Art is not only what you see
But what you make others see
The canvas is blank
And yet very powerful
It can paint a picture
That speaks to you
Of things you envision
As you paint…
But what others envisage
Through your art
Is truly what makes art work!
©Savvy Raj
Understanding truths of Divinity
Is in acknowledging humanity
To understand the differences
Is to sense the light of life
Each life is unique in itself
Yet deeply aligned in the cosmos
In the dance of oneness
Between stillness and movement.
Truth emerges in realization
Of the illusions of the mind
Of human attribution
Of human reconciliation.
In this dance of truths
That every thing exists
As we see it & beyond what we see.
Is the dance of the Oneness.
©Savvy Raj
The learning is introduced
In the reading or telling
The learning is beginning
In the teaching & watching
The learning is supported
In the coaching & mentoring
But the learning actually happens
In the involving & engaging.
And the learning is reinforced
In its applications and sharing.
Learning is a dance
Of the heart & mind
But when the spirit & soul
Connect in the learning
The purpose finds its path…
Savvy Raj
As the brush strokes the canvas
It captures the artists essence
From the whispers of the heart
To the directions of the mind
Different strokes may appear
With the same thoughts
Different thoughts may arise
From the same strokes.
What whispers will art capture today?
©Savvy Raj
A writers soul emerges through the words written .
A painters soul emanates from between the colours in the canvas
The potters soul is afire in the fingers shaping the clay.
The singers soul breathes in the sounds created by the voice.
The dancers soul flows through in every movement in the moments.
The Soul is a restless wanderer
It breathes free not in captivity,
But in every movement of creation.
It cannot be fathomed or even sensed
Other than in the light of passion in the being.
For then the soul shines in its own light
For it has found its purpose of being.
©Savvy Raj
Sharing a social media forward
You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you, And making you
Spill your coffee everywhere. Why did you spill the coffee? You spilled the coffee because there
was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. The point is
whatever is inside the cup, is what will spill out. Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which will happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It’s easy to fake it, until you get rattled. So, we have to ask ourselves, “What’s
my cup?”
When life gets tough, what spills out? Joy, gratefulness, peace and humility? Or does
anger, bitterness, harsh words and reactions come out?
You choose! Today let’s work
towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, kindness
gentleness and love for others.
Good Reminder for one and all.
In making conscious choices.
Filling my cup with gratitude
Sensing joy and love
Choosing forgiveness
Expressions in gentleness
And affirming in kindness
For my choices matter...
To me & the world around me.
Savvy
Sometimes life makes you teach yourself many things…
Giving the benefit of doubt
There are many crossroads in life be it in a career with any organisation or in partnerships, or even personally between people or teams, where point of views are different and clash of perspectives on decisions are bound to occur.
Can you agree to disagree?
For most, it is challenging as its not always easy to come to terms with what affects you or makes you emotional. Yet learning ways to give the benefit of doubt, calls for development of strategic skills.
It is important to process any conflict of interest, you may have with others , first with your own self.
Check if you can find the root of your disagreement with a particular decision.
What is it that you are not aligned with?
Why are you feeling this way?
Empathic Perspectives
Then begin to imagine if you are able to bring empathy by setting aside your feelings on what you are yet unable to accept and think from the other persons perspective, does the view alter then? Does it change your thoughts a bit?
If you can alternatively, also think if you choose to agree, in the larger interest, does it benefit or can it make your team bond together.
Let’s also not discount the possibility of you having less information about the reasons for any decision taken.
Ultimately, whatever way you chose to think or act is your choice to take. But sometimes when it may seem impossible to make sense of things do remember, there is always more than what meets the eye!
Savvy Raj
‘The silence between our actions or movements becomes the bridge to our conscious experiences. The greater our awareness, the greater the creative potency of the action itself.
Savvy
Any time I catch myself complain about life…there is a beautiful line by Abraham Lincoln to put things back in perspective ..
“We can complain that the rose bushes have thorns. Or we can rejoice that thorn bushes have roses.”
Life is in the way you see it!
© Savvy Raj
There is something about sound
That the world again is waking up to these days…
Wherever you go
You hear the sounds of music
Healing through harmony
And the magic in the melodies.
Reviving and regenerating us
All is in the energy of the sounds.
Sounds that move us within & beyond
All effects of resonance in our cells
Sensing the sounds in stillness
Sensing in the movements too…
Music heals the spirit & soul.
Such is the power of sound.
© Savvy Raj
Borders marked on maps
In time get etched onto our minds
But our heart knows not borders
Hope the heart leads
For then, the way appears
To bond without being bound
To fly free like a bird.
Unbound…
©Savvy Raj
Sometimes comments to your posts can be a fodder for thoughts in synthesis…
I thank my good friend Fredrick from Katiemiafrederick.wordpress.com for the inspiring comment 🕊️🙏🕊️ on my yesterdays blog In flights of fancy /
A part of this poem began as a reply comment that turned into a post.
You can never give from an
empty cup.
So keep refreshing
knowledge and understanding
Make sure to breathe easy so
that you are not getting
engulfed in trying to find
solutions for another.
Exercise equanimity and trust
yourself to deliver.
Most importantly take care of
yourself.
Enjoy the work you do!
And give your very best.
It will certainly bring results.
How to keep refilling your cup…to stay updated.
Many ways.
. Be open to possibilities and perspectives
. Stay humble and sense your foot on the ground… Remember anyone can be a teacher.
. Choose to balance work and play. Respect your time and use it wisely.
. Stay curious. Keep your inner child alive
. Pause to rest and recover when you feel overwhelmed.
. Choose health and happiness.
Keep your self nourished.Self care isn’t selfish.
Do share what ways you keep updating yourself.
© Savvy Raj
Learnings in living life
Trust your Soul
When the going gets tough
And life brings you on your knees
When best laid plans are thwarted
When crisis take you rock bottom
When every door shuts
And you turn towards hope
You begin to understand life
Challenges are your portals
Creating pathways of change
Your choices create your gateways
For your own transformations
Soul knows more than you think….
Perhaps your perceptions
need a new perspective.
Trust your Soul
It is aligning you to your purpose
Watch the window …
And may be you need to pass through…
Llfes uncertainties staring at your face
For they toughen you up.
So see beyond what seems like a setback.
Perhaps the window of opportunity is opening through them.
Trust your Soul, it knows the Way…
©Savvy Raj
Where there are no rules that bound
Where the music leads and you follow
Where there is no end and no beginning
All is in the flow as you sense you are the flow.
As a Life Coach one has the opportunity to positively impact and influence another life and its ripples can be felt miles around. It is huge responsibility.
Thriving as a Life Coach
Every life is unique and a life coach needs to keep ideating and integrating approaches and interventions that make way to transformative changes. It can challenge the very best.
To thrive as a life coach and be effective it is necessary…
Approachability : To be approachable and open to feedback, which helps to foster trust and respect within the clients
Patience : To empathize with others and understand their perspectives before offering solutions
Resilience : To adapt & to bounce back, no matter the challenges.To be able to bend and not break under pressure.
This calls for a great amount of emotional intelligence, consistency, creative thinking & resilience. A resilience that comes from experience and one that is honed in flexibility & adaptability.
What matters most is how a life coach can instill confidence and trust in another to make a meaningful difference.
©Savvy Raj
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