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Winnie the Pooh was A. A. Milne's biggest success - it overshadowed all of his other work as an author. The collection of stories made the teddy bear a fluffy bundle of joy and got him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Too few of us think back to what we used to read as children and take a moment to reflect on the stories that allowed us to dream. Well, for our fortune, we watched in on television. We have adult stuff to do now, after all.           We hardly think that most of the tales we read were actually full of the life lessons that made us realise what is life and how beautiful and hard it can be, apart from the cuteness of the Pooh and his activities. Let us have a look at some of the quotes. Dive in... It never hurts to keep looking for sunshine.                                      - Eeyore Well, a thought by one of the most negative creature, not the dumb, we have seen in our life, after our scared ourselves(as can be observed by the cartoon serial). This g

The 12 Zodiac signs are grouped into 4 elements - Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Each of these elementary groups have their distinct traits. Together, they form the natural world. So, each is in some way dependent on the other. In modern times, the grouping of signs with elements have been standardised. Fire :- ARIES, LEO, SAGITTARIUS Air :- GEMINI, LIBRA, AQUARIUS Water :- CANCER, SCORPIO, PISCES Earth :- TAURUS, VIRGO, CAPRICORN The seasonal elements of ancient astrology are as follows:- Spring (wet becomes hot) - Air Summer (hot becomes dry) - Fire Autumn (dry becomes cold) - Earth Winter (cold becomes wet) - Water Well, enough tabulation. Let's go and talk about these traits in some details. 1. The FIRE Signs - Aries, Leo, Sagittarius The element Fire represents energy. Even though water has a great earthly energy, it can't compare with the sun's energy, though both might be equally important to humans. Like the fire itself, fire signs tend to

The man needs no introduction. But even. John Lennon was a musical legend that didn't just change music forever, he changed the world. He was an English singer, songwriter, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. His songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history. The cultural icon that he was, his words influenced generations across the world, and they continued to do so. And why wouldn't they ? He was such a great man. His thoughts on love, life and peace, his wisdom , are the very definition of timeless. He lived a short life-span of 40 years and was brutally assassinated. His time on Earth was painfully-short, and we'd like to celebrate it. To honour every emotion he ever made us feel, behold, the beautiful words of John Lennon. Let's go: 1. Creativity is a gift. It doesn't come through if the air is cluttered. God made everyone unique in his/her

There was a time when we were younger, of course a time, when we always wanted to be astronauts, scientists, doctors and presidents and much more. Now as we grow older, we understand the value of happiness, we realise that there is nothing more important than being happy. Simple enough, no!!! Yes it is.           As Annie Dillard writes in her book " The Writing Life ", "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." Eric Zimmer understands this better than anyone. For his podcast titled The one you feed, Zimmer talks to more than 100 psychologists,   mindfulness teachers and life coaches about how to overcome fear and foster happiness. He found that there are three simple strategies that everyone can immediately deploy to become happier today. As Zimmer says: "We have a choice in our lives, in our behaviour and in our thoughts, as to what we want to focus on and what type of people we want to be."           So, let's have a loo