Gall, Gratitude, and Guilt

Katie bangs the alarm.

Each night she promises herself not to go back to that kind of life, but morning strikes, and the gratitude of being rescued when she was in the dungeon always springs up when she wants to revolt thus faithfully follows the 9am to 9pm orders without any debate.

She drags herself to the routine while relying on her destiny.

Knocks twice on her door, prior to entering, and finds her body pale with no expressions.

 Screeches for help!

Moans when her master is declared dead, and guilty when she hears about acquiring 25% of her wealth.

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Two sides, but one Coin

When faced with confrontation, I usually head towards the hills by chanting Om Shanti Om.

No, not that song, but  reminding myself that my peace of mind is what matters in the end. Getting in a conflict of words is more than physical lashes thus, gotta avoid it.

Why fret over it when milk is already spilled!

Just zip it up and let the karma chameleon beat her over the actions. (my thinking)
Dunno why and how I land up bringing kismet into it but, I guess that is the baton of non-violence, and if Mahatma Gandhi was successful in making the Britishers leave India, I can definitely use it on one individual.

Now I am not the Anna Hazare of today's world and nor do I plan on forming a political party over my principles to bring clarity to this world since; I am myself struggling to get the lucidity over my ideals and get some perception on how to lead my another ~30 years of life.

As adults, we reach a point in our lives, when we want action to be taken when someone is unfair and we tend to rejoice when he gets paid for his deeds.

No wonder, Ditto is such a common word, and as we grow older, we love using it more.
The concept of sharing is only till we are pre-teens thus, we enforce this attribute in our children since once they are grown up, it is history.

There had been a time when I went head first into a conversation. This particular individual was irritating me for quite some time, and would refuse to take NO for an answer.
So, wore my headgear and went head in with a squawk.
That grunting noise was essential to keep the adrenaline pumping for me to strike back with equally gutsy words.

My shield was acting a good protector as it would deflect off all the words coming from her thus, avoiding it to penetrate in me and to affect me in anyways.

Man is resilient to bear any hardships as long as he can continue to absorb those verbal lashes.

So, I wore my eye black more so to protect me from that glare and head strong language, and help me tone down in all possible ways. The stripes help differentiate between light and dark lashes and help following a pop fly thus avoiding any injury to the self.

Like a knight I was dodging the abuses, accuses and defending myself.

Finally, my opponent gave in and retrieved before sunset. I was relieved.
But, stood guard cause the key to each action is a good defense thus, was on the alert for another few minutes and then retrieved.

And when I removed my shining armor. It was black with soot. I guess the words do impact and change color. I was so tired.
Mind was restless even though my shield reflected off most of the words. I took a day to compose myself.
Realized the impact.

The result was that no more punga from that person.
Surprisingly, the feeling was mutual!

Just like in mint factory, two individual and distinct sides, but ultimately the result is a shiny coin. We also went on such a similar excursion and experienced something similar.

When we entered the battle field, we were two individuals, but alas after an hour long brawl, we exited in one state....tired, sweaty, and fagged. We both had a new perception towards each other and were shining bright (cause of the sweat)

Mantra for today: There is no winner in a confrontation. Pressing the mute button is the key to that factual lock.

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This post is written for Project365 with a theme, "When faced with confrontation, do you head for the hills or 

walk straight in? Was there ever a time you wished you’d had the opposite reaction?"

Decisions, and how they govern our life!

The one thing I regret being an adult is making decisions. These conclusions are made every minute of my day and they start in the morning with the alarm clock beeping loud and clear, now do I wake up or just hit the snooze button? 

Decision made...I wake up!

Gotta make breakfast for the family. What to make? After peeping in the refrigerator, a choice is made!

A dilemma solved when lunch bags are packed, and I am proud of my decision.

As the minutes keep ticking, compromises are made until I lay my head on my pillow to start this process the next day.

This pathway is visited each day, and to be able to brainstorm and come to a decision is what makes us a mature adult versus being tagged as immature or child-like.

This is one of the central activities of management and is a huge part of any process of implementation and best fits with our goals, desires, and values.

The decisions that I have made so far has made me come at this stage of my life that I am surrounded by people who right now are either reading this or enveloping me with their love, and trust or have nothing to do with me. 

We all come across paths in our lives where we have to make decisions, and when a selection is made out of fear, it results in confusion and failure.

Decisions are sometimes tough and sometimes easy, but help us reach the goal in our life that we choose either to hate or to love. Sometimes, our decisions are also a part of our fate since they help shape our destiny.

Mantra for today: We make decisions, and then decisions make our life!

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Blue Print for Success

Man works hard and then is hungry for a favorable outcome.

Sure, we all want success for the exhausting work we put in towards a project.

Alas, some get it, and some keep striving hard to attain that goal. Unfortunately, this is Life!

It can suck for some, but it can be lucky for a handful.

Blame it on whom?

I would vouch for our thoughts in the above.

Seriously?

Yes, our thoughts have the power to make or break us. Keep a guard on your ideas cause if this security alarm fails to ring off; this formation of mental objects can either take us to the heights of divinity and success or could make us run astray and lead to our downfall.

The actions that follow thereafter if/when our thoughts are not watched over; can lead us to fill upon our bucket of karma, which could either be a good or an ugly thing.

Destiny also plays an important role when thoughts are allowed to process.

Every soul on this planet desires to succeed and fortunately, we have the potential within us. It is just the awareness that tends to get misplaced in the humdrum of life.

This brand new year be the change within you and see how you can make your blue print for success.

Mantra for today: Man's thoughts are the channel while destiny is an agent for success.

Food for thought...

Our thoughts lead to Actions
Our Actions lead to Emotions (sorrow/joy)

Our Emotions embed within our Personality
Our Personality ingrains our Character
This Character can then lead to our Destiny!

Mantra for today: Be the driver of your chariot and harness your destiny 

Wanna design your destiny?

Destiny is in our hands.
What we sow is what we shall reap.

Man is an intelligent soul to do such actions that will be rewarded on a positive note.

However, sometimes when this human goes berserk  he could be performing crazy things that will eventually come to haunt him.

A shout out to mankind.

Design your destiny by making smart choices.

Opt for a positive route. This will give you internal pleasure and the rewards will be countless.

We all want a happy life, then why not think beyond, "Me-I-Myself"

Mantra for today: Being Selfless is good karma!

A turning point in my life

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Man is so intelligent that we tend to plan our future, not just with regards to savings, but also what to possess and create in our junction of time. Since the time is one thing young adults have in plenty thus, they do not fret over a thing since their perspectives are narrow, and 
I hit a turning point in my life when I was diagnosed with arthritis.

Things were going just as planned. We had a baby, bonded well with him during maternity leave, my mom paid a visit from India, and I went back to work.

Man feels so smart when what he plans gets executed. That feeling of pride was within us.

One fine day, I woke up with swollen fingers and heavy knees. I did not know what had come onto me. I tried to exercise, but it was very difficult and painful. Took the day off to understand what was going on within me. Unfortunately, it was not just a day affair. This turned into a week and then after a blood test realized I had arthritis.

I was devastated, cause my mobility became limited, and I had an infant to take care. Although my mom and my hubby were my constant support but, I felt useless sitting around with swelling and complaining about my pains.

Weeks turned into a month, and I decided to quit my job. I decided to take charge of my self and my family. Slowly, but with steady steps I fought my inflammation while talking positive every day.

Things were tough, and when I look back; I still get shivers of those days when I could not move an inch without pain, and tears were my constant companions.

I am glad that this auto immune disease was my turning point in my life. It took me on a path of spirituality where I was forced to fill myself up with positivity each day to get my limbs moving.

Gradually, it became a habit, and today I cannot live without it.

That incident closed my doors to a biotech opportunity of research and development, but made me look into my deeper self and dig up my passion.

Writing is one of them.

I am happy that while sitting at home, I got an opportunity to make virtual friends who inspire me to write better.


Mantra for today: Man plans for his future, but only 1% of it gets executed. 99% is what destiny has in store for us. 

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I hit a turning point in my life when I was diagnosed with arthritis.

Things were going just as planned. We had a baby, bonded well with him during maternity leave, my mom paid a visit from India, and I went back to work.

Man feels so smart when what he plans gets executed. That feeling of pride was within us.

One fine day, I woke up with swollen fingers and heavy knees. I did not know what had come onto me. I tried to exercise, but it was very difficult and painful. Took the day off to understand what was going on within me. Unfortunately, it was not just a day affair. This turned into a week and then after a blood test realized I had arthritis.

I was devastated, cause my mobility became limited, and I had an infant to take care. Although my mom and my hubby were my constant support but, I felt useless sitting around with swelling and complaining about my pains.

Weeks turned into a month, and I decided to quit my job. I decided to take charge of my self and my family. Slowly, but with steady steps I fought my inflammation while talking positive every day.

Things were tough, and when I look back; I still get shivers of those days when I could not move an inch without pain, and tears were my constant companions.

I am glad that this auto immune disease was my turning point in my life. It took me on a path of spirituality where I was forced to fill myself up with positivity each day to get my limbs moving.

Gradually, it became a habit, and today I cannot live without it.

That incident closed my doors to a biotech opportunity of research and development, but made me look into my deeper self and dig up my passion.

Writing is one of them.

I am happy that while sitting at home, I got an opportunity to make virtual friends who inspire me to write better.

Mantra for today: Man plans for his future, but only 1% of it gets executed. 99% is what destiny has in store for us. 

Is going to College a Luxury?

As the learned say that, education is one investment that will never go waste.

I sometimes fail to wonder if it is worth it. Sometimes, common sense and being in the right place at the right moment can also do wonders for some.

Luck plays a prominent role for those who aim highly.

With the increasing costs for everything. Parents wonder if they have saved enough to send their kid for higher studies. Loans are available for kids who desire to study, but many parents think of loaning them their money since; they have learnt through experience that debts are not easy and with the interest rates fluctuating, their child will be facing a lot of hurdles when it comes to debts and saving from their job.

Government supports students and encourages them to study ahead. As a result, there are many sponsorships programs and loans available for their welfare.  But, sometimes when I see the students burdened with the debt, I pity them, cause as of today there are 5.29% of jobless undergraduates and 3.3% jobless graduates trying to juggle with writing cover letter and mailing resume to companies all around and trying to make minimum payments on their loans by working some part time jobs.

This kind of scenario is so Demotivating that makes me think of higher education as loans and debts unless the parents can afford to loan their kids the money. But with this inflation, do the parents have sufficient funds for their retirement and can spare to loan some to the kids? I usually get all tensed when think about it, but then feel let destiny play some role in my planning. IF my kid is destined to go to college, a way will come out. Let me not fret over it, yet!

Mantra for today: All are born with destiny so, give it a few cents of credit