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The Sept 2009 Award Fest


Lots of love and prayers to Baba, for being the most powerful presence of love and goodness in my life, right from the time I was a kid till now. Of course, He drives me mad by forcing me to be good, making me a people-person who cares for others to the point of exhaustion and lots more cranky stuff that secrets between God and devotee are made of. I'm sure none of you want to go there! It's dynamite, literally. Still, thanks so much, Baba, I love you more and more. 

Nothing in my writing life is complete if I don't thank Sanand, the tall, dark and handsome guy who swept me away into a world of love, rains and poetry, his dark eyes and melting smile turning my life into magic and now as we grow older and wiser together, we cherish and savor every moment we have together, touch wood. 



Heart felt thanks to Shilpa Garg, for bestowing me with this One Lovely Blog Award. It's such a wonderful feeling when some one you hardly know sends you this expression of love and consideration because of the 'blog bonds' that are growing as strong as blood bonds. Isnt it really amazing? What makes this gesture a powerful, almost God like medium is that it is love, goodness and learning that gets passed around, inspiring more and more people to strive for better and meaningful things on the blogosphere. Thanks, Shilpa, I truly appreciate this gesture.

More than anything, sharing your happy moments is therapeutic, it's the start of a more meaningful bonding and a perfect opportunity recognize other talented and highly creative individuals. Which is why, I am going to follow the Award Rules. 


The Award Rules

You can accept the award and post it on your blog together with the name of the person who gave it to you with his/her blog link.

The next thing to do is to pass the award to other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Don't forget to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award:Abhilash, Aparna, Eshwari and Uma.




Lots more winners for this Award and they are:

Amy

Congrats all of you! This Award, I hope, will inspire you to introduce new thoughts, ideas and lots of interesting information in the coming days. It could be a moment stolen out of your day, a hair raising review of a book, school, or culinary experience you've had, it could be just anything under the sun as long as it's you who's writing it.



Comments

Congratulations on your lovely post and, of course, your award.
Catherine said…
Thank you for the award. It is so nice to find out about who is reading your blog.
NR said…
Congrats for the award.
Nice blog!!
Shilpa Garg said…
Cool! That's a wonderful post!!
Yeah, you are right, 'blog bonds' are growing strong!!

And hearty congratulations for your award!! :)
Uma said…
Hey, thanks! Its a nice feeling to be awarded... :-)
Abhilash Pillai said…
Swapna thanks for the awards... I am pleased to read that you like my posts. I appreciate your comments and would try to write good posts in future.
Shri said…
Congrats on the awards..
It's great to connect and strengthen our blog bonds. Thank you all for the warm wishes.
chitra said…
Congrats Swapna. Awards are just pouring in. Good for you.
apu said…
Hi Swapna, Thanks so much for the award. Glad you enjoy my blog. Keep writing yourself!
Thanks a ton, Chitra and Apu. Keep writing please.

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