Talal Farooqi

Talal Farooqi

Never look back

NEVER LOOK BACK

Cinderella. Perhaps one of the most popular fairy tales of all times... The ultimate rags to riches story where a poor orphan becomes a princess thanks to a little magic. You've probably heard the tale a million times...

David Grayson

GO LOVE AND SAY IT.

“Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so .” (David Grayson) Appreciate beautiful people in your life, tell them what they shine for; the nicest things about them are...

Princess Diana

SHE WAS ROYAL IN HER OWN WAY

“Call me Diana , not Princess Diana”. Born on 1st of July 1961, this July is Diana’s 53rd birth month. Two years before her death in a tragic car crash, Princess of Wales gave an interview to BBC in...

I don't come from any garden

I DON’T COME FROM ANY GARDEN

Epitome of word-play and fantasy by Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland” is his classic story, that was made into a movie and an animated film. “I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date.” The white rabbit, clad...

Be your own kind of beautiful

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

How about challenging a cliché: Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, beauty is in the beautiful. Consider wildflowers, springing in meadows with no set pattern or arrangement – wildflowers just bloom that way. Grass and...

Origin of Six Word Stories

WORDS ON A NAPKIN

Any given twitter freak shouldn't have missed the recent trend #SixWordStories, I noticed it too. A lot of fun tweets around it, ones which called for RTs and more buzz. The hashtag has been happy with people rambling...

Im just wearing better shoes oprah

I JUST WEAR BETTER SHOES!

There are favorites, and then there are all time favorites: “Though I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.” That’s...

If you have good thoughts

IF YOU HAVE GOOD THOUGHTS…

I have found Roald Dahl to be an exceptional children’s writer.  Here’s one of his lovelies from a book written in 1979: “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and...

You can't help a damsel

DAMSEL IN DISTRESS

 “Damsel in Distress” is more of a theme than a term. It speaks of a young lady in trouble which was perhaps caused by a villain; and her savior, the other piece of that equation, his purpose is...

When she transformed into a butterfly

WHEN SHE TRANSFORMED…

There’s this myth: long ago there was a caterpillar which along with its mates wandered through the tall grass to find the favorite leaves. A beautiful butterfly fluttered overhead, and that one caterpillar watched her in awe. Others,...

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