Phenomenal Woman

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms

The span of my hips,

The stride of my step,

The curl of my lips.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It’s the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can’t touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can’t see.
I say,
It’s in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I’m a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

Now you understand
Just why my head’s not bowed.
I don’t shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It’s in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
‘Cause I’m a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me.

- Maya Angelou

The poet is a well-known name. Found this really beautiful poem from a blog. I was speechless reading it. Blown away by her truthfulness and aggression. I thank Maya Angelou from the core of my heart for the magic! She is phenomenal.

Here’s the source. http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phenomenal-woman/

Stay extraordinary.

Inspired morning

“If you wake up in the morning, congratulations! You have got another chance.”

This quote says so much. Every morning when you wake up, feel blessed that you are still alive. Thank the existence for have given you one more day to live.There may be millions who must have died last night. They didn’t see the next sunrise. You are fortunate enough to be still breathing. Congratulations!!

Have an inspired morning for a wonderful day!

Love and Change the World

The world seems to be full of hatred. Or is it an illusion? Every day when I browse the social platforms like Twitter, Facebook or any sources of news, I find the elements of frustration, suffering and depression looming world over. I can’t make out if this state of affairs of the world as shown to me is really true. Or is there something else that I can’t see or not made to see deliberately? Perhaps yes. I am not made to see and experience the good side of the world by the ruling class as in the small group of people who control the resources that we use. You see, the news, posts or columns about love, happiness, spirituality and the sorts are always somewhere on the sides/corners/back side of any online news portals or printed news papers.

I am realizing that the more I talk about hatred, the more I attract it. The more I seek love, the more I receive it. So the world is connected mysteriously with one divine energy. And the more hatred is being spread, the more of it is created and it becomes a vicious cycle. They (politicians) keep on making promises of good, but mysteriously we don’t get to know about those goods from the media. We are being continuously fed with something wrong all the time. So why not choose love, joy, happiness and avoid the rest! Perhaps because we are too obsessed with negative news that we’ve taken it for granted.

Knowing that hatred has all the right reasons to exist on earth so that we know the difference between the same and love. But somewhere it is dominating more today. Perhaps the reason for this is that we haven’t loved enough.

Let’s love more. The more we love, the more we seek it and the more we receive it. The more we love, the more we spread it. Love is heavenly contagious. Let’s live love. Let’s fight for love. Love ourselves. Love our loved ones and everything around us. Love unconditionally! Let’s become love. Let’s be somebody who inspires love with his/her very presence.

Whatever you do, do it with great love. I can’t say this to a soldier even if s/he is in love with her/his nation. But that kind of love is an illusion. What’s in a nation that spreads hatred by creating enemies every day? I would urge him/her to inspire his/her nation to love more and not killing more. Quit the army and walk towards love. You would inspire your fellow soldier friends too as they seek love of their loved ones too just like you and all of us. Let’s bring a day when all the soldiers quit their armies and return to love and not to love an illusion called ‘nation’ that creates hatred in you for your fellow human beings on earth.

Be free.

Choose to love and change the world.

My blessings, My Celebrations

Thought to count my blessings today. Thought to write about the things that I feel heavenly grateful about in my life. And these are the reasons of my celebration called life. After all, they should be! :-)

A healthy body, mind and soul

Rare sense of self-awareness

Ability of creativity

Freedom of choices

A decent job

A supportive family

A great human being as my elder brother

A few can’t-live-without friends

Those few can-die-for younger siblings

Decent living with good food

Constant connection with the internet world

Opportunity to travel the world

Unshakable self-trust and self-love

Love for the Vulnerable life

Feeling of universal love

Love for and access to music

Access to opportunities, knowledge and fun

Reasons to smile, laugh and feel happy

Leadership potential

So celebrating the blessings, celebrating life, celebrating my presence in the world.

Curious to know about you.

 

 

Rise!

Just waking up is lifeless. Rise to a morning.  You are a great soul. Let yourself with yourself now and not with your plans for the day. Listen to the voices of water while splashing on to your face. Open your arms in front of red and glowing morning sun. Embrace it as a friend. Close your eyes and feel the air that touches you. Hug yourself. Take a walk keeping your feet naked. Connect more with the soil and the grass. Listen to the birds chirping in the morning. Observe them flying in the open sky.

Suddenly you feel like flying too. That’s the beginning you need for the day.

Rise for yourself. Rise for the world.

The easiest way to thrive as an outlier

…is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers.

Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are. Surround yourself by people who encourage and experience productive failure, and who are driven to make a difference.

What’s contagious: standards, ethics, culture, expectations and most of all, the bar for achievement.

The crowd has more influence on us than we have on the crowd. It’s not an accident that breakthroughs in music, architecture, software, athletics, fashion and cuisine come in bunches, often geographic. If you need to move, move. At least change how and where you exchange your electrons and your ideas.

We all need leaders who challenge the tribe. We benefit even more when our leaders have peers who push them to be even better.

This was a master post by the master himself. Seth Godin doesn’t need it too long to inspire. Hence I thought of re-posting this to help us get inspired and for those who might not know Seth before. To know more check the below link.

http://www.sethgodin.typepad.com

Keep thriving.