1.
A home is not just bricks and mortar,  
A home ain’t mere garage for things.
A home is filled with true love,
And is a reservoir of nostalgia,
A place where none judges, scoffs,
A haven you turn for support;
A zone where you are who you are.
If none of the above is true, ain’t worth being called a home.

2.
Loving what we do,
Enjoying what we do,
Knowing what we do,
Commitment in what we do,
Being passionate about what we do,
Brings out our best in what we do.

3.
When you act in front of people,
Remember, the other can find out
If you are being true or not.
Your shady pretence as dark as midnight
Will expose itself someday, sometime.
Stop acting, be the real you
For that is the real article people see.

4.
When you can’t be a minimalist
As you grow older,
When you can’t avoid greed
As you grow older,
When you want to control others
As you grow older,
When you don’t want to abstain dignifiedly; As you grow older,
Age is just a number in your case, and, you've got a long way!

5.
Letting go of control
Letting go of greed
Letting go of arrogance
Letting go of ill thoughts
Letting go of wants and
Learning to be at peace where you are
Needs discipline!!

6.
People come into your life for a reason,
People exit your life for a reason,
People remain for a reason,
These reasons have no reason;
Understand the above altho' no
Reason, for some events are best
Understood without reasons.

7.
Disembark from dishonesty,
Disembark from pretence,
Disembark from miserliness,
Disembark from cunningness,
Embark into truth, sincerity,
Embark into honesty and benevolence
For that gives happiness
To your soul.

8.
Simplicity is less need and greed,
Less need is less responsibility,
Less responsibility is less worry,
Less worry is less heartache,
Less heartache is more peace,
More peace is deluge of happiness.
Stay simple, avoid greed, want and
Stay happy!!

9.
Stay as happy as a lark,
With a heart as pure as gold;
A mind as peaceful as a dove
And thoughts as clear as a crystal;
Have a smile as big as moon
And be as bright as a button;
Be as warm as sunbeams,
Become as tough as an old boot, but,
Remain as cool as a cucumber.

10.
Impossible has a possible;
Cannot has a can;
Unable has an able;
Unwilling has a willing;
Prefixes make you ensconce,
Facing things head-on is courage;
Learning from life's assessments
Builds the wisdom that no
University curriculum imparts!

11.
Use your yesterday's lesson 
To take precautious steps today;
Use every day's learning
To make wise decisions tomorrow;
Remember, yesterday is history
Not to be lost, forgotten; and,
Today is your opportunity!
Tomorrow is a new day that dawns
For new learnings that polish our lives.

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A short collection of 11 snippets written by Dr. Ananthalakshmi Sekhar, Sydney, Australia