This week the word 'passion' seem to have taken center stage in my life... somehow, have been engaging myself in conversations that have been provoking me to give this interesting word a little more thought than usual...
Few days back I had an interesting conversation with a dear friend. My friend said, I have lost my passion and I can't find it anymore and I don't know what to do... hhmm... this definitely sounds so familiar. Guess I have been on this road many times...
There is something about me... I always seem to find a way to renew my energy and this has been pretty consistent for last many years or as long as I can remember and many times I find people introducing me as a passionate person... I always hear people say, she is so passionate and you need to spend time with her!
I thought about it, probably the only thing that I do differently from many people, from time to time I seem to have something that keeps me on a high spirit... like these few months it has been my work outs in the gym and somehow, the more I see my body taking its shape :) I seem to get excited and many other aspect of my life also seem to be on a up lift! This excitement keeps me going... and this has been the case all the time, some how, some where, I will find something that excites me and my world lights up!
1 month back I got a little lazy... I wasn't so excited to pack my bags and show up in the gym every morning but I found a new project that got me so excited and in the midst of that excitement I found myself back in the gym :) I am not sure if you understand this but this is how i have kept myself going all this while...
So, back to my friend... I asked my friend to stop thinking about passion or what is right and wrong but just to take a step... it doesn't matter how small, right or wrong or perfect step... just take a step! No one figures out their passion or what they want by thinking... your answers are only revealed in taking steps! My friend gave me the look, what are you saying look! Yes, this is exactly what I am saying, take a step and you will get your answers... So, my friend picked up the phone an set a meeting for the next day... which he has not done for a month and I offered to sit in for the meeting!
When I met him again the next day, he told me I found some answers already, and I am feeling lighter... I just smiled and we continued our work and after the meeting I saw his eyes light up and all I had to say to him was - welcome back! He smiled and said... yes, I am back and I beginning to find my passion again :)
Guess this is how to some extend things work... you take steps, you get answers, you take more steps, some will be right some will be wrong, so what, just take the steps and in that steps you find your answers and let me remind you, you will most of the time take a step with something in your mind but than come out of it with a total different direction! Most importantly, answers are only found in taking steps and finally guess passion is all about action :)
Live Your Best Life
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Learning to elevate above my surroundings!
Last couple of days I found myself eating more then usual! Phew... what's this sudden urge for food? What am I fueling with all the food that I have been eating lately? I better stop eating or I am going to fall back to my old trap... hhmm... no no I am not falling back!
I took some time to think about it and I realized I have been so stressed last couple of days... not sure how to cope with it that I decided to distract my mind with food!
You see I moved out of my parents home when I was 17 years old. Since then I have been on my own till 10 years back my sister came to the city and we have been living together... but about a month back, I brought my parents to stay with me... you see having a sister around is like having your best friend with you but having your parents is a whole new world...
I must admit, i love my parents very much and for some time I have wanted them here with me and especially for my mum... i don't think anything else can make her happier then being here with us! The reality, having them here is not as simple as i anticipated... I just realized i have been away longer from them then I have stayed with them... today, I am different person, I like different things, I see things differently, I want my home to be organized differently... I like everything to be kept in a certain way etc...
Today I was in a meeting when my sister called and said mum is really not well... she can't walk and her feet is swollen... hhmm... my mum is 65 and she has been having diabetics for almost 22 years now and yesterday she got a bit excited and decided to over work herself! Usually when this happens, she gets bad body aches but this is the first time she can't walk...
I rushed back and I have been by her side the whole day... I realized I will not exchange anything else then this opportunity of having my parents with me and caring for them at this age... I don't know how long God has for us to live under one roof as a family one more time but I am going to treasure this moment to the fullest...
Now, back to my stress... I have no other choice then to learn to restructure the way I have been running my life... yes, things around have changed but I have to elevate above my surroundings and still shine like I have always done! I know it might not be that simple but I surely will pull through this phase and yes, back to gym tomorrow and back to monitoring what I eat :)
Live Your Best Life
I took some time to think about it and I realized I have been so stressed last couple of days... not sure how to cope with it that I decided to distract my mind with food!
You see I moved out of my parents home when I was 17 years old. Since then I have been on my own till 10 years back my sister came to the city and we have been living together... but about a month back, I brought my parents to stay with me... you see having a sister around is like having your best friend with you but having your parents is a whole new world...
I must admit, i love my parents very much and for some time I have wanted them here with me and especially for my mum... i don't think anything else can make her happier then being here with us! The reality, having them here is not as simple as i anticipated... I just realized i have been away longer from them then I have stayed with them... today, I am different person, I like different things, I see things differently, I want my home to be organized differently... I like everything to be kept in a certain way etc...
Today I was in a meeting when my sister called and said mum is really not well... she can't walk and her feet is swollen... hhmm... my mum is 65 and she has been having diabetics for almost 22 years now and yesterday she got a bit excited and decided to over work herself! Usually when this happens, she gets bad body aches but this is the first time she can't walk...
I rushed back and I have been by her side the whole day... I realized I will not exchange anything else then this opportunity of having my parents with me and caring for them at this age... I don't know how long God has for us to live under one roof as a family one more time but I am going to treasure this moment to the fullest...
Now, back to my stress... I have no other choice then to learn to restructure the way I have been running my life... yes, things around have changed but I have to elevate above my surroundings and still shine like I have always done! I know it might not be that simple but I surely will pull through this phase and yes, back to gym tomorrow and back to monitoring what I eat :)
Live Your Best Life
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
My world changes with my perspective
I just spent last 72 hours in the beautiful city of Medan in Indonesia working on a new business project. Like usual when ever I travel, just before i walk out of my house, I like to stare at my book shelves and pick some books that attracts me and this time I picked a beautiful book by one of my all time favorite author, Robin Sharma!
It has been a hectic 72 hours in Medan and usually at times like this by the time I get to my room I can only hear my bed calling my name out loud but this time I took Robin Sharma's book and flipped and came to a page that caught my attention...
Robin Sharma in his book, 'Who Will Cry When You Die?' wrote: To live happier, more fulfilling lives, when we encounter a difficult circumstances, we must keep shifting our perspective and continually ask ourselves, "Is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negative situation?" Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists ever, is reported to have said that we live on a minor planet of a very average star located within the outer limits of one of the hundred thousand million galaxies. How's that for a shift in perspective? Given this information, are your troubles really that big? Are the problems you have experienced or the challenges you might currently be facing really as serious as you have made them out to be?
We walk this planet for such a short time. In the over all scheme of things, our lives are mere blips on the canvas of eternity. So have the wisdom to enjoy the journey and savor the process.
Hhmm... this paragraph brought me back many memories... to say that my life has no challenges, it is really far from the truth but I am relatively a happier person than many others most of the time! Then I realized when I am down, doesn't matter what the cause might be... I continuously seek a new perspective! I have been doing this without even realizing it.
A particular incident that happened like 5 years ago came back to me... there was a day I had a real huge fight with my sister. It went a bit out of control and harsh words were exchanged! She said that I don't realize how sharp my words are and how it can be so damaging... I was really upset, left the house and her standing there, drove my car and stopped at a nearby mall... I didn't know what to do... like usual when in this situation, first cry all you want and than pray! I did exactly that, walked in the mall aimlessly and suddenly a book caught my eyes... the title was, "Me and My BIG Mouth"! My first reaction was, hey I am not alone! I couldn't believe that someone could actually write a book like that... I took the book in my hands, slightly nervous... opened the first page... and i read " you can use your words to build someone or kill!" that was like a big blow in my head... wow this is what my sister was trying to tell me...
At that moment i made a decision, my words will only build someone! Till today I have lived by that rule and that was the last day someone ever told me that I had a big mouth!
Guess the most important thing is to accept where we are, our current situation or what ever that we are going through at the moment and than to seek some evidence to change our perspective and trust me, when our perspective changes, we not only will cross over that phase but we also will come out stronger! My best friend that has never failed to give me a new perspective at all time has been books. Books opened my window of possibilities and i realized my world changes with my perspective!
Live Your Best Life
It has been a hectic 72 hours in Medan and usually at times like this by the time I get to my room I can only hear my bed calling my name out loud but this time I took Robin Sharma's book and flipped and came to a page that caught my attention...
Robin Sharma in his book, 'Who Will Cry When You Die?' wrote: To live happier, more fulfilling lives, when we encounter a difficult circumstances, we must keep shifting our perspective and continually ask ourselves, "Is there a wiser, more enlightened way of looking at this seemingly negative situation?" Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest physicists ever, is reported to have said that we live on a minor planet of a very average star located within the outer limits of one of the hundred thousand million galaxies. How's that for a shift in perspective? Given this information, are your troubles really that big? Are the problems you have experienced or the challenges you might currently be facing really as serious as you have made them out to be?
We walk this planet for such a short time. In the over all scheme of things, our lives are mere blips on the canvas of eternity. So have the wisdom to enjoy the journey and savor the process.
Hhmm... this paragraph brought me back many memories... to say that my life has no challenges, it is really far from the truth but I am relatively a happier person than many others most of the time! Then I realized when I am down, doesn't matter what the cause might be... I continuously seek a new perspective! I have been doing this without even realizing it.
A particular incident that happened like 5 years ago came back to me... there was a day I had a real huge fight with my sister. It went a bit out of control and harsh words were exchanged! She said that I don't realize how sharp my words are and how it can be so damaging... I was really upset, left the house and her standing there, drove my car and stopped at a nearby mall... I didn't know what to do... like usual when in this situation, first cry all you want and than pray! I did exactly that, walked in the mall aimlessly and suddenly a book caught my eyes... the title was, "Me and My BIG Mouth"! My first reaction was, hey I am not alone! I couldn't believe that someone could actually write a book like that... I took the book in my hands, slightly nervous... opened the first page... and i read " you can use your words to build someone or kill!" that was like a big blow in my head... wow this is what my sister was trying to tell me...
At that moment i made a decision, my words will only build someone! Till today I have lived by that rule and that was the last day someone ever told me that I had a big mouth!
Guess the most important thing is to accept where we are, our current situation or what ever that we are going through at the moment and than to seek some evidence to change our perspective and trust me, when our perspective changes, we not only will cross over that phase but we also will come out stronger! My best friend that has never failed to give me a new perspective at all time has been books. Books opened my window of possibilities and i realized my world changes with my perspective!
Live Your Best Life
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