Lessons from Nature…
The sand on the beach implores you to walk slow…
To watch the waves as the cool breeze blows.
To move with ease, sensing the strength at bay
To see the precious gifts nature has strewn across your way.
Savvy
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An Award Nomination
I have been conferred with ‘The Sunshine Blogger Award’ on WordPress by Siddharth Dua . Link to his blog. http://www.obsoletereality.com.
From the little I know of Siddhartha, what emerges is his consistent supportive and encouraging nature to his fellow bloggers. He is a true conversationalist which reflects very well in his writings. I wish him all the very best in his life as well as his writing endeavours.
Here are my answers to Siddharths questions…
What brings you to blogging?
The simple joy of reading and writing….My need to express and share my thoughts where it would find readers who will share likewise.
Who is the most important person in your life?
My immediate family is very important to me in equal measures.
What are your fitness goals and how you plan to achieve them?
My fitness goals are to be active every day ,long enough to break into a healthy sweat, that keeps me healthy and at ease body and mind.
Money according to you is?
Is a necessity but not everything.
Will you invest in stocks or FDs?
Not a stocks player for sure!
If you had millions of dollars would you still be working in the same organization that you are presently working.
I work for myself and thus I know it is a privilege that can allow me to do all that can and want to …so perhaps if I had all that money I would do more to make that money work for me in ways I want it to.
Have you ever been depressed in life?
We all have our highs and lows in life but thankfully have ‘Dancing’ to turn towards whenever I need a spring in my steps.So have managed just fine so far.😊
Do you think there a stigma attached in going to a psychiatrist?
Not any more. Glad that there is a lot more acceptance on taking help when needed for mental health issues in India.
Have you ever suffered from insomnia, if yes what you did about it?
Sleep doesn’t elude me … Nor do I elude it. We are fine friends whenever and as much required.😊 Being a morning person. I do prefer to sleep early as much as possible.
My nominations are… it is tough to choose from so many awesome bloggers. So in no particular order:
http://www.obsoletereality.com.
https://geetadhaar.wordpress.com
http://ultimatetraveldotblog.wordpress.com
https://nishthaexploringlifeac.worq13qdpress.com
https://aquibview.wordpress.com
https://boundlessblessingsblog.wordpress.com
https://themaximoblog.wordpress.com
https://happymesshappiness.wordpress.com
https://pcblogscom.wordpress.com
My best wishes to each of you …stay stellar and keep shining uniquely!
My questions for fellow bloggers
What is your take on equality of sexes?
What is your idea of happiness?
What is your idea of a perfect day in your life?
Do you like to dance, if so what style or form attracts you?
What are you most thankful for?
Among the many valuable qualities what is the most important quality to develop as a human being?
Looking forward to hearing from you all.
Have a beautiful day all!!! 🌻🌻🌻
On Connection
For we do not and cannot exist alone.Savvy
On Thoughts … Part 2
This morning I wrote down a few thoughts ….’On tboughts’ and shared and just a while ago I was pleasantly surprised by some lovely afterthoughts shared by my dear mother almost immediately on Whatsapp.
I share her jotted thoughts here as part 2:
On Thoughts
Thoughts are the doorways that connect our inner and outer world. As we walk along this path it leads us along the physical ,material world filled with varied emotions, feelings and desires. It connects us with our past, bring back the forgotten memories and our reaction depends on what it mirrors. It has the power to make us sad, angry, or happy. Like an expert master it rules our emotions. A happy moment can turn sour when it brings an unwanted, unneeded or unconnected memory back which is followed by a volley of unnecessary words and arguments which can make the whole scene bitter, thereby sowing the seed for another set of reactions in another time frame.
On blooming thoughts .
It is a magical weaver. It has the potential to jump from past to future in a fraction of a second. It’s speed surpasses the fastest speed known to us. It has the power to take us to the dream world idling for hours together.
In the the ocean of time it’s waves are endless. We become playing clay in its hands moulding our moods as it wants.
In short our thoughts rule us. Like an obedient slave we obey its whimsical command forgetting our true potential. The wise souls understood this.With their deep knowledge they have shown us various ways to take command of our thoughts n tame them. Like a circus ringmaster in the midst of wild animals we should be in constant awareness to lead our thoughts, and observe their moves.
Similar to a focussed traveller who never strays from his path how much ever alluring the sceneries on his way, elluding the perils in his path goes steadfast to reach his destination, we should train ourselves not to be distracted by the flow of thoughts. We can never stop its flow, as it is natural, but can train our mind not to react to each and every word. Let’s be a witness, never become a part. Let’s keep proceeding with the companionship of positivities like kindness, compassion, selflessness, humility and gratitude. Let’s make this journey beautiful.
Come, let’s walk together in harmony guiding each other positively, as we reach our individual goals and collective aspirations.
Anjana
Do feel free to share your thoughts…
Empathy Matters.
Empathy is seeing with another, listening to another, and acknowledging them as they are in a non-judgmental way.
It is being with another, sensing their feelings, and caring enough to reach out with support through words, actions, and deeds.
~@SavvyRaj #WUWorldChanger
Excerpt from: http://blog.thewellnessuniverse.com/a-lesson-about-empathy/ [Read more]
Thoughts for every day!
Beautiful thoughts make a beautiful day… Savvy
Whenever we are able to see beyond the physical characteristics and see the reason why a person behaves the way they do , and strive to be the best we can be , we are attuning ourselves to the divinity in and around us ….
Harmony beckons… BRINGING PEACE , JOY AND ABUNDANCE
Savvy Raj
On Grounding
Grounding:
A connectedness in the centering, valuing equanimity and a learning to evolve along the journey of life sensing the need for balance between the rest and movement.
It is an acknowledgement of the past in awareness of things as they were without allowing it to cloud the now. Grounding is also about taking the time to understand the self and the basic foundations and inspirations to build ones dreams and aspirations.
Grounding is valuing this now … for the past is a place of reference and not residence and the future is unknown as it is yet to unfold. Focus on building the virtues of integrity courage , truth, perseverance and honour the very foundation of grounding. Stand your ground and root yourself in trust and knowing … for it is truly sacred.
The Strength in the Grounding:
Grounding is a process of discovery of the strength within. A true measure of the strength in the grounding is in the process of creating transformations in & around us towards a sustainable future.
Savvy Raj
On Truth
In a world where the lines get blurred
To chalk out the differences
Of what constitutes real and virtual world
Our projections become our ultimate truth
Our truth become a pawn in the hands
Of those adept at carving out…
A world of make believe!
All… a matter of optical illusions
And to sift the truth from the facades
Is it mockery of minds
And the intelligence of senses
Such is the state of affairs
The games people play
Churns out the insides
Like an avalanche on its way.
With widespread body of lies
And failings everywhere
Truth takes beating
From one and all
In the circle of life and living.
And then…
When truth dares
To be voiced out
The hearts that dare
Know the consequence
Yet they brave out
Unperturbed by naysayers
And the wrongdoers
For truth adheres to itself
Like no other steadfast
It stands on its own support
And in all fairness truth
Journeys on through time
Awaiting patiently,
hesitating perhaps awhile
& finally emboldening itself
To open up fair & square
And thus evolving along
Through the winding paths
Of the many states of truth.
Savvy Raj
This poem is a dedication to all things forthright and in respect for all those who speak their mind & who stay true to their hearts in words and deeds. For truth prevails… ultimately!
Savvy
Notions in Nostalgia
Black and white photography
An art form for a connoisseur
Aesthetics of understanding
Of the clarity of line
That plays hide and seek
So much resemblance
To the wisdom of time.
In seeking is the blending
Of reflections dissolving
Ever so hard to pin down
Faded visions blurred memories
Reminding of colour through our senses
Perspectives differ in the past recalled
Comparisions translucent in the semi presence.
An important feature
Are the shades of grey
Areas masked and marked,
Blurring to focus
Uncaliberated and undeliberated
Between the lines
Adding enigma
Surreal feelings
A take back in time
Of notions in nostalgia.
Savvy Raj
Just walk with me.
Not before, not after, just walk with me.
Says time,
If you have ever felt too overwhelmed,
If you have felt down,
If you have felt a bit off key,
If you have felt life to be unfair
I have just the answer to help you,
And it is very simple, too.
As only time can tell you,
Not before, not after, just walk with me.
All our miseries and misunderstandings
Stem from our lack of time management.
The solution is no secret at all.
The answer is in walking with this very now.
Chase not time of the past;
It’s gone for a reason now.
And stop wondering about and living in the future
For happiness is in this now that you nurture.
Walk in this now in time;
Tune into its current frequency;
Listen to it gratefully;
And live it well and wholeheartedly.
Allow the worries to fade into the past
As you cannot worry for what is gone.
Allow the future to manifest in course
As you cannot hurry time by force.
All is fine as it truly is.
All is well as it’s meant to be
In the realm of times
Between the you and the me.
So as only time can truly tell,
Walk with me.
Not before and not after,
Walk with me in this now.
Savvy Raj
Illusions in the reflections
Reflections in the stillness
On a patch of water
Reflections of sunlight
On a passing cloud
Reflecting colours
We humans have named…
The truth of clarity
Is the freedom in the uncertain
Was watching the reflections of sunlight dancing on this patch of water on the window sill of my terrace one evening. I was mesmerized by the fleeting cloud it had captured and its amazing colours that held my fancy for a long while…
Savvy
What seems to be, may not be
What is, may be not
What is apparent, may be invisible
What is assumption, may become a contradiction
Or simply delusions of our own imagination.
Or simply a clarity of illusions in the reflections.
Savvy
On thankfulness
Wonderful word in every language
Some expressions manifest abundance
Remember to use them whenever necessary
And it is often necessary as each cannot do without the other. We are all living an interdependent life after all.
‘Thank you ”
A thank you means a lot …
A recognition of your action
An appreciation of your effort
An acknowledgement of humanity
An assurance of a job well done
A gratitude of attitude in the being
A sense of value of anothers deed
A strength of goodwill in our life.
An expression of politeness
In the acceptance or refusal
Of the offer in question….
So today I take this opportunity to first of all thank my readers and friends who have supported me in my journey of writing and continue to do so … I do believe our strength is rooted in these interconnects built and envisioned in wordshares. In fact many a times even though we may have never met we literally can trust ourselves in reading the person like a book… such is the power of a heartfelt share💙
And secondly like I always say writing is a pleasure and reading is a joy I want to thank my fellow writers for their wonderful blogs, amazing contributions and inspiring shares.
So very thankful for this journey of ours as writers… A never ending road in creativity.
Savvy Raj
On Philosophy & Science
Philosophy speaks from the core of consciousness of life, with a penchant for understanding the wisdom of being. And natural science was simply born of a philosophy that speaks of predictions and evidence. Of reasons and proofs. But science is limited as scientific reasoning cannot justify all the knowing in the sensing, and in the intuitivity.
One is a a matter of sensing and knowing
Another a matter of proof of the existing.
I believe there is much to draw and understand for both from each other as both are integral to opening the doors of awareness in receptivity with respect in the strength of their interconnects.
Savvy Raj
The lady on the tree
In the centre of placid calm stands an angel of hope and resilience.
She has birds of hope surrounding her haloed presence.
Be like the lady on the tree.
In the stillness of the water… sensing your spirit feel so free,
Climb the tree in the serenity of the calm and unwind.
Bring composure to the cursory mind.
Move away from the mundane.
And feel more humane.
See the birds dancing by your side,
Singing their sweet songs of hope that will always reside!
Tread gently and softly move
In your journey as you find your groove.
Climb that tree and rest awhile.
Witness the water silently settle.
Renew your spirit and discover your mettle.
Delve in the solitude, seeking the clarity in the calm, unbound
As in still waters run deep, the wisdom profound.
Savvy Raj
On Thriving
When you care to strive for….
An open mind
A loving heart
A calm breath
A caring heart
A joyful spirit
A helping nature
A sense of self
A healthy body
A freedom to move
A trustful way
A thoughtful speech
A passion to live
A peaceful life….
Trust the universe to help you thrive all through…
Savvy Raj
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