That feeling of achievement!!

Is money the sole reason for the efforts we put in every day to move one step ahead in our lives? No, I don’t think so. There is a part in us which craves not only for money but for the fulfillment of one’s dreams. Those dreams which have long been engraved in our hearts, but never took the shape of reality. We often find that when we were almost there, something hit us back badly .That feeling of despair and helplessness at that point of time is often disheartening.This is the toughest part of the struggle. And at this point of time our true passion for our goal comes into play. Here, we need to act and show our destiny that yes, we can do it. No matter what it takes to reach there, we will achieve it one day. This stage comes in everybody’s life. We want something so desperately, that achieving an inch less than that won’t satisfy us. But, why are we ready to take so much pain? You all know the answer: “for that feeling of achievement”. Nothing feels better than this feeling of conquering what was once impossible for you. And that day, all the small battles you fought will make perfect sense to you. And, definitely such a day will come when you’ll be forced to say: ‘the journey to my dream was truly worthwhile.’

"The harder is the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value"

"Luck is when opportunity knocks and you answer"
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Peace of mind

The title is a bit funny, isn’t it? We all have so many issues going on in our heads all the time such that, the constant struggle to achieve this ‘Peace of mind’, leaves us with pieces of our mind. It is human nature to be never satisfied with himself. This is the core reason of the constant struggle he undergoes everyday with himself. When we don’t have something; we are tensed how to achieve it. When we achieve it; we spend our entire time in the fear of losing it. And I am no saint to say that I am any different. But the only difference here is that, I have realized this fact. Yes, we all waste more time thinking about the things rather than enjoying them. Then, how can you ever achieve this so called peace of mind? Peace of mind is nothing but being content with oneself. If you have something that you always wished for, feel obliged and respect that possession by just being happy. If you don’t have what you always wanted, strive more to achieve it. If it will be best for you, it will definitely come to you. 

Thought for the day :)

·        A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan

Here's one of my favorite video's of Shiv Khera. This does help a lot, especially at those times when we become lazy in following our goals. It will cheer you up and make you stand up once again to take a step forward towards your dreams.

Satisfaction

We often ask ourselves; Are we satisfied with what we have or what we are doing? .And the answer comes out to be a confused yes or no. The confusion can occur at those points in our lives, when we are striving hard to achieve something. But, most of the times the answer still remains unchanged, even after we have achieved a lot in life emotionally as well as professionally. Why is that so? We got everything we wished for, still cannot say that we are fully content with our lives. It is human nature to always keep asking for more and more. But, there’s another view of it also. Sometimes the reason is not our greed, but misconception about our needs. What we were always aiming for, might satisfy us mentally but not emotionally or vice versa. And when we don’t get these two things simultaneously; we are left a bit unsatisfied and unhappy. Although it sounds a little idealized to dream for something which will satisfy both these needs. But then that is the major challenge of our lives to achieve that stage of perfection. And who knows, one day we might strike something which gives us complete happiness and satisfaction. And as I always say, nothing can be greater than our happiness. 

A million dollar smile

I woke up at 6.30 in the morning, went for my usual walking spree in the garden near to my house. Everything was usual as every morning. Winds blowing by, people jogging and exercising. I took two rounds of the garden. When I was on my third round I saw an old man walking ahead of me. He almost looked like Gandhi Ji to me, same attire and same body structure. I was amazed. I noticed him for a while and then continued with my walking. After a while, when I was about to leave that garden, suddenly I saw the same old man coming towards me. He just smiled and said Namaste beta. I was dumbstruck, not only because I didn’t know him but by the charm and warmth of his smile. I don’t know why he greeted me; maybe he confused me with someone else. I too greeted him back. Whatever it was, it just made my day. I realized at that moment what a smile can do to another person. If a stranger’s smile can make me feel good, then why can’t we just smile all day and give others the privilege to enjoy their day. Yes, it’s not so hard to smile back at a person. It won’t make a huge difference to their lives. But definitely it will make them feel nice for a moment. Smiles are contagious. Try smiling a little more and you will see the world smiling with you.

MUST WATCH..The most inspirational video of the century

This is one of my favorite videos. Nothing can be more inspiring for us. I salute the way Nick Vujicic is leading his life. He is one of the special kind actually. A gifted soul with a spirited heart. His life teaches us that we should respect the life given to us and happily accept what we have. This is a must watch as it might change the way you look at life. 

Change

This is a word that is most commonly experienced by every individual here. Be it our situations, people, places, thoughts, preferences anything. No doubt, changes are inevitable. But, it’s human nature to crib about each and every change we experience. Why is it so difficult to overcome such a phase of enormous change? And many times we already know that this stage will arrive one day, when we’ll have to move on from here too. Still we are unable to accept this change gracefully. We are tucked in the same comfort level. May be it’s our attachment that doesn’t allow us to accept. Take for example a change of place. We get so attached to that one place that every time we move, it hurts us. It’s my personal experience, when I was going to hostel after school I cried my ‘whole body out’ not only heart :P because I didn’t want to leave my home, my city. I just knew, I was best where I was and hated the change I had to face. After a few days in college hostel, I realized it was the best thing that could happen to me. And I still remember it took me months to overcome the change, when I had to come back from hostel to my home place. This is the simplest example of a change we experience in everyday life. It is human nature to get attached to a particular phase of life, which makes it difficult to move on. The only thing I have learned from my experiences is that changes are for our own evolvement. If we don’t change, we’ll never grow. There will be no spice left in our lives. Nothing new will be waiting for us. Can you now imagine a life without change? These changes make us believe that we have a challenge to face. And gives us the courage to stand up and show life that yes we can survive; no matter what comes next. Although, during these times life sometimes offers such conditions which often change us, as the person on the whole. These are the times when we are tested. Try and enhance yourself with the changing conditions, instead of destroying your true worth. These trying times shall also pass. Don’t worry. Remember everything that happens has a strong reason behind it. Every experience if good one will bring color to our lives, if bad will teach us something .With this thought in mind, have faith. And try to accept changes positively. 

Expectations

Are expectations good or bad? Even I am confused about this issue. Let us all help each other in finding the answer. We have always heard that excess of everything is bad. According to me, this statement doesn’t always hold true. Working harder and harder yields better results, having a large group of friends is always good and loving your parents to an impossible extent can never be wrong. But having a lot of expectations from another person, be it your family, friends, lover, Isn’t it wrong? Aren’t you doing wrong to him and yourself both? It is true that when you are close to a person, you automatically start expecting. That’s a part of your affection for that person. Even our mother earth requires balance of nature. Science revolves around this fact only that everything should be balanced. And so should be our lives. We need to control our expectations from others not only because it will burden them but they will cause more harm to us than them. If not fulfilled they just leave us with an enormous amount of negativity which just drains out everything good left in us. Expect only that much, which you think is in other person’s comfort level and doesn’t burden him/her. So don’t kill yourself by expecting way too much instead kill your expectations a bit. Don’t work in binary over here, either 0 or 1 ;) work in continuous domain i.e. between 0 and 1.