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A Song I Heard Today…

13 Jun 2015 20 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Song

I’m not a regular song poster, but sometimes I hear a song, then it sticks for the rest of the day!

Well that happened today, so I thought I’d share it with you too, so you can have it running through your head, like me!

It’s Belinda Carlisle’s Circle In The Sand! For my Hubby Dearest… soppy yes, but true! 3<

Sundown all around
Walking thru the summer’s end
Waves crash baby, don’t look back
I won’t walk away again

Oh, baby, anywhere you go
We are bound together
I begin, baby, where you end
Some things are forever

Circle in the sand
‘Round and ’round
Never ending love is what we’ve found
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand
Circle in the sand

Cold wind, tide move in
Shiver in the salty air
Day breaks, my heart aches
I will wait for you right here

Oh, baby when you look for me
Can you see forever?
I begin baby, where you end
We belong together.

Circle in the sand
‘Round and ’round
Rising of the moon as the sun goes down
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand
Circle in the sand

Baby can you hear me?
Can you hear me calling?

Oh, baby, anywhere you go
We are bound together
I begin, baby, where you end
Some things are forever

Circle in the sand
‘Round and ’round
Never ending love is what we’ve found
And you complete the heart of me
Our love is all we need
Circle in the sand
Circle in the sand

A New Challenge- The purpose of my life

12 Jun 2015 21 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge, Life, Purpose

Thank you Judy, for a new challenge!

A Momma’s View has set a challenge and prompt that she had nominated me, and a few others for. In it, she asks for us to say what we think our purpose in life is and what we’ll take home when we leave.

Judy has kindly passed this on to me and a few others… I hope I do it justice! 🙂

I think trying to define our purpose in life as a young person, is actually very hard. Your own thinking changes so much, and your perspective.

Your younger self may feel that they are able to conquer the world, change everything of importance. You don’t realise just what certain things actually require, to happen! Then as you get older, you start to realise that you are actually a very tiny piece in this huge world, and that sometimes the grand ideas and dreams you might have had, scale down to a realistic level, and your own thought, for your purpose in life, changes to suit your life, and those around you.

I don’t think I have ever thought of this before, and I’m not sure that I was ever that selfless, to think of what my purpose in life was before, as a youngster. As long as I was happy, and had what I needed around me, and that I wasn’t hurting anyone else, I was chugging along. But slowly, as my life has moved on, I have realised that I do need a purpose in life.

And now, I sit here, and know that my purpose in life is to make sure that I am a good role model to my own children, so that I send forth good human beings into this world. Heaven knows, we don’t need any more bad ones!

My purpose in life is to keep my husband, parents and family happy. To do everything in my capability to not hurt them, or disappoint them, but to be able to fulfil their needs.

My purpose in life is to educate children in my classes, to make a difference in their lives. To ignite a passion for learning, that they hopefully take forth with them, throughout their life.

My purpose in life is to make you smile. To make you look into your own lives and realise that “Hey, it’s not all bad out there!”

What will I take home, when I leave?

I will take with me, a lot of love. Love I have received from family and friends, near and far, and the knowledge that I am loved. And I will take with me, hope. A hope that this world will slowly become a better place, and that the children I leave behind will continue to make people happy too…

I open this challenge to all my followers. Have a little think, and write a post about what you think the purpose of your life is, and what you wish to take from life, when you leave…

Friday Feelings

12 Jun 2015 25 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Friday, Thoughts

It’s Friday everyone!

The end to another week, and though most people are relieved, that the weekend is nigh, there are still people out there for whom the weekend may not hold joy, or happiness.

Reach out, spread a little sunshine, hopefully, you will make someone’s day a little brighter.
For me, the end of another busy fun filled week at school, and we have a visit from a company called Zoo-Labs today in the nursery, where they bring little ‘creatures’ in, and the children get first hand experience of seeing/touching/holding animals they may not get the opportunity to see otherwise!

We still have a busy weekend, with family functions, children’s parties, and I have to also prepare for my placement week to complete my Return To Teach course (yes, I know I’m already teaching, but I paid for the course… I’m not wasting my money!)

But still a little sadness colours my thoughts as I go about my daily life. We received some really sad news about a dear friend, an inspiring young man, who was filled with love and happiness, like another little brother to me, as he was one of my own brother’s best friends, left this Earth, for the Heavens above… Gone Too Soon…

This one is for you, Ehi…

The moon seems a little dimmer
Yet one star twinkles bright
For you are shining down on us
Every single night

RIP little brother, we will all miss you very much…

Allergic to E Challenge

11 Jun 2015 38 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges Tags: Allergic To E, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Challenge

Firstly I am linking back to Asil’s blog, who started this crazy challenge!

Now to say erm… good grief! That’s to Sophie of Sophie Speaks Up for sending me this challenge!

Again, here are the rules:

1) Write a whole paragraph ( a paragraph sounds easy right?) without any word containing the letter “e” (still easy for ya?)
2) By reading this you are already signed up.
3) Challenge at least five bloggers to do the challenge. They must do it within 24 hours or it is considered as failure.
4) If you fail or pass, suffer in the Page of Lame.
5) If you win, wallow in the Page of Fame.
6) You can check your standings on my menu Your Standings.

Here goes!

I walk so far I am so bound to hit a wall soon. it won’t stop, this road to God knows… All I know is that I want to stop. My limbs hurt, I want to drop, stand stock still, but I can’t. I must just go…on and on and on….until I can’t go on… and drop…

Oh Jeez, that was tough!!!! What a load of rubbish I wrote lol!

And I have to nominate too?!

Diary Of a Mad Black Woman
Waffle Me This
Cornfed Contessa
Edwina’s Episodes
London Kind And Funny

Apologies if you have done this before, but I have just about managed to get this one done, in my crazy busy life right now!!!!!