Strength to stay true to your words.
Strength to stick around your main characters.
Strength to stand by, through thick and thin.
Strength to get up from a fall.
Strength to abide by your decisions.
Strength to keep the vows you took, silently.
Strength to love without attachment and give without expectations.
Strength to face the past, dream the future and live the present.
May the strength be with you 🖖
I was raised to know solitude as a bad thing. The thing which makes you unhappy, makes others look down upon you and gets you stereotyped as an outcast.
As a grown adult with a full time job and a kid to raise, I now realize solitude is golden. It is the calming factor which helps me stay grounded in reality. It is good as I can hear my own voice and go through my own thoughts to bring clarity and peace in my life.
Speed is the new mantra these days; whether at work or in personal life, the thrill of doing (& dismissing) at a faster pace is desirable.
There is speed networking to get to greater efficiencies in socializing. Then there is speed dating as relationships also get fast forwarded unlike millennials who spent years with one person. There also exists speed consuming i.e., watching Netflix at 1.5x as it’s too slow or videos at 2x to shortlist the best suited hack you are looking for.
I wonder if we have something more to blame than our shortened attention spans. Maybe it’s a supply demand issue, as plentiful is also a vain thing!
We blame a lot of stuff on our emotions – they made me eat, get angry and spoil the day etc etc. What if we came to know thay motions aren’t external to us. They are creations of our own brain. Emotions are guesses made by our mind in congruence with our experience and knowledge of the past.
With this new bit of information, I am hopeful that I can generate emotions I want. And be aware to not generate the ones I don’t want. Which means feeling sad about broken past is in my hands. And so is turning the table around to see the same situation from a different lens. I can get objective about it, find my rationale to now feel calm that I learned a lesson from the past and I am grateful for it.
Now that you know it, go own it! & this could be your super power too.
Not the freezing that the Earth’s polar cause! And no, most certainly not, am I referring to being lazy, tardy and careless. But staying calm in the eye of a storm, attaining a level of zen and developing an attitude that balances care-concern with discern towards one’s inner peace.
Do not mistaken it as a sign of weakness, being aimless or suggesting to put up your feet all times. But more like mimicking a duck, paddling furiously beneath the surface but staying poised to the outside chaos. It can do wonders to minimize the anger and frustration which arises due to friction with other humans – leading to a path of joyous harmony and invaluable health.
“Extra baggage welcome, at a cost” says the Airport signpost. & I wonder doesn’t that apply elsewhere too. If you carry extra, you gotta pay elsewhere.
Carry your past and you pay with guilt. Carry shame and you pay with remorse. Carry a yardstick for success and pay by yearning to live by its standard. Carry what others think of you and you can never be your true self.
Chasing happiness as per other people’s expectations or by peer pressure is like a dog trying to catch his tail. A futile effort leading to little more than momentary satisfaction.
Being yourself, holding your stead and being comfortable in your own skin, thoughts and pace of life is a tough, sometimes lonely but fulfilling journey.
Is it always necessary to be busy? To keep moving, to struggle and to win? It does give us a momentous joy when victory is ours, but then wasn’t the journey also worth enjoying? After all that is where life happens. While it’s important to have an eye on the prize, did we get lost in the daily chase to cherish little joys of life?
So say nay to the hustle culture. Hustle but at your own pace, with your own goals and in your own zone. More important is the zeal to live, the motivation to show up and the attitude to take things in stride. Winning or not, you are a champion anyways. So enjoy while you compete and complete the races of life with a smile drawn on your face. 💕
Who doesn’t want to be remembered forever? Who wouldn’t like that his/her interactions be the fondest memory of as many people as could be? In short how you make people feel would make you last for an eternity, in their memories, as part of their lives.
Fill others with kindness, warmth and compassion. Fill yourself with moments to decompress from daily stressors. Stay light hearted. Be in love; with a purpose, with yourself.
Eating wisely, eat clean and listen to your body. It’s the best inner compass for your health and morality. Stay nimble and keep moving.
Belong; find your tribe, your community. A healthy social circle which keeps you going and which you keep going to. Invest time in family by creating rituals which create lasting bonds.
Just as a snake sheds old skin and a tree shes leaves to welcome a new season, there is tremendous power in letting go for us humans too. It is a powerful tool, something that comes into action solely out of one’s own willingness and is the best motivator for change. And it works not just on our body and our mind but also our soul.
As you let go of laziness, you eat better, you move better. Your immunity comes around and so does restful sleep. In a nutshell you are caring for your body.
As you let go of older habits, you exercise your will power more often and just like flexing muscles make them stronger so does your will power. Your mind grows to make better, more meaningful choices.
And as you let go of the old you, your find purpose, community and connectedness in life. A higher meaning that reflects your zen and nurtures your soul, your existence. 🫶
Can we ever pour into others if we don’t pour into ourselves? Ofcourse not. You have been paving the way, breaking barriers, leading with impact and creating space for your loved ones. Seen or unseen your contributions are your strength.
To continue on this path of nurturing, care and creativity, prioritizing self care is a necessity. Whether it’s stealing a quiet moment, leaning on your community or saying no to guard your well being : we can’t progress until we are strong. And to be strong lift yourself from the shackles of being a ‘yes woman’.
Remember you deserve the same care and grace that you give to others! ❤️
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