I listened to my heart Every day As it shares from within And I write them out as words Sometimes as verses At times it’s measured In moderation. Its a zen moment For there is clarity In just a few words shared.
Then there are times They flow like a river A torrent in a current Patterning itself In its own making Words come through me As if it needs to be spoken Sharing the sensitivity Of the moments at hand. I listen simply with rapt attention. For in the slightest flutter In every movement in the moments Or the depth of silence. There is always something more.
There is a time and reason for every season For if all the seasons manifested together There would be calamity.
There is always a reason to things To questions and answers
If every lifes purpose asserted itself in this now. There would be no tommorow… Life is meant to go on To live and learn To explore and discover To hope and await To look forward to…
So acknowledge the learnings that happen In a lifetime… All at the right time.
Respect is an understanding Of another life right to be. To express and be acknowledged. Respect is deeply entwined in true humility . To be humble enough to accept that there is always something more to learn. To explore, know & acknowledge.
In my stints, as a Consultant & Mentor I have been privy to many interviews for Senior leadership positions I have noticed often enough that the decline of respect is directly proportional to higher job titles. And so is incline for the need for self respect. Let me explain, in the years of experience garnered over the years often there an increase in self – confidence so much so that the need to be seen as important takes over in conversations.
I witnessed an interview to hire a VP Human Resources by the CEO. The candidate was a lady in her 40s and the CEO interviewing her in his fifties. Age apart the interview exchange veered in the direction of Corporate Culture. In her steering the communication in the direction of her association with brands and people, throwing out top industry names than her personal achievements, she also began calling the CEO by name , without checking if it was fine by him. The fact was 250 employees of the company used to greet & address him respectfully and here this candidate, choose to address him directly by first name without a proper professional salutation ahead of the name.
While it was fine as she didn’t know anything about the culture of the company, it was a sign of lack of acknowledgement by the candidate of the cultural hierarchies and shows the inflexibility and rigidity to align with others. A sign of ego and need for value for self but lack of empathy for another.
So inspite of the candidate ticking other boxes on the requirements list she was rejected. Don’t get me wrong it was not because she did not care for professional salutations but more importantly because it was a sign of defiance to protocol and authority.
A team needs one leader and like too many cooks spoil the broth, too many non compliant leaders will wreck havoc in any organisation. For work is worship as the saying goes…and the ability to respect the work one does and the workplace that accepts us, becomes paramount in the scheme of best work practices.
For even if the candidate had been onboarded the team would eventually sense a lack of cultural fitment in her soon . So no matter the degrees the education in reputed universities, the travel abroad and working in MNCs a simple life’skill of giving due respect wherever necessary is a valuable skill. For no ones loses anything by it . Actually respect given, is trust gained.
After all every part of the world has its unique culture practices, it would be good to be safe than sorry by treading with care & respect and acknowledge differences.
After all respect is not taking another for granted.
We are strings of matter Asserting ourselves in the giant spindle of time.
A string Is meant to connect It is also to be a bridge of bonding Like a string of pearls To string is to align with a purpose.
We are divinely connected in the subtler realms To the infinite strings of matter.
Yet in the physical realm We hold the strings to many We pull these strings at times too lightly or forcefully And what was meant to be for alignment , instead creates imbalances.
The strings we hold or latch onto The strings that are passed into our hands And the strings we want to control All have a deep significance to the way we were are, we are and what our future will be…
Care to acknowledge our stringed existence in the interconnects. Aspire to untangle the threads yet value the rootedness therein.
Aim to reach beyond the shackles of being Unlearn to learn Reach beyond knowing.
Life heals as its aligns and manifests the truth of its own potential.
Power of Water Gentle yet forceful Soft yet unstoppable Focused no matter the fluidity Carving streams eroding rocks Strengthened in adaptability Transformative in the flow. Harness the power of the flow
When you arrive at being comfortable being yourself,and in front of others, your gifts will shine through and you will make a positive impact on this world.
Sometimes people unknowningly say things that hurt or upset another.
Today was one of those days. I chanced upon one of my old poems on letting go in forgiveness and it made much sense. I was able to move beyond simply by acknowledging the truth in those verses.
Savvy Raj 