It is always always wonderful to learn that your work holds meaning for someone other than your own self. It is thrilling, exciting, encouraging…but more than that, it is very humbling. Truly.
Thank you, Leah, for this wonderful nomination! I am so very honoured! Especially coming from you whose words are so beautiful and full of life. Sensitive, raw, honest, straight from the heart. I love your work.
Kindly readers and visitors, do pay her blog, Nothing gold can stay, a visit. You will be so glad you did.
The Liebster Award, is presented to bloggers with fewer than 200 followers as a way to help and encourage them to get their blog ‘out there’. Yaye Liebster! 🙂
And now to answer Leah’s questions….
1. What do you consider to be the most valuable thing you own: when you were a child/teenager/now?
I waded through quite a few thoughts in answer to this question.
My family and their love: but I do not own them. I feel privileged to share this life with them and to receive their love.
All my senses: but those are quite invaluable really. Don’t you agree?
A love of art in all its form, my education, a shelter over my head, money for sustenance…
But none of these would hold true if it weren’t for the one most valuable thing. Life.
The gift of this life is the most valuable thing I own.
2. What’s the kindest act you have ever seen done (either to/by you or another)?
Forgiveness. Our boxer, Datchoo, forgave us for leaving him in a kennel for a month when we traveled back home. I still haven’t forgiven myself.
3.If you could have had the starring role in one film already made, which movie would you pick?
Mona Lisa smile. I love Julia Roberts’ character in that movie.
4. If you could have been told one thing that you weren’t told when you were a teenager, what would you like to have heard?
Pursue the arts. But to be fair, I, myself, wasn’t aware of a creative impulse within me when I was a teenager. So this is very much in retrospect.
5. Name your favorite song.
Oooh, that’s a tough one. Really really really tough. There are SO many!!! But if I had to name only one, it would have to be
Khwabon ke parindey from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobaara.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wDq3dZBta4
I not only love the tune and the lyrics, but also the way it is filmed. Simply Lovely!
6. If you were to get a tattoo, what would it say or what would the graphic be?
It would be a small dragonfly. They are so elegant and mysterious. They make me think of faeries and magic.
7. What was your favorite TV show when you were growing up?
Star Trek! All that space traveling stuff was simply enthralling! Fascinating! And you will laugh, but, I also loved He-Man.
By the power of the Grey Skull…I. HAVE. THE POWER!!!!! 😀
8. If you could spend 15 minutes with any living person, who would it be and why?
Right now, right this minute? My parents. They live leagues away from us or rather I live away from them. I miss them.
9. Have you ever had a reoccurring dream? What was it?
Hmmm…not that I can remember….
10. When was the last time you did something for the first time? What was it?
Just last month. I had my first ‘official’ studio art show. And next month I am going to have my first solo art show. Oh yeah!! ;D
11. What do you think is the best feeling in the world?
Cliche, but without a doubt, loving and being loved.
And now, without further ado, I nominate the following blogs for this award:
Expressing my vision – A photography journal
These blogs are really inspiring and fun! Please do pay them a visit.
And now, dear nominated fellow bloggers, the questions for you:
1. What is your favourite part of blogging? The writing, the posting, the photos, the creativity…all of the above?
2. What inspires you to create (write, sing, paint, sketch…)?
3. Do you have any particular goal in mind in regard to your art? If so, what is it?
4. THE one thing on your bucket list…
5. Favourite time of the day?
6. Favourite artist. What do you like about their work?
7. Dark, Milk, or White chocolate?
8. Favourite book.
9. Silence is…..
10. Dreams are…..
If you choose to accept the award, you must:
1. Link back to this post.
2. Answer the questions.
3. Nominate 10 blogs and inform them of their nomination.
Good luck and God bless.
Rama Ink. 
I love this!! Your responses are beautiful! Congratulations on the art show!! I so look forward to all of your works! You are very talented!