For the last few days, I was out of schedule, out of focus, out of order, out of discipline etc. etc. I lose sense of control of my life, even when a little bit of chaos enters my life. Well, the definition of chaos differs from one person to another. What I have tried to learn and understand is, how to make this chaotic period an opportunity for self-growth.
When my grandfather was ill and in the hospital in his last month of life, I used to communicate with him by writing. I came across that small conversation paper the other day and it filled my heart with immense joy.
Time of the year has arrived when we pause and recollect successes and failures of the year which has gone by and we head to taking all new refreshed resolutions for an awesome year ahead.
‘Why Me?’ How many times have we pondered over this? I have done it most of the times when I encounter situational or personal disappointments. But, does it help in any way? Not really!!
My last week went quite rough, there was some indecisiveness and there were some self-doubts… Why can’t life go and flow with ease? The way where there is always sunshine and smiles, I asked myself.
When we release the negative conditioning of our mind, not only do we grow and evolve but also feel liberated at the same time. The notions that have not worked for us at all, rather have pulled us down or have put us in bad mental conditions, are ought to be given up. Only then do we realize how easy it can be to bring positivity in our lives.
Stories have been the fabric of our society, from Indian Mythology to the moral stories of Panchatantra to the plays by Rabindranath Tagore. Stories have been there to guide and instruct us, on every facet of our lives.
Life, for most of the people these days, has become a series of back-to-back marathons. These marathons are driven by so many reasons, the majority of them being materialistic achievements to fit in the archetype set by culture.
Our mind is not static. It is wired for change and has the ability to constantly rewire itself. It is like a transmitter, it takes information and tries to match it with our reality, i.e., we act in a way that is consistent in what we think and believe.
Many thousands of years ago, the word of God was transcribed into written form. The monks would painstakingly copy each original text by hand. It could easily take a year or so to complete just one document.