This is another one of my favorite songs which I would like to share with you all. Angel by Sarah McLachlan from the original sound track of City of Angels. Sarah McLachlan has a very unique voice and she brings out the song beautifully. Take a break and listen to this song while you read the lyrics.
“I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.” – City of Angels
Sarah McLachlan – Angel
Spend all your time waiting for that second chance
For the break that will make it OK
There’s always some reason to feel not good enough
And it’s hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction or a beautiful release
Memories seep from my veins
Let me be empty and weightless and maybe
I’ll find some peace tonight
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
You’re in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn
There’s vultures and thieves at your back
The storm keeps on twisting, you keep on building the lies
That you make up for all that you lack
It don’t make no difference, escaping one last time
It’s easier to believe
In this sweet madness, oh this glorious sadness
That brings me to my knees
In the arms of the Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
You’re in the arms of the Angel; may you find some comfort here
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Thank you Janet from Dolly’s Daily Dairy for giving me the Universal Light Award. Thank you also to Charm from The Journey for passing the Great Buddy Award to me.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Wishing goodness in all areas of your life.
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Thank you Janet from Dolly’s Daily Dairy for giving me the I Love Your Blog Award. Symphony of Love is very honored to be receiving this award for the third time. Thank you Janet.
I would like to thank Polly from Random Ramblings for passing me 3 awards too. Pardon me Polly, I would display one of the awards only.
In about 40 days, depending on when you are reading this post, it will be Christmas. Christmas has been and will always be my favorite festival. Why, you may ask? I’ll be getting a Nintendo’s Wii Console, a brand new and latest Apple 3G iPhone and a paid holiday to any snowing destination of my choice. I’m just kidding. I won’t be getting any of these gifts.
I am not really keen on a Nintendo’s Wii Console as I don’t play much of games, whether it’s computer game or TV game. I am also happy with my Sony Ericsson phone and given the choice, I may prefer the Sony Ericsson latest Xperia X1 over the Apple 3G iPhone. A paid holiday sounds more attractive to me right now but no I’m not getting any paid holiday.
I was thinking recently, “Why is Christmas so special to me?” It seemed that every time I asked myself that question, almost every time the same memories flashed in my mind. I grew up listening to Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Christmas songs; one of the first few cassette tapes which I bought in my childhood day. And basically every night I would play Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Christmas songs and follow the story lines inside until I dozed off to my dreamland.
Of all their Christmas songs, my favorites are ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘White Christmas.’ You may be laughing, falling off your chair and asking, “What is so special about Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Christmas songs?” Frankly speaking I don’t have the answers for you too; I just find that I could relate to their singing. Is that the reason why Christmas is so special to me? This plays a big part of the memories but not all. Do you grow up listening to Alvin and the Chipmunks too?
When I was young, the employer at my mother’s working place had Christmas party almost every year and it was always such fun for my brother and I. The funny thing is I couldn’t recall the details of those parties; whether there were food or games. However, I can remember vividly that we had always received presents and I would immediately look forward to the Christmas party for next year straight after the one for that year ended.
There weren’t many, I was fortunate to go through 2-3 times, before my mother’s employer decided not to have anymore Christmas parties for their employees’ children. Those 2-3 times have a magical effect on me and it plays another big part of the fond Christmas memories.
During Christmas, my family would always gather at one of my mother’s sisters’ home for a Christmas dinner. In fact all her sisters will be at the Christmas dinner too. Children do have simple needs; food, companies and of course presents. My brother, sister and I would always have a great time at the dinner. This is the final important part of my fond Christmas memories.
If you ask me for the meaning of Christmas, I wouldn’t be able to give you a satisfactory answer. I would prefer to direct you to Wikipedia. To me, Christmas is a season of love, joy, sharing and giving. All those love and joy that I experienced when I was young and the simple gifts that I received are priceless and I will always be grateful for all those blessings. How about you? What were your fond Christmas memories?
All these lead me to think, “If every person in the World can have a good meal and a warm place to sleep for the night, at least on Christmas Day, wouldn’t that be great?” And for every child in the World to receive a present on Christmas Day; that would really bring them much joy.
What made me share this whole chunk of fond Christmas memories? I was tagged recently by Rashieka with the Spread the Christmas Spirit Tag and as I have never done tagging at this blog, I hesitated for a long time.
However, I can relate to this ‘Spread the Christmas Spirit Tag.’ The most meaningful part of it is to request the person being tagged to make a priceless and self-less wish, “something that money can’t buy” something that another person will treasure dearly. I am a greedy person. I have more than one wish.
I wish that every person in the World will have a good meal and a place to sleep for this Christmas. I also wish that every child in the World will have a present for this Christmas.
Do you care to share with me a priceless and self-less wish? I would not particularly tag anyone in this but I would sincerely request anyone interested to join me in this tag and send Positive Wishes or Positive Thought to others. What is your Positive Wish or Thought? Do feel free to leave your Positive Wishes or Positive Thought in the comment area.
Let Us Spread Love Wherever We Go and Symphony of Love wish everyone a Wonderful, Joyful and Loving Christmas.
I would like to leave you with White Christmas by Connie Talbot. Do you still remember her? The song from Britain’s Got Talent who sung Somewhere Over the Rainbow.
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I am honored to be awarded an award from MsRay at Woman On A JouRney. Thank you MsRay for the award.
Today, I will be touching on a heavy topic and yet this could concern you and I and people around us. According to the National Stroke Association, Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America and the No. 1 cause of adult disability. Fortunately, according to them, “80% of strokes are preventable.” Thus we have the POWER in us to prevent Stroke.
What is Stroke?
According to MayoClinic.com, “A Stroke occurs when the blood supply to a part of your brain is interrupted or severely reduced, depriving brain tissue of oxygen and nutrients. Within a few minutes, brain cells begin to die.” And according to the fact sheet by National Stroke Association, “Two million brain cells die every minute during stroke, increasing risk of permanent brain damage, disability or death. Recognizing symptoms and acting fast to get medical attention can save a life and limit disabilities.”
In so speaking, time is an important factor here and it can very well be the deciding factor on whether the person suffering from a Stroke attack can recover completely. Therapy with clot-busting drugs must start within three hours. Quick treatment not only improves your chances of survival, but may also reduce the amount of complications resulting from the stroke. The challenge is recognizing Stroke as most people are unaware of the symptoms.
How do we recognize the symptoms of Stroke?
The symptoms of Stroke include:
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg; especially on one side of the body
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
Sudden severe headache with no known cause
In recognizing these symptoms, there is an easy test to further determine if a person has suffered from Stroke attack or are having symptoms of Stroke. I received an email from a friend about this simple test and decided to Google for some information to check its validity. True enough, I found a few sources providing the same information.
This simple test will help you detect stroke symptoms and Act F.A.S.T.:
F: Facial weakness, can the person smile; have their mouth or eyes drooped? A: Arm weakness, can the person raise both arms? Does one arm drift downward? S: Speech difficulty, can the person speak clearly and understand what you say? T: Time to act, act FAST and call for ambulance or paramedics immediately
According to the email which I received, it mentioned that there is one more way to know if a person has suffered a stroke – ask the person to stick out his/her tongue (I have not been able to verify this point). If the tongue is not straight or droops or slants to one side rather than coming straight out of his/her mouth, it is an indication of a Stroke.
If the person has difficulty in performing any one of these tasks, it is more than likely he/she has suffered a Stroke and medical help should be IMMEDIATELY called for.
As the saying goes, “Prevention is better than cure.” Since it was mentioned earlier that we have the POWER in us to prevent Stroke, let us take a look at some of the deciding factors:
If we can act F.A.S.T with a person who has suffered from a Stroke, we can not only save the person’s life but also improve the person’s chance of complete recovery. You may view some statistics of Stroke from TheUniversityHospital.com. If this information is useful to you. Please pass around this F.A.S.T. Wishing everyone great health and goodness in every areas of your life.
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However, I can relate to this ‘Spread the Christmas Spirit Tag.’ The most meaningful part of it is to request the person being tagged to make a priceless and self-less wish, “something that money can’t buy” something that another person will treasure dearly. I am a greedy person. I have more than one wish.
“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into
