" At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each one of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. " - Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)   Today's magic practice began with a very powerful quote and it put me in an extremely good mood filled with nothing but gratitude for the people who have helped me in some way or another. As part of the practice, I chose 3 people to focus on and spoke out the reasons why I'm grateful for them. True enough, at the end of it, I was overwhelmed with emotions and almost on the brink of tears not because I was sad of any sort but because I felt so much at ease after giving my thanks. This might become one of my favourite magic practice. This magic practice  I speak of comes from Rhonda Byrne's the MAGIC , which I've religiously followed in the last 12 days. The book begins with one of the most sensible quotes ever and it has become of...

" If you compare yourself with others, you may become bitter or vain, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. " - Max Ehrmann Just days ago, I was on the way to school when I suddenly thought: just how easy yet hard it is to be truly happy for someone . This quote made a timely appearance and I cannot thank God enough for responding to my thoughts in ways as subtle yet meaningful as this. I hope I don't sound too hypocritical or too realistic but I honestly did feel that I was at a point where I just did not know anymore how to sincerely congratulate someone on his/her achievements or celebrate his/her accomplishments with him/her. In fact, it is not an understatement to say I actually did not know how to share his/her joy when he/she shared his/her good news with me. Like a habit, I congratulated him/her in words and smiles and tried to be as humble as possible but I could feel another reaction deep down. And that wasn't anything al...