Looking at the mystery & Seeing the magic!

When was the last time you genuinely apologized to someone? When was the last time someone had happy tears because of you? When was the last time you felt  you are home, when hugged by someone? When was the last time you laughed till you cried? When was the last time you spoke about yourself instead of speaking about others? When was the last time you listened to someone speaking to you as if the rest of the world doesn't exist? When was the last time you felt an adrenaline rush which made you hear your own heart beating in excitement? When was the last time you told someone I love you looking straight in to their eyes? When was the last time you felt belonged by being yourself? When was the last time you threw a flying kiss to the person looking back at you in the mirror? When was the last time you paused to enjoy a sunset, feel the wind on your face, smell the fresh rain or rejoice at the smile of a baby? If that last time was too long ago or has never happened, the go

"With great power comes great responsibility" - Spiderman I realized the meaning of this statement only recently. As a normal human being I never had any super power. Or so I thought. I came across a situation recently which made me realize my power. And to say that it has been an eye opener would be an under statement. Recently, what may have looked like a trivial incident for me apparently triggered a lot of emotions in a person who witnessed that incident. As part of the conversation with him, I realized that, he has kept me in a much higher pedestal. And for him, seeing me handling this situation in a certain way shackled up his image about me, because he had expected me to handle this in a different way. While I did acknowledge that I could have handled the situation better and mentioned that I have given myself that feedback immediately after that incident, I did feel that i have triggered a lot of anger in him. As part of the conversation, he said

After a small argument the other day between me and my mom, as I settled down with a cup of tea, I heard my mom mumbling "I don't think you appreciate what I do...I have this constant feeling". Needless to say, I was hurt. Not because she said this. Because, I got in touch with my inability to express my love the way she expects. This made me introspect and observe within and around me. I am able to feel the love all the time from me for me. Similarly, I am able to feel the love for me from other people. But, whenever I feel someone doesn't love me is a direct conclusion of me judging that person based on that person's actions & non-actions, words & silence. Which compels me to ask these questions: 1) Is the love we feel for us and others equivalent to the love we express? 2) What is the "right" way of expression? 3) What is the "benchmark"? 4) While the way I may express love for each one around me would be different,

You know you are blessed... When you get to witness Someone realizing their dream, To show you that dreams can be achieved And nothing is impossible. You know you are blessed... When you get to witness Someone struggling with their dream, To show you that life is hard, And struggle makes us stronger. But you know, What is a bigger blessing? To be able to see & value Both the above blessings as blessings. My dear life, What have I done to feel so blessed?

Yet another year of the earth revolving around the sun is coming towards its end. As always, at this time of the year, people will start thinking of new year resolutions. Some would be executed. Some would be forgotten in few days to only be remembered again at the beginning of the next new year. Some will change our lives. Some will change others lives. I enjoy the reflection during this time of the year. While this reflection can happen any time of the year, I do like the way people see the change in the calendar year with some sort of hope and positivity. There is something fascinating about the way we welcome the new year. As i was reflecting this time, an intense moment of realization happened related to an experience i have encountered in the last 2 weeks. In the last 2 weeks, I have had at least one person calling or meeting me every day to share their sadness/pain regarding certain experience they are going through in their current phase of life. And none of this was a

To live with intent is to live with purpose. And who wouldn't like to live with the right intent? I believe all of us have the right intentions behind all our actions. However, as one of my mentors told me once, "All the right intentions do not translate to right actions". This piece of wisdom from her, stayed with me. Are we always able to translate our intentions to the actions in the exact manner? Where do we get stuck? And when will we know that though our intention might be good, we are unable to pass that intention to other people through our actions? What do we do in such a moment of realization? To me it all begins with our ability to be observe, question, and change our own thoughts. And I do believe we have an intuitive way to sense if something that we are doing is not right. While, it may manifest in so many ways for all of us (physical pain without a medical reason, psychological stress, difficulties in relationships, feeing helpless/never ending gu