Natural remedies to prevent a cold

Sorry if you got misled by the title! You probably thought you will find a genuine method on how to prevent a cold. Actually, this little suggestion is a hilarious take on how not to catch a cold. I had come across it in an old issue of Woman and Home magazine.

Catche not the Colde - an old remedy

Now 'tis the season of coughing and chills

Hearken ye how to escape from these ills

'Tis not from the damp – as was formerly tolde,

But from the other folks' germs ye be catching the colde.

Prevention, 'tis said, is better than cure,

So go fill your hat with some farmyard manure.

Then wear ye the hat through all the day long

And none will approach for the terrible pong ! 

Wasn't that a real stinker?!!

On the brighter side, the cold season drops in on us during the wonderful festive season of Christmas.

Click here to read about some interesting aspects of Christmas

Words of Anyway Inspirational Quote

The words of Anyway are attributed to Kent M. Keith, which he called 'The Paradoxical Commandments'. It has also been reported that these words were found on a wall of Mother Teresa's home for children in Kolkata, India.

ANYWAY 

People are unreasonable, illogical and self centered.

Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.

Do good anyway.

If you are successful you win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.

Be honest and frank anyway.

People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs.

Fight for some underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.

Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you help them.

Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth.

Give the world the best you’ve got.

ANYWAY

Harry Potter Quotes

I love noting down words in a book that deeply affect me or are interesting in some way. The following are from J.K.Rowling 's Harry Potter books.

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
~ It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding up.

~ It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.

Lucy Torres Gomez Quote

Known as Asia's Dance Goddess & the fascinating host of TV5’s Shall We Dance and QTV 11’s The Sweet Life, Lucy Torres-Gomez not only is great at dancing but also has a wonderful way with words too.

I came across this article at Philstar in which she speaks of improving the space around you in order to make a difference not just to yourself but to others too:

I challenge you today to make everyday spaces as pretty as can be. It does not have to be permanent. You can, like a child, take temporary measures and have fun as you go along. You will see how much of a difference it will make. You will smile more, the people around you will consequently end up doing the same. It is infectious in a very good way.

 
At the end of he same article she writes:

...flowers and most other things that are pretty on the eyes and kind to the senses, go beyond the pretty shallowness of it all. More often than not, it is also always about how it makes you feel. Every other thing stems from that.
Think about it.

Music and Heart

This poem was penned by my niece Shruti:

Listen to the music of my heart
listen to it beat through eternity
Giving life to a body
Giving soul to a mind
Around the clock and around the years
It beats on and spares no efforts
On and On and On and On...
It is like a soldier that never dies
Like a drum it booms awhile
And then it quietens as years go by
With age and Gender the beat may vary
But still it remains the same
Cause this music is not just a pleasure to ears
It is the music of life.....

Kenneth Cobonpue Quotes

Kenneth Cobonpue is a Filipino designer who has wowed people around the world (including Brad Pitt!) with his superb furniture creations.

I loved his beautiful statements during an interview posted at Pinoycentric.com :

When designing a home, you need to know what the dominant or focal point of the whole scheme is. It’s the plot in a story, the refrain in a song, the long neck of a giraffe. Every other element in the home should visually support that dominant piece. That’s why museums are painted in appropriate colors to highlight the pieces on display, places of worship are quiet so you can listen to your Creator speak, and drum rolls precede smashing cymbals.