Don’t Underestimate Your Value!

“Care about people’s approval, and you will always be their prisoner.”

Accept yourself unconditionally! Stop making other people your mirror! A mirror can only show the outer reflection it can’t show your true image… who you are at your core.

When you start judging your worth through others perceptive, you lose your uniqueness. You overlook what you have. There is always a difference in how you present yourself and how others perceive you.

Remember everyone has a different life and different thoughts. It’s always easy to judge, but it’s too difficult to put yourself in someone’s shoes. If they can’t understand what you are going through then how they can decide what is best for you. Don’t beat yourself up for what you are and what others think you should be.

Your life is about you, and you are the only person responsible for it. Believe in yourself. Do whatever feels you right.. You don’t owe any explanation for the way you choose to live. Value yourself and your happiness. What matters is what exists in your heart, and it needs to be heard. Trust me, no one can write your story better than you.

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”

 

Beaming Light In Darkness

“The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the color that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.”

In the moments of despair and disappointment, when trouble knock you off your feet, Obstacles and adversities show up unexpectedly, Haze and fog cloud your vision, Nothing goes as planned, Fear of uncertainty strangles you, frustrations have cowed you. At that time a little ray shimmers in your heart that sails you to the place of strength and courage. Making you believe that things might just work out.

When I feel my wings are shattered by a strong gust of wind, I am struggling to fly a little voice from the deep down whispers don’t give up.. keep fighting. When one door closes, another opens. It empowers me with positivity that helps me to stay calm and peaceful. The warm healing glow of hope not only heals but also motivates me to see things from a different perspective. It fills me with a sheer belief I can get through it and damage can no longer control my willingness to fly.

Raise the beacon of hope when life is tough on you. When we embrace hope, it influences our thought our attitude and our actions. It helps us to see the other side of fear. It is a declaration that you believe in your dreams. Beaming light of an invisible power emerges many possibilities. Giving up is always an easy option than pushing yourself out of your comfort zone to keep moving. Hope is a little spark which encourages and heightens your energy to see change and to make changes. Hope cultivates growth that means you want something better than what you are enduring now. Hope is vital for survival, make a choice to let it in and hold it within you to set your world alight.

“Walk on with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone.”

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PS: Thank you so much, Stuart, from Something to Stu Over for thinking of me and nominating me for this wonderful Tag “3.2.1. Quote Challenge.”

Be Your Own Artist 🎨

 “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.“

Life is a canvas only true artist can fill colors in it. The unity and harmony of colors make life worth living!

I feel each color has its own purpose.. every angle introduces us to a different shade of life. Many times it seems the contrast colors are blending beautifully to gives life desired depth and wholeness… just like you feel empty and full at the same time..

No doubt, Art is hard work. In the midst, sometimes most vibrant colors begin to appear dull.. sketches lose their purpose. Few characters look unnecessary and unappealing… You feel completely lost.

Don’t lose your heart. It is just a hiatus. These struggle will emerge you into a skilled artist. Every character and event add richness and leads you to a deeper understanding of life. Emotions are powerful brushstrokes to bring everything together and alive. Your experience reveals the essence of every color you splash on canvas… mix the colors your own way. Unleash your true self. Your art has a soul. Be proud of yourself for making the best effort in creating unique, imperfectly perfect incredible masterpiece name Life.

“The most creative act you will ever undertake is the act of creating yourself.”

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Thank you, Richa for this amazing topic! ❤️

In response to iScriblr.com’s Freedom of Expression challenge “ART”!

Accept And Embrace Change

We cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.”

We often resist change, without being realized that everything is constantly undergoing change. Nothing can stay the same forever; You fear it or welcome it.. it’s your choice. The change will occur regardless.

Change never seems easy. You always want to stay in your comfort zone; however, doing so, You deprive yourself of the experience of endless possibilities to discover different aspects of life.

Everything comes in life to serve a purpose. You learn lessons even from changes that did not lead you to where you wanted to be.

If you become rigid, you will be left alone..as the world around you won’t stop, it will keep evolving. Moreover, a stagnant life is a breeding ground for negative thoughts… being stagnant you only emanate negativity into your surrounding.

Don’t get intimidated by the change; Adapt and embrace the difference with an open heart and a positive mindset. Take a step back to get a better view. Understand where you are going. What you want to accomplish and how it will impact your growth. The clarity of purpose will make you motivated and confident.

“Some changes look negative on the surface, but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge”

Inner Conflict- The Most Difficult Battle!

”Sometimes our heads can’t make our hearts understand, and maybe when there is that gap, there is a message or a lesson we’re supposed to learn.”

We all know heart and mind are the human body’s major organs. They are supposed to work together in a harmonious way to make the life an incredible and distinctive creation of the universe. They both are vital to cultivate zest in life.

Sometimes I feel that life is like a blank canvas. Our heart unfolds rainbow colors, and the brush of mind paints them to come all together and alive. Unfortunately often mind and heart start conflicting with each other. You will find yourself in a situation Where your mind is telling you one thing, your heart is saying another. That makes your life a battleground leading you to uncertainty and confusion. Your anxiety causes you to freeze up and become immobilized. It’s so difficult to make peace and take any productive decision at that time. No matter who wins but you are losing yourself isn’t it?

You will notice such a situation only when there is a disparity. Whatever you do or think your conscience constantly witness that. When your emotions take control over conscious and try to suppress its voice your mind can only hear what your emotions speak and start to rationalize it, you end up losing your energy and sometimes going down the wrong path which usually leads to regret.

The best way to cope with this ambivalence is to pause yourself, relax and try to connect with the whispering sound of your inner self. Your inner self-knows the ultimate truth.. what truly matters. It offers the most unbiased and honest point of view. Once you align your mind with your inner voice, you will find that peace, clarity and emotional balance you are deeply longing for, regardless of what challenges life brings.

‘Strengthening your heart-brain connection is the key to accessing your deep, intuitive intelligence.’

Complaining Will Never Make Any Circumstance Better!

 

 

“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.”

We all have complaints in life. Truth is complaints can get you sympathy. However, they won’t lead you anywhere. These complaints steal the zeal as you focus your energy on lack instead of appreciating the beauty in what you already have.

Life is not perfect of course, but what if it would be ideal, it won’t be that interesting. You won’t be able to experience and enjoy mysteries of life.

Rather than wasting your time complaining, look for possible ways to improve the situation with a positive attitude. A small change in perspective can make all the difference. Don’t stare at the closed doors turn around and see how many windows are open. The hurdles you are encountering today are adding the essential knowledge that you might need tomorrow to ensure your triumph.

Remember the life you are living today is still a dream for many people. Be grateful and accept life as it is. Embrace whatever comes and try your best to make it the best as you can.

“Don’t complain about the wind. Adjust your sail instead.”

 

A Year Full Of Love and Positive Vibes ✨✨

Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing good and enjoying spring vibes! Yay! Celebration time 💃🍾 One year of Sparkklingthoughts. One year ago today, I published my first blog post! They say ‘Time Flies’ they are right. It has been a year but it feels like yesterday only I was writing my very first blog. This is the best thing I have done, for myself.

 

Journey

It had been truly an amazing year! Not only I shared my experience but also I came across many blogs, and they all are unique and wonderful in their own way… full of insightful thoughts, knowledge, and feelings. So many interesting people I have met, so many friends I have made. I have discovered so much about myself since that first post, for which I am so grateful. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me when I get constant motivation and encouragement from each one of you. Honestly, I couldn’t have gotten to where I am, without you guys. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🤗

Now I would like to extend my gratitude to these outstanding bloggers who have been continually supporting me. Their love and appreciation are irreplaceable and priceless. Folks, please go and check out their awesome blogs!

Jessica – Empowered People “Empower” People!

Richa – iScriblr

Shantanu – Ckonfab

Yasmin – Alfaaz-O-Tasveer

Abhay – the ETERNAL tryst

Adithya – The Rendezvous Club

Sakshi – I refuse to give up

Megala – Megala’s Kitchen

Radhika – radhikasreflection

Sumeet – Writing My Heart Out

Anjali – Positive Side Of The Coin

Chiru – Inspire&change

Daneel – daneelyunus

Unni Ji – Unni’s Blog

Akshaya – From my Mind

Kalyan – My Part of Life

Fariha – Thoughtful Hues

Ashish –ashish-vision

Kavita – Sunshiny SA Site

Moushmi –Aesthetic Miradh

Aman – amankumar000

Andrew –The Lonely Author

Piyush – The Soul Talks 10

Cyn – The Sun Shineth again

 

Once again thank you so much, my friends, followers, and readers. Your consistent backing made this blog grow! Love you all ♥️

“I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you’re grateful, you will see God open up new doors.” – Joel Osteen

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Crossroads In Life..

“The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.”

Your life is a reflection of your decisions! At times you find yourself standing at the crossroads! You have different directions in front of you, and it’s up to you to choose the best one.

Sometimes I feel choosing the best path becomes a mind-paralyzing trip. As you know, there is a lot at stake.. with just one decision your life could look completely different. These decisions have far reaching consequences in your journey and a long-lasting effect in your life.

No doubt, it’s enticing and intimidating. Many choices pull you. Few of them try to mislead you with their bright outlook. You don’t know what is beyond them. If you lose your focus and make wrong decisions, then you might have to pay for them for the rest of your life.

Be mindful if life puts you at crossroad before taking a decision, clear all your doubts and don’t let pressure decide your path. Take your time to reevaluate your choices. It is so vital to know who you are and what matters to you. Remember a few roads are only one way. Once you take them, you can’t make U-Turn you have to go with them, right or wrong.

“We all make decisions, but in the end our decisions make us.”

 

 

Don’t Forget Your Remarkable Journey!

 

“Sometimes It’s The Journey That Teaches You A Lot About Your Destination”

Often we forget our journey in search of a destination. We only remember the milestones we achieved, but we forget to embrace the valuable experiences we have gained in the course of our journey that ensures we learned something which made us better than what we were.

While making this journey, we pass through many phases. Sometimes life feels like a desert. Our failures, disappointments begin to prickle us. The painful wounds make us difficult to walk. The hot, dry winds of negativity try to deter us from our path but to quench our thirst we keep moving with hope and courage. After facing so many challenges, life enters into a beautiful phase. We find ourselves standing beneath warm healing rays. The soft wind soothes our nerves, and shining opportunities banish all the negativity from life. Our dreams begin to blend into reality. We find it so satisfying. We may still fall, but our experience has taught us, a tapestry of lives rest upon the balance of the contradictions. Without dusk there is no dawn, without a struggle, there is no progress.

These defining experiences shape the journey of our life. They guide us through the darkness of confusion and doubt. Every experience is unique and enlightening in life as it comes with a purpose to make us ready for the next chapter of life. These experiences are filled with hidden blessings and adventures. Take a moment to appreciate your journey and experience..how they have enriched your life. This will give you confidence that you can evolve once again.

“It’s the journey that matters in the end.”

Expectations-Chasing The Mirage

“What will mess you up most in life is the picture in your head of how it is supposed to be.” 

Expectations are the mirage based on an image which you had envisioned at some point in time. You found yourself irresistibly drawn to these alluring expectations to fulfill them you begin to chase them the more you pursue, the more they rob your peace and happiness.

When expectations rule your life, the pressure, fear, and doubt become part of your life. You start judging yourself harshly. Your inner critic accepts nothing less. You find yourself befuddled with unmet expectations that lead to emotional breakdown and trigger anger, bitterness, jealousy, comparison, and frustration.. as you lack the energy to hold them back this inhibits you from living and enjoying the life.

Many time I observe people align their goals with these boundless expectations and keep waiting for the optimum current to come along so they can dive and swim to reach their picture-perfect destination, in that they lose many fruitful opportunities. They are so wrapped up in far away future that they lose sight of the present.

Being human it’s so difficult to get rid of expectations completely. Instead of making these expectations the base of your happiness and contentment, making small goals based on realistic situation and resources, keeping the room for uncertainty can escape you from being trapped and keep you motivated to explore and enjoy the process. Willingness to go with the flow opens you to experience the beauty of life that is beyond any expectation.

“When you release expectations, you are free to enjoy things for what they are instead of what you think they should be.”

Togetherness-Healthy Boundaries Are Vital

“Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half sorrow.“

Togetherness is a vital aspect of life. We all strive for love, happiness, and peace. Being lonely it is so difficult to get them, and even if we get them, we won’t be able to enjoy them fully. Togetherness provides us much-needed strength, courage, comfort, and support. It tells us no matter how rough the road is, but we are not alone.

It’s really unfortunate sometimes the meaning of togetherness is taken in the wrong sense by many of us. We make it our weakness instead of making it our strength. Being together doesn’t mean being merged, or we need to lose our individuality. As an individual, we can have our own interests, perspective, beliefs, and values. Everyone has their own drawbacks and abilities. We should keep in mind that every relation demands to respect and trust personal boundaries. These boundaries create a personal space which is required to establish and maintain positive relationships. It is just like the strings of guitar..these strings are connected but still apart when these are played harmonically they create magic.

The true meaning of togetherness is learning and growing together to bring out the best in each other by sharing a peaceful bonding through mutual understanding and respect. The warm feeling of togetherness empowers us to thrive and flourish by lifting our spirits high. It encourages us to find peace and balance in the chaos and turmoil around us to celebrate the simplicity of life together.

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality.”

Never Let Yourself Be Taken For Granted

“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.”

Being taken for granted is a terrible feeling specially if you are a genuinely nice person, few people start taking your kind, loving and respectful behavior as your weakness. They are always willing to take more from you but never seem to be grateful or admire you for all that you have done for them. You don’t get the love and attention you deserve.

People take you for granted because they know you love them and care about them. If they get upset, you will immediately try to make things right or change yourself according to their opinion by neglecting your own preferences. However, this allows them to play with your emotions. They never respect your space and boundaries. They feel regardless of what happens, you will be there for them and endure all the crap they throw at you.

Don’t let anyone take you for granted. Love and relationships are supposed to bring out the best in you, they should lift you higher and offer you the support you need to thrive. A healthy relationship will never demand you to sacrifice your dignity and self respect. Believe me, people always treat you the way you treat yourself. Just think how anyone can admire a person who doesn’t have a backbone..

If you don’t like someone’s behavior instead of feeling inferior make them realize that you value yourself and your worth doesn’t depend on them. They can’t keep treating you like an object. They have no right to steal your joy and energy. Set yourself free in order to restore your peace and shine on your own.

‘You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserves your love, affection and attention .’

Keep Moving…Every Step Counts

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” ~Marcel Proust

No doubt, Life is a bittersweet journey. The pathway of life has lots of twists and turns. Few turns lead us to the peaks where everything goes well according to our plans. We enjoy the soft, warm rays of sunshine that brings joy to the heart. We cherish every moment without any past regrets or fear of future by living in that moment and then suddenly life takes another turn it throws you a curve ball when you least expect it. Dark clouds cover the bright blue sunny sky… nothing seems to work that triggers frustration and instability. Each moment becomes challenging. We can only see the fog of doubts that delude us. Our circumstances make us stuck and stagnant.

While facing these changes, I often experience that these changes dishearten and desperate us. We start losing passion and interest towards our ambitions. Sometimes they even lead us in a new direction which is intimidating and nerve-racking. Mind and emotions play opposing roles. We get confused between choices and decisions, in such a dilemma, I felt little change in perspective plays a significant role to face the situation. Remember no one of us like hardship however it is essential to acknowledge that they cannot be avoided. It depends on us we allow these struggles to break us or by finding the meaning in hardship and chaos, we turn them into an opportunity to learn new lessons. Every intensive test will contribute to our growth in the long run.

Acceptance is indeed an important step towards moving in life. Yes, these changes are not pleasant, but they appear to serve some purpose in life. If things don’t go as plan, that’s perfectly alright as they direct us to a different experience where we discover, grow and evolve to get better. These changes are the essence of life don’t resist them. The more we resist them, the more we sabotage our happiness. Just keep yourself open to receive what life brings to you to make best out of it. Live this moment, let it pass.. keep moving to enjoy the next.

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving” ~Einstein

Smile And Walk Away…👣

“How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.”

Few people come in life only to discourage you. They like to poke their nose whenever they get a chance.. these people keep talking about you, no matter how good you are doing. Instead of focusing on their own business they are more interested and busy in peeking into others life..

I always feel These people are like thorns.. the more you get success, the more they prick you. No matter how much you explain them but they won’t perceive anything. They are so imprudent that without knowing how much pain you have experienced to get where you are, they will judge you and define you.

Don’t let yourself down by listening to those denigrators. The way struggling with thorns make rose more desirable and beautiful. Similarly, they are igniting a desire for success in you by talking absurd and making your goal precious. Their jealousy, greed, and disgraceful behavior is their problem, not yours.. don’t try to be a remedy of sick mind it’s incurable and contagious. They won’t amend their ways.. they will keep enjoying and entertaining themselves by bombarding negativity all around. However, certainly, you will get frustrated, exhausted, demoralized and resented. Before they tear you apart the best way to defuse their negativity landmines is to smile at them and walk away! Trust your struggle and keep chasing your ambition persistently with clear vision. Your success is the answer to their questions. Let your hard work…dedication and smile speak for you.

”Shallow waters are noisy; Deep waters are silent ”

Dreams And Desires-Part Of Your Journey…

 

We all weave some desires & dreams in life. These dreams and desire are like beautiful Fireflies they motivate us to go out of our comfort zone and chase them. They ignite the inner flame that drives us toward the life we want, isn’t it? Dreams & desires are seedlings of growth. They tell us what our heart craves for, where we want to go and what can give us happiness. These dreams and desires are the voice of our soul.

However, sometimes I feel these unfulfilled desires start challenging us. We become a victim of our high expectations. Indeed, the birth of over expectation leads to the disappointments. You lose your contentment by giving all your happiness to that desire which you are dreaming about finally, you drag yourself into negative emotions that cripple your self-confidence. You blame yourself and your destiny for not getting the desired goals. You doubt your abilities and start losing the colors of life.

Remember dreams and desires have no limit, no end. These dreams and desires are the part of our journey, not a destination. Making a bridge between imaginations and the realistic situation will help to come out of this dilemma and gain clarity. Don’t give up probably things get worse before they get better ultimately sun will come out again. Feel happy and blessed even if you can fulfill a little part of what you have desired. At least you tried your best, honor your efforts over doubts. Your little success will inspire you to explore possibilities, Struggle through dark days and dips in life will make you undaunted, empowers you to bring positivity and the desired tranquility in life.

 

“Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit”

Embrace Your Beautiful Tears

Tears are really beautiful when we are passing through the waves of emotions they sneak out of eyes and roll down our cheeks. When we are out of words to express our feelings, these tears become our language to communicate. They articulate our happiness, sorrows, loneliness, and pain.

Sometimes when I feel void, tears fall down my eyes. It makes me feel light and comforting, the magical water of eyes fills that inner emptiness. These tears are the evidence of our existence without them we lose the part who we are!

For many of us, tears are the sign of weakness, but the fact of the matter is that tears are the mark of our strength. The people who don’t care about their own feelings who don’t accept their own emotions how they can be strong… acknowledging and accepting is always difficult, it needs strength and courage running away doesn’t!

Let these tears flow freely. Feel these tears embrace these tears every tear is a part of your story, your struggle. They enable you to live your life more fully. Without emotions, our life would be colorless. Hug the person who had tears running down their face. Tell them you care about them. You can connect with someone through tears that you can’t relate in any other way! These healing tears wash away all the pain and bitterness to make our life flourish and bloom!

“Never think you are weak if you cry. Every tear is replaced with wisdom and strength.”

Embrace The NOW.. 🕰

“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

Neither anyone can predict the future nor can go in the past to erase their mistakes. All we have in our hands is NOW…Often I notice Either we live in the past by wondering what we could have done differently and better or we spend time worrying about the future that means we are ignoring the present. Our anxiety is about the situation which does not exist in the present context.

Carrying the baggage of yesterday won’t make today better, in fact, we are passing the same fear to our present and projecting that fear and suffering into future. We are filling our thoughts with judgment and bitterness by living them again and again, by attracting more of negativity. Our doubts and mistrust restrict us from living the best life we deserve. We lose our peace and freedom that deprive us of fruitful experience we can have in the present.

The best way to release yourself and overcome this dilemma is to stay grounded in the present. Visit your past only to accept and learn from it. Don’t make it your permanent residence. Forgive your past and make peace with it. Stop envisioning and worrying about the future as you can’t anticipate it. It is yet unborn The dread of what tomorrow may bring can make your life stagnant and screw up your decisions. Power to act stays in the present so recognize every moment… what is in front of you to respond effectively. Every moment holds infinite value. Spend your time on things that give you pleasure and allows you to explore and unleash your potential.

“Water if you don’t stir it will become clear; the mind left unaltered will find its own natural peace.” 

Don’t Let Others Control You

“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.”

Let’s accept this..emotional bonds are always deep and strong, they influence us throughout our life. Many of us get driven by these bonds. Such bonds play a vital role in our journey. These connections affect our mood, thoughts, and personality. They provide us desired warmth in order to thrive.

It’s really unpleasant when we get tangled in these emotional bonds and start feeling suffocated. We depend so much on them that gradually they become the source of our happiness and existence. We lose the sense of responsibility towards us. Many times we get confused and frustrated between where we are and where we want to be..what is best for us as it involves a deep-seated conflict with people who are significantly important for our lives. We often give them the key to take charge of our lives because we believe they have a better life experience than us, they know what is better for us. Lastly, we lose the sight of who we truly are and accept to live in their shadow rather than shine on our own.

It’s really important to realize that these deep-rooted attachments are the part of our life, not LIFE. No one is responsible for us or our happiness. Happiness comes from within, and we channel that happiness to these emotional bonds to make them vibrant and joyful. Each connection needs proper space and boundary to breathe and bloom. Our purpose should be to gain a healthy perspective of others without creating conflict with ourselves. Just think we have only one life to live and if we live that life according to other’s choices when will we live our dreams and desires? We need to decide are we really happy and satisfied by giving the driving seat to other’s in life or we want to shape our life the way we envisioned.

Recognizing and acknowledging self- worth is essential don’t give other’s so much power to direct and define you. Remember people can only take what you will allow them to take. You can’t control their thoughts and behavior, but you can choose your reaction if you feel their choices and suggestions are not aligned with your peace and purpose, you have right to refuse and to create positive things in your life for yourself. Liberate yourself ..No one holds power over you, radiate your light within to discover yourself!

“If you can see your path laid out in front of you step by step, you know it’s not your path. Your own path you make with every step you take. That’s why it’s your path.”—Joseph Campbell

Believe To Achieve

“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” ~Honore de Balzac

Believe is a miraculous word it unfolds our potential and unlocks the flow of energy to our dreams and efforts. It opens up endless possibilities in our life. When we believe, that sparks a hope that illuminates the path to manifest our deepest desires.

We all have big and beautiful dreams, we all want to prove our abilities, but then we get out and face the real world and things start to fall apart. Toxic people start beating us down by criticising us, our ideas. They try to bring us down by injecting hopelessness that leaves us behind with fear of failure. It saps our confidence. We fell victim to self-limiting beliefs. Every time we take a step to stand up negativity holds us back, in that depressing moment if we are not ready to give up and believe in ourselves, our dreams… believe me that acts like a shooting star which fills us with positivity and allow us to build a vision of new beginning. We reclaim our energy to accomplish our dreams.

Indeed Believe is a power, A sculptor carves a beautiful idol by putting their heart and soul, and it’s our strong belief that transforms a beautiful idol into almighty God, that soulless idol becomes an integral part of our soul. A trust blossom up new relationships in life, makes them lively to cherish forever. Believe evokes the sense of responsibility. When someone shows their confidence in us, we feel honored and get motivated to bring out the best so believe in yourself and rediscover a zest for life. Remember a universe is an abundant place it’s about giving yourself a chance.

When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find ways to do it.” ~Dr. David Schwartz

PS: This is the first time I tried to write a poem. Hope you all like it. Thank you!

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Thank you so much, Richa from iScriblr  for thinking of me and nominating me. It’s Indeed a pleasure!

Nominees:  Neha Sharma, syncwithdeep, and Akshaya Thulasi

Laughter For Life

It is true that laughter is the best cure. Medicines can heal the physical pain, but laughter helps to relieve your emotional and mental distress. It melts all your anxiety, stress and makes you refresh and relaxed. Today we can find everything we need so quickly but bringing laughter into a hectic life is difficult. We put a lot of money on buying cosmetics to look beautiful instead use laughter that is not only free of cost but also enhances the natural beauty that no makeup can beat. It won’t put any extra burden, in fact, it will alleviate all your load by making life easy to live. It blows away all the hatred and sadness, fills our heart with love and joy.

Nobody likes to be in the company of a person who is sad, always blames on destiny, cursing the situation. We all want to spend time in the company where we find jolly, fun loving like minded people as we want to forget the stress and tiredness we have earned through our busy schedule. We want to feel light-hearted. Laughter is really contagious. When one person cracks a joke, it encourages others to come out of their shell and join. Humorous stories put us in a situation where we find ourselves holding our belly laughing hard and tears run down our face.

Laughter brings people together. It works like a gel to bond with family and friends. A family laugh together lives together. It helps us to make new and beautiful relationships. It shifts the gear of boredom life to charming and delightful by uplifting our mood filling instant energy in us, make us feel more lively and empowered.

Laughter introduces a different perspective where you disconnect yourself from the daily problems, melodramas and connects yourself to positive and optimistic aspects of life. Laughter connects us to ourselves. It is a proof that we are alive and young as I think age can only take over our physical body, not our heart and soul. Go for it! Let your funny bones tickle you. Laugh as much as you breathe to make life bright and harmonious!

“A smile starts on the lips, A grin spreads to the eyes, A chuckle comes from the belly; But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, Overflows, and bubbles all around”

Don’t Forget Yourself

When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you don’t say ‘no’ to yourself.” ~Paolo Coehlo

Let’s face the truth at some point in time, we all try our best to make people happy around us. These people play a significant role in our life we love them, care for them, so certainly we don’t want to disappoint them. We constantly worry about what they will think and slowly we start to give them preference over us, isn’t it? Before taking any decision we seek their acceptance and approval. Sometimes even if we don’t agree with them still, we go with their choices because their happiness matters to us.

It’s really nice to be empathetic and compassionate being. Of course, it is incredible to help others and spread happiness but it is unfortunate in that process we ignore ourselves we forget our happiness, needs, and fulfillment. Many times I found it difficult to say no in order to help others and keep them happy soon I realized it made me exhausted and frustrated. I kept taking on other people’s anxiety. Honestly, if we work only for the approval or satisfaction of others, we can never be true to self. Lastly, we will end up turning into someone else more out of line with real purpose and passion.

Trying to please is a disease where you become a puppet who’s string is in someone else hands, and you are bowing in front of their desire to make them happy! Remember you can’t please everyone all the time. Making boundaries is vital. We should know when to stop.. be aware of intentions. Desperately seeking approval from others give them the power to judge you, don’t feed their ego.  Respect your happiness and needs. We only know what is best for us no one else can design our life better than us. If relations are strong enough, they can stand against the few gusts of disagreements you don’t have to make pleasing efforts to connect with them. These relationships are beyond formalities. As long as you are doing the right things with a good heart that really matters. That’s the only way you can radiate with your own light!

“Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.” ~Dodinsky

Winners Never Cheat And Cheaters Never win

Nowadays Few people like to fool and cheat others by doing flattery, showing off or being too loyal while doing this they think they are cunning and smart enough to disguise themselves. Nobody is noticing them their foxy behavior. They would easily use people like tools in their selfish ego workshop, but these tricksters forget that person they are fooling also has brain and senses. They are silent not because they are not noticing anything they are silent because they are watching you, they are good listeners, and they want to see to what extent you can fall from their eyes. They do not want to stoop down to your level. They are aware that you are mean and selfish your loyalty is not with them it’s only with your needs & desires once your needs will change so does your loyalty you are just manipulating everything.

Actually, in fooling others, these cheaters deceive themselves. They lose their worth and credibility. The opportunity and growth they can earn by learning they miss that. It is so difficult for them to come openly and authentically. Deep down they know they are dishonest! They hide behind lies and deceit. They keep running from themselves never accept their truth and reality! Their insecurities frustrate them quickly as they put all their energy behind their mean intentions, and ultimately they get what they deserve! People whom they were expecting much ignore them. They don’t allow imposters to create a mess or offend them. Foolers get fooled in their own game by deceiving and defeating themselves!

“The easiest way to be Cheated is to believe yourself to be more cunning than others.”

Relations- A Learning Trail

We come across several people either for some purpose or accidentally. They all leave some kind of impression on us temporary or permanent it depends on how and why we meet them. Neither all are bad, nor all are good they all are distinctive serving some purpose in our life. Either they will support us, encourage us, love us, help us or they will disappoint us, hurt us, judge us or hate us, but they all have something in them to teach and make us much better individual than yesterday. Our biggest test is to deal with them, as much as they influence us at the same time we influence them. It takes patience and efforts to understand someone’s thought process and expectations. They all help us to discover who we are.

Growth and learning are the collective efforts. If we are alone, we won’t be able to bring out our best but when these people interact with us, touch our lives in some way they help us to make our personality complete by letting us know our weakness and strength, our positive side and our negative side. Both Positive and negative relationships are similarly important in life.

Every experience counts in life nothing is for granted. Positive relationship uplifts us, motivate us, appreciate us embrace our imperfections while negative relationship will teach more about us and our life. It tells us about our preferences and encourage us to make better choices in life. Saying let it go is really easy than accepting it. It needs self-control to make it happen. It is so easy to have believed in lies and illusion, but it is tough to face the reality. It is so easy to blame and fight with others, but it is more challenging to fight within. Make sure to make gold pure and shiny, it must be passed through fire. Life is a school it will keep testing you on every stage. Wrong is preparing you for the right. You may not have control over the all the tests, but you can either let the lesson wrack you or empower you!

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

— Marilyn Monroe

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Is It Easy To Forgive?

We always hear people advising us to forgive, let it go.. move on. I also passed through such situation where I thought, Is it really easy to overlook someone’s mistake? We all are a human being, and no one is perfect, we all make mistakes. We can quickly forget and forgive routine mistakes, we let go them as they don’t impact on our life or feelings for long but what if our feelings, trust got shattered? For me when it comes to emotions, it is tough! Can a word sorry heal all the pain and shattered feelings? No definitely not! Maybe, the person who is asking for forgiveness can feel serenity but not that person whom they bothered by their deeds. I usually ask myself what is the meaning of forgiveness? To say it’s ok or something more than that, after forgiving someone do we actually feel peace without any hard feelings?

Forgiveness is a healing process means releasing the anger, hatred, bitterness and negative feelings that we have been carrying around for someone. After forgiving them accept them with love, trust and move forward in life.

When my kid makes some mistake and says sorry, I forgive her, as I know there is no intention to give pain or bother anyone, but yeah I always teach her don’t use word ‘sorry’ as a weapon as one can tolerate your mistakes for once or twice not always. The meaning of sorry is not to repeat the same mistake. Don’t take word sorry for granted otherwise you will lose faith. How about us? Sometimes we make some mistakes repeatedly that hurts even the person whom we are hurting tries hard to give us wake-up call they try their best to stop us.  At that time we don’t think how it will impact on us or our beloved one, we leave our conscious behind. Our ego starts driving everything, One day when we realize what we were doing, we feel shame and ask for forgiveness. The person who is shattered say it’s ok as they don’t want us to feel the same pain, they don’t want to shatter us in the same way,  they don’t want to go in their deep memories those bitter memories still bother them.

Can we forgive ourselves? What about that guilt, pain which our consciousness is taking after realizing what we did? True, we can’t look into our eyes we can’t face that person. One of my friends asked me the same. I said repent is the best remedy in this situation. They looked me with surprise asked what? People always say don’t repent it gives disappointment, wasting time on the past and you are telling me to repent ? I said yes they are right at their place as if we are expressing repentance only by our words but not by our learning. It’s just wasting time over past and taking disappointments by lingering on the issue. The Pain of what happened is inevitable but to control that pain is only in our hands, by making our response similar to our feelings. Meet hatred with love.

When you hurt someone you apologize, but apologies can’t fulfill whatever they lost, their self-respect, shattered feelings most of all their trust, you may get forgiveness but not the same confidence. Whenever you confront that person they will always think can I count on this person the same way I did before, and it will remind them all the pain they tolerated. The pain runs deep inside the heart. Sorry, can’t remove scars. If you like to gain someone’s love and trust again, replace your ego with consciousness, make them happy with your behavior. A little smile on their face can change a lot, It will melt their anger and make them realize sorry is just not only a word for you it carries a lot. Their love, smile, and peace matters to you, your contentment. Every time you will see that person is smiling in front of you it will make you feel calm & fulfilling above all this little step will take us to their heart by passing through the bridge of trust!

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Does The Past Matter?

Does the past matter? Past does not matter, but past experiences always matter. If anyone asks me about my treasure I would surely answer past experiences, some of them are sweet, and some are sour. These experiences are vital to present. We gained these experiences by passing through a lot of hurdles. They help us to shape our personality, isn’t it? The lessons we learned from our past, we cannot learn by any other medium, they give a strong base to our perspective. None of us come down on this earth with knowledge, we all learn here only when we face this world. Time and circumstances become our teacher. We learn to manage ourselves, our emotions to manifest our thoughts into action which is very valuable learning in itself.

Remember all those fun-filled, learning childhood memories that we all are carrying today with us. Why we often try to recreate them? Apparently not only to live our childhood again but also for our kids to enjoy and experience them as well. We all know the childhood experience influences the development. The Lessons they are getting today will groom them and mold them for better tomorrow. Their thought process, their mindset, attitude, expectations, social behavior all are altered or shaped by the experiences they are taking today.

Can we make better present without past experience? Certainly not, in our present strategies we can clearly see the reflection of our past experience. My Father told me once never forget your past if you want to get success in the present. Your past will give you actual identity what you are and what you want to be? The more obstacles you have faced in the past, the more you are moving forward to achieve your best in the present. I took his words; now my past failure is my inspiration that made me much stronger and optimistic person in life. It not only helped me to understand myself better but also the other people I come across every day. Definitely, Our past experiences help us to understand their intentions in a better way. We evaluate them and treat them accordingly.

Our Past is our memory book, and every chapter has its own story and color. When we revisit we find few episodes we love to read, again and again, our actions not only inspire us but others too, few chapters are bitter they have memories that are heartbreaking even now we can feel the same pain and tears in our eyes. Few sections are colored with happiness and love we always love to cherish them. Our past gives us a better vision for the present. Our life is continuously trying to make us learn, what we need to know now, by letting us face the wounds in the past. Each scar has built strength, and endurance of our character. Our experience becomes our learning and our learning makes us more mature to think, behave and create our own life. The good things we are receiving today are the direct result of the things that have happened in the past. All the flowers of the tomorrow are in the seeds of today so try to fill all the beautiful rainbow colors in today to make this today magnificent, fruitful, and blissful for bright and sunny tomorrow, before it becomes a chapter of past.

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We all have some sweet and sour memories of past. Let’s share this treasure that no one can steal. Share your memories in comments! I can’t wait to read them!

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– Kranti

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Are We Original?

Few days before, my kid and I were talking about social behavior; suddenly a thought ran through my head Are we original? Many of us have asked this question many times when we look at our reflection in the mirror. We all are carrying two faces, one for society in which we are living and one for ourselves, Who we are?

I did not fly out of my thinking, and my sister asked me a question, Why kids are so innocent? I replied as they are true to their soul, they never hide or feel shy to express their feelings. They do not care about what people might think. If they want to cry they cry, if they are happy they laugh loudly, even if they are scared they never hide they will hug us tightly, that’s why they look so peaceful and positive. After giving her reply, I asked myself, Do we express our emotions transparently? Usually when we want to cry we don’t, we hide our tears and shed them when we are alone Why? True, a person who cries either people tag them as weak personality or sympathize them, if we want to laugh loudly, we don’t because it has been declared inappropriate by the society. People will think we are crazy! When we feel scared, we want to hug our loved ones as kids do but we don’t, infect we always show we are strong and bold Why? Exactly as we don’t want to give any chance to anyone, to crack a joke on us or laugh at us.

Nature blessed us with the unique qualities, which make us original. Are we able to maintain those qualities? No, as we grow up, we lose those qualities or mold them to fulfill our desires. Sometimes we become a politician who believes in ‘divide and rule’ policy, we act diplomatically to achieve our goals, or sometimes we become good manipulator who manipulates all the principals to make the situation in their favor, to take the lead. We become so self-centered that we start to cheat and pull out others to confirm our success. We create such scenario and blame others Why? Very true, as we do not want to ruin our image, our position in society.

Why are we walking along with two faces? Actually, we are possessive about the society we live in. We don’t want to come out of our self-proclaimed image. We always like to judge others, but we don’t want to judge ourselves! We don’t want to correct our mistakes, that’s why we always try to justify us, in that process, we kill our conscience. In short, we are afraid to face ourselves. We don’t want to answer our deeds, do we?

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Is It Okay To Have Regrets?

We often say or hear, “Oh! I could have done better” or Why did I do this? We all make mistakes in our life. Few of them we acknowledge and correct and few linger with us. We keep holding on, keep regretting about them.

We all experience disappointment at sometime, isn’t it? When we regret we feel like we are stuck in that moment, life stopped there! We keep thinking about the same incident again and again, It’s like never ending loop. We start feeling disappointed as we cannot go in past and correct our mistake but the truth is we are not even living in present. That one moment of mistake occupies our mind and emotions. We start losing confidence, the fear of doing something wrong or taking wrong decisions pulls us back from doing something better and we again make a new mistake. More we try to make peace with ourselves more we become restless, invite panic, anxiety, hatred, and anger to be part of our life.

We often hear don’t regret move on! Is it easy to forget and move on? Obviously not, when we make mistake we accept that or not but that mistake leaves its mark behind whenever we try to move on it hit us again that reflects in our behavior and impact our decisions.

Does that mean we should stop our life and keep regretting? definitely no, infect we should do active regret! We need to forgive ourselves if we don’t want regret to eat us alive! Life should keep flowing, mistakes are like obstacles we should take responsibility make those mistakes stepping stones, learn from them and move forward. Remember when we were a kid and learned how to walk we stumbled, fall down but again we stood, once we know why we are falling we made our balance and we start walking. Definitely, we should try to make peace with our past to face present. We need to think when things happened are those things are in our control as sometimes things are not in our control and still we become a victim.

I remember, a few years ago when I had to take a decision about my career I wanted to become a journalist! Due to circumstances, I changed my decision but, the truth is every morning I felt unsatisfying! I kept regretting and then one morning a thought popped into my brain and I started writing blogs on bigger and better platform sharing my vision! Till now I was a hostage of my own thoughts. Once I came out every day is a new day for me! Ultimately I learned, Our regret should reflect in our attitude, not in words or grief.

Our attitude is the shadow of our thoughts. The bad time is usually the lesson we need to go in order to enjoy a good time. Past is nothing but the experiences we needed to enjoy the present. We can’t reverse the situation but by avoiding same mistakes again we can make our present beautiful which is the foundation of strong future. Isn’t it?

When did you feel trapped in regret? Share your experience, your thought through a comment! I would love to hear!

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Does Gratitude Build Powerful Attitude?

Yesterday I was sitting alone; suddenly my daughter came to me she hugged me and said mom thank you, I love you! You are my sunshine! I smiled back and said, love, you a lot! The way she showed her gratitude it gave me a thought. I love my family, my friends a lot! Did I show my gratitude towards them the way I should? Often we celebrate Thanksgiving and other festivals to show love and respect for our loved ones but Is it enough to do that? Should gratitude be limited to a day, occasion or incident? When We help someone sometimes they are familiar to us or even sometimes strangers they say us thank you, and that makes us feel good we accept that with a great smile, few times this beautiful gesture allows us to make new friends!

Remember our parents how much they loved us they did their best to give us best. They spend quality time with us they made us feel how important we are to them, their life. They taught us values. They helped us in creating our identity! Without expecting any return from us, their selfless love! Today when we have grown up, we all are busy in our life, We do respect them but, if we will say thank you is that enough?  Definitely, no our true thank would be to know them how much we need them. Their age doesn’t matter to us. Only their love is our blessing!

When we look behind we can say our best time was the time we spent in school college taking education. Our teachers who were our best friends, mentors who made our foundation strong every day, after leaving school college did we take out little time to spend with them? Did we ever tell them how grateful we are to have them? Just think They gave us the lesson to be thankful but did we take that lesson to our heart? Our friends who are always there for us. We have shared our laughter sorrows with them by holding their hands tightly. We still spend time with them but never make them realize how they matter to us, to our lives, do we?

Gratitude needs to be our attitude it’s true! For that, we need to cultivate it. We need to show we are not thankful not only by words but also by our heart. We need to pass the same love and respect we have got. It will not make our attitude powerful, but it will make flow that selfless love which everyone is seeking. Gratitude makes people come together keeping their differences behind. Gratitude can give birth to new relations and sometimes those relations impact much deeper to us! Gratitude needs to be a part of us to make us a better person every day. Gratitude is like pearl wrapped with love inside our heart once we feel it, it makes us peaceful and delighted. Life is too short don’t wait! Show how much we appreciate whatever life has given us. When few words coordinate with our actions it does magic they change our world by nurturing every moment making it more precious and worthwhile to live, isn’t it?

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Does It really Worth To Take Pain?

 

Pain, no one wants to hear this word but we all feel this at some point of time. Pain is inevitable. A feeling which is a part and parcel of life shows its presence in some or other way. When it comes to us what reaction we often give? Ouch..really bad, nasty, worst even we tag it life sucking! Sometimes it left us in silence, isn’t it? Few of us have a habit to suppress the pain & few of us generally express through our reaction. Pain can happen in our physical body or emotional but impacts are always proportional if it happens in physical body it conquers us emotionally and if it happens emotionally it will impact on our physical body. 

What is the pain? Pain is an unpleasant condition a feeling which makes us feel uncomfortable in the situation we are living. We distress ourselves if, it is physical pain we normally go to good medicine practitioner for healing but, if we get emotional hit it has more intense effects! It drains us fully leaves us to feel shattered. Loneliness makes us feel dishearten we lose our confidence. We become more frustrated and impatient. We start reacting to small issues which we generally like to ignore in the normal situation.

We want someone whom we can count to share our feelings. Sometimes we get shoulder where we can put our head and few times we have to fight alone with our feelings, which is more difficult as our fight is with ourselves. We know the cause of pain still, we don’t like to accept we like to hide those feeling to move ahead as we don’t want ourselves to be a matter of gossip or sympathy for other’s but, Is it a correct way to heal ourselves? Definitely no, if we will move on without treating old wounds those wounds will always come and haunt us. An Open wound is always a reason for getting new wounds. Whenever we will get hurt on old scar definitely we will scream with same pain.

Before few years I passed through both injuries at the same time. I never knew I am happily sleeping in the night and next morning I would be dating with doctors & medicines in the emergency room. I won’t able to stand on my feet for few days. I felt my life was stopped although my husband & kid both were standing with me, I was clearly able to see my pain on their face which made me feel more terrible than anything else. After reaching home the first thing I asked my husband to take a click of me with crutches and his reaction was Are you mad? You are talking like this in such pain where you can’t even stand without support. I replied him I know pain is intense but I don’t want it to grab me. Though I knew it was a difficult task to get back to normal situation. I challenged myself every day I fought with my pain. I was determined I will not allow this pain to stop my life and it paid me back today I am out of that pain running and even dancing in rain!

Does it really worth to take the pain? Pain taught me a lot it gave me a deep understanding whom and what I can count in my life? How we ignore those little moments which matters to us most? A little smile can make our faith more strong. How a little hope goes long way to create incredible wonder? Pain is significant to life after struggling with the pain we understand what true happiness is! It’s true without pain there is no gain when mom takes pain baby arrives a bundle of happiness that pain strongly bound a kid with their parents. Our survival start with pain and we starts most beautiful journey “journey of life” isn’t it? We all pass through that dark night to get little sunshine in our life to make life brighter & worthy if we bend our knees in front of pain. How will we get our life back enjoy every moment like a blessing?

Any kind of pain whether it is physical or emotional comes with its value and that valuable learning change us our outlook about the life for better tomorrow. Physical pain always tells us to give ourselves more time and attention it makes us learn how our body matter to us while emotional pain comes with the strength to make our will more strong and insightful. We are not living life because we want to survive in a storm but it’s more than that, it’s all about to live life to its fullest even enjoy the inevitable storm of life. This makes our life worthy to live, do this?

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