tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57975352011-11-27T16:16:37.279-08:00Kidsfreesouls - 'Guardian of Angels: Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.comGuardian of Angels: A Practical Guide to Joyful Parenting. Kidsfreesouls (Ilaxi Patel) Author Blog Syndicated to Amazon.com. Kidsfreesouls is a Newspaper for Kids, Parents & Teachers providing Information, Education, Entertainmentilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.comBlogger1531100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-29456983888868712942010-11-30T01:29:00.000-08:002010-11-30T01:39:43.716-08:00Negativity - Hurts n shatters!How many times we find ourselves surrounded by people who have their toxic negativity affecting our minds? Negativity affects a person’s well being drastically. It is we, who need to identify the ones who make us cranky, irritated and who pushes us forth to edge, forcing us to lose our patience! Their Negativity signals a sign of a sick mind.And, our children are watching! It concerns. When we ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-23427008302636967422010-11-16T04:46:00.000-08:002010-11-16T04:58:48.922-08:00Commandments of ParentingA simple message I read on a school poster is what children learn from parenting.• The child who lives with criticism learns to condemn• The child who lives with hostility learns to fight• The child who lives with ridicule learns to be shy• The child who lives with shame learns to feel guilty• The child who lives with tolerance learns to be patient• The child who lives with encouragement learns ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-22940360190526182562010-10-26T04:25:00.000-07:002010-10-26T04:37:09.567-07:00Parents want their kids to write Poetry and so do teachers give assignmentsParents often come to me and request that their kids learn to write poetry - Just because their poetry need to be selected and they have to recite at a Recitation competition or get it printed in the school magazine. Even Teachers give assignments and want kids to write poetry on their own! Without even teaching the first steps to build vocabulary and teaching how to write.Learning to write ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-9106859340114800222010-08-10T00:48:00.000-07:002010-08-10T01:09:55.675-07:00Amazon.com Author BlogLong time with no posts here on this Author blog but you can always stay tuned at Kidsfreesouls.com and follow the main Editor's Blog. (Also featured as Amazon Author Blog on Amazon.com)Writing articles as an Author has been challenging task. However, writing a Kids Newspaper is a marathon task as it has diversed activities other than Parenting articles. At Kidsfreesouls.com, you can find the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-31046193706717289182009-06-17T06:47:00.000-07:002009-06-17T06:58:19.266-07:00My Daddy is the Best - LyricsFather's Day falls on 3rd Sunday of the month of June. It is celebrated to honor Dads for everything they do to bring up kids and bond a family through out their life. As it's been celebrated on June 21st this year, here's a song lyrics "My Daddy is the Best" and I am sure, kids will love to sing this song. This is from the Album of Penny Vaz, an Indian singer from Bombay. You can also find 'ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-18650715382334544102009-03-16T04:47:00.000-07:002009-03-16T05:21:24.826-07:00Build the Confidence and block anxietyConfidence is the key to success. We all know this but often we find our children lacking the confidence. Especially, during examinations. Examination period is also a cause of anxiety. It is observed that many people have the social phobias in their personal and professional lives and many find it a ‘Blocking Door’ as they stumble over a presentation at work or go blank on a test or baffle to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-45620345143842431012009-02-15T02:44:00.000-08:002009-02-15T03:05:11.237-08:00Smooth Sailing RelationshipsRelationships mean a lot in life! Let there be Smooth sailing Relationship with soft hearts but no broken relations if one got to stay happy, make happy, stay cool. How often, we find people with 'Crush' and this can happen with anyone - children to adults! Only as parents or teachers, we ourselves need to be too aware of our emotions and set a positive example to children who often need ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-27119718037828665382008-12-21T23:42:00.000-08:002008-12-21T23:50:53.489-08:00How to Tithe?Christmas time and time to be Spiritual and spread love, faith, peace around. I've been attending the Midnight Mass at the Church since years and what I find so amazing is the holy silence as the sermons are being read. There is a spiritual feel in the air as the baby Jesus is born and everything is so different that makes one believe in a super power 'God'.Some parents are concerned on How do weilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-19560157566430844642008-11-13T02:38:00.000-08:002008-11-13T02:49:51.936-08:00Children's Day in India: Nurture a Genius in your childAlbert Einstein thought ‘Nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry; for this delicate little plant, aside from stimulation, stands mostly in need of freedom; without this it goes to wreck and ruin without fail.' Nurture a Genius in your child. An article in Guardian of Angels speaks of various intellectual ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-86920242367493828052008-10-21T00:38:00.000-07:002008-10-21T01:28:50.728-07:00My Parents are the Best!Once I found some children casually talking to each other when they suddenly got into a debate and each said, "My Parents are the Best and best-est!"Every child is proud of his parents and their whole world revolves round their family - the love and caring, nurturing relationship. We have many books on Parenting including mine, but alas, like most things in life, parenthood too comes with No How ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-25666535475144186142008-10-04T03:40:00.000-07:002008-10-04T04:16:55.658-07:00Stage Fright?Stage fright or performance anxiety is something that is very common among all of us and even children. Often, in school you may be asked to come up on stage and give a short speech or be a part in the debating team. But, if you find nervousness creeping in you, your hands would shake, voice falter and heart keeps pounding - chances are that you have a Stage Fright. Anyone who is participating inilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-12291426774079048972008-09-24T04:32:00.000-07:002008-10-04T04:45:58.530-07:00Guardian of Angels Blog Widget & Pocket money for kids linkHow much pocket money did you get as a child? And how much pocket money would you give to your child now?Think over! You need to Change with the Change, isn't it? However, like I mentioned in one of my articles in my Book 'Guardian of Angels', Morris Mandel from Jewish Press says, "Four Magic words : We can't afford it", should be a part of every child's education. A child who has never heard ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-33651939630247195382008-09-19T03:04:00.000-07:002008-09-19T03:20:39.749-07:00Know your child's friends & Teacher's welcoming noteSchools have now become a routine when fun goes amiss. Some children are still stressful and so are the parents. It's time to make your child independent and organized. Change in bedtime routines and a healthy breakfast in the morning. Apart from all, One thing really important for a child is Making connections. Children do make friends on their own but yet, a parental guiding help can add to hisilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-52731140316946898252008-08-28T06:17:00.000-07:002008-08-28T06:25:55.291-07:00Brat Kids!Sometime ago, I came across a parent who wanted to enroll her kid to my Library and she labelled her child as 'Bratatouille' - She almost bitterly blurred out words of hidden anger and frustration as she even considered herself 'Unlucky' to have such a kid. She wanted me to counsel her child and help her out in teaching him right manners.Copyright pic:Getty ImagesWell, as the child takes the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-28747101892245680142008-07-22T03:08:00.000-07:002008-07-22T03:17:00.501-07:00As parents, we need to adopt the most influential Parenting tactics while we help our children grow up gracefully. With a fast paced, busy lifestyle, what parents require, is three most important things to stay in tune with kids:1. Time - devote quality time for children and Create a Genius in your Child (Book Article)2. Listen to children and Make kids Listen to you (Book Article)3. Resolve to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-21251725725847593072008-06-14T06:30:00.000-07:002008-06-14T06:41:00.422-07:00Happy Father's Day to all Dads! I read a quote somewhere, 'Mother make us and our Father complete us' - So very true! Check in the Kidsfreesouls 9 ways that help Dads to stand by Moms in bringing up kids gracefully and help them manage their workplace with positive rewarding experiences.A sense of self affirmation, self respect and self esteem is the most valuable gift a parent can ever give to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-49391577003077221892008-04-17T05:20:00.000-07:002008-04-17T05:51:35.868-07:00Did I miss on the note, 'Raising Step Children?' - Aah, as we twitter on the web, a lot things get procastinated. Do you Procrastinate? The delay tactics at work levels never brings in results and sure, it's so very true! Sometimes we surf on a different plane where we Design our Ownself - always rethinking the way we live, love, work and play. As an Author, I always wonder why do we need to haveilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-67660983929661500882008-01-15T02:11:00.000-08:002008-01-15T02:54:58.595-08:00Parents need the feel to be the kids’ friends but the fact remains, a child needs a leader and not a buddy sometimes. Parents need to set limits and make the rules. Breaking rules is the game of the kids with their innocence but it is the parent who need to be less a friend and more a mentor when it comes to raising disciplined and well behaved kids. Being firm is a quality to be developed when ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-39719755424864576552007-12-25T00:05:00.000-08:002007-12-25T00:12:41.986-08:00Merry Christmas! Here's a Faith Gem Inspiration for you all who pass this way, this Christmas:"He who deals with a slack hand becomes poor/but the hand of the diligent makes one rich"- Proverbs 10:4Meditate:Faith is decidingFaith is daring Faith is doing the jobFaith is determination and dedicationAll we need to do is 'Decide' and exercise the six D's of Faith today to keep away from ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-73044652095186259832007-12-11T05:23:00.000-08:002007-12-11T05:37:03.341-08:00Make your child a 'Bookworm' - I completely do not agree but instead, Encourage Reading and get the child to form a daily routine for reading books. Begin Reading at the start and reading aloud is the easiest way to talk to your baby before they have any language of their own. It's never too late, Loud reading too does the tricks. Read, read and re-read. Familiarity is pleasure for the kid.As ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-23304237098893852772007-10-04T03:22:00.000-07:002007-10-04T03:44:22.605-07:00Children who use mobiles are found to be using more as fun gadget. They play games on their mobiles, use for sms and pics. Mobiles are dangerous for kids. Researchers say, Children under the age of eight should not use mobile phones as heavy use lead to ear and brain tumours and they concluded that the risks had been underestimated by most scientists. The news prompted calls for phones to carry ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-21260027362289943582007-09-16T02:25:00.001-07:002007-09-16T02:45:11.695-07:00Once again, Guardian of Angels is in the NEWS! Divya Bhaskar's City Bhaskar supplement has covered on GOA and POD Publishing with caption 'Book Publishing on E-Net'. An interview on my journey to Amazon.com and how I got to publish my book.Earlier it covered a concerned story with Mention of Guardian of Angels & interview on International Publishing with views on how effective could be POD as ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-14457976868327349142007-09-03T00:01:00.000-07:002007-09-03T00:19:51.151-07:00Sometimes, just a quote, a word, a smile, a glance, an inspiration, encouragement, a note, expressing your Concerns, makes a Great Difference. - (A quote in my article on Emotions)This is a great feel when somebody write a Review of our Book. A word is a Much Appreciation, indeed! Recently, I got a copy of my Book Review which appeared in a local Gujarati Daily, 'Jansatta-Loksatta' Editions. I ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-50640573352683911542007-08-28T03:06:00.000-07:002007-08-28T05:03:37.082-07:00I'll give you the moon at night, I'll give you star that lights your eyes, I'll give you the sun that made just one more dawn, So another day may come, I'll give you my heart and soul, I'll be there to catch you when you fall, When you ask me what I give to you, Girl I'll give it all.....There goes the words of the song of 98 degrees! And I wonder, how many couples have once in life said this to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-73524054598771423442007-07-22T03:57:00.000-07:002007-07-22T04:18:23.742-07:00Dr. Radhakrishnan said once "A good teacher must know how to arouse the interest of the pupil in the field of study for which he is responsible. He must himself be a master in the field of study and be in touch with the latest developments in the subject, he must himself be a fellow traveler in the exciting pursuit of knowledge"A teacher's influence never stops! A school makes a break through if ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-15367727875493629482007-07-17T03:34:00.000-07:002007-07-17T03:40:21.337-07:00Charles Eliot said, "When we teach a child to read, our primary aim is not to enable it to decipher a bill or receipt, but to kindle it's imagination, enlarge its vision and open for it the avenues of knowledge." Well, Change does not necessarily assure progress, but progress implacably requires change. And, Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability toilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-20569517555333666832007-07-11T07:06:00.000-07:002007-07-11T07:13:16.084-07:00Is Education in schools all about getting good grades? I wonder! Kids and Parents need to define and develop goals. Goals – a plan, a means to a reach somewhere to live out one’s values. If the goal is a reach to have a value education, then a graduation is must. Kids require to be goal oriented. Most of the children we observe have a tendency to depend on the parents’ choice. A child who is ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-45451671229073790122007-06-24T03:02:00.000-07:002007-06-24T03:39:32.326-07:00Make the Kids Listen and Children Talk Like You are two topics covered up in my book 'Guardian of Angels' Conversation, in part, is self expression. All at its best, conversation means pooling of information, the sharing of interests, the bringing together of ideas. Many children shy away from conversation. They find trouble starting a topic for conversation or either fail to keep the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-19993116095556829062007-06-21T06:18:00.000-07:002007-06-21T06:33:44.612-07:00There is a concern for kids using mobiles. Mobile bullying is on a rise all over the world. You can read further on Bullying: A menace in my Book "Guardian of Angels." I feel, the need of the hour is to provide proper guidance before use of such gadgets and let the child know about the consequences of its negative use. Bullying is a sin when you harm someone and getting bullied and keeping quiet ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-69724127217967703322007-06-17T02:04:00.000-07:002007-06-17T02:08:46.345-07:00Happy Father's Day to all Dads!Check in the Kidsfreesouls 9 ways that help Dads to stand by Moms in bringing up kids gracefully and help them manage their workplace with positive rewarding experiences.A Dad is the King of the Palace and what he says is always Right - The same statement changes with the tech times, "A Mom is the Queen of the Kitchen and always stand by the Dad to help him do what ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-42691341295838432822007-06-13T04:42:00.000-07:002007-06-13T04:51:45.938-07:00Recently I read about Robert Fulghum's best seller “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” He mentions of Life lessons to learn from the start which were: Wash your hands before you eat. Take a nap every afternoon. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Clean up your own mess. FlushSimple words of wisdom you call or call them manners. However, today Kindergarten is no longer the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-59407320937347991922007-06-08T04:15:00.000-07:002007-06-08T04:21:14.403-07:00Aesops Fables is the most widely read choice of kids and who does not remember the Fox and the Grapes, The Tortoise and the Hare and such tales that teach moral values to children. Aesop was born on 4th June, a fantastic story-teller who lived in Greece. Aesop was a slave who lived mid-sixth century BC, in Ancient Greece. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse and The Dog in the Manger has been theilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-12714786037513486412007-06-03T04:27:00.000-07:002007-06-03T04:41:20.278-07:00The most beloved Belgian comic strip hero Tintin is to come alive on screen as Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are to join forces to direct and produce a series of three films based on the character Tintin. The Entertainment journal Daily Variety reported in it's recent edition that the legendary film makers would direct at least one of the films each and serve as producers on all three. ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-24142926618883175412007-05-29T05:19:00.000-07:002007-05-29T05:36:53.605-07:00Many parents keep wondering "Do virtual games help children become good at playing real life sports?" You find the answer, quick and straight when the kids play the simple games toying the keyboard. Virtual games are a simulation ground for real time learning for children. In most of the games, kids are constantly required to predict events, explore spatial relationships between objects, keep ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-76800180853242872702007-05-27T04:37:00.000-07:002007-05-27T04:50:44.232-07:00Alexandra Pope is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his satirical poems. "We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow; Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so."Alexander Pope (Essay on Criticism)A Roman Catholic, Alexandra Pope knew several languages like French, Italian, Latin and Greek. One bigger language he knew was criticism or ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-17817674143310362332007-05-21T04:22:00.000-07:002007-05-21T04:31:33.779-07:0022nd May 1859, Arthur Conan Doyle was born and left behind footprints on the sands of time - Sherlock Holmes. Most of us are excited to read the Detective stories while we studied in 8th Grade and above. The James Hadley chase and Agatha Christie has ever been the popular reads. It is almost a surprise that kids now have not even read a single book of James Hadley Chase or Agatha Christie - quiteilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-48789049751923572112007-05-01T03:37:00.000-07:002007-05-01T03:41:47.887-07:00Friedrich Froebel, the German founder of Kindergarten system was born in 1782. He changed the way we think about early childhood education. Friedrich started a Play and Activity Institute which featured games, play, songs, stories, and crafts to stimulate imagination and develop physical and motor skills. He designed balls, wooden blocks, tiles, sticks and rings to demonstrate that children learnilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-11066494866382838212007-04-30T03:21:00.000-07:002007-04-30T03:25:25.696-07:00Have you ever thought of writing those lovely 'Thank You' notes? It almost happens that as children grow up, they apt to forget the small beginnings that led them to climb ladders of success. I have seen children remember their teachers and the memories are very live but very few reciprocate their gratitude and revive the broken links with them. Recently, an ex student visited the library and ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-88386539820790860702007-04-01T05:24:00.000-07:002007-04-01T05:29:40.928-07:00Chaitra month, Neem & Palm treeThe first of April, some do say,Is set apart for All Fool's day;But why the people call it soNor I, nor they themselves, do know.But on this day are people sentOn purpose for pure merriment.Americans do their fooling on 1st April because the early Scotch, English and French settlers brought the custom with them. The occassion provides pranksters of every descriptionilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-26566341106317824742007-03-16T23:13:00.000-07:002007-03-17T00:10:44.320-07:00Cowards die many times before their deaths, the valiant never taste death but once.--Julius CeaserEver read the Shakespeare Literature? We had supplement studies of Shakespeare while in high school days. Cleopatra was one movie that I liked so much that almost I got all the Shakespeare easy to read quotes for children in the library. Here is the Shakespeare profile and for the quotes, I have a ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-68788746731008026172007-03-12T10:39:00.000-07:002007-03-12T10:44:38.302-07:00Now, there you see my Blidget on the right bar of this Blog. Well, check it out and you can add my widget on your website or a blog too - even make your own!Well, Google had introduced some cool Gadgets too. You can make webpages more interesting and useful by adding calendars, clocks and even cartoons & more! You need to pick the gadget from the directory and paste the code in your site. Even ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-78195163066871043482007-03-11T05:07:00.000-07:002007-03-11T05:08:56.100-07:00Bad Handwriting is the sign of incomplete Education. Thoughts are formed with words, Words with letters, The melody of thoughts and words, combines to form handwriting with sentences. Good handwriting is easy to read, quick to write and good to look at. Also easy for the examiner to correct your papers.Well, It's Examination fever and the academic year, coming to an end with last minute ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-70895195289808460952007-03-11T05:00:00.000-07:002007-03-11T05:02:38.807-07:00Many children get on the aggression, emotional confusion and lead to depression state with the increased game play with the electronic games. Regular games are much more healthier than the Play Station or the X Box games. This does not mean, kids should not play games on computers, but we all know many of the games involve slaughtering the opponents or destroying them head on. Recent studies showilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-34687662692386343922007-03-11T04:55:00.000-07:002007-03-11T04:59:11.754-07:00The Da Vinci Code - The book and the movie are controversial all over the world. Dan Brown, the author has revealed some interesting facts. We all know, Leonardo Da Vinci began working in 1495, and finished The Last Supper in 1498 with all the controversies hovered around who was sitting next to Jesus. Well, here is Michelangelo's Profile as this artist was born on 7th March. Son of a Government ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1159535257582705412006-09-29T05:56:00.000-07:002006-12-28T21:02:45.983-08:00It's been long since I blog here but than I am sure you must be visiting the main kidsfreesouls website blog. Well, remember the days when Grannies told the stories and we listened in rapt attention with all emotions changing as we heard them. On September 27, Ancestor's day was celebrated I head but than we do have the Grandparents day celebrated every year and this Ancestor day is just like ourilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1149166603060662552006-06-01T05:50:00.000-07:002006-06-01T05:56:43.063-07:00May month had been the Mental Health Month. Depression along affects as many as one in every 33 children and one in eight teens. Mental Disorder in children rises which make them irritated, rude, unpredictable, disorganized and so on which lead to problems at home, school or community. Help children grown up gracefully in normal environment with their days filled with happiness. Visit the nmha ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1149166131721723582006-06-01T05:45:00.000-07:002006-06-01T05:48:51.733-07:00Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the person who set the mystery trail. It had been his birthday recently. Yeah, here's the Biography. He had a passion for books and was a master storyteller. At the age of nine, he was sent to England to Jesuit Boarding School for seven years. Arthur loathed the bigotry surrounding his studies and rebelled at corporal punishment, which was prevalent and incredibly ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1147526681247531322006-05-13T06:22:00.000-07:002006-05-13T06:24:41.256-07:00Every person aim to be Creative! Women with more leisure in their homes find more creative outlets with an art form called 'Needlework'. This needlework is today out of place in many homes and kids no longer learn the simple stitches of needlework nor any form of creativity out of it. There were days in my school when Ms.Ludvina, our Needlework class teacher use to pinch us so hard, just because ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1146746930136789532006-05-04T05:24:00.000-07:002006-05-04T05:48:50.210-07:00Recently, I read a Bizarre! A prisoner sues God! A Romanian prisoner is suing God for failing to save him from the Devil. The inmate, named as Pavel M in media reports, accused God of 'Cheating, abuse and traffic of influence.' The inmate argued that his baptism was a contract between him and God who was supposed to keep the Devil away and keep him out of trouble. He believed he was left in the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1146745462491198002006-05-04T05:23:00.000-07:002006-05-04T05:24:22.506-07:00How to be a Success? I found the answer in my room, ya know:-)* Fan Said: Be Cool* Roof Said : Aim High* Window Said: See the World* Clock Said : Minute is Precious* Mirror Said : Reflect Before you Act* Calendar Said: Be Up-to-date* Door Said : Push* Lamp Said : Make the Light of your Future....Hmmm...Now, don't tell me you are not Listening! Coz if you don't listen patiently to what all said, ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1146663103737723012006-05-03T06:26:00.000-07:002006-05-03T06:31:43.776-07:00There is an old Latin tag: “Non schola sed vita discimus” means, We learn not for school, but for life." No longer is this applicable because neither teacher nor student takes it seriously. Educational systems require reform. It also stresses the responsibility of knowledge where ‘knoweldge is power.’ Moral education has fallen into disrepute. Knowledge and knowledgeable people have to take ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1145188784340672942006-04-16T04:48:00.000-07:002006-04-16T04:59:44.366-07:00I been hook to other blogs and missed out on the posts here lately. Patching up anyways! Summer is here with no examination fever and kids get the whole world to enjoy. This is the period when children get addicted to games. "Games make them go wild and they aren’t good for kids." Say many parents. Computer motivates skills like thinking, strategizing, computing, and much more. If you really ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1136380883382136222006-01-04T05:08:00.000-08:002006-01-04T05:21:23.426-08:00The new years bells chimed bringing in hope for peace and I am sure, many of you must have been to my main website for my Christmas message, new year wishes & Build Arks for future with Resolutions to keep firm. Well, as 6th January is about to remind us of the Epiphany, it the adoration of the infant Jesus by the Three Wise Men (Also called 'Magi') who had come from the East.It's the Feast of ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1133090154372349362005-11-27T02:45:00.000-08:002005-11-27T03:15:54.433-08:00George Harrison - Does this name strike a chord to you? Yeah, if you are a fan of Beatles, the rock n roll music would blast you to Cloud Nine! Though Ringo Starr has always been my fav in the Beatles band, George Harrison was the best with his 'My Guitar Gently weeps' - Today, thousands of people miss him as we remember this great star who dies on 29th November due to Cancer! Here Comes the Sun ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1131694550936449312005-11-10T23:26:00.000-08:002005-11-10T23:35:50.946-08:00"Parental feedback wins for life time Relationship" - I really mean this! Coz Growing up kids is a wonderful experience and if you miss out on this, you do land up to Power struggles with your kids who bang when they grow up! Most of the parents adopt the system of 'Teaching skills' rathar than go through 'Teaching Life Essetial Skills'. Psychologists caution against casting children in specific ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1128945519431422372005-10-10T04:53:00.000-07:002005-10-10T04:58:39.436-07:00How oft we hear of people being killed? Died with natural calamities like Earthquake, Tsunami or the Hurricane. Killed in War and burnt alive or buried dead. This is real harsh reality as we see thousands of people dying every day in any part of the world. Our hearts bleed for the injured and the dead when we see the scenes on the small screen or on the web. This gives us a rise to the thought - ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1128665601904301942005-10-06T23:06:00.000-07:002005-10-06T23:13:21.913-07:00Congratulations Kavin Nehul Mehta from Ahmedabad! He's the youngest member of Aeronautics and Rocketry Club of India, 11 year old studying in the VII grade of Ahmedabad International School and very active in the field of Aeronautics to be called 'Senior Sergeant Kavin Mehta'. He has presented aero models in the exhibitions held in Western India with keen interest in the technical design and his ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1126955520088121592005-09-17T04:10:00.000-07:002005-09-17T05:22:17.323-07:00I always got fascinated visiting a Church. Yeah, right from nursery to my finished schooling, I happened to visit the school Church and kneeled down to pray to the cross and felt, Mother Mary with the baby Jesus so close to the heart. I visited almost all midnight mass during christmas and got the crib done and christmas tree decorated. Today, the small plant I bought has grown to a big Christmasilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1126861525908108452005-09-16T01:57:00.000-07:002005-09-16T02:05:25.916-07:00Right here waiting for you....! Is it? Well, this is the song that comes to my mind today as I remember this day, Richard Marx, the singer was born on 16th September 1963 (Chicago, Illinois) Most of his songs were ballads but he sang classic rock style too. With songs like "Don't Mean Nothing," "Should've Known Better," "Satisfied," and "Wait for the Sunrise." Marx placed himself in the record ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1125910888242565482005-09-05T01:50:00.000-07:002005-09-05T02:01:28.246-07:00Once again, its 'Teachers' Day' and here we remember the great Teachers who changed the course of our life! I remember Sir Talati - the 'Hitler' man of Mount Carmel. His one shout and it was a 'freeze' - total pin drop silence on the mass drill ground covering up more than 2000 students! The more tougher he been, the more kinder his attitude - This I realized later when after whistling my way to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1122983098431248082005-08-02T04:28:00.000-07:002005-08-02T04:44:58.440-07:00English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote impassioned, impulsive poems noted for their lyricism and Romanticism. Critics consider Shelley one of the greatest poets of the English language who died in a sailing accident in 1822 shortly before his 30th birthday. August 2 marks the Birthday memories of the poet whose poetry we learnt during our school days and dive into dreamy oceans of imagination ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1122382627069273482005-07-26T05:34:00.000-07:002005-07-26T06:33:32.060-07:00The biggest names in music took the stage across the globe on July 2, 2005, in front of one million spectators and millions of viewers, all armed with one purpose—to make poverty history. You can still join the the largest internet streaming event ever on-demand throughout the summer. Catch every performance, from every show, on-demand—available to everyone at :In what promises to be the biggest ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1121349560455849132005-07-14T06:47:00.000-07:002005-07-14T06:59:20.463-07:00Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Celebrate Chocolate days ahead with the movie release! Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory".Johnny Depp will play Willy Wonka. I'd loved 'Chitty Chitty, Bang Bang" but sure, this one's my favorite story - soon on screens! Enjoy! This is a true star of Children's Literature.Charlie and the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1121081387594892972005-07-11T04:20:00.000-07:002005-07-11T04:29:47.603-07:00There goes a saying “Some people don’t aim too high and miss, they aim too low and hit!” The most powerful time is the time when we are alone, thinking about what we are to do. We need to set our goals and target to reach to heights. Daily Planning helps us to focus on what is really crucial and important in our day to come and permits us to identify time to use wasted hours more productively. ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1120999689360695082005-07-10T05:43:00.000-07:002005-07-10T05:48:09.363-07:00'Rathyatra' day and its been a strong faith for many hindus as they joined the Rathyatra procession on 8th July. Several stories throw light on this Rathyatra day, however, here is the info that I am sure you will like to read. Rath in Hindu Scriptures is meaningful...Body Rath, Samsara Rath & Life Rath...The meaning is deep and one need not go deep into the teachings if you only wish to know howilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1120999353688384972005-07-10T05:38:00.001-07:002005-07-10T05:42:34.833-07:00Did you know 'A voice bring love back into your life and a voice can make your work loads lighter when you are on heights of your job and the work stress is higher.' Well, voice has a special depth of thoughts and can influence your whole life as well as others. When you say ‘Hello’ the sound is like tinkling bell when you say it with softness and deep feeling but if you are harsh with your wordsilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1120568001138042252005-07-05T05:31:00.000-07:002005-07-05T06:01:48.183-07:004th July marked the US Independence Day and all celebrate the Flag Day of US singing the US Anthem by Francis Scott Key, it reminds me of my country's National Anthem! But than, so close to heart are the childhood days when we also use to sing the School Song. Even today, when Mt.Carmel kids come to Swagat, we all sing Mt. Carmel Convent School song and Imagine, the kids get so surprised to see ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1119276302275603382005-06-20T07:00:00.000-07:002005-06-20T07:05:02.283-07:00It is said, one success outweighs all the failures that come before. Thomas Edison failed hundred times on his way to inventing the light bulb. So, I guess when its time for 'Back to school', all those children with the messy handwriting need to improve as "Bad Handwriting is the sign of incomplete Education" - Here are tips for better Handwriting, right away! - Blossomsmile ilaxiEditor, ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1119080213380502702005-06-18T00:34:00.000-07:002005-06-18T00:36:54.810-07:00Back to School! Lot of fancy Books, Pencils, erasers and sharpeners! Not to forget the heavy loaded school bags with the Mickey mouse and Spiderman characters. Kids are demanding all sorts of goodies and as we debated the other day with kids in my library, Ashini says, 'Having such fancy things sure makes me feel impressive and show off other kids" whereas Ayushi has cool advice "All cannot ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1117025992285193652005-05-25T05:56:00.000-07:002005-05-25T05:59:52.290-07:00Remember Sherlock Holmes? Who doesn't love Mystery? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was the creator of Sherlock Holmes. His Birthday was on 22nd May. Once in his story, Arthur Doyle killed Sherlock Holmes. But people found the character so charming that due to public demand, the character was made alive again. Read or buy books on Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.Peek-a-boo into Kidsfreesouls to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1115643548547430542005-05-09T05:50:00.000-07:002005-05-09T05:59:08.553-07:00Bins told me that I missed out updating on Mother's Day. Well, now I thought that it's like a herd mentality. When someone does something, the other adopts. Most of the kids site had Mother's Day feature but Kidsfreesouls - Nay, I did not miss coz the culture page already has the info on Mother's Day! I don't think that the kids need to be reminded every year to show love and care for moms. ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1115043116579817422005-05-02T07:11:00.000-07:002005-05-02T07:11:56.580-07:00Radheshri...Ahh memories stay alive! It's summertime once again and I remember this kid been a great Challenge for me. Yeah, she learnt Piano in just three months! She proved to be the Youngest Keyboard Player in Ahmedabad at the age of 6 years and grabbed First Prize in Keyboard Playing as well as Vocals. Today, I have to say 'Radheshri, where are you in US? Do you still play the piano? Well, ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1114170304067823672005-04-22T04:19:00.000-07:002005-11-10T23:08:39.043-08:00Every day is an Earth Day! So why celebrate its 35th anniversary on 22nd April? Hundreds of thousands of nongovernmental organizations, governments, teachers, and faith-based groups, among others, are making plans to declare that they are part of something extraordinary: a worldwide movement to protect our planet, our children, and our future. This year, Earth Day Network’s theme is "Protect Our ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1114168600676151582005-04-22T04:09:00.000-07:002005-04-22T04:16:40.676-07:00When you squeeze an orange, you get an orange juice because that’s what inside. The very same principle is true about kids. When guardians nurture their talents and bring out the best in them, what comes out is what’s their deep driving desire is! Creativity flourishes in a free, pleasant environment and is an inborn inner will of acceptance for an activity to perform that needs motivation. Come ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1112272623748117462005-03-31T04:37:00.000-08:002005-03-31T04:37:03.746-08:00Footprints : A vision that we all need to possess! How oft, faith leaves behind trails...... ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1111754969418607382005-03-25T04:45:00.000-08:002005-03-25T04:49:29.420-08:00March had been the first month on the early Roman calendar and was called Martians. Later, the ancient Romans made January the beginning of the year and March became the third month with 31 days and its name honors Mars, The Roman God of War. In India, Holi is round the corner and on the full moon day of the month of Phalgun when the Ashoka trees and Mango trees are in bloom, when the foliage ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1110616151757430462005-03-12T00:24:00.000-08:002005-03-12T00:29:11.760-08:00Did we miss out the Birthday of Michelangelo? Well, well, life is on a fast lane but nay, we don't miss out on memories, do we? Michelangelo was one of the most famous Artists in history. He was mainly interested in creating large marble statues, but his endless creativity energy also led him to become a great painter and architect as well as a poet. This is his info on kidsfreesouls Literature ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1110202780583232182005-03-07T05:31:00.000-08:002005-03-07T05:39:40.583-08:00International Women's Day on 8th March and all over the world, issues of women come to light! It's a woman and she can construct bridges to Heaven of super happiness and eternity or land to turmoil of pain, sadness and frustration.A woman is a source of Inspiration and Encouragement, a strong pillar standing and supporting beside through happy or hazy days. Women are infiltrating what was once ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1109417886068306372005-02-26T03:18:00.000-08:002005-02-26T03:38:06.070-08:00Victor Hugo was born on Feb 26 - A French Author who led the romantic movement in French Literature. His writings reveal his love of liberty, his sense of justice and his sympathy with the suffering of ordinary people. Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Les Miserables rank among the most popular fiction written. Hugo penned down his love for his daughter in one of his lyrical poetry book 'ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1107346947541625212005-02-02T04:01:00.000-08:002005-02-02T04:22:27.540-08:00"If you always continue to do what you have always done, you will always get what you've always got". Billi Lim
This is the phrase of the first 'Guru of Failure', a Motivational speaker and Malaysian Author Billi P.S. Lim. He has created the tallest Book Tower, 20 metres, as a tribute to outgoing Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad. Recently, Lim came to India and talked about failuresilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1106649436668095442005-01-25T02:33:00.000-08:002005-01-25T02:37:16.666-08:00The fear phobia is the panic that grips the mind to zoom and spin off to a nightmarish experience. It is a mental state of mind when anxiety pops off ‘What will happen’ and than creates thoughts, which has a negative influence. It is like a irrational phobia which makes a person uncertain and confused what would be the impact and outcome of the future happening.
With the recent disaster of ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1105528562337261792005-01-12T03:12:00.000-08:002005-01-12T03:16:02.336-08:00Swami Vivekanand said, "As you have come into this world, leave some marks behind. Otherwise, there is no difference between you and the stones and the trees" It is said that a human need to engage in self conscious activity. Teach self, train the self. Call upon a sleeping soul and see how it awakens. Power will come, glory will come, goodness will come, purity will come and everything that is ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1105013027514171912005-01-06T03:46:00.000-08:002005-01-06T04:03:47.513-08:00Remember Sherlock Holmes? Do you like to solve the Mystery of the detective tales?
It's so thrilling and chill you if you love this character, sure indeed! Holmes ended up hating his own creation, but we have loved and cherished it, idealizing each one of Sherlock's traits and even molding some of ours to look like his. Now go forth and enjoy all that Sherlock Holmes has to offer on the fall ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1104841244196044362005-01-04T04:12:00.000-08:002005-01-06T04:15:58.213-08:00Jakob Grimm was born on 4th Jan. who gave us beautiful fairy tales. How oft we remember dreaming - day dreams as a child and letting our imagination run wild! The Grimm's Fairy Tales are all *Five* Favourite Stars in my Read and Make Read collection in my Library. Some of my fav stories are:
1. Hansel & Gretel
2. Red Riding Hood
3. Snow White
4. Rumpelstiltskin
5. Cinderalla
6. Sleeping Beauty
ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1104496148352624482004-12-31T04:24:00.000-08:002004-12-31T04:29:08.353-08:00As time stretches ahead to a new Year, full of promises to keep and miles to go, make the Resolutions for the new year with ‘Kids Free Soul Attitude’ to blast into a new world of Success and Peace. Life is a battle of Ups and Downs: A war of right and wrong, limitations and intimidations, choice of this and that, living in dreams and reality, feelings of acceptance and rejection, getting ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1104326848546439922004-12-29T05:15:00.000-08:002004-12-29T05:27:28.546-08:00Tsunami brought Waves of Destruction and proved it have power of N Bombs! I am tense with the news popping every day and my heart aches to see the cries of humans! Not long ago, its been Christmas day and here, its Hell on Earth! Today, I saw a man lying dead next to a big dead fish, a mom running towards the sea trying to save her child and so many scary scenes! At Christmas, we say "Keep the ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1103961603410961002004-12-24T23:44:00.001-08:002005-07-05T05:17:14.133-07:00Merry ChristmasWishing all "MERRY CHRISTMAS" Peace Be With You, me & us.Faith is a light that dispels ignorance and darkness around. Faith is the hope that keeps you surfing on the waves on a sea of storms. Faith is love. Faith is grabbing the magical moments in life. Faith is deciding, daring, challenging and striving to reach the goals. Faith in whom we believe is intimacy & commitment to ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1103800442495478132004-12-23T03:08:00.000-08:002004-12-23T03:14:02.496-08:00The heart is the gateless gate to reality. Move from the head to the heart and if you do so, all problems dissolve. Everything is crystal clear and transparent leaving just the mysteries which turn to unforgettable sweet memories forever, says Osho. Music is speech of angels, a universal language of mankind. In music, one must think with the heart and feel with the brain and so, after every ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1103099628871414532004-12-15T01:10:00.000-08:002004-12-15T00:33:48.870-08:00When we hate our enemies, we give them power over us. Power over our sleep, appetites and our happiness. They would dance with joy if they knew how much they were worrying us. Our hate is not hurting them at all but it is turning our own days and nights into hellish turmoil. During such situations, we need to remember Gautam Buddha's words “For hatred does not cease by hatred any time; hatred ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1102417231824760082004-12-07T02:55:00.000-08:002004-12-07T03:00:31.823-08:00Education for life? Missing....! There is an old Latin tag: “Non schola sed vita discimus” means, We learn not for school but for life." No more is this applicable because neither teacher nor student has even taken it seriously. Education system requires to be reformed. It also have to stress the responsibility of knowledge where ‘knoweldge is power’. Moral education has fallen into disrepute. ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1101903135387520412004-12-01T04:06:00.000-08:002004-12-01T04:21:51.400-08:00World Aids Day - December 1
Stop the Virus. Shine Light on the Global Fight against HIV/AIDS. Add your Light to the Fight. On Dec 1, World Aids Day next, see how you helped light up the world at Times Square, New York.Kidsfreesouls lights the 14185th Light to Fight. You can Light & Support too!
"Live & Let Live"
- Blossomsmile ilaxi
Editor, Kidsfreesouls ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1101382812721818582004-11-25T03:33:00.000-08:002004-11-25T03:40:12.720-08:00Politicians keep on harping over different themes every time there is an event or a festival approaching. Once the CM Narendra Modi, on the occasion of Navratri (Nine days festival in India) urged people to go vegetarian all 365 days but soon forgot about it himself, I guess;-) This reminds that Gandhiji had been Mascot followed by Sadhu Vasvani (25th Non Vegetarian Day) for vegetarianism. He ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1101213408237350012004-11-23T03:54:00.000-08:002004-11-23T04:36:48.236-08:00Hello...November 21 has been marked as 'Hello Day' but How oft we do remember even to say Hi casually to friends or well wishers? It's Power of Voice that influence people. Voice can be used to achieve greater confidence.How to use voice to persuade people to your way of thinking.A voice could seduce or sedate people. Ever noticed how do you SOUND???"HELLO" – When we say this five lettered word, ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1100609920207831822004-11-16T04:28:00.000-08:002004-11-16T04:58:40.206-08:00Kidsfreesouls Announces a 'Book Week' every year in November. Dive into the Ocean of Knowledge picking up pearls of Education, Entertainment & Information to share with friends. Books widen the doors of imagination and stimulate the mind. Desire of Knowledge is a natural feeling. Lips that speak knowledge are a rare jewel. Some read to think, some read to write but majority of them need to talk! ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1099921299667362242004-11-08T05:22:00.000-08:002004-11-08T05:41:39.666-08:00Happy Diwali & Prosperous New Year (12/13th November) to all Readers of kidsfreesouls. It's time for celebrations and as I remember the aggressive arguments of Suhel Seth in his print article in Asian Age and also on 'We the People' NDTV Debate, I feel 'Celebrating Diwali & New Year is like the feel of the Music & Dance during Christmas.' In the name of celebrations, yeah, we sure have a lot of ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1099315267992052492004-11-01T05:05:00.000-08:002004-11-01T05:21:07.993-08:00Why Do Parents Over-indulge?
This book has invaluable resource to nurturing cooperation, good character, and positive life skills in children. You'll learn how to:
-Avoid power struggles with your children
-Maintain schedules, plan meals, and reduce stress through effective time management
-Learn the power of family meetings in tackling discipline and developmental problems
-Help those who ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1098706324138936192004-10-25T05:04:00.000-07:002004-10-25T05:12:04.136-07:00“Avashyameva bhoktavyam krutam karma shubhashubham”
It is said one certainly has to bear the consequent result of the good or bad deeds committed by him or her. The entire universe has satva, rajas and tamas characteristics in it. Satva with its morality, goodness, simplicity, love, forgiveness, compassion, etc; Rajas with a run for material world of wants, riches, luxury, desires, etc and ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1098277358613943542004-10-20T05:56:00.000-07:002004-10-20T06:02:38.613-07:00Ramzan: Muslims walk with the faith of Mohammed whatever their division be, the sunni or the shites. The principles of truth lies with charity, generosity, love, unity with the Koran preaching’s, the five pillars of Islam - Faith in Allah, Praying, five times a day, Almsgiving, Keeping the Fast and Pilgrimage to Mecca. Mohammed once told his followers when they returned from battle that ‘You haveilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1098102465755795662004-10-18T05:05:00.000-07:002004-10-18T05:27:45.756-07:00Indians all over the world celebrate Navratri and Durga Puja this time of the year with nine days of music and dance (Traditional Garba and Raas) I think, Religion is the faith which inspires one to be truthful, to believe in God and do what is right and minimize the sins. Faith in a lifetime makes you disciplined, build the courage, confidence and gives the strength. Religion grew as codes of ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5797535.post-1097239940961211462004-10-08T05:39:00.000-07:002004-10-08T05:52:20.960-07:00October has been named "National Sarcastics Awareness Month" in an attempt to help everyone understand both the positive and the negative effects of sarcasm. Here is my article 'Tame the Temper' - Sarcasm?Criticism?Rejection? To control anger is not an easy task but to melt down is certainly a positive signal to defuse a conflict and avoid the sarcastic remarks and think Positive!
Osho says “ilaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234849675817762610noreply@blogger.com0