Pakistan ‘s 1st Film Director Sharmeen Earns Oscar Nomination

Some people make things happen, some watch while things happen, and some wonder “what happened? Film-maker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has become the first Pakistani to win an Oscar nomination for the best documentary in the short subject category. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s documentary Saving Face is about the problem of acid attacks on women in Pakistan.

‘Saving Face’ revolves around the life of a British-Pakistani plastic surgeon who donates time to heal acid victims in Pakistan. It also documents the journey of these women as they come to terms with the violence in their lives and how they fight against all odds to learn to live again, said a statement on Chinoy’s website.

 

How to unleash your Creativity

Some say creativity is a gifted ability while others believe that creativity can be unleashed or tapped whenever needed. But I truly believe what Napoleon Hill said in his best seller Think and Grow Rich “Human brains are blessed with an enormous ability to be creative but main problem is most of the people don’t know how to unleash their infinite reserves of creative intelligence.”

Newton came across gravitational energy when he was relaxing under a tree. Einstein came across theory of relativity when was relaxing. Thomas Edison faced problems when inventing light bulb. He tapped in his creative brains while he was relaxing on the beach.

From the above examples and many more we can surely observe that human brains tap into their creative brains when they are relaxed. The universe is filled with infinite possibilities we just have to learn how to tap into our creative brains.

 

Kids are the best teachers

As they say there is no age to learning so why not learn from the best teachers. Kids!! Are the best teachers you can ever imagine? Kids are honest, kids are loving, kids are caring and kids are carefree. Have you ever spent some time with kids and noticed how much they have to teach us.

 

Do good deed, even if its a small one

People judge us by our actions but Allah Subhan o Tala judges us by our intentions. If we care about people this will lead us to disappointment but if we worry about Allah this will make our Life peaceful.

Narrated Abu Dharr: The Prophet said, “Do not disdain any good deed, even your meeting with your brother (Muslim) with a cheerful face.” (Muslim)

It is said that whatever goes around, comes around. Most of the people neglect the effectiveness of small and simple good deeds. People think that small deeds won’t do any good. This Ahadees cleary shows that you will be rewarded even on small deeds.

Narrated Jabir that he heard Allah’s Messenger saying, “Every good deed is charity.” (Al-Bukhari)

 

How to achieve your goals

Now days when I ask people how are you doing? I often get the same reply with a dull tone “Yes, we are good”. But deep down inside I can really feel that they are not living their lives fully. They are struggling for their goals without loving what they do. They have goals but fail to achieve them. On your deathbed you won’t regret the things you did; you will only regret the chances you missed.

One thing I learned from Life is we won’t get what we dream for rather what we deserve for. The thing about Life is it gives you what you ask for. Do dream wisely and Visualize your goals daily.

Protect your Dreams

 

Breaking News… Is it!!

Last night after finishing my dinner as I tuned my tv to get news for the day. Switching channels with a cup of Coffee in my hand I stopped when red color flashed on the screen claiming “Breaking News“. I increased the volume to hear the “Breaking News”. Reporter started by stating “Just now we came across the news that ‘Reema Khan‘s (famous Pakistani actress) dog got injured and is taken to the hospital’ “. Instantly I regained my senses and saved the cup of Coffee which was about to fell on the floor after hearing this pathetic news.

This really made me think. Is this a thing to worry about? Now days it’s a fashion to butter up things and portray them on media. Which really don’t affect the lives of people. As Wikipedia quotes ”Breaking news, also known as a special report or news bulletin, is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its detail”

 

Creative Visualization: A simple technique to achieve goals

Creative Visualization

All things are created twice: first in our minds, and then in reality. Alexander Graham Bell creatively Visualized telephone before he created the masterpiece. Einstein gave the theory of relativity just by Visualizing himself in space and then mentally concluding the result.

Creative visualization is a powerful tool that allows you to communicate the things you desire to your subconscious mind. When would you see the results? I have no definite answer for you but most often, the ‘magic bullet’ to your desires will come least expected.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. If you truly believe on yourself then only you can achieve your dreams. Achieving goals by using Creative Visualization is a scientifically proven method for attaining goals in Life.

 

Life Lessons from SpongeBob Squarepants

Everything in the universe has a purpose. Indeed, the invisible intelligence that flows through everything in a purposeful fashion is also flowing through you. The only difference between successful and unsuccessful people is reflection. Highly successful people reflect and try to find meaning in everything. I myself love watching cartoons a lot and especially SpongeBob is one of my inspirations. With a bit of reflection and jot down some lessons which I recently learned from this cute cartoon character.

 

How to solve your problems with Prayer

Ever had an experience that you are facing a problem and then suddenly a perfect solution comes into your mind which works out really well. Ever wondered how it is possible that your brain delivers a perfect solution with just an Ada moment. I use power of prayer to solve my problems from quite some time and this works perfectly well.

Our schools teach us to polish our left hemisphere of the brain which only consists of 10% of our overall potential. But the rest 90% of our brain potential lies in the right hemisphere, known as the “creative brain.” When solving problems we normally use our analytical, logical skills part of the brain. But if we first visualize our problem and send a message to our sub conscious mind we will get a solution by our higher self and this solution sets perfectly well. ALLAH Subhan o Tala blessed us with a beautiful mind and its upto us to use it efficiently.

 

The String Theory

“Human brain has a capacity to overcome the whole cosmos in the universe. Brain can process 1,00,000,000 instructions per second.” Mazahib aur Aqal e Insani. That is the actual capacity of human brain.

Since school I had a belief that smallest particle in the universe is atom. But recently I saw in the program Mazahib aur Aqal e Insani that latest research found a theory called “String theory.” String theory says that “Apart from electrons in an atom there are particles smaller in the atom known as quarks. Quarks are made of tiny strings which are composed of light.”