Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Jan 20, 2012, 4:41 pm
THE HORIZON Passing clouds like fluffy gentle giants Change shapes as they lightly drift by Seemingly near, yet remaining so far Keeping an earthly watch from the distant skyThey reveal an illusionary horizon Where the earth seems to meet the sky Making the traveller hopeful Of distan...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 31, 2011, 3:15 pm
HAPPY NEW YEAR Do a little prayer as another New Year dawns  In yesterdays past, let bygones be just bygones  A new morrow brings with it new rays of light Promises of changes, hopes so you can rewrite A new chapter, new characters, new story lines  Free your mind of surroun...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 13, 2011, 8:58 am
THE GARDEN The patch of land, she inherited Every day, she watched it from afar Barren and dry, ruled by the weeds Every kind, every variety, left free to breed As cold days came to pass And sunny rays peered through the clouds The yearning in her began to grow The patch, a mak...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 3, 2011, 6:22 pm
AUTUMN - THE LAST DANCE  Like the candle burns bright just before it dies One last flash hoping to regain its dimming light Leaves too perform a last dance And herald a new season with flamboyance Winds remind them of colder days to come Gently coaxin...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 24, 2011, 12:44 pm
THE DAY AFTER...... It was the day after you left us I was alone, my world had fallen apart Lost in your memory, my eyes overflowed with tears No will to live, life seemed an unwanted gift And then I felt you by my side I closed my eyes not knowing what I would see of...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 15, 2011, 4:39 am
WE ARE WHAT WE FEEL What complex creatures we earthlings are Slaves to our emotions, the only feelings we truly comprehend Happiness, laughter and joy the side that uplifts Anger, sadness, hurt and sorrow downside of life's see saw And as we feel it all so do our bodie...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 14, 2011, 8:45 am
THE BOOK OF LIFE So full of happiness, life seems so complete Every day eagerly awaited, anticipation mountsBeauty in the face, body so voluptuousIn her book she writes her own pagesUntil she finds the book of life The first thing she reads, fills her with dread What...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 12, 2011, 6:43 am
DEATH He appeared as if from nowhere This creature neither man nor animal To take what he had been told to take No one to be favoured peasant or royalThe woman was praying, her eyes were closed She appeared calm, but her heart raced The waves of pain shot through her body Beads of perspir...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 9, 2011, 11:39 am
THE DARK AGES At first there were the dark ages When mankind's struggles against ignorance Were removed by the candle of Enlightenment  With time, the light of the flame dwindled When hands of greed grabbed all they could When hands of division rent asunder all that stood  Let l...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 8, 2011, 1:36 pm
NATURE Nature presents to us beautiful views  Different snapshots of its vast terrains A momentary earthly opportunity To experience its immense diversity Creatures of all shapes and sizes roam Guided by rules that mould their destinies In each an intrinsic code implanted ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Nov 3, 2011, 7:03 am
HIDDEN GEM Today I discovered a gem  Lying unrecognized amongst the stones  Busy feet, going about their business  Walked by, never even gave it a glance  I picked the gem and wiped it clean  In my loving hands, it gleamed and shone  I closed my fingers aro...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 20, 2011, 10:12 am
WHEN YOU LEFT US....... When you left usThe home you built for us became just a houseWarm laughter filled roomsEchoed with silence, cold and hollow When you left usThe links that had kept us togetherNow lay broken in piecesScattered, never again to ever gather When you lef...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 18, 2011, 3:04 am
FALLEN ANGEL Nameless, faceless, to us an unearthly being An angel flew above carrying out his routines His attention distracted by a woman of the earth Hair so golden, surrounded her face like a halo The angel flew down to take a better look
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 13, 2011, 3:39 pm
THE SONG OF LOVE Keep your love hidden in the depths of your heartLest it gets crushed by the judging of many eyesSo keep it safe and don't let anyone seeWhat you hide, keep it just for me Made into something it was never meant to beIt will be misread, mistook, misinterpretedSo keep it saf...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 12, 2011, 5:20 am
HOPES FOR A FUTURE, UNTAINTED Everything you ever wanted, but could never have Things looked so near, yet remained so far Like a ghost, of human body devoid Knows not how love can be enjoyed Fate’s plans, no one dare rent asunder What is onc...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 4, 2011, 8:29 am
PEARLS OF WISDOM The words that flowed from your mouth The pearls of wisdom, I gathered and held so dear Helped me through times when trials grew tall Tried to tower and take over, a spirit so young It was then that I searched inside...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 2, 2011, 2:11 pm
GO ON......... Go on to seek further pastures The world lies in wait for adventures Go where no one has been before Wake the desire in you to explore Do not be afraid to be different Or you will end up being indifferent &#...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Sep 25, 2011, 6:33 am
NEW CHAPTERS They opened books that were closed years agoTaken out of storage, long forgotten archivesTurned pages fragile as if reluctant to showHalf told stories that had shaped their lives Eyes glistening with held back tearsNow found relief as droplets found an outletMemories of ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Sep 21, 2011, 11:01 am
GYPSYNot tied to any land or material thingsWhere he stops, becomes his homeHis heart's door left open to new experienceHis mind's eye awakened to impermanenceA gypsy roams God's vast earthA soul who never quite found his wayRich in tales of lands he has traversedGypsies, Some psychic and some so my...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Sep 16, 2011, 4:33 pm
WANDERER  Wanderer, let those tired feet come back home Close the door to that curious brain That won’t let you stop and pause….. New experiences will play hide and seek Like mirages in the sweltering desert Entice the thirsty traveller to lose h...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Sep 12, 2011, 10:18 am
THE BREATH OF LIFE   Once Earth revolved around in spaceJust wilderness on its vast surfaceA planet so desolate, so lonely and so darkNo human, no animal not even a larkAnd then a miracle took placeThat changed the fate of the human raceThe hand of God touched the dead earthAnd filled it ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Aug 26, 2011, 5:49 pm
WHEN DO ANGELS WEEP When human beings grow greedyAnd want to grab all that they can seeNo thought of the poor man that yearnsWith a hungry stomach that churnsWhen human beings don't help the poorThose that toil and those that laborAll they do is to turn a blind eyeAnd never ask the reaso...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Aug 25, 2011, 5:02 am
TIME She opens the dusty old box Pulls out the white satin dressThe smell of dust mixed with the perfume of time Fills the room, intoxicates her senses Holding it to her face, she drinks it all in This was her youth, her beauty, her passion The hand of time has ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Aug 11, 2011, 7:57 am
DREAM WONDERLAND The waves of sleep take over, slowly but surely My tired eyes losing their struggle to stay awake I am now entering that other world The world of our dreams I can fly from place to place here, if I want Countries are no barrier here Strange ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Jul 29, 2011, 12:43 pm
THE HOME OF THE MIGHTY SEA The ocean waves call to me from a distance A wild animal as if caged, its will not allowed to be  The tide is out, the sea bed free for me to walk on A carpet of sand spread out under my bare feet Picking little shells, watching the ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Jun 29, 2011, 1:03 pm
MASTER OF CAMOUFLAGE Not one to display yourself to others Leave that for the vain, leave that for the glory seekers You just want to blend right in You master of camouflage, you just want to sink in When others strut around like peacocks No stopping them, all doo...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - May 19, 2011, 5:28 pm
LIES Peel away those layers that cover your inside Let me see what it is that you really hide Leave the acting for those that can be fooled Let my world discover the reality that once ruled Get in touch with what was once so real Let us not live in this world, so fr...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Apr 18, 2011, 2:25 am
EBB AND FLOW Meandering routes Of fun and discovery Or struggles through a maze? Life’s paths have no fixed outcomes Set for us to choose Like the rose with the thorn Entwined together as they grow Or th...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Mar 24, 2011, 5:37 am
            WORKPLACE STRESS: ITS COST TO PRIVATE COMPANIES The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work defines stress as "the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them." Everyone at some point in their working liv...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Mar 23, 2011, 1:39 pm
THE ROSARY   Hope had left her heart Too dark for it to survive Gloom had found a way in Left to thrive, within Forlorn she found a rosary Wiped its black beads so dusty Prayed on it the name of her Lord To guide her out of her misery The ang...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Mar 17, 2011, 6:54 pm
BUSINESS LINK ADVICE CENTRES TO BE SCRAPPED BY THE END OF 2012 Founded by Lord Michael Heseltine in December 1992, the regional Business Link advice centres are to be scrapped by the end of 2012. According to a report previously published in the Telegraph, the Government  confirmed that i...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Mar 8, 2011, 4:38 am
WOMAN Mother, daughter, sister, wife, Different roles, different stages Each role brings with it A new facet of feminine wisdom Her wisdom she will pass to her children The seed of knowledge, firmly planted Her backing she will give to her man “You ca...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Feb 24, 2011, 10:41 am
MAJOR UK BANKS PLAN A BUSINESS GROWTH FUND FOR BUSINESSES IN APRIL 2011  The Business Growth Fund is a support fund that will become operational from April 2011 in many areas of Britain including Birmingham, Glasgow, North England and Northern Ireland. The aim of the fund is to provide fin...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Feb 20, 2011, 4:27 pm
FEAR, UNCERTAINTY AND HOME BASED BUSINESSES IN A TOUGH ECONOMY The recession has shown us that businesses of all sizes are equally susceptible to closure. This can make the prospect of running a home based business appear even riskier but the surprising fact is that the number of home bas...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Feb 16, 2011, 5:58 pm
THE DANCER As light shone on a stage well set Silence fell swiftly upon the crowds The music played a haunting melody To welcome a vision in white She started to dance to a crowd, mesmerised Musical notes translated into steps of dance Made them sing, made them cr...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Feb 11, 2011, 8:15 am
TIPS ON REDUCING OFFICE EXPENSES To prevent expenses spiralling out of control every office should have policies in place that monitor the general running of the office. These can be short term policies or ones that reap benefits in the longer term, but there are a range of different are...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Feb 11, 2011, 7:55 am
LEND ME THE KEY Lend me the key to my destiny I want to look into what the future holds Help me unravel the hidden mysteries Intricately entwined into my life’s history Lend me the key to my destiny So I can change what is not right Like the game mas...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Feb 3, 2011, 5:48 pm
10 ATTITUDES OF SUCCESSFUL SALESPEOPLE  Confidence in the product you are selling plays a major role in a sales pitch made to a prospective client. If you believe the product is useful and worth the asking price, there will be sincerity and conviction in your words which can persuade the clien...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Feb 3, 2011, 5:26 pm
WHY THE RACE? Why the distaste, why the disdain To deliberately disregard values of old Why let go of wisdom that age nurtured Replacing it with flimsy distractions Why let those sturdy roots go unwatered Watching the stooping branches wither and die&...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Jan 19, 2011, 7:31 am
Some Basics of Home Based Businesses Everyone aspires to running their own business without having to wait for approval each time a business decision has to be made. This is only one of the many advantages home based businesses can enjoy but before starting one, follow some basic ru...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Jan 18, 2011, 11:27 am
WHISPERS Amongst the babble where sounds reverberate And words remain indistinct Gentle voices float weightless and so weak Becoming whispers, too gentle to claim any ground No one hears the words uttered Only the strong rising amongst the rest Silenced, un...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 31, 2010, 6:52 pm
TURN A BETTER PAGE If you remain who you are And disregard the grains of sand That trickle down the glass vial Unstoppable like the beat of a heart If you remember to cherish each grain that falls Destined to never return again And that moments, short and ins...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 23, 2010, 5:21 am
SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST     Journeys made, distances travelled She searched for herself To fill a gaping void No human could ever fulfil Only nature satisfied her soul Nourishing her parched eyes With beauty, free, unparalleled Over which...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Dec 23, 2010, 5:16 am
Ways to reach your customers It is important for every small business to continually review its marketing strategies. This will ensure that customers who are the crux of your business success are kept updated and informed about changes in the business. Some strategies businesses can use t...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Dec 10, 2010, 5:03 pm
Use the Internet to save both time and money on travel Booking your trip on the internet gives you instant access to a range of different tour operators and travel sites that you can compare with the added convenience of booking your trip at any time of the day or night. There is no hass...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Dec 9, 2010, 5:12 am
MEMORIES She walked the well traversed routes Each step stirring the still world of memories Wrapping themselves around her She heard them, she saw them, she felt them Some hazy, too distant to remember Others vibrant and so alive Eyes flowed for times that had fl...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Nov 20, 2010, 5:39 pm
Ways to boost your business reputation It is the quality of the service provided by a business that determines its reputation so taking steps to boost it can help reap rewards, both financial and otherwise, for the owner. Skilful advertising: A great tool for bringing ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Small Businesses - Nov 10, 2010, 5:22 pm
Britain’s biggest trade delegation heads to China Eager to exploit opportunities that fast growing Asian economies offer, British Prime Minister, David Cameron, headed off with a trade delegation to China for two days. The visit comes at the right time before the fifth G20 Summit is held in ...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 31, 2010, 10:18 am
THE NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN The wind whistles outside my window Mistress of this dark windy night  Playing games with the leaves  Making the tall trees sway I sit alone inside my house On the night of this Halloween My door closed tight to the whis...
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Shaheen posted an article on Life Aspects - Oct 29, 2010, 6:16 am
DISASTER What makes disaster strike? What makes it target the poor, already at strife? Tested to the extreme They struggle to stay upstream Images of their poverty, hunger and their thirst Shown to all, in public broadcasts Their tears, their cries, their bodies b...
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