Aabha, aartiK, aaryaT, abi, aditiR, agnesJ, Aindrila, ajay.gang, akansha, Akhila, Akshaya, alan.fly, Alanna, alex, alfredo, Aliefya, alpaA, alpaD, alysha, amritaSah, anagha, anaitaK, andreaN, Aneri, angana, anieV, anilaV, Anindita, anishaA, anishaDS, ankitaG, ankitaT, annukampa, anthonyD, anu.alisha, anuI, anupamaA, anuradhaP, anushaA, Anushka, Aparajita, aparnaA, aparnaKap, aparnaKh, aparnaS, aparnaT, apna, archanaB, arpitaN, arshiaK, arshiyaK, Arthur, arunD, arunK, Arushi, Arzanne, ashikaM, ashwiniM, ashwiniN, Atashi, ayeshaB,
barbaraD,beena, Bernadette, bhaktiP, biancaD, biancaP, biniS, blaise, boscoR, brianDS, brindaD,
canciceC, carenF, Carissa, carlS, caroline, cedricPr, celinaF, Chandani, cherylDS, chitraB, chitraP, chloe, chong, Christie, christinaV, Christine, chryslynn, claudette, clyde, conradP, crystalM, Cynara,
Debrani, deepaShe, deepaSom, DeepikaM, deepikaSh, delnazI, denver, derekC, Derek.sonia, deven, devikaV, divyaD, durga,
edwinaP, edwinR, elaineD, esha, evarist,
farinaz, fayann, feliu, Fergus, Firooza, fleurD, francisG, frazer,
Gandhali, gautamiP, geetaC, genevieveD, genevieveF, genevieveS, georgeCord, Glenda, goldie, Gordon, gunjanB, gwenM,
Heba, hima, ivo.fly,
jasmine, jenniferG. jenniferT, jennyT, joanL, joey, jonitaDM, judeA, juliaD, juliaJ, jyotsnaM,
Insia, ishaS,
janiceB, jerryM, johnC,Johncie, joseLuis, josephF,
Kaneenica, kanicaS, karenF, karenD, karenMont, karinD, karishmaC, kashu, kavithaP, kavyaM, Kevin, kieraC, kimL, kimM, kjMiranda, komal, konradN, kriyaB, kunali,
Latika, Lawrie, leaC, leahL, leahU, Lexley, lily, lisaRD, lizaS, loo, lornaD, Louella,
malvikaA, manaliG, manasiP, manasiR, manashiB, manasviB, manasviS, Manavika, maneeshaP, manishaA, maranna, marieM, marietteV, marisaD, marisaM, mary-annC, mayuri, medavyM, meenakshiG, mehekM, meherM, melanieC,Melwyn, menakaD, menakaP, merinM, merleO, michelleF, michelleK,michelleFV, michelle/rochelle, miniS, Mirabelle, Mishka, moinaM, mrudutta, Mumtaz,
Nakita.natasha, Namita, nanda, nanditaM, natashaB, natashaL, natashaS, navya, neel, nehalP, Neharika, Neisha, nicoleS, nidhieD, nidhiM, nikitaDC,nikitaDesh, Nimisha, Nishaant, nishiD, nivedita, niveditaV,
oleen, oovi,
patN, pallaviK, pallaviS, parinazS, paulV, payalS, payalV, pearlDM, pearlDS, pearlDS2, Pervin, petal, poojaK, poojaS, poonamB, pranjaliK, praveenD, preethiP, preetiH, preetiR, preranaMan, prernaMat, priyankaS, priyankaR, priyankaSS, pujaG,
Rackhee, radhikaA, rajeshP, Rakhee, ramitaC, ramonaP. rashmiR, rasikaV, rebeccaD, reema, renukaR, rheaD, renita, renny, rheaC, richaS, richikaP, Rigvedita, riyaK, roannaB, ronitaT, Roopina, roshanBala, roshanBals, roshniM, rosie, Rosita, roy, roxaneK, rubyP, ruchiP, rutaK, rutujaP,
saby, saili, salim, saloniD, samanthaD, samataA, Sanchari, Sanchita, sandhya, sanjanaM, sanket, sarada, sarikaR, SaritaP, savioCr, sayaleeK, serenaL, Shaila.vernon, shaliniG, shaliniS, shalmaliK, shalmaliS, Shamsah, Shantala, sharonP, sharonS, sheetalG, shetalS, shilpaS, Shireen, shivangiPar, shivaniS, shonaD, shonaliR, shradaB, shraddhaK, shantalaK, , shriyaP, shrutiB, shubhraS, shwetaD, siddeshwari, siddhiA, simmi, simone.pedro, simoneS, SIP, smitaS, smritiA, smritiJ, snehaK, shenaT, soniaJ, soniaM, sophiaJ, srishtiJ, stan, Stuti, sujataS, sukritiS, supriyaR, Suragini,suzanneDC, suzanneF, swatiG, swatiS,Sweetlana, swethaA,
tamsunlynn, tanviS, taranaP, tarang, Tejashree, tess, Thaddeus, Thaiza, tomK, Trinjhna, trishaH,
Ujjaini, Urvijaa, Utsha,
Vaishakhee, vaishali, Valerie, valetta, varshaM, veeraF, vibhaK, VibhaR, vidyaN, vilmaDS, vineetN, vinitaM, vivienA, vrushaliK,
walter, wendyD, wendyP, winstonS,
Yakuta, Yolekha, Yvette,
Zahra, zaitoo, zaver, zeniaA, zomie,
My dear
This season is particularly good for joyfully reconnecting with family and friends… so here I am!
Sharing with you some of my thoughts on life in general and on the Christmas happening in particular ….
The excitement of living our daily lives generally includes a fair amount of noise. Living is often loud…. outside of us mostly but even inside of us. Noise and rush are symptomatic of the times we live in… and Christmas is a time for slowing down and silencing out.
The journey to Bethlehem was unrushed. The birth of the Christ child was quiet.
Silent night… holy night…..
hush gentle dawn
announcement naught
of dazzle zenith sun
creation stills
in welcome awe
of incarnated one
a promise made
the promise kept
new spring is in the air
a broken world
renews again
to Father’s loving care
transcendent God
as cherub child
in lowly manger lays
while shepherds, angels,
earth and skies
in reverence render praise:
“glory to God on high
and peace to all of good will !”
terryq: dec.2011
Christmas blessings
And New Year peace !
“Where are you going for Christmas?” I was asked. “What are you doing for Christmas?”
Nothing wildly special really. “Mid-night” mass at the Father’s chapel in the college ( I chickened out at the last minute from going for a 10.pm mass at St. Anne’s Church, Mazagaon), another mass at 11.30 am with the college Jesuit community on Christmas day; a bit of camaraderie over refreshments after that… and then I went to our Malad home for a Christmas lunch with most of the family that is in Mumbai just now (7 siblings, spouses, nephews/nieces and maybe one dog!!) Specially delicious home cooked food like mum used to make and the chatter of comfortable conversation catching up with inbetween times. I really look forward to this annual together meal and quite enjoy meeting up with the family on an occasion like this.
There are now other unrushed and joyful here-and-there Christmas-week things – a few weddings… and old friends vacationing from abroad dropping in to celebrate and renew connections. It is a beautiful season of affection and togetherness.
I am sure that there is much of something similar for you as well.. so continue celebrating the season and get yourself ready for exciting times and things in the coming year.
Lots of love and a warm, affectionate Christmas season hug. Terry