When the hearts speak
Truth of life emanates
Whatever the heart feels
It expresses itself
For as hearts, move in the flow
The language of the heart is one!
Savvy
Heartspeaks
Category Archives: Empowerment
Water matters
Water water everywhere
But not a drop to drink!
We are country overflowing with an abundance of rivers and blessed with the monsoon season.
Yet the picture is grim.
Rivers are tilting the balance, either in floods or in a draught. The changing weather conditions, the seasonal shifts, have created havoc on our agriculture.
Common man’s need for drinking water is not met. Some states fight for rivers to flow into them with acute water shortages, some states have perennial rivers flowing.
And some have dried river beds without a drop of rain.
Our majestic country that stood tall in the wealth of nature from east to west and north to south is sadly shrinking in shame
The culprits are no one but us all.
Land grabbing and construction is happening without care or consideration of the ecosystem.
Today where rivers were there are buildings
With rampant construction without ethical practices.
We may have turned the face of India in digitization and globalization but our natural resources are being drained.
With rising population, it is creating a giant depletion of resources without developing adequate measures to restore and regenerate the ecosystem.
Here is the truth as we stand today.
India is among the 17 countries facing “extremely high” water stress, according to the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Atlas. The country, ranked 13th on the list, has more than three times the population (1.4 billion) of the other 16 countries combined. And the crisis isn’t limited to the southern states anymore: Northern India also faces severe groundwater depletion. Earlier, a WWF study showed that Chennai and Kolkata were the world’s most water-vulnerable metros due to mismanagement of river systems and shrinking of wetlands.
What can we as citizens of this glorious generous land do to help?
There are many ways to help conserve water and make a difference.
Here are a few easy checks
Close taps when you are brushing/ shaving.
Fix leaking pipes and taps.
Stop throwing garbage in nature and contaminating water resources.
Check your water usage in bathrooms.
Fix water-saving showers.
Stop wasting water.
Every drop counts!
Being human is about caring for the world. So do remember if we save water today, we are ensuring there is water left for the future.
Let us all make a difference from where ever we are.
Save water.
Savvy Raj
Choose wisely
Choose not to hurry to do something
Because it is the norm.
But choose to do,
When you are truly ready…
Your life is about memories
Money can’t buy you happiness.
How do you create your own joy?
Love yourself truly in this now.
Live life engagingly & love your life.
Your life, your choices
But if you are lucky
To sense and understand…
This life & everything as it is,
You are truly blessed
To have it so.
So be wise and choose well.
Savvy
Wonder of wonders!
Streamlined bodies shaped succinctly
Designed to function optimally
To float and swim in the water
Such precise definitions
Of structure and shape.
Each of the maker’s manifestation
So unique and unparalleled.
Wonder what moves the creator
To create such form and function
So remarkably created!
Every life is truly magnificent
Blessed and ordained
With life’s infinite abundance
Such is the Wonder of wonders!
Savvy
Holistic Education
If you really want to educate your child
Practice empathy and encouragement
Show kindness and appreciation
Speak well of others
Listen well.
Have integrity
Be compassionate
Be humble
Be humane
Be genuine
Be honest
Be responsible
Be respectful
Be grateful
Volunteer for a cause
Live lovingly!
Whatever you do, your children learn
For they have their own mind
To think for themselves.
And they have their own path
To be themselves.
Savvy
On trusting
A person started to walk on a rope tied between two tall towers at several hundred feet above the ground. He is slowly walking balancing a long stick in his hands. He has his son sitting on his shoulders.
Everyone down were watching him in bated breath and were tensed. He slowly reached the second tower. Everyone clapped, whistled and welcomed him. They shook hands and took selfies.
He asked the crowd “do you all think I can walk back on the same rope now from this side to that side?”. The crowd shouted, “Yes, Yes, you can”. Do you trust me he asked? They said yes, yes we are ready to bet on you.
He said okay, can anyone of you sit on my shoulder; I will take you to the other side safely.
Everyone became quiet. There was stunned silence.
Belief is different. Trust is different. For Trust, you need total surrender.
This is what we are lacking towards God in today’s world.
We believe in God. But we don’t trust Him.
🙏
On Trusting…
Trust is a matter of letting go
Letting go is a matter of faith
Faith is a matter of feeling
Feeling is a matter of knowing
Knowing is a matter of awareness
Be aware in trustfulness.
And so it goes…
Savvy
Unshackled Souls
Cage not the heart of those who dream of the yonder
Beyond the clouds over the hills
Their spirit seeks to wander.
Across the horizon, their soul belongs
Seek not to hold them
For they are way ahead of you already
Too swift are their thoughts
Too far away are their hearts
Too distant are you from them already
Not for them, the mundane chores
Not for them, the worldly spoils
Not for them, the earthly desires
Not for them the meaningless wants
Seek not to find common ground
For they have moved on way back in time
Neither in dreams or in dare
Can there be a parallel
Seek not, as your paths are not meant to cross.
Let them go, as it is meant to be.
Savvy
Sense the peace within.
Soak in the serenity of silence
You can create your own calm
Stay free from strain and stress
Sense the peace within.
Inspite of the reigning chaos
Whatever happens around you
Hold on to your inner sense of calm
The solution is within you to know
Sense the peace within.
Savvy
Freedom
True freedom begins…
In letting go the weights of assumptions
In moving away from false convictions
In steering clear of fear and worry
In making light of the density in wit.
In being able to pursue your path
In being able to be as you are and be who you truly are
In Freedom you are free to discover who you truly are.
Inspite of all the things that chains us
True freedom is being unshackled!
To be free from self doubts and fear.
True freedom is to respect another’s freedom as ones own.
True freedom is being able to breathe deeply and completely without interference.
Are you feeling truly free?
To be all that you are…
Savvy
Celebration of Independence
May we always dance in independence and freedom.
May we tune ourselves to connect with joys in tandem
May we always remember and value great souls lost in martyrdom
May we acknowledge that the strength in the interdependence is never random
May we always respect our roots and learn to follow our inner wisdom 🙂
Happy Independence Day to all Indians all over the world!
Savvy Raj
Smile heartfully
Have you smiled from the heart?
Let the smile out from within!
Why not smile when you still can
At times its a tough life indeed!
But a heartfelt smile is such a treat
Be grateful for the smiles
In giving and receiving
Celebrate the power of a smile
Create positivity! Share a smile.😃
Savvy
We can…
There is always something we can learn to do…
We can learn to be more understanding and empathetic.
We can learn to be caring and not controlling.
We can learn to love than be lackadaisical of another’s needs.
We can learn to be trustful.
We can learn to believe in evolving together.
We can learn to see the wisdom in the challenges.
We can learn to trade our fears for faith.
We can learn to stop those bullying another into submission.
We can learn to live and let live.
No one owns us and we certainly do not own another.
Savvy
Choose a cause
Choose to make a positive difference
Choose to give from your heart
Be a supporter in life for a cause
Choose to stand for something
Greater than your immediate self
Always be grateful & stay humble.
Not only will you be using your time well
You will begin to feel thankful
In the lightness of love
For the contented heart you will carry.
Will make your days feel at ease
Your burdens will lift and
You will feel like dancing in the breeze.
You will smile from the heart.
Choose a cause.
Savvy
On Giving
Giving is the movement where the heart speaks without hesitation and in the flow through deeds and words. There is a moment of a decision before the giving and it is in that moment that life can be propelled to evolve along with the patterns of thought.
There is a lot of lovely words focused on Giving and most are essentially on the ‘Give before the Take.’
However, I also have something to share here …Every giving may have its own reasons…
Some may be in an instinctive reaction like warming up of the heart due to mutual understanding either being in the wavelength of resonance at that moment.
Or it may be because it is in goodwill as you genuinely care to show your appreciation.
Another would be because of your own good nature where you cannot leave without a positive act of appreciation in response…. there may be so many million and more reasons for giving which is wonderful for the world at large.
Now the reasons for not giving may be personal and unique as well.
Like for instance when you feel you are being used for a purpose that is self-serving.
Often there is a certain energy, in the very act of giving and that is what leaves an imprint on us and decides our future course of action.
Like at times a particular person’s energy may overwhelm and exhaust you or may be too much to handle that giving more thought or attention to it would feel counterproductive.
Like when you feel stressed and overburdened in the complexities of life and living that you simply may have overlooked the fact that the giving action is truly way beyond the gift itself.
Like when you fail to understand the reasons for giving or think the giver has ulterior motives for that matter…you may just appreciate it out of politeness but steer clear of receiving further as its truly not in your best interest to receive such a gift. But whatever it is, Giving nurtures and nourishes the soul of both the giver and the receiver when the intention is positive.
Go Give More of Yourself
Cos You come from Abundance
Receive with thankfulness
For that fills your own being with Grace.
Savvy
Life
Life is like a book
Every page may look the same
But holds a different reason to be
Every page has its own meaning.
Layered in words and symbols
Contexts that assume clarity
Once the book is read
Messages unbound itself through words.
Peel through the layers
Life stares at you in a heartbeat
All the same.
Yet pull back the layers
Mired in perceptions
Caked in personna
Smudged in ego
Made up with assumptions
Life assumes many forms
Shaping itself in the circumstances
Each unique and distinctive
In impressions and expressions.
Neither can it be replaced nor duplicated
Nature and nurture
Have their own role to play
In the circle of life
Judge not another as you are
For every life churns out
A different truth
Of it’s own existence.
Savvy
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