Moving with the flow of life - Living in the "Present"

I see myself surrounded by people living a life of chaos and rigidity. That includes me. I find myself in the chaos of catching up with time, managing my energy in the various role I play as a mother, aunt, wife, sister, daughter, counselor, citizen etc. And sometimes I feel stuck when I have rigid beliefs of what I "should" and "must" do. 

There are also times when I let go and flow with life. That is when I find myself at peace and happy.  

We fall prey to chaos when we are focused on the future and are gripped by the insecurity of losing our possessions. In our journey of life we have a backpack and we have stuffed too many things. We find it difficult to say "no". We have taken umlimited roles, numerous task without realising that we have a limited mile to travel within our given time. Thoughts such as "Oh , I have lots of things to do but so little time" is a common thought that puts us in chaos. We trudge our way through, sometimes hoping the journey could end soon. 

We hit against the wall of rigidity by building our own blocks of beliefs of what we should do based on our past experienes with people and situations. We have made our backpacks heavy by taking others expectations, others opinion. Its more like we have taken thier share of stuff and in the meantime made our backpacks heavy. "I have to please them to be accepted by them" is a common belief of rigidity. We block the progress of our own journey, hitting against the wall everytime we try to go ahead. 

However, we are moving with the flow of life by living in the present. Here my backpack has nothing because I give what I get. I value this moment I have because soon it will be gone. This moment is a gift so I will make the best of it by thinking positive. Doing something good because what I do casts a shadow that will follow me. "So I might as well do something good rather than bad". I will accept the challenges beliving that I face them because they have something good for me eventually. " Everything happens, happens for good". I flow ahead with love, trust, faith and kindness. And as I flow, I hope to make this path smooth for my beloved others to follow. 

3 qualities of Successful people.

1) Focus - Successful people focus on a goal and are determined to achieve it. They dont quit till they reach their destination.
2) Risk taking - They take risk with the expectation of success. Even if they are not able to achieve the goal, they see themselves as successfully attempting it and figuring out what they should avoid. They then continue on their determination to try something new in pursuit of the desired goal.
3) "No idling away time" motto - Everyday there is a new project. Every hour of their day is utilised in a productive pursuit.  The quality of time spent will spell the quality of goal achieved.
What is your goal? Challenge yourself to achieve it by adopting these 3 qualities. It's not difficult. Because we already are successful where we are. If you are overweight then you are so because unconsciously you have focused on gaining weight. You have taken the risk of eating unhealthy fattening food. You have always utilised your time in leading unhealthy lifestyle. And you dont seem to quit this pattern of life.
It's time to reverse it. It's that simple. So make a vision board of how you looked or want to look, to remind yourself of your focus. Take the risk of eating low-fat healthy food. Do not idle time, rather hit the gym or go for a walk or join a yoga classes. And see yourself redefining success.

Be successful by identifying your true purpose in life. Be of service to your country, your fellow humans, to other species who share this planet, the universe. Be successful as a parent, partner, practioner...................start writing new chapters of your success stories.

To you I owe my life.......my mother.

She took care, to make my wings strong,
To prepare me to fly, far and long.
She never kept me out of sight,
She watched over me day and night.

And then the day came when I was ready for my big flight,
Thanks to her, I knew I could do it all right.
As she had advised, I did not look back
Not even to see the colour on her face was pink,  blue or black.

I did not realize that my mother all this while, 
Had given me all her strength with a smile, 
I did not see her standing next to her empty nest,
Praying to God, that she was ready for eternal rest.

Our choice to celebrate life

Make it a practice to observe your thought patterns during the day. What are the kind of thoughts that preoccupy your mind? Are the thought patterns related to past, present or future? Are they related to relationships, finances, health etc. Are the thoughts related to growth, stagnation or loss? Do the thoughts make you feel peaceful, happy, angry, guilty or unhappy?

If your thoughts are related to past regrets or losses then you will imprison yourself in what you have already experienced. This will thwart you from moving forward. If you are preoccupied by thoughts related to future expectations, then you are binding yourself with anxiety of  what is yet to happen.You will fail to appreciate what your are and what you have in hand.If your thought patterns are connected to current insecurities and disabilities then you lose sight of your current resources and abilities.

Your thoughts have energy. The thoughts you have,will influence your state of being. This in turn will influence your actions, which will give form to your invisible thoughts and bring it to your experience. Negative thought patterns of anger, sadness, jealousy, hatred, despair have low energy frequency. They slow down your physical being and lead you towards further failure.  Positive thoughts of love, happiness, enthusiasm, kindness have high energy frequency.  They boost your mental being and help you to succeed.

In order to invite positive experiences, it is important to have positive thought pattern. Change your negative thought patterns of regret, anger, sorrow into positive thoughts of acceptance, love and happiness. Substitute your low energy frequency thoughts of self- deprecation and mistrust into high energy frequency thoughts of growth and confidence.

By observing your thought patterns and changing them into happy and peaceful thoughts, you will soon find yourself as a positive and peaceful being.

It is human to fluctate between high energy frequency and low energy frequency thought patterns. But it is your mind's preoccupation with positive healthy thoughts, that will keep you grounded as a spiritual being. We are here to celebrate life in our human form as spiritual beings.

- by Sulakshana S.

Happiness, Peace and Love

If you seek happiness, then first limit your desires. Have an attitude of gratitude towards the universe, to provide you, what you already have. And then you will have reasons to rejoice and be happy
If you seek peace, then first resolve the conflicts in your mind. It is not the situation that gives rise to conflicts. The true conflict is in your mind due to your perceptions, doubts and expectations. Make peace by letting go of your expectations, accepting and trusting the situation, appreciating the good that every situation has. Only then you will be able to go with the flow and be at peace.
If you seek love, then first learn to love and that includes loving yourself. Loving each one for who they are with appreciation and loyalty. Only when you will be able to love unconditionally, only then you will be in a state of love.‎

A wonderful life because of wonderful people.

As a child, my parents gave me the message that I am living in a safe world full of wonderful people. My parents were good people. I saw them treat people with respect and equal regard. I learnt the importance of charity towards people and animals. My parents always made me believe in being a good human. My sisters were further living examples of good people.
As a teen, due to peer influence, my beliefs were challenged. Fortunately, I chose the path set by my family. Partly because I enjoyed being a good human and also because I experienced meeting more good people than the bad ones. The bad ones are those who manipulated me, hurt me with words and actions and showed disrespect. I did not like that kind of behaviour and did not want to be influenced by it. I rather influence them with the messages I gained from my family.
In my life so far I have experienced that in strange situations I have met strange good people. My life has been enriched by them. They have added value to my life by helping me to create fond memories. They have made every celebration more special by bringing more laughter and cheer.
I managed to get attracted by another pure soul, my husband. When I entered his world I met people who loved and accepted me selflessly and also someone who seemed to threaten me due to a set of certain unrealistic and unreasonable believes. But that did stop me from being kind. "Kill people's ill intentions with your kindness" was the advice of my best friend.
When I look at my life today, I see us surrounded by good people. They are our family, our friends, neighbours, colleagues, book authors and also random people many a times. They are faces of God. They are real angels, who I believed as a child, existed only in fairy tales.
I experience goodness and continue to be amazed by these good experiences. I just hope I am such an experience to others too.
It's a wonderful life because of these beautiful hearted people. I truly believe "Be good. Spread goodness and receive goodness". Make this world a better world.

My honour of being a Parent.

Why do we limit the happiness of our children by stressing on our definition of success?
Controlling their freedom and curbing their creative expressions.
Why can't we just nurture them with unconditional love and non-judgemental acceptance?
Our presence in their life is to provide them with the kind of experience that will give them an
opportunity to explore their potentials.
Even if it is at the risk of seeing them learn from their mistakes.
Let them bloom in the way they aspire to live the purpose they choose to live.
Not to force them into the drudgery of following the path set by us.
Next time see in your child's eyes, his or her dream and not yours.
Only then will you hear the music that resonates from their heart.
My prayer to the universe that has gifted me a child and given me the honour of being a parent,
to grant me the strength, patience and wisdom to play my role towards this boon of universe.