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Friday, April 28, 2006

Mothers Day Ecards - How Are They Different Than Father's Day Ecards?

Creating and selecting ecards or greeting cards is an art. Ecards are used for different occasions. To wish Mother on Mother's Day, to wish Birthday to a dear person or to convey Good Luck. Similarly ecards are designed for Father's Day also. Both mother and Father are parents, but the ecards are very different for both. Why and How? Let us examine.

For most of the children, mother is always closer. The child looks at mother's face and feels her body most during the infant days. That makes the child recognize mother as a protector and provider. During the early days of growth, children don't interact with father more. It is only after they grow up a little that fathers get more interested and involved with children. During the initial infancy, most of the fathers don't play with their children much as they don't know what the child wants and how to communicate.

As child grows, father becomes a major figure. Father takes the child outdoors, teaches him/her fishing, plays with them and is always there to guide and protect with the physical activities of the child. Mother is still very much involved as a provider of comfort and food. Children rush to their mother when hurt during the early growth. As they grow more, both father and mother come to occupy equal space in the child's mind. And as a child grows to an adult, he/she develops own personality.

The ecards for Mother and father are supposed to depict these differences in words and designs. The ecards for mothers are soft in color and talk more of love and affection. The ecards for father are manlier and the language is designed to convey more of what father taught and how he guided. Both father and mother are important for a child's growth and both play different roles. These are clearly seen in the ecards for Mother's Day and Father's Day. You can view ecards for Mother's Day and find the love that pours in the words here. Now view these ecards for Father's Day

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Celebrate Great Lover's Day With Desktop Wallpapers

Have you heard of Great lover's Day? It falls on April 2nd every year. Every body knows about Valentine's Day, but few seem to be aware of Great lover's Day. I sometimes wonder that lovers need a day everyday to celebrate. Because when one falls in romantic love, one wants love at every moment. One wants to be with his/her darling at every moment. Since celebrating such days with flowers is becoming common, I was thinking about how lovers can celebrate such days with something from the Internet. And I thought, why not desktop wallpapers that are designed around the theme of love? Please look at some of these Desktop Wallpapers on Love - Life In Love Here are my reasons. What does a lover want from his/her darling? A message of love and an assurance that love is being reciprocated in. What else? Something that can remind the lover at all times of his/her darling, and feel the love. Enjoy the romantic moments and the bliss of love. What can be better than desktop wallpaper on love?

A Desktop Wallpaper sent by the beloved will always remain on the screen. The lover will get to look at it whenever he/she works on the computer. The wallpaper will remind the lover of his/her darling and the care they have shown in selecting beautiful desktop wallpaper and sent it. The lovers would enjoy working on their computers, and would not like to stop the work mid way. The desktop wallpaper is after all on the screen.

Lovers are called crazy, because they defy all logic and conventions. Lovers live for love and to love. A lover is different than other mortals. Because love is the greatest emotion - positive and most enchanting.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Birthday - Right Day To Make Resolutions

We all make New Year resolutions. We draw a long list of dos and don'ts on the New Year eve. And manage to break most of the resolutions within in one to two months. A birthday is only for celebrations. What if instead of making resolutions on New Year we make them on our birthdays? New Year is common to all, but birthdays are individual, and the resolution may therefore have a lasting impact.

These are my resolutions on my birthday. I wonder about how many readers will agree with them, but please read on. I will become a good person now onwards. I know that I am already a good person, but I will try to make myself better. I will not hurt anyone with my words or deed. I will be compassionate towards all and will control my anger as much as possible. I will release my love to all and keep my hatreds and dislikes to myself. I will try to do a work that gives me money but also gives something to the society. I will help everyone who I can help. I will work truthfully and be honest in my dealings with my co-workers even if that hurts me. I will try to donate to charities as much as I can and I will try to join some volunteer organization to help society. I will pray for all and make confessions to god about my mistakes everyday. I will forgive all who hurt me and forget past acrimony. I don't know when death will approach me, so I will always be alert about my actions and act in the way that pleases my maker.

How about making some ecards with such resolutions and sending them to our friends on our birthday? We would be receiving lot many ecards on our birthday. In response, we can send a Thank You card and add these resolutions or something else like this and send back to let others know of our resolutions? Birthday is the right time to make resolutions and improve our life.

You can view some ecards to inspire and motivate yourself and your friends on birthdays and please look at Birthday Greetings

Saturday, April 15, 2006

The Art of Wishing On Birthdays

Birthday celebrations are becoming very common. Earlier not everyone used to celebrate birthdays. Now days, around the world people celebrate birthdays. This has made a birthday look like a common occurrence. But for the person who is celebrating his/her birthday, the day comes once in a year. So for them, it is a very important day. What is the way to make your friends and family feel good on their birthdays? Let us find out.

Your wish on a birthday should make the recipient feel happy and important. He/she should feel that your wishes are coming from your heart and there is nothing casual about them. Even if you are not sending a gift, a card is good enough, provided it manages to convey what you mean. For a moment put yourself in his/her position. For them, it is a very important day. It is the day they were born. It is a day that holds very special meaning for them. Many of us try and find out who else was born on our birthdays. We feel connected with people born on our birthday. Therefore please make sure that your wishes are heart felt. That is the reason why selection of a right card becomes very important.

If the person you are sending your wishes accesses Internet, then an ecard is a very good option. An ecard or egreeting card looks better than a printed card because it can be animated. One can see lot of movement in the ecard, which is not possible with printed cards. But the ecard should fit the person to whom you are sending it. For a female recipient, chose muted colors. For elderly persons, chose muted earth colors. For children chose bright colors and for others chose appropriate colors. Look at the animation carefully. Except children avoid sending cards with cartoons, as they are becoming very common. Send ecards with theme of nature - flowers, waterfalls, rivers, oceans, mountains etc. Read the text carefully. If you were to receive the card, how you would have felt reading the text? Chose the text carefully so that it conveys your heartfelt wishes. Let the recipient feel that the ecard was selected after lot of deliberation.

A good ecard can make someone's day. Select the right ecard to wish birthday to friends, family and colleagues and bring sunshine in their life on their birthday. Make them feel important and happy with your egreeting card. Please view some birthday ecards here - Birthday wishes To Anyone

Friday, April 14, 2006

The Joy Of Brothers and Sisters Day

Brothers and Sisters Day is celebrated on May 2nd every year. This day is to share our joy with our siblings, send cards and gifts to them and share childhood memories to cherish the relationship. Why are siblings so important? Try to look for a family with only one child. Observe the child carefully for some days. Now look for a family with more than one children. Observe them. You will know the difference. The lone child has a lot to share, but has no one with whom he/she can share . They have to look for friends. A family with more children gives an opportunity to siblings to share, play together and fight over small things. These are activities that bring life alive for children.

Go back to your childhood. Try to recollect as much as you can. Your preschool days, your home, your clothes, your kid siblings and your friends. Your toys, your games and everything you did during your growing years. The enjoyment you got in celebrating holidays with your siblings, the small fights you had with them over small issues, and the fun you had together.

Now you are grown up. You have developed new relationships. You have a career. You have a new home of your own. Your siblings are away from you. Every one in his/her own world. Trying to carry on with life. You are no more a child, but does that erase the memories? Does that erase the close bond of blood you shared? Will that erase the pains and pleasures of childhood? No. Childhood is the time when our character takes a shape. The small stories your parents told you shaped your thinking. The impressions you gathered during your childhood will shape your life to come. Childhood years are more important than we assume. Our thoughts,
decisions and character today is lot dependent on what we learnt during our childhood. Our likes and dislikes are dependent upon our experience during growing years.

That is the importance of brothers and sisters. They were a part of the childhood and they will always remain a part of your life. Wish them with greeting cards on this day. Send gifts and share memories. Rekindle the joy of childhood on Brothers and Sisters Day. For wishing your brother and sister Happy birthday , you may use the ecards from Birthday Ecards > To Brother , Birthday Ecards > To Sister .

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

ECards-Selecting the right one for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is coming nearer. We all will be trying to make this day a memorable day for our mothers. Giving her gifts, sharing dinner and making her happy in all the possible ways. Also the time to send the right ecard to Mother. This is a day to thank Mother for bringing us up. Only the mother knows how many nights she stayed awoke to feed us and pamper us when we were infants. After that it was school, helping in home work, getting the right dresses and most of all giving us a sense of total care and protection.

What kind of ecard should be sent to mother to make her feel good? Any ecard essentially has three components- design, colors and text. If all of these combine properly, the card can make a big impact on the mother and make her happy. You will find Mother's day ecards on most of the ecard websites. Some of them are paid and some come totally free. Why not to chose free if the quality is equally good? Look around for free card sites and select the ecard for your mother.

Talking of the card design, avoid using animated cartoons. Younger people may like those designs. But they don't evoke the feeling of warmth, love and gratitude. Try cards with video shots of nature - flowers, birds, lakes, waterfalls, mountains, clouds etc. These will make your mother feel good. Next is the choice of colors on the Mothers Day ecards. Select the ones with muted colors. Colors that are warm and soothing. You know the choice of your mother. Try to get one in the colors she loves. A Mother's Day ecard with the right text can make your mother very happy. Chose one with text that is full of memories, warmth and thanks to express gratitude. Please view these cards - Ecards For Mothers day

Getting the right ecard for your mother is very important. She is the one mostly responsible for bringing you up. You are here largely because of her. Invest enough time and select the right Mother's Day ecard to make your mother happy on Mothers day.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Mothers Day

Go to any garden for a walk and look for small children playing. Keep watching. After some time, you will always find a small kid hitting himself/herself somewhere and cry loudly. Suddenly the mother will appear and take the child in her lap. After sometime the child will go back to his /her game. That is mother for you. Always there to protect her children. Sometimes back scientists carried out an experiment and found out that infants sleep better if they listen to the recordings of the sounds of their mother's womb The kid stayed there totally unaware of the world for nine months. The kid stayed there in total protection and cared for. No worries and no tension. Children carry the memories of those days in their early days and look for the mother whenever left alone. It is enough for them to know that mother is around. When ever the mother is missing, they raise hell. No toys or any other attraction can make them quite, because their first need is mother.

Those of us, who have forgotten about the sacrifices our mother has done to bring us up, should ask the mother to tell something about our childhood. She will open her memory box and tell you so many things about this and that you will wonder how she could ever manage to raise you and your siblings up. You may not remember most of your childhood, but the mother remembers because you are her child. For a mother her children are dearest to her. They are an extension of her personality.

So many women sacrifice all their education, career and everything else to raise their children properly. They care for their children at every moment. One day the nest becomes empty of her children as one after other the children begin moving out. Imagine the condition of mother who is left with nothing but the memories. The empty rooms and the memories. Even after all this, she does not complain. She wants the best for her children and is always ready to give whatever she has for that.

Please never forget to remember your mother on Mothers Day. Why not make everyday Mothers Day. For your mother, everyday was Children's Day, isn't it? You can make a lovely selection of expressing thanks to your Mother with these ecards- Mothers Day Cards

Birthday Thoughts

Birthdays are generally associated with celebrations. Partying, receiving good wishes, gifts and holidaying without any care in the world. These are the main themes of everyone's birthday. What if I am asked to talk to God on my birthday? I will speak thus -

God, thank you very much for bringing me in this world. Without your wish I would not have been here. God, I also thank my parents for bringing me to this world with your blessings. I am especially obliged to my mother for taking my care when I was inside her body. God, I thank my father for showing me how to live in this world and being with me in my early days. God, today, I thank everyone who has played any role in helping me in my life till today. I also thank the earth, the sky, the nature and everything without which the life would be no where.

God, I also apologize to everyone today. I might have knowingly or unknowingly hurt many people in my life. I apologize to them. God, I might have done many wrong things in my life but I have also done few good things with your guidance. God, I am proud of my achievements and myself. I know that I may not get all that I want and may not reach all of my goals, but with your guidance I will try to achieve as many of them as possible. I want to contribute in a small way to make this world a better place. Please guide me about that. What should I do so that I get inner satisfaction of doing something for the society.

God, on my birthday today, I wish to remove all anger, hatred, jealousy, envy and every other negative emotion from my heart. I want to cleanse my heart and refill it feelings of love and joy. God, please help me celebrate my birthday this way. God, I am sending you this Thank You ecard. I don't know the address so I am sending it to my mother. God Thank you.

Happy Easter

Easter will be coming soon. It is the time to rejoice about the coming back of Jesus. Jesus was crucified on Good Friday and rose on the Easter Day to give us all his blessings. Therefore Easter is significant in many ways. This day is the day to wish each other, remember family and friends and remind everyone about the spirit of Easter. The thoughts of sacrifice and the rejoicing on resurrection are both important and we all must get overwhelmed in the spirit of Easter.

The easy method to bring the spirit of Easter in our hearts is to keep some Easter desktop wallpapers and Easter screensavers on your desktop. Easter brings the message that Lord is always there to help and guide us. Jesus always answers our prayers and protects and guides us. Enjoy Easter and rejoice in the joy of Happy Easter.