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The home of Lesley Galston / Sloanwriter: In 7th Position of competion entry

2011-06-11T22:29:00.000+05:30

The home of Lesley Galston / Sloanwriter: In 7th Position of competion entry

I've Won My First Contest in 2011

2011-04-04T22:58:00.002+05:30

I woke up today morning and the first thing I did was to fire up my computer and go to the C.P. Anthologies blog.

Thankfully, I was in time to submit my entry for the contest. I noticed that no one else had submitted an entry yet, which was surprising, since it was such a fun contest and it was free to enter:

Anyway, the rules were:

In 75 words or less, pitch me the SyFy channel’s next hit movie. What does it take to be SyFy, you wonder? Well have a look (at your own risk, of course):

The first rule of SyFy is to always base your movie around an altered animal as shown in Mega Piranha.

Or an altered “thing” as shown in Behemoth.

The second rule of SyFy is to hire the best talent available within a three meter radius of yourself as done in Mega Python vs. Gatoroid.

The third rule of SyFy is that skin is optional as shown in Triassic Attack.

(http://anthologies2011.blogspot.com/)

So, I decided not to procrastinate any more and after rejecting pythons, giant cobras, dragons, dinosaurs, flying sharks and locusts, I decided that the creepiest threat would be from 20-feet big man-eating cockroaches.

So I submitted my pitch just a couple of hours before the deadline and guess what!

I won the contest.

To read all the gory details, go to:

http://anthologies2011.blogspot.com/

(It's worth your while, because C.P.'s post announcing me as the winner is absolutely hilarious.)

Anyway, the moral of the story is be proactive and submit entries to every contest - especially the ones that don't ask for an entry fee.

So, cheers to C.P. for giving me the chance to defeat my inertia, my resistance, my anti-muse and many thanks.

Every victory on this path is sweet, and today's was very sweet, indeed.

Haiku Examples

2011-03-10T21:56:00.001+05:30

Haiku of Loneliness:

So alone without you
in a world full of people--
lonely like us both.

Haiku of Indecision:

I cannot make up
my mind; do I want to be
a writer or monk?

Haiku on Contemplation on Death:

The story of my
life could be funny, touching,
inspiring and short!

Haiku of Bigotry

Dangerous colors--
fools want to paint the rainbow
in their own color.

Haiku of Half-Regrets:

The story of my
life is not as fun as I
think it could have been.

Haiku Poems - A Simple Way to Break Writer's Block using Haiku Examples

2011-03-08T16:37:00.000+05:30

Haiku is a simple poem containing three lines and a total of 17 syllables. It is derived from Japanese poetry. Traditionally, the first and third lines of the haiku contain five syllables and the second line contains seven syllables. The haiku does not have to rhyme. Most haiku (both singular and plural forms are haiku) use the five-seven-five progression of syllables to create surprisingly diverse effects. The third line may present a different idea that is linked to the theme in the first two lines.

Haiku examples:

To want to be the

best is to nourish your ego,

which is not very wise.

Last night my dream was

to cross all doors from my home

to your tender heart.

Wanting safety can

become the biggest hurdle

to self-mastery.

Compromising can

become a habit unless

one is vigilant.

Most traditional Japanese haiku express ideas connected to nature, and and the passing of the seasons. However, there are no such constraints in writing haiku in English. The biggest advantage of writing haiku is its incredible flexibility. Anything and everything is permissible, even a change in the number and order of syllables.

How to Use Haiku Poems to Break Writer’s Block

The short and simple form of the haiku means that it hardly takes a minute to write one. Though the 5-7-5 syllabic format of the haiku is simple enough, it is acceptable to write haiku using a total of 13 to 17 syllables. So, if you are blocked you can use haiku as a fun way to overcome writer’s block.

You can also write haiku to jumpstart your writing session, to regain focus whenever you are stuck or bored or just to have fun!

Writing Haiku Online:

Haiku can be shared in blogs and other social media. Since they are usually less than 140 characters, you can tweet your haiku to your circle of friends. You can also Google for online haiku contests.

To read more haiku examples, click: Haiku Poems - An Easy and Elegant Way to Break Writer's Block

Five Benefits of Daily Goenka Vipassana Meditation Practice

2011-03-08T02:10:00.002+05:30

Mr. S.N. Goenka and his assistants teach Vipassana meditation in ten-day residential courses worldwide. During the Vipassana course, meditators learn how to meditate by practicing intensively and continuously. On the last day, Mr. Goenka explains how they should continue their meditation practice after the course so that they can gain maximum benefit from Vipassana.

Vipassana Meditation Practice After the Course:

Mr. Goenka advises students to meditate one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening at home. In addition, students should practice Vipassana for a few minutes at bedtime until they fall asleep and as soon as they wake up in the morning. In addition, he advises students to take part in a ten-day residential Vipassana meditation retreat at least once a year to deepen their understanding of the meditation practice.

Vipassana Meditation Daily Practice—Five Benefits:

The daily practice of Vipassana improves quality of life in several ways, directly and indirectly. Among them, the five most important benefits are:

Increased basal level of awareness and equanimity
Understanding of sitting meditation and daily life affecting each other beneficially
Development of positive mental qualities
Appreciation of the value of ethical behavior
Positive health resulting from meditation during meals

47 Hearts Kindle Book: How to Align Life Purpose with Passion

2011-02-13T23:46:00.000+05:30

47 Hearts, a Kindle book written by Dr. Mani, is an inspirational guide to enable readers to reach their goals by harnessing three key strengths: passion, purpose and persistence.

Healing Hearts of Children Using the Power of the Internet

Initially, Dr. Mani narrates the three most important turning points of his life. The third turning point was in 1997 after he became a heart surgeon. Working with children born with congenital heart defects and interacting with their parents gave him a unique perspective about their problems. Limited finances, lack of awareness and restricted access to resources meant most children either didn’t get medical attention or got it too late.

Heart surgery is costly, even in India, and the treatment of each child costs around $2,500. Though the state government contributes 50 percent of the cost of treatment, many of his patients couldn’t afford to pay the remaining charges. 47 Hearts is the story of how Dr. Mani launched a successful internet business to raise funds for treatment of children with congenital heart defects. Since 1996, Dr. Mani and his team have raised over $137,200 from 1,020 donors, and used the money to sponsor heart operations for 70 children with congenital heart defects.

47 Tips to Live a Life of Purpose and Passion

In 47 Hearts, Dr. Mani lists 47 simple but effective secrets that helped him to achieve his mission. In addition to axioms about the importance of passion, purpose and persistence, he underlies the importance of qualities such as focus, gratitude, ethics, discipline, enlightened self-interest, meditation, leadership and teamwork. Dr. Mani describes the most effective way to apply each principle, drawing on his own experiences and insights as a heart surgeon and internet entrepreneur.

For example, one of Dr. Mani’s tipsis to use a mantra instead of a mission statement. He explains that it’s easier to recall and recite a short and pithy mantra that embodies the spirit of your dream and instantly communicates it to others. For example, his personal mantra is, “I will not accept a child dying,” and his team’s mantra is, “"Help Heal a Child's Heart".

To read the rest of the article, please click: 47 Hearts Kindle Book: How to Align Life Purpose with Passion

Earn Affiliate Income from Your Blog Easily With This Simple Tip

2010-09-15T14:19:00.000+05:30

Let Your Blog Make Money for You While You Sleep
(image from freepixels.com)

If you have a blog or plan to start one, check out this simple and easy way to earn passive income by creating a resource page with affiliate links.

An effective and often overlooked way to make money from your blog or website is to create a resource page. A resource page is a separate page on your blog that has links to products and services in your niche preferably that you have used yourself and found useful.
So, how does setting up a resource make you money? Simple! Most of the links in your resource page are affiliate links, meaning you will be paid a commission each time someone purchases a product or uses a service that you recommend on this page.
Once you create your resource page, don’t forget to provide an easy way for your readers to go to your resource page. The best way is set up a link in your navigation bar at the top of your home page.

To read the rest of the article, visit:

Earn Affiliate Income from Your Blog Easily With This Simple Tip

How to Get the Best Value from Google Pay-per-Click Marketing

2010-09-12T12:51:00.000+05:30

Targetted marketing using Google Adwords
(freepixels.com)

Pay-per-Click (PPC) advertising is a highly effective way to drive targeted prospects to blogs, websites or sales pages. E-marketers can choose from Google AdWords, Yahoo Search Marketing, Facebook Advertising, MSN Adcenter (Bing) etc. However, most marketers prefer Google AdWords for their PPC marketing because it displays their ads on Google search pages.

To read the rest of the article, visit:

How to Get the Best Value from Google Pay-per-Click Marketing

S.N. Goenka Vipassana Meditation Course: Seven Special Benefits

2010-09-12T08:37:00.000+05:30

Meditation: The Path to Happiness
(freepixels.com)

Modern life can be extremely stressful. The strain of dealing with multiple conflicting demands at work and home can be overwhelming. Each person copes with this stress differently. Some choose self-destructive ways such as tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. Others may turn to counseling or psychiatric therapy. However, more and more people are discovering the efficacy of meditation as an effective way of dealing with this stress.

In response to this growing demand, a wide range of meditation courses is being offered worldwide. However, many people still feel uneasy about meditation and associate it with mysticism and esoteric cults. Among the various meditation techniques, Vipassana meditation is relatively unknown in the West because it is taught in ten-day residential courses and is not actively publicized.

To read the rest of the article, visit:

S.N. Goenka Vipassana Meditation Course: Seven Special Benefits

Lose Weight Without Dieting With the Volumetrics Weight-Loss Plan

2010-08-22T18:10:00.000+05:30

Losing Weight Can Be a Pleasant Experience!

The Volumetrics Weight-Loss Plan enables you to eat satisfying portions of delicious foods and still lose weight, without giving up flavor or diversity in your diet.

Volumetrics is derived from twenty years of research on hunger and obesity by Dr. Barbara Rolls, PhD, a nutrition researcher at the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Rolls has based her weight-management plan on two key concepts: satiety and energy-density of foods.

To read the rest of the article, click:

Lose Weight Without Dieting With the Volumetrics Weight-Loss Plan

Image from freepixels.com

Lose Weight Easily and Permanently Using Six Simple Strategies

2010-08-10T16:04:00.000+05:30

Want to Lose Weight? Say "Only One Please"to Chocolates

According to a World Health Organization report, one billion adults worldwide are overweight and three million adults are considered to be clinically obese. To deal with this international epidemic of obesity, most weight-loss programs are based on three key principles:

Eat Fewer Calories
The most fundamental principle in weight management is to restrict the amount of food that you eat. Eating fewer calories than you expend daily arrests creeping obesity and results in stable loss of weight. One important tool to do this is to maintain a diet diary of what you eat and drink.

Though it is important to avoid overeating, you must avoid the other extreme of starving yourself. Extreme dieting is not only unnecessary but also counterproductive and it is the most common cause of failure of most weight-loss programs. Most doctors would advise you: When you are hungry, eat!

Read on:

Lose Weight Easily and Permanently Using Six Simple Strategies

Image thanks to freepixels.com

Latest Article on Suite - How to Add Music to Online YouTube Videos Legally and for Free

2010-07-27T12:46:00.000+05:30

End It With Flowers

I have published my last article on online videos on Suite:

How to Add Music to Online YouTube Videos Legally and for Free

I am taking a well-deserved break from writing for Suite for the rest of July.

Ciao.

(image from freepixels.com)

Eleventh Article on Suite101.com - Upload Online Videos to YouTube With Simple Inexpensive Equipment

2010-07-25T21:52:00.000+05:30

The Future of the Internet is Video

I posted my eleventh article on Suite today and the whole process is becoming easier though it's still taking a lot of time.

Here's the article:

Upload Online Videos to YouTube With Simple Inexpensive Equipment

I plan to publish at least two more articles on Suite before the end of this month.

Amen to that.

Picture from freepixels.com as usual.

When You Are Not Sure - Take Baby Steps

2010-07-21T23:17:00.001+05:30

Sing With Me - I Don't Know the Tune Either

What do you do when you don't know what to do?
When you are paralyzed by fear or inertia or uncertainty or perfectionism?
When you neither want to stop, turn back or go on?

Visit your past.

Do what you did when you were learning how to walk.
When the fear of falling was okay compared to the boredom of crawling.
When the exhilaration of taking a few steps was worth the inevitable tumble.
When courage was instinctive and cowardice was counter-intuitive.

You may not recall the time you took those first baby-steps.
But you most certainly did.

Image from Lalabaloobah / Flickr

Tenth Article on Suite: YouTube Video Script Creation - How to Write a Great Video Script

2010-07-18T01:12:00.000+05:30

Yet Another Comeback

July has been a struggle so far. I have written only two articles on Suite so far in 17 days.

However, let me celebrate my comeback today.

Here's my tenth article on Suite:

YouTube Video Script Creation - How to Write a Great Video Script

Suite score in the first 30 days:
10 articles
860 page views
$4.48 revenue.

Good start.

Ninth Article Posted on Suite101.com

2010-07-09T22:23:00.000+05:30

Let The Music Play On...

I posted my ninth article today on Suite101.com after a gap of ten days.
It's a victory against the forces of darkness, what Steven Pressfield calls "resistance".

Here's the article:

How to Add Music Easily to YouTube Videos Using Free Software

It's not great but it's cool. Today, cool is good enough.

Cheers.

A Setback Is Not A SetBack...

2010-07-06T00:11:00.000+05:30

...If It Is Followed By A Comeback
Image: freepixels.com

This feek (1 to 5 July) has not been a complete waste.

However I haven't written any articles or posted any blogs.
It is impossible to avoid lapses altogether.
All you can do is to reduce the frequency, duration and intensity of lapses.
If the lapse goes on for too long, it becomes that much harder to make a comeback.
And because it is so hard to start a comeback, you may avoid it and thus continue the lapse, leading to a sustained downward spiral.

I have discovered that the first thing is to accept the lapse and to start the comeback with easy steps.
For example, today I started by replying to email, which was easier than writing an article or posting a blog.
Once you take the first step, it's easier to take the second step, and then the third step.
Each step makes it easier to take the next step and soon you find yourself in the middle of your comeback. Once you have the momentum of a few steps, it's harder to continue the comeback.

One caution:
At this stage, when your comeback is still fragile, you must be careful to protect it against fresh lapses. For example, avoid distractions such as TV or even newspapers, and try to focus on generating a stable momentum.

One strategy to prevent a relapse is to use "rapid-fire". Do different positive actions: exercise for 15 minutes, then meditate for 15 minutes, write for 15 minutes and so on. Create a chain of positive interlinking actions.

And don't look back.
Until the next lapse.

My Latest Article - Email Marketing: Nine Easy Ways to Grow An Opt-in List For Free - Published on Suite101.com

2010-06-30T23:46:00.000+05:30

Online Writing for Satisfaction, Not Dollars

I am sticking to my plan of submitting an article to Suite every alternate day.
Here's the latest:

Email Marketing: Nine Easy Ways to Grow An Opt-in List For Free

It again took me three hours to revise this article and format and submit to Suite.

Eight articles in 15 days is a good start.

I want to make the whole process faster without sacrificing quality and maybe write two articles every three days.

The main thing is to complete the cycle of starting, completing, revising, formatting, and submitting as soon as possible.

Marketing is a different ball game altogether.

I need to write two more articles for Suite to complete the minimum requirement of ten articles every three months and will complete that within a couple of days.

image: http://freepixels.com

How to Add Titles and Special Effects Easily to YouTube Videos - Post Seventh Article on Suite101.com

2010-06-29T00:25:00.000+05:30

Figure Out All the Angles of Life

It still takes me three hours to publish an article at Suite101.com.

The latest article is the 7th at Suite.

How to Add Titles and Special Effects Easily to YouTube Videos

This is my fourth article on creating videos and I will be writing at least two or three more articles.

One advantage is that I am interlinking these articles, by providing links to each other within the article and giving a list of the other articles under Related Articles. So anyone who reads one of these articles is likely to click on the other links and read the other articles since they are so closely related.

For example, in this article, these are the internal links to the previous three articles on videos, right at the start of the article:

Creating and uploading videos on YouTube is one of the most effective methods of online marketing. Fortunately, almost all the steps of video-marketing such as:

Writing the video script,
Setting up the shooting area of the video,
Recording the video using Windows Movie Maker,
Editing the video to remove extraneous bits and defects,
Adding transitions, titles, and captions,
Adding background music, and,
Uploading the video to YouTube

are quick, easy and extremely cost-effective.

And these are the external links at the end of the article:

The Simple No-Frills Way to Shoot High-Quality Videos for YouTube
Learn how to position the five elements of the shooting area (video script, camera, microphone, lighting and the subject of the video) before the actual recording of the video.
How to Shoot Great Online Videos for YouTube Using Free Software
Learn a simple step-by-step technique to create high-quality online videos for YouTube using free software and inexpensive equipment.
Edit Online Videos Easily and Quickly Before Uploading to YouTube
Learn how to to edit YouTube videos quickly and easily by using free Windows software that does not require any technical knowledge.

All the other articles are similarly interlinked to each other. This increase their individual ranking in Google Search Pages.

Besides, Suite also displays hyperlinked titles of my related articles automatically on the same page alongside my article.

I plan to submit one more article in June, maybe two.

Score so far in two weeks: 7 articles, 250 pageviews, $2.15 revenue.

So far, so good.

Image courtesy: Philgarlic, Flickr.com

Suite101.com widget

2010-06-28T18:05:00.000+05:30

Another cool feature of Suite101.com for its writers is the widget of the last three articles.

Without further ado, here it is:

Vipassana Article on Suite

2010-06-28T01:20:00.000+05:30

Flickr.com

I just discovered that my article on Suite101.com

S.N. Goenka Vipassana Meditation Course: Seven Special Benefits

is ranked fifth in Google Search Results (among about 193,000 results).

I am pasting the page below:

S.N. Goenka Vipassana Meditation Course

Vipassana Meditation Website
This is the international home page of the organizations which offer courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers in ...
India - What is Vipassana - Questions & Answers - S.N. Goenka
www.dhamma.org/ - Cached - Similar
Description of Vipassana Meditation
... Mr. S.N. Goenka, was born and raised in Burma (Myanmar). ... You may apply for a Vipassana meditation course by completing and submitting an application ...
www.dhamma.org/en/vipassana.shtml - Cached - Similar
Show more results from www.dhamma.org
Vipassana Research Institute
8 Feb 2009 ... Vipassana Meditation Technique. as taught by S.N. Goenka ... Seven-day Vipassana courses are organised for teenagers who are between the ...
www.vridhamma.org/ - Cached - Similar
Principal Vipassana Teacher S N Goenka
Vipassana Research Institute. S.N. Goenka. Vipassana Research Institute ... that the mental exercise of meditation is necessary for a wholesome and beneficial life. ... Since 1969, Goenkaji and his wife are conducting Vipassana courses. ...
www.vridhamma.org/Teachers-4.aspx - Cached - Similar
S.N. Goenka Vipassana Meditation Course: Seven Special Benefits
17 Jun 2010 ... Vipassana is a scientific meditation technique that helps to develop mental strength and insight. Vipassana meditation courses have seven ...
meditation-techniques.suite101.com/.../sn-goenka-vipassana-meditation-course-seven-special-benefits - Cached

Awesome.

"Something achieved, something done,
Has earned a night's repose."

Goodnight all.

Edit Online Videos Easily and Quickly Before Uploading to YouTube Published at Suite101.com

2010-06-26T23:43:00.000+05:30

Say Cheese, Pretty Please.
Flickr.com

I published my sixth article at Suite101.com today.

Edit Online Videos Easily and Quickly Before Uploading to YouTube

I have interlinked all the three video articles to each other so anyone who reads one of them may read the others as well. I plan to write at least another three articles on online videos so I will ultimately have six articles all interlinked to each other.

So good start to the feek: submit this article and also post two blogs.

Another cool feature at Suite101.com is that each Suite writer gets a homepage where they can post a short bio with their mugshot.

Some important benefits of this Suite writer homepage:

You can include your blog or website with a link.
Your latest articles are listed here with hyperlinks to each one.
There is a link that will open another page displaying all your articles published at Suite - with about fifty article titles in each page.
Each article has your name which is linked to this author page. So anyone who clicks on your name can read your bio, check your other article titles, open and read any other article and visit your blog or website.

Is that cool or what?

By the way, freepixels.com was not accessible today, so I downloaded images from flickr.com.

Suite101.com - Revenue Chart Screenshot

2010-06-26T13:42:00.000+05:30

Suite101.com - My Revenue Chart Screenshot

What you see above is one of the cool features in Suite for writers - a graphic representation of the revenue that my five articles have earned so far. I started off with a sedate five cent opening gambit and then the two peaks are for 37 and 36 cents with a humble one cent sandwiched in between.

I just love those twin peaks.

So I am making a few cents daily on a base of just five articles. So I have decided to go ahead and write an article for Suite first thing daily and try to reach the milestone of 50 articles latest by 25 September. I am giving myself two days for each article though I will try to submit an article daily.

I am posting this here so that my muse and anti-muse can both see it.

Okay, now I am going to submit my sixth article.

Jai ho!

(I saved my post yesterday about Suite's coolest features without posting it and planned to continue it today before clicking "Submit Post". However, I have posted it as it is. I may add to it some other day or just delete it or link it to the new post with all the coolest features.)

Bonus tip: Always preview your blog post before clicking "Publish Post". I did that and had to resize the image.

Be good and you will naturally be blessed.

Suite101.com - Coolest Features

2010-06-26T13:22:00.000+05:30

Suite101 is A Good Way for a Newbie Writer
http://www.freepixels.com

I posted my first article on Suite101.com about ten days ago on 14 June.
Since then, I have submitted five articles. The scores so far: Pageviews: 163 and revenue $0.43.

I am going to list some of the cool features of Suite101.com

1. Suite101.com has an application process that includes submission of two non-fiction articles. The application process is simple, straightforward, and relatively painless. Also, the application is approved within a day or two.

2. Even though, the submission of two sample articles is a relatively low hurdle, it is better than most other content websites, which do not have any minimum requirements.

3. Once your application is approved, you get a separate page where you can post a short bio, and more importantly, your website or blog hyperlink. This is the page where your latest articles are displayed with links. Visitors also have the option of clicking a link to a new page where all your articles are listed.
For example, here is my page: Suite101/Rohi's articles.

4. One of the best features of Suite101.com are the free writing tutorials called the simple Learning Hub.

[Will continue tomorrow. feel drowsy.]

Suite101.com Revenue

2010-06-25T00:57:00.000+05:30

Suite Revenue Stream Starts Flowing
http://www.freepixels.com

Okay, five cents rolled into my Suite account on 20 June and another 37 cents rolled in on 22 June.
Grand total: 42 cents so far.
Promising start.
I started just ten days ago and have just five articles published.

I was skeptical about the Suite101.com income model for its writers: Suite's writers are paid only if and when someone clicks on any of the ads surrounding their articles.

It does seem quite a precarious way to make a buck. Why would anyone want to click on ads? I hardly ever do.

You get zilch even if a thousand people read your articles but don't click on any ad.

Well, Google is earning millions from their Pay-per-click ads every month. Suite101.com earns thousands of dollars.
Many writers at Suite are making hundreds of dollars every month presumably because other people are reading their articles and clicking on ads around their articles.

I read that a Suite writer can count on earning a dollar per article per month. Many do better. Most don't.

Life is unpredictable.
And so are the earnings from writing for Suite101.com.

So if you are writing for Suite only for the money, you should perhaps put on your thinking cap.

One thing is clear: the more articles you publish, the more you are likely to earn.

As Julia Cameron advises: Take care of the quantity and let the universe take care of the quality.

Amen to that and good night.

Suite101.com - Fifth Article Published

2010-06-24T00:36:00.000+05:30

Second article on Video on Suite101.com www.freepixels.com

This is going to be a short post because it is past midnight and I want to sleep and wake early and go to yoga class.

So I am published my fifth article and it took me about three hours.

How to Shoot Great Online Videos for YouTube Using Free Software

Okay, sorry, more tomorrow.

Life is good.

Suite101.com - Fourth Article Published

2010-06-21T23:37:00.001+05:30

Light the lamp within. freepixels.com

I tried to submit my fourth article at Suite as quickly as possible but it still took two hours. Then the Suite Tech section editor, Guy W. Lecky-Thompson, wanted me to make a few improvements - add third-party hyperlinks and references. Perfectly reasonable and I did it at once but it took about an hour.

Pageviews have reached 100 but revenue is still zilch. It will be interesting to see how long it takes before someone clicks on an ad surrounding one of my articles and the first few cents roll into my account.

Today is the first day of Feek 7 and posting my fourth article has been the biggest rock today.

I have tried to use a more jazzy title for this article:

The Simple No-Frills Way to Shoot High-Quality Videos for YouTube

Tomorrow, I may take a break and write a sonnet for a contest.
Or go to British Library.

I plan to hit the sack early today.
Immediately after I complete this post.
Which I have.
Good night, all.

Why You Should Write For Suite101.com

2010-06-21T00:26:00.000+05:30

Life is a Journey, Not a Destination... freepixels.com

Writing for Suite101.com is the same.

First the bad news.

I have submitted three articles to Suite in the past 6 days and have got 82 pageviews and three comments.

And the revenue is still zilch.

And yet, I am not overly dismayed.

(Though I would have happy to get off the mark.)

I am still learning the ropes and am in for the long haul.

So far, I have had a good experience with Suite101.

All three articles are up without any hassles.

Suite101.com pays its writers a share of its AdSense revenue so we get paid only if someone clicks the ads surrounding our articles.

Sounds a rather precarious way to make an honest buck.

And yet, it seems there are scores of writers who have making a lot of money writing for Suite.

Also, once your article is published in Suite, it has the potential to make money lifelong. Those clicks add up over the days, weeks and months. At least in theory.

My immediate focus is to write and submit articles faster on Suite.

One article a day.

Suite wants writers to submit at least ten articles every three months.
That's reasonable.

Another incentive is that writers who submit more than 50 articles earn 10 percent more revenue. That is, 11 dollars instead of 10 dollars.

So my aim is to write 50 articles for Suite as soon as possible and see how it goes.

Meanwhile, I am learning about how to write and submit good articles fast, about SEO (search-engine optimization) and how to publicize my articles more effectively.

The forums are useful and the other Suite writers are friendly and helpful.

I joined StumbleUpon.com and Digg.com today after reading a post in the forums.

So all in all, I am happy so far.
And if I die tonight, I'll die happy.

To paraphrase Seneca, As long as you live, keep learning how to write.

Just checked "My Suite" and revenue is still a big fat zero.
(Zero was invented by Indians and has haunted us ever since.)

Third Article Goes Live on Suite101.com

2010-06-20T16:34:00.003+05:30

Sorry, I didn't post yesterday.

When I looked at the time, it was already 4.30 am and though I didn't feel at all sleepy and could easily have written a blog post before going to bed, I decided not to.

Discipline.

The reason why I lost track of the time is because I was submitting my third article on Suite101.com. I revised it and then interlinked it with my first article.

It took much longer than I planned and I forgot to set the alarm on my cell phone, which I do, every hour on the hour. When the alarm goes off, I set it for the next hour and record what I did in the previous hour and whether I need to do something else.

It's simple and so it works for me. Except when I forget to set the alarm and lose track completely. It's happening less frequently than before. Which is always a good thing.

Okay, here's the link to my third article on Suite:

Email Marketing With an Opt-in List of Enthusiastic Subscribers

Yeah, I know, it sounds insanely interesting.

So much for now.

I will be posting again tonight.

By the way, the picture is from freepixels.com.

I added it to the third article.

It doesn't display correctly in Suite: the second 'e' is missing.

I bet no one notices.

Except you.

Information Overload

2010-06-19T00:18:00.002+05:30

Information overload is inevitable and irresitible.
It's like the chocolate cake always in front of your face.
Sooner or later, you can going to reach out for a slice.

Newspapers.

Television.

Cell-phone.

Blackberry

Internet.

Email.

Books.

Multi-tasking.

The only way to reduce information overload is to define your goals and to stick to them as closely as possible.

As far as possible, keep only one window of your computer open.

Turn off the email alerts, the IM windows, the Internet browser.
Better yet, switch off the broadband connection whenever it's not required.

Focus on one thing at a time.

Give it all your attention.

Until it's done or you're done with it.

Then go on to the next thing.

Quit the clamor. Cut the static before it deafens you and deadens your senses.

Focus.

(Image: Cake: http://www.freepixels.com)

Publish Second Article at Suite101.com

2010-06-18T00:32:00.000+05:30

Today has been a good day.

Submitted my second article to Suite101.com on Vipassana.

You can read it here:

Seven Benefits of Vipassana Meditation

Please could you visit and leave a comment?

Now I am writing this blog before going to bed.

Life is good.

freepixels.com

Today has been a good comeback.

Yesterday I got into a rut.

Today I am in my groove.

On the ball.

In the zone.

How about you?

Some Days Are Diamonds, Some Days Are Stones

2010-06-17T00:12:00.002+05:30

Okay, today was a stone.

There were some good parts, but on the whole, lost my way several times during the day.

Read Suite101.com forum posts, watched a few YouTube music videos, then watched Legally Blonde on TV at home and then again watched YouTube.

It wasn't all bad but definitely not great. Let's say this is the off-day of the feek.

Thanks to the rains, it's cool but now there's mosquitoes.

I will make sure to plan tomorrow before I sleep so that I get a running start tomorrow.

Source: http://www.freepixels.com

Mridu Khullar calls herself a compulsive toggler.

So there are others who are afflicted with high distractibility; many more, judging from the comments in her blog.

So I just have to fight the good fight. Keep the faith. And focus.

Where was I?

First Article Published at Suite101.com

2010-06-16T00:47:00.000+05:30

Today has been another good day.

My first article, How to Get the Best Value from Google Pay-per-Click Marketing, has been published by Suite101.com.

Here's the link: First Suite101.com article.

Now I plan to submit an article a day on Suite101.com.

The main thing is to create content daily and publish it.

Almost as important is to create content fast.

It took me about ten hours to write, revise and publish the first article and I have to do it much faster.

My next target is to publish ten articles and I hope to do it by the end of this month.

Okay, ciao for now.

Who said this?

"Sleep is the death of each day's life."

I think it's Shakespeare but don't quote me.

If I die tonight, I'll die happy.

Okay, almost forgot to upload an image.

Source: http://www.freepixels.com

Re-submitted First Article to Suite101.com

2010-06-15T00:15:00.000+05:30

Lisa Nichols, the Suite101.com editor of the Business section politely asked me to make a few changes in my article on Pay-per-Click marketing and I spent most of the day rewriting it.

One reason why it took so much time is that Suite101.com did not save my article and I had to reformat and re-submit it three times.

All part of the learning experience.

Read And Be A Villain by Rex Stout.

On the whole, today has been a good day, though of course, it could have been better.

I hope I don't have to make any more changes in my first article.

I may write new articles because adapting my old articles for Suite101.com is taking just as long.

Now for the image for today's post:

                                      Focus Your Attention
                                Source: http://www.freepixels.com

Cool, right?

Tomorrow I will try to add a caption.

Something attempted, something achieved,

Has earned a night's repose.

Good night, all.

Suite101.com - Submit First Article

2010-06-13T22:24:00.000+05:30

Today, I decided that my main goal would be to submit my first article to Suite101.com.

It took me four hours but I finally clicked the 'Submit article' button at 5 pm.

So that was good.

In the process, I downloaded and linked an image to the article.

Here's the image that I added to my first article to Suite101.com

Source: www.freepixels.com

So from towards onwards, I'll add an image to every post.

Next I have to figure out how to add captions to images in Blogger.com.

Ciao.

Information Overload - What Works for Me - 5-day goals

2010-06-12T22:02:00.001+05:30

I have borderline Attention Deficit Disorder.

And not so borderline either.

More like I am living in an ADD border town.

I have been fighting it all my life.

In school, college, medical school, on the meditation cushion and everywhere else.

Have I become better at handling distractions?

I haven't noticed.
Which is not a good sign.

The good news is I have become more aware that I am easily distracted and swing from one project to another.

My latest strategy is to give five main goals for five days.
I then track my progress over the next five days.
At the end of five days, I review my performance and based on it, I give myself five goals for the next five days.

Many of the productivity gurus, including Stephen Covey and David Allen, recommend the week as the linchpin of the self-mastery plan but one week is too long for me. I lose my way much before that.

Five days works well for me - I call it the feek.

It also is easier to calculate daily averages for five days or ten days (2 feeks) instead of seven days.

Now I am in the middle of Feek 5 (11 to 15 June) and I can see the improvement since I started this on 21 May.

Just sticking to this program for more than 20 days is a reward in itself.

I write the goals for each feek in my diary and then write the results at the end of the feek. So I can track my progress from the start.

For example, my goals for this feek are:

1. Yoga class (4 classes, 'coz Sunday is a holiday)
2. Write articles for Suite101.com (10 hours)
3. Write 5 posts in this blog
4. Dr. Mani's Mentoring Program (5 hours)
5. Meditation - 10 hours

These are my MAIN goals and there is enough time to do any of the other goals that are required such as replying email, errands, time with family and friends, etc.

One change I have noticed is that I am giving myself fewer and less ambitious goals.

It's working for me.

What works for you?

How do you focus?

My Plans for the Next Two Months

2010-06-06T17:52:00.001+05:30

Hi all,

Here are my plans for the next 60 days:

1. Submit at least ten articles to Suite101.com

2. Complete Dr. Mani's 45-day Infopreneur Mentoring Program

3. Post on this blog at least once daily. (Yeah, right!)

4. Attend Yoga class at National Institute of Naturopathy (six day every week)

5. Start Yoga class at Iyenger Institute (once every week)

6. Start reading and making notes on different aspects of weight-loss.

7. Continue the five-day (feek) system of plan-act-review

8. After completing Dr. Mani's program, I may start Taichi class twice every week.

9. Empty email inbox to zero every ten days.

10. Last but not least, develop the ten paramis.

Okay, good comeback.

Something attempted, something achieved,
Has earned a night's repose.

Plan.
Act.
Review.
(Repeat)

Much metta,
Rohi

Paypal clarification about resuming Indian bank withdrawals

2010-03-03T01:27:00.001+05:30

We have been diligently working with the RBI and our business partners to resume Indian bank withdrawals for the thousands of Indian businesses who depend on PayPal to sell their goods or services in the global marketplace.

Today, we are happy to announce that the RBI has allowed us to continue local bank withdrawals for settlements for exports of goods and services. We are currently making changes to comply with Indian regulations for settlements for exports of goods and services, and we anticipate that, as of Wednesday, March 3rd, customers will be able to use our bank withdrawal service.

As part of the changes, you will be required to fill out a new field entitled 'Export Code' when you request a withdrawal. This information is required under the current laws of India in order to identify the nature of cross-border merchant transactions.

On Monday, March 1st, we will be back in touch with specific instructions on how you can move your money into your bank account.

Moving forward, the RBI has told us that PayPal needs specific approvals to allow personal remittances to India, which we currently do not have. Until we get these approvals, personal payments into India will remain suspended. However, if you are an exporter, you will continue to be able to use the PayPal service for payments of goods and services. In fact, with the changes we are making to our system, PayPal is now set to be a more powerful engine for exporters in India. With purpose codes for export transactions and FIRCs (Foreign Inward Remittance Certificates), you should now be able to get the export related benefits you seek.

You can check the PayPal blog for additional updates.
www.thepaypalblog.com

We thank you for your business and for your patience during
the past few weeks.

Sincerely,

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3-Day Silent Health Retreat

2010-01-31T11:19:00.002+05:30

(Adapted from Sensei Kuki's Facebook events link: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=292382027007&mid=1c8a548G3d857d5eG14eabc6G7)

The Silent Health Retreat

The simplest yardstick to know whether you are living the life of a warrior is how you answer the question, “Do I have time for myself?” If you have all the time in the world to do business and fulfill all your worldly desires, but have no time to develop your mind-body health, you are leading the life of an ordinary man. The ordinary man is one who is lives and dies without knowing why. If training your mind–body does not come in the top three priorities in your life, you are leading an ordinary man’s life.

So make the best use of your time and learn the science of health and liberation. Reflect on these truths:
• Life is fragile; death can come at any moment.
• Health is fragile; illness can afflict me any moment.
• Why must I train the body when its final fate is cremation or burial?

The purpose of the training for a warrior was to experience freedom from negative mental qualities such as greed, anger and delusion. To free ourselves from suffering caused by these negativities, we need to meditate. One must have a strong body so that one can meditate diligently.

The Silent Health Retreat is focused on our health and well being. To experience the laws of nature within and without, silence is a great tool, which we shall use at the retreat. It will help us to sharpen our awareness and observe the reality within the framework of the body.

This science of training, Kukikan, is the most simplified process where no more short-cuts are possible. No intellectual gymnastics. No visualizations. No verbalization. Instead, in Kukikan, the student has to exert pure effort.

Kukikan is the pointer to The Middle Path, which is what the warrior follows. All the enlightened ones have prescribed the middle path.

The middle path is dynamic in nature, constantly changing. It is not fixed. It is treacherous and needs constant non-judgmental awareness. Breath is the bridge which connects the mind and body. For a warrior, the final frontier is training the mind by using the body as a tool and the breath as a bridge. This is the essence of Kukikan training.

Since it is your own time and life you can choose how to make best use of the retreat. Your experiential wisdom will be directly proportional to your own effort and commitment.

At the retreat you will provided with nutritious food and basic amenities. Living the life of a renunciate will help you to understand and overcome your attachments. This silent health retreat is aimed at the process of mind-body training, where practice meets theory. Considering the extreme time constraints for most people, three days will give a glimpse of this training process.

For a profile of Sensei Kuki visit: www.kukikan.com
Contact: Sensei Kuki - 093724-79576

Eligibility: BASIC FITNESS AND MUST BE IN TRAINING MODE OF ANY KIND FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS. FINAL DECISION ABOUT ADMISSION TO THE RETREAT WILL BE TAKEN BY SENSEI KUKI

Venue: Madhyama marg Retreat and Training Centre,
behind Tanaji School, near Kondhanpur village, 7 kms from Shivapur Phata (opposite Hotel Muktangan, 10 minutes drive from Katraj Ghat on Pune-Bangalore Highway), Kondhanpur, Pune.
[About 30 kms from Deccan gymkhana.]
PMT bus No. 292 from Swargate to Kodhanpur every 20-30 minutes.

Start Time: Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 4:00pm
End Time: Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 2:00pm
Location: Shivapur, Near Pune

Fees: Rs. 3500 per person. (Excluding your travel) [To be paid in advance at the time of registration]. Individuals who cannot afford but have the inclination and eligibility may call Sensei Kuki for exemption of fees. Fees once paid will not be refunded, compensated or transferred.

The Bookshelf Muse: A MYSTERY Followers Contest!

2010-01-26T21:21:00.000+05:30

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The Amazon Associates Program for Blogger and Blogspot

2010-01-25T02:01:00.000+05:30

Amazon and Blogger have formed a partnership enabling Blogger.com bloggers to monetize their blogs with Amazon ads.

Here are the details:

Today we are excited to announce Amazon Associates for Blogger, a direct integration between Amazon Associates and Blogger. This new collaboration enables Bloggers to monetize their content by adding relevant Amazon products to their blog posts without interrupting the blog editing process. Amazon Associates for Blogger is available now available here on Associates Central. (https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/blogger?ie=UTF8&ref_=pe%5F1130%5F13930380) Amazon Associates who don’t have a Google Blogger account can set up a free Blogger account with their Associates ID and start earning right away.

The new tool allows Bloggers to add links and images to their blog posts in just 2 easy steps:

1.Bloggers highlight the relevant text and the Amazon Product Finder will search Amazon’s millions of products and recommend the ones that are most closely associated with the text.

2.Bloggers can then insert a link or image to that product which includes their Associates ID, enabling them to earn up to 15% in referral fees from Amazon.

Bloggers will also be able to show dynamic content in their blog sidebar using a new set of integrated Sidebar gadgets, such as gadgets for MP3 clips from the Amazon DRM-free music store, an Amazon Deals gadget, and an Amazon Search box.

Also as part of this new integration, Bloggers who don’t have a free Amazon Associates account can create one directly within Blogger so tell your friends that use Blogger how they can start earning with Amazon Associates today.

Please tell us what you think of our new Amazon Associates for Blogger feature using hashtag ‘#AMZN4BLGR’ on Twitter or contact us via the contact form. We want to hear from you!

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Advanced Certificate Course In The RTI Act -- 29-30 January 2010

2010-01-20T19:41:00.000+05:30

Information is Power
Unearthing corruption cases, finding out the current status of potholes, tracking the status of jobs in government departments and exposing political interference in transfers are but a few instances where the Right To Information Act 2005 has played a major role. Within the first year of implementation of the RTI Act between October 2005 and December 2006, 1.24 lakh applications were received of which 1.13 lakh were disposed of. At the Centre, till March 2006, 24,436 applications were received and 21,049 disposed of.
The largest number of applications received in Maharashtra is against municipal corporations and councils, and the Education, Home and Revenue departments -- the highest being the Urban Development department which received 23,552 applications!
A recent review has revealed that the maximum advantage of the RTI has been taken by the middle class, mainly employees of the public and private sectors.
You Can Too!!
Open Space, Pune in collaboration with the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, New Delhi, brings to Pune’s citizens an Advanced Certificate Course in the Right to Information Act 2005.
The two-day advanced course will benefit citizens pursuing RTI applications and help organisations and groups in integrating the use of RTI in their rights-based advocacy on social justice issues. The course will be facilitated by RTI activists and experts using interactive methods like presentations, exercises and case studies.
Registration for the course begins 12th January 2010 onwards on a first come first served basis. Forms available at Open Space between 11am. and 4pm. Last date for registration is 23rd January 2010.
Course Fees Rs.250/- (in cash only) (all inclusive) to be paid at the CCDS-Open Space office on time of registration. Fees once paid shall not be refunded for any reason whatsoever.
Number of seats
The course will admit only 30 participants on a first-come-first-served basis.
CCDS – Open Space, 301, Kanchanjunga building, Kanchan Lane, Near Krishna Dining Hall, Off Law College Road, Pune
Dates: January 29th and 30th 2010
Course timings: 9 am to 5 pm

Open Space is a youth and citizens’ forum that promotes debate, discussion and citizens’ action for social justice, human rights, sustainable development and accountable governance.
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative is an independent, non-partisan, international non-governmental organisation mandated to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth.
The course will be facilitated by
Mr. Venkatesh Nayak – Programme Coordinator, Access to Information Programme, CHRI, New Delhi.
Ms. Navaz Kotwal - Programme Coordinator, Access to Justice Programme, CHRI, New Delhi.
Ms. Vinita Deshmukh – Senior journalist, RTI activist and Editor, Intelligent Pune.
For more information on the course log on to www.openspaceindia.org or call Rakesh Ganguli on 9921090931
For further information on any of these programs call Openspace at 25457371
Open Space encourages debate and action on rights, justice and sustainable development.
Open Space is an initiative of the Centre for Communication & Development Studies (CCDS) aimed at strengthening civil society and mobilising citizen’s action.

100 stories for Haiti - Submissions needed for fundraising e-book

2010-01-20T19:36:00.000+05:30

Most of you will have heard about the recent earthquake on Haiti and the terrible devastation it has wreaked.

As a direct response to the tragedy, Greg McQueen, an author from the UK based in Denmark, has decided to produce an e-book called 100 Stories for Haiti. All profits from sales will go to the Red Cross relief operation on Haiti.

Greg is inviting submissions of short stories (which must be upbeat and positive) for possible inclusion in the e-book. He is also seeking experienced people to join the editorial team choosing the 100 stories and editing them for publication.

Stories of up to 1000 words must be submitted in the body of an email by next Monday, 25 January 2010. For full details of how and where to submit your work, please see the guidelines on Greg's blog.

Greg needs short story submissions, editors and sub-editors. If you've got a few hours spare to help it would be much appreciated.

If you want to send a short story, please follow these guidelines:
- No more than 1,000 words
- Stories themed around hope and no stories containing graphic violence, death or destruction
- Send all stories in the body text of an email to 100storiesforhaiti@gmail.com. Stories sent as attachments will not be opened.
- Stories must be received by Monday 25 January 2010

For more details, contact Greg McQueen at 100storiesforhaiti@gmail.com

The Best Way to Handle Criticism

2010-01-04T17:09:00.000+05:30

Whenever anyone criticizes you, focus all your energy into listening.
Don’t try to defend yourself
Don’t try to justify yourself
Don’t counterattack.
Listen in silence until the critic has finished.

Then reflect on the criticism.

Is it truthful?
If it is, accept it.
Don’t blame yourself or get depressed.
Everyone makes mistakes.
It's the price you pay for living.
Resolve not to repeat the mistake and put it behind it.
If possible, remedy your mistake.
Apologize. Make amends.

Is the criticism unjustified?
Then you need not blame yourself.
Examine the best way to resolve the situation.

Whether the criticism is right or wrong, don’t allow it to disturb the peace of your mind.
If your mind is calm, you will not hurt yourself or others.

Purpose of this blog: Post daily

2010-01-04T17:07:00.001+05:30

One of my resolutions for 2010 is to post daily on my blog.
If I fail to post one day, I will post two posts the next day.
And so on.
Today is the fourth day of the year, and no posts so far.
So I have to post four times today.

Simple resolution.
Just post daily.
The quality of the post does not matter.
There is no minimum or maximum number of words required in each post.
I can blog about anything.

The only rule is to post daily.
The only other rule is that there are no rules.
Just post a blog daily and get it out of the way.

This blog is one of the ways to beat two mental barriers: SAFE and PERFECT
SAFE never starts and PERFECT never finishes.
So says Holly Lisle.

I have started this post and now I am completing it.
One small victory.
The first in 2010.
The first of many.

C. Hope Clark: IF I RULED THE WORLD ESSAY CONTEST

2009-12-30T23:38:00.000+05:30

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The Power of Written Goals

2009-12-29T17:46:00.000+05:30

Goodbye 2009. Hello 2010.

So, what do you plan to do in these last few days of 2009?

Whatever you may have planned, I suggest you give yourself at least a couple of hours and write down your goals for 2010.

Okay already, one hour.

Your goals should be SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and targeted. Yada, yada, yada.

Yeah, maybe.

Don’t be frazzled by all the spiel about setting perfect goals. You can always update them later.

Timing is everything.

Write down your goals for 2010 before the sun sets on 31 December 2009.

Better yet, write them down immediately after you finish reading this.

The most important point is to write them down. Write. Them. Down.

Not convinced?

In his book, When Success Is Not Enough, Adam Walker describes a survey at Yale University in which the graduate class of 1953 were asked about their future plans.

One of the questions was: “Do you have any written goals for the future?”

Though they were among the brightest students in America, only 4 percent had written goals.

Twenty years later, the researcher tracked down the surviving members of the class to find out what they had made of their lives.

The results were truly astounding.

Those who had written down their goals 20 years previously were on average 30 times richer than those who had not.

In fact, the combined net worth of the 4 percent with written goals was more than the combined net worth of the 96 percent who did not have written goals.

More importantly, the 4 percent with written goals were happier in other non-material ways. They reported better health, better-quality relationships and a greater sense of fulfillment.

So what are you waiting for?

Grab a pen and a sheet of paper and keep that hand moving.

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran - Book Review

2009-12-25T14:44:00.000+05:30

Twenty-six Lessons on Living

If I were to be marooned on an island and could choose only one book as my companion, I would opt for The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. It’s only 132 pages, and yet, each time I read it, I marvel at the profound wisdom in each line.

The Prophet is the story of Almustafah. He had been living for twelve years in the city of Orphalese. Now his ship has arrived and he is returning to the isle of his birth. The people of Orphalese first try to persuade him to stay and then entreat him to “disclose us to ourselves, and tell us all that has been shown you of that which is between birth and death”.

In the next 26 chapters, he answers their questions about Love, Marriage , Children , Giving, Eating and Drinking, Work, Joy and Sorrow , Houses, Clothes, Buying and Selling , Crime and Punishment , Laws , Freedom, Reason and Passion , Pain, Self-Knowledge, Teaching, Friendship, Talking, Time, Good and Evil, Prayer, Pleasure, Beauty, Religion, and Death.

Each of his sermons is deceptively simple yet profoundly insightful.

For example, when asked about marriage, he advises, “Love one another but make not a bond of love.”

About work, his words contain this stern rebuke, “Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.”

“It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.” He advises a rich man, who asks about giving.

About religion, he says. “Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?”

Finally, before leaving, he says enigmatically, “Forget not that I shall come back to you. A little while, and my longing shall gather dust and foam for another body.A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me.”

Published in 1923, the Prophet’s wise words are timeless and equally relevant today. It is a store-house of invaluable treasures; an unfailing fount of fresh inspiration and new insights. I feel every writer should have it close at hand.

The Prophet is Kahlil Gibran’s best-loved work and has been translated into more than 20 languages. Since its publication more than 80 years, The Prophet has never been out of print in the United States and elsewhere.

Don’t take my word for it; you can download it here:
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

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