♥ - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 03/05/2013 - ♥

Some people come into our lives 

and quickly go;

Some people move our souls 

to dance; 

they awaken us 

to new understanding 

With the passing whisper 

of their wisdom;

Some people make the sky 

more beautiful to gaze upon.

Friends share simple, 

ordinary times in our lives, 

Moments that become memories

that stay in our hearts forever...

And we will never, 

ever, 

be the same. 

 

When was the last time 

you spent a quiet moment

just doing nothing - 

just sitting 

and looking at the sea, 

or watching the wind 

blowing the tree limbs, 

or waves rippling on a pond, 

a flickering candle 

or children

playing in the park?

~~ Ralph Marston

I still find 

each day too short 

for all the thoughts 

I want to think, 

all the walks 

I want to take, 

all the books 

I want to read
and all the friends 

I want to see.  

~John Burroughs

~ Listen to advice, 

but 

follow your heart. ~

~ You learn the most 

from life's hardest knocks. ~

Conway Twitty

“Songs and smells 

will bring you back 

to a moment in time
more than anything else. 

It's amazing how much 

can be conjured with a few notes 

of a song 

or a solitary whiff of a room. 

A song 

you didn't even pay attention to 

at the time, 

a place 

that you didn't even know
had a particular smell.”

~*~ Emily Giffin

“Listen to the people who love you.
Believe that they are worth living 
for even when you don't believe it. 
Seek out the memories 
depression takes away 
and project them into the future. 
Be brave; 

be strong; 
take your pills. 
Exercise because it's good for you 
even if every step weighs 
a thousand pounds. 
Eat when food itself disgusts you. 
Reason with yourself 
when you have lost 
your reason.” 

~*~ Andrew Solomon

Arise early each morning 

and begin each day with Christ.

Let Christ be your stay 

and walk with Him 

throughout the day.

Daily enter into His presence 

and be renewed in your spirit by His Spirit, 

forgiving all the previous day's trespasses 

that others did against you 

and be washed by the water 

of regeneration.

Let Christ help you 

every inch of the way.

There are no problems so great 

that He cannot overcome them 

and there is no problem too small 

for Him to consider.

Let Christ help you through 

all of your life's difficulties 

and trials both big and small.

James said, 

You receive not because you ask not; 

ask and you shall receive.

What you will receive 

will be God's answer to your problem 

and not your own.

God's answer is always better 

than your own answer.

Have faith in God.

Poetry

- Don't Look Back -

Don't look back on what has happened,

disappointments and sad things...

Instead look toward the future,

and the joy that each day brings.

Don't live your life unhappy,

From things already done...

Concentrate on your accomplishments,

Battles fought that you have won.

The chapters of your life are like,

A book you might have written...

Full of fun and many good times,

And those when you were bitten.

Looking back will serve no purpose,

And is a waste of time...

Mere lessons from the book of life,

That guide you down the line.

Don't look back upon your failures,

Instead keep moving on...

For life is what you make it,

And too soon has come and gone.

© Loree (Mason) O'Neil

- Chilli Paneer -

Paneer - diced into small cubes( 2 cups)

 Soya Sauce - 1/2 Cup

 Red Chillies - 4

 Green Chillies - 4

 Red Capsicum - cut into jullienes - 1/4 cup

 Salt to taste

 Shallots - diced

 One Medium sized Onion - diced in long strips

 Fresh Coriander - finelly chopped 1 tablespoon

 White Sesame Seeds 1 teaspoon ( Optional)

 Garlic 2 PODS finelly chopped

 Cooking Oil

Hoi Sin Sauce ( or any other sauce like tomoto sauce, or any curry paste will do) - 1 tablespoon

 Dice the Paneer and put into a mixing bowl.

 . Add two tablespoons of Soya Sauce.

Ensure that all the cubes are covered by the Soya Sauce by mixing well. 

Add some more Soya Sauce if needed.

. Leave it aside for 20 minutes

. Take a heavy bottomed fry pan and put it on medium heat.

. Add some oil.

. Add the whole Red Chillies (or break each chilli to 2 or 3 pieces if you like)

. Add the Paneer cubes and stir, let the Paneer cubes get golden on the outside

( ensure that there is sufficient oil otherwise the Paneer will stick to the fry pan)

 .Once the Paneer is bit crusty on the outside.

. Add the Garlic( yes, we add it after the paneer has been cooked, 

otherwise the garlic will stick to the paneer and it will browned (burnt)quickly…

. Now add the onions and stir for 2 minutes.

. Add the Red Capsicum and stir for 2 minutes.

. Add the Hoi Sin sauce ( or whatever you are using eg.any ready made curry paste), 

otherwise you can use 2 tablespoons of water to combine everything.

. As we have already added enough Soya Sauce so there may not be any need to add any salt. 

So taste it and add salt or more soya sauce if needed.

 .Add the shallots

 . Switch off the heat

 . Add the Coriander

 . Spriknle the white sesame seeds.

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