Simplify your steps …. so you can be aware enough to connect with the steps you take!
Savvy Raj
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The Mystique of You!
You are not your mask which you so carefully wear everyday …it falls apart.
You are not your wealth or riches, it comes and goes.
You are not your best behaviour it is superficial.
You are not your skills , your success or failure , there is more to that.
You are not a name that you are called as, it doesnt define your light.
You are not your place of birth or family or relationships… it is too limited.
You are not your own body, it wears off.
You are truly you in your spirit of being.
You are you in the depth of your dreams,in the acknowledging.
You are you in your deepest intentions in acceptance.
You are you in the choices you make in the learning.
You are cosmic dust and therein you return unbound.
You are a free will manifestation, unravelled in time and space.
You are weightless in lightness of spirit.
You are strength of infinite consciousness.
Unbound Unravel the mystical in you !
Savvy
Artwork by Savvy Raj Title: Dimensions
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Body shaming has to stop!
Yesterday I happened to revisit this very strong yet contemplative piece of writing by my dear mother. And I knew I just had to request her to share this because of its significance as much as the sensitivity of content which I felt is very relevant to the times we live in.
My mother writes a lot on and off and I want to share this as I feel she should put out her writings in a blog but she simply hasn’t done so yet for reasons best known to her. So while I try convincing her to write and share more, here is this post from her that touched my heart💙💚💙
Savvy
Love All!
Making someone feel badly about the way they look is the worst thing that one can do to another individual. It has the power to make someone feel unlovable. It creates so many insecurities and unwanted feelings. That is something we shouldn’t do or inflict upon anyone.
Body shaming has to stop. We have to stop tearing people down just because they don’t fit to the standards created by another in the first place. We also have to stop judging people based on their appearances. There is no meaner phase of being than hating oneself for the looks and it is not fair that we are pushing people to that point. We need to be accepting of all body types.
We need to encircle each other rather than bring each other down and we have to understand that every one is different, both physically and mentally. Anjana
We are created to be different, and we need to learn to love those differences.
Body shaming, a term that has become all too popular recently because humans are obsessed with appearances. We criticize the way that others judge us yet never hesitate to pass comments on others in a sarcastic friendly manner. We have separated ourselves into categories based on the way we look and it is wrong.
Effects of body shaming
What people don’t understand is what body shaming really does to an individual. It gradually breaks their confidence. Instead of holding their head high — they scan the floor because they don’t want people to notice them. Instead of feeling beautiful, their self worth decreases and feel like an alien in their own skin.
Body-shaming is a serious issue that’s secretly and silently ruining the lives of many out there. It’s high time we addressed it. And equally so for both women and men and children.
Those who are born fit or beautiful or intelligent didn’t do anything great to achieve it . It is the way they are born genetically.
What use is physical beauty if the mind is ugly? Let’s learn to value individuals for the values they hold, their character, their goodness and compassion, their talent and in general as a fellow human being who are all equal to one another.
As it is the society has created large gaps based on caste, creed, status and richness. On one side as educated and civilized people we are trying to eradicate them and on the other side creating new dividers between individuals.
Respect and value individuals for what they really are.
Instead if seeing others as
Being short or tall,
Being fair or dusky,
Being fit or fat,
Being beautiful or ugly
Being rich or poor
Being modern or simple
Let’s learn to see others as
Being kind or cruel,
Being adaptive or adamant,
Being compassionate or egoistic
Being selfless or selfish,
And above all
Are they humane enough ?
Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.
Nature need not have to create so many different species to co exist, it could have easily made an assembly line of similar looking robots.
Value the differences.
That is where beauty is hidden.
Love all.
Anjana
You are not alone…
It is not necessarily age that makes one lonely, it is the apparent disconnect with the self. And it can catch one off guard at any point of life and living.
Here is a share of my thoughts on this…
For anyone feeling a tad bit lonely in this now.
Loneliness is a difficult road to travel.
If it makes it any easier, remember
You are never truly alone
Neither in your grief or your glory.
Every beat of your heart is the work of the divine will…
Sense the divine presence reflecting in every beat that keeps you alive to the rhythms of life and living. Savvy
A few practical tips to beat the blues if you ever find yourself on the lonely road…
1. Get moving… engage in any activity that involves all of you. Or simply take a walk!
2.Share some kindness, speak kindly, think better of yourself and others, focus on positive reflections.
3. Join a group activity or start one on your own. There are always some ways to find yourself a hobby that you may enjoy.
For example if you enjoy reading books out aloud…You can offer to start a weekend story reading session for young children in your area. That way you will find yourself looking forward to spending some fun filled weekends of laughter.
4.Start seeing the world with wonder, than merely looking with lack. Often the feeling of loneliness comes tied along in a bundle with strings of sadness. Bouts of loneliness is best tackled one step in time by learning to shift perspectives of how we envision the world around us .
Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone. Paul Tillich
So convert your pangs of loneliness to the sensation of solitude. Start out by observing the good in the world . Learn to unconfine your thoughts of seclusion and be inclusive and expansive. Accept your vulnerabilities. Cultivate a sense of belonging to the world and steer clear of feeling unwanted or indifferent. If you see nature surrounding you, at different times of the day you can sense how it changes, and yet balances itself, quite likewise to human nature with its many phases.
5. If you still find yourself a little lost, then care to consciously shift your attention from the self to the bigger picture. Think of how you can contribute yourself to the cause of improving your community to begin with in your free time.
Personally speaking I have always found that whenever pangs of loneliness strikes, writing, walking or working out either by dancing to some favourite songs or even listening to some happy upbeat tunes are wonderful ways to get back to balance.
As a dance trainer I have conducted and facilitated dance workshops for the marginalised sections of society as well as for senior citizens to spread joy and well being in their hearts through movements. What motivated me? Well! The biggest takebacks were the goodwill of shared laughter and a love loaded heart I would reach home with.😍
Read the full story here of one such experience here…. Magic of movements
This is one of those moments when writing and sharing stories from our lives bring us a deep sense of connection… with our readers and ourselves in gratitude for the learnings. And there is that sense of magic through words.
This is an old story but to me, but sharing it evokes the same poignant feeling of fond memories of the people that are attached to it.It is interactions such as these that leave us touched beyond words in the circle of life and living and propels us to do more. Savvy
So go ahead and build your life in every moment. Start now, let go loneliness & load in love.💚💙💚
Savvy Raj
I wish!
I wish 😊
To hold the mighty sun in a curl of my fingers
To bask in the warmth of the early morning sun
To delightfully witness the dancing rays of dawn😍
To sense the beauty of a brand new day!
Savvy
Many paths lead us home…
All the questions come in living;
All the answers are in the living,
And life is happening to you as you strive
And you are sifted in the sieve of life
While you flow or reverse the flow
In every now and then, moving fast or slow
To gain a grounding in the sun.
Are you ready for the race you wish to run?
Care to pause and reflect on these:
Whose choice is it the way you are?
What chances do you have to have it your way?
Who should make the change to what can be?
When can it be the way you want?
Where do you want to be in this now?
And how you can reach there?
Step out your own way
To sense the unfolding of other paths,
To see the effects before the cause,
To choose to smile at destiny’s face.
And that makes all the difference
In finding it all!
One fine day in your own sweet way!.
Savvy
Explore your being!
Dare to explore the magnitude of your being.
Unlock the infinite wisdom you hold within, without knowing.
You have the answers you are seeking;
You are in the right place at the right time.
So, persevere and make the so-called trivial in you valuable.
Make every moment preciously accountable;
Strengthen your being;
Know you are sufficient and self-sustaining.
Just remember,
You are enough for you!
Savvy Raj
Poems & Emotions
Poems & Emotions
Is there a dividing line
Where both can stand apart
Poems are thoughts from feeling
In sensing is the emotion
Poetry cannot be senseless
For that would make it neaningless.
Even a limerick puts a lot of heart out in rhyme.
To feel and sense the humour in just fives lines.
Trust the verses to see you through life and living.
A rainy day or lazing with a book in the sun.
Writing is a pleasure reading is a joy.
Emotions dance in reading through the verses.
And the feelings wonderfully embedded
In the thinking between the words and spaces.
Yes like us, emotions and poems are inextricable by far…
There is no one without the other.
Savvy Raj
We will travel far…
An Artwork by Savvy Raj ‘Spectrum of Stars’
We need to come to a place of understanding where
We do not discriminate between man and nature.
We are humans, and we are part of nature.
Our nature makes us who we are as much as nurture does.
We are beautiful in our uniqueness.
We are breath-taking in our magnificence.
We are bound by the very same laws of nature.
We are challenged in its fervour.
We are sanctified in its glory.
We are crucified in its destruction.
We are celebrated for co-creation.
We are complex in our ways of being.
But we are no different from nature.
We are born, we breathe, and we are perishable.
Although full of life we may be, but we are totally accountable
As we are blessed with conscious choice,
Free will and intention.
And that makes way for infinite potential.
We are our own wayfarers in the choices.
We make our own present and future,
Like we made our past.
We are made of stars
And will travel far.
Savvy
Speaking Pictures 2
She seems calm and composed and at complete ease .
A pretty picture of her face framed by her curly locks.
She seems to know more than she wants to tell
Her smile seems to sense much more as well
Her truth is hers alone, as her lips may seal
Oh! but what all a good capture can reveal.
Our personna is so transparent on the verge
Of Shadows thrown open to light
The inner and outer may merge
And unmask thoughts that may be shut tight.
Shadows of past out in the open today
And capture thoughts held at bay
All it takes to know is a shutters click
In perfect timing of what to shoot & pick
Savvy
This picture was shared on one of my networks in Social Media and I felt compelled to take a second glance …. the picture spoke much and my pen had to flow to capture the thoughts on this pretty capture.
Light on the dark
Emotions unveiled
Of memories & musings
A photo reveals it all!
Savvy
Amazing Photo of a Beautiful Child 😊
Full credits to the brilliant photographer.
Life & living
Life &living
Shapes and angles in the abstraction
Dots to lines in the interconnection
Lines to dots in the simplification
Dots to void of the core in sublimation.
Savvy
# tetrastich# Micropoetry
All of you!
What does it take to accept everything that is happening in life as an unfolding mystery?
All of you!
And when that happens,
No storm is unsurmountable,
No pain is unmanageable,
No hurt is unforgivable.
Yes, it takes all of you
To complete this circle of life and living.
And in every step you take towards realization
You are only another step closer to home.
To decide not to stress and focus on things that you may not be in control of is a step towards understanding the meaning of true acceptance as not resigning the self to fate but to accept it as part of the phase in the ebb and flow of tides in life.
A few reflections:
Acceptance is the key when life happens beyond your comprehension.
Action is the key when there is something you sense you understand enough.
Acknowledgement is the key while sharing goodwill in trust and hope.
Appreciation is the key to manifesting abundance.
Accept life as a mystery that will dawn.
All else is history that has gone in the dusk.
All is well in time, always.
This post has come as an afterthought when I came across a particularly poignant story shared by a good friend caught in turmoils of time and yet being brave enough to ease into acceptance and appreciate the good happening around by sending goodwill and hope to those around him in thoughts words and deeds.
I know there are many who put out ‘All of themselves ‘ to brave out the odds every single day …. My salute to such inspiring souls. Stay ever blessed!
Savvy
Spectrums of learning
Keep Smiling From The Heart!
Keep Smiling from the heart!
It’s truly a wonderful way to live inside out
There is a lot in life to be thankful for
Sending such an intention outward
is an unending hope, that life never hardens
the living with all our heart & soul.
Savvy Raj
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