Joy spreads by sharing ~ A Mothers Day we are thankful for!! My heart is poured with so much love and joy as my daughters celebrated this special day caring for 100 beautiful moms in Nursing home! A very special shout out to Trader Joe's for generous flower donations!!!

Service is the expression of love. Serve in whatever possible manner you can. Ask yourself, "How can I be useful to people around me, and to the whole world?" Then your heart starts blossoming and a completely new level begins. Otherwise we're always thinking, "What about me, what about me?" It's nothing! Ask, "How can I be useful, how can I give to the world?" The best seva is helping someone to understand this eternal nature of life. -- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

When someone is negative, angry and vents -know that they are struggling within! When a plant is dying we nurture it and not blame the plant for not blooming. People who suffer are also the victims crying for help. Instead of taking an ego filled rage trip yourself and suffering...show compassion and think how you can be of help!!

Ekam sat, vipraha bahudha vadanti - The truth is one; seers express it in many ways - A beautiful thought to ponder upon for a peaceful world!

I say my prayers on beads of love, strung together with everlasting threads of devotion. I hold to no single Name—God, Spirit, Brahma, Allah, Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, for All are Thine.

I invoke Thee sometimes as Christ, Krishna, Shankaracharya, Mohammed, Buddha, Moses and other prophets; for I know Thou has delighted, and will ever delight, in revealing Thyself in different forms.

Anyone who says, "My master is the greatest incarnation of God, or the only liberated master," is unquestionably ignorant. The yardstick of judging fully liberated masters is possessed only by fully liberated disciples. A liberated disciple is completely loyal to his master, the guru who had shown him the way to liberation, but he always respects other avatars and masters.

🌹Paramhansa Yogananda

A thoughtful thought!!!

You should make a greater effort. Forget the past and trust more in God. Our fate is not predestined by him; nor is karma the sole factor, though our lives are influenced by our past thoughts and past activities. If you are not happy with the way life is turning out, change the pattern. I don't like to hear people sigh and ascribe present failure to past-life errors; to do so is spiritual laziness. Get busy and weed the garden of your life.

- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

When I grow up I hope for a.....world where everyone is kind to each other, animals and nature. No one bullies and no one suffers. We are all one big family, loving, caring and understanding each other - Riya Pasrija

Art by Riya Pasrija 

Project Udaan~ Let them soar!! It is better to light a candle than to curse darkness. So proud so see my girls are contributing to the world for a positive change! Love and be Loved!!

What is your dream for the world?

A Kinder world - Art by Riya Pasrija

Diversity- A beautiful poem and fingerprint artwork by my 9 year old!:))

I always wonder when I gaze up at the stars in the night no stars, planets, or even nebulas look alike
They all are different and unique
just like you and me
The planets in the solar system
are unique in color and size
Some are blue, some are orange, and some are white
The universe is full of diversity
7 billion people live on the planet Earth with unique lives, stories, and touch ids
Isn’t it amazing no two fingerprints match
No two people have the same hands, thoughts, and stories
That makes me wonder - 7 billion stories!
I wonder how many plants, birds, insects, and animals exist They all are so unique and part of this big universe family
Sometimes I wonder what if everything was just the same color This entire world would be so colorless
even with so much color
Diversity doesn’t make us all different, It makes us all unique
Unique just like each star in the sky, each grain of sand, crystal, and snowflake we are all part of one rich universe family
Sometimes I wonder why we don’t wonder more How the universe is so unique
made from you and me
We can enjoy so much in this universe, There is so much to learn and explore
So where is the time to decide who is right? 
We are all part of one big unique universe family We are all as unique as we can be!

Riya Pasrija

T is for turkey!

Reuse - A fun Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving craft idea using paper, cloth and other scraps!