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Soulful Clarity

A heartfelt forward worth a share…

” 𝑀𝑦 π‘†π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝐼𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝐴 π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ .”

MΓ‘rio de Andrade

𝐼 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘¦ π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑑 π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿ.

𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘“π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ .

𝐼 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘¦ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘™ π‘œπ‘“ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘ . 𝐴𝑑 π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘, β„Žπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘π‘π‘™π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ 𝑓𝑒𝑀 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑, β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘š 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ …

𝐼 π‘›π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦/π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦.

𝐼 π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘’π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘“π‘™π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘”π‘œπ‘  π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’β€¦.
𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š π‘π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘›π‘£π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘ , π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ π‘’π‘’π‘˜ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘π‘™π‘’, π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘ , π‘π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘ , π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘, π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘™π‘’π‘π‘˜.

𝐼 π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ ,
𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘π‘–π‘ π‘π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘–π‘›π‘’β€¦..

𝐼 π‘›π‘œ π‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘’ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘”π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ, 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘”π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘–π‘šπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’β€¦..

𝐼 β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘”π‘”π‘™π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘, 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘ β€¦.
𝑀𝑦 π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘ . 𝐼 π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘€ …..

𝑀𝑦 π‘ π‘œπ‘’π‘™ 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ ….
π‘π‘œπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘  𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑑 𝑖𝑛 π‘šπ‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘™ ….

𝐼 π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘‘π‘œ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ “β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›” –
β„Žπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘  π‘€β„Žπ‘œ π‘™π‘Žπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› π‘€π‘’π‘Žπ‘˜π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘  ;

..π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘’ π‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘” π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘π‘œπ‘›π‘“π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘šπ‘β„Žπ‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓-π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’β€¦..

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Žπ‘€β„Žπ‘–π‘™π‘’
𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘šπ‘’, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘ π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž!
π‘Œπ‘’π‘ , πΌβ€™π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ .
πΌβ€™π‘š 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘› 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒….
𝐼 π‘‘π‘œ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘€π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘–π‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’s….
𝐼 π‘Žπ‘š π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ 𝑀𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑒π‘₯π‘žπ‘’π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’, π‘šπ‘’π‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘› π‘ π‘œ π‘“π‘Žπ‘Ÿ .

PS : a quote from Confucius :
β€œπ‘Šπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘€π‘œ 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘œπ‘›π‘’.”


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It’s about…

A share of profound thoughts from my mother

Life lessons

It is not about what we are having or doing.
It is about how we are feeling.
It is about how we make others feel.

It is not about where or how we are staying
It is about with whom we are staying.

It is not about where and what we have studied.
It is about what we are speaking.
It is about the tone of our talking.

It is not about the form or attire we are wearing.
It is about the approach n attitude we are having.

We live not with the luxuries of life
But with the state of our mind , our constant companion.

One word, or one stare has the power to change the whole state of mind, irrespective of the surrounding.
Being aware n having the right attitude in this ever changing life and making them Positive ones is within one’s reach.

All it needs is the effort to make even the harsh moments to consoling & soothing moments with the right words n approach.

Yes. It needs a lot of training n conditioning to change the mind set, to walk the right path.
Yet it is worth trying as it brings peace n happiness to self & others.

Ultimately it is what we all are seeking. Right?

Anjana


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It will feel just right…

There is always hope

For things to get better

There is always tommorow

Another day full of promise

Keep the faith and trust

It will feel just right.

Savvy


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Success is…

I share a few more lines on Success I had written earlier

You create the state of success
And you never rest on your success
Success is in the courage to continue
Your perseverance, your passion and purpose.

Success is consistently inconsiderate
Success demands much focus
as it supplies momentum
Beyond self limitations and doubts.

Success is in each of us
Awaiting a discovery
An unearthing of potential
To sense in life’s infinite possibilities.

Savvy


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On Gratefulness

If only we can remind ourselves

Of the preciousness of this now

We will perhaps be more conscious of how we are

Of how life transforms itself

In living life

In mindful awareness

We perhaps will value

The necessity of gratitude

In our everyday moments

And that every now is precious

Enough to fill with gratitude.

Savvy


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Trustful ways

In any organization
When leadership listens
Empathy is nurtured
Safe space is created
ConversationsΒ  connect
Teams bond in trustfulness
Productivity rises
In balanced motivation
Both intrinsicΒ  & external
Work becomes less dense
In collaboration & cooperation
Valuing diversity of potential
Possibilities are explored
Challenges gets simplified
Structure becomes systems
Protocols are in place
Change is acknowledged
In faith goodwill and trust
That we are stronger together
There is unity in diversity
As respect becomes culture.
Trust becomes the way.

Savvy Raj


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Valuing Family

In every relationship

Family, friendship or at work

All is a matter of values

We inculcate through life.

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When it all starts from respect

And ends with respect.

There is dignity of being

In a world distanced in reality

By technology and internet

Increasing the screentimes

And enslaving people

There is much need

To use it to our advantage

Than be redundant with it.

Savvy


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Nature’s Wisdom

This tree is uniquely shaped  and there is always a reason to be…

There is much in the pattern.
With angles that self-balance.
Supported in the shaping.
To survive the storm.
Swaying in the wind.
So full of spaces in between
To evolve and to grow.
With confidence of connection
Rooted in a solid foundation.
The tree find its own flow
Paving the pathway 
Manifesting  its uniqueness.
It finds its purpose of being.

Likewise to an organization
That grows steadfast in trust
In strength of the structure.
Spreading its wings in faith

For when the roots are strong
And potential is nurtured
In valuing the roots
In acceptance of the new…      There is freedom to expand.
With fresh perspective at play
Every leader owns an angle towards sustainability.
Great leaders may pitch great angles of perspective.
But a great team is formed by great people.
Like every living part of a tree is significant to the whole tree.
Every individual is valuable to the organization.
Every perspective matters to the cohesive whole.

A great read by my friend Ali Anani prompted me to write this post.

So much wisdom from nature in every form if we choose to see.

Savvy


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All is a dance

There is a dance
In every leaf and flower
In every bud and bloom
In every twig and tree
In every turn and twist
In every life in the living
Of natures creation.
There is grace of uniqueness
Of patterns, of wisdom Beyond compare…
All knowing, all pervading
Magnificent Omnipresence.
Amazing Nature
Amazing Grace.

Savvy


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An intelligence called Empathy


Empathy is a social intelligence  worth having and honing
Empathy meets you where you are as you are
Without judgements and competition
Empathy is a resiunding resonance
Empathic communication  leaves you touched and heard.
Empathy allows you to show acceptance and sense connection.


Empathy walks through and paves its way into the heart
Empathy is about sensing anothers heart and its ways
Empathy motivates the spirit and nurtures the being.
Empathy is a social intelligence
A much needed life skill
Empathy speaks more powerfully than words as its from all of you
Empathy connects through  in an instant.
For Empathy is the way of the heart and heart knows the way.

Savvy


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On Self compassion

There is so much in you

That you lean on to

At every moment of life

Body mind and soul

So much to thank for

And be kind & grateful

Savvy


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The heart knows


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Happy Women’s Day

Stories from Life and Living

In this series I share stories that are thought provoking, inspiring, motivational or touching our lives in some way or the other.

Better late than never

My mom had a lot of problems. She did not sleep and she felt exhausted. She was irritable, grumpy, and bitter. She was always sick, until one day, suddenly, she changed.

The situation was the same, but she was different.

One day my dad said to her:

– I’ve been looking for a job for three months and I haven’t found anything, I’m going to have a few beers with friends.

My mom replied:
– It’s okay.

My brother said to her:
– Mom, I’m doing poorly in all subjects at the University …

My mom replied:
– Okay, you will recover, and if you don’t, well, you repeat the semester, but you pay the tuition.

My sister said to her:
– Mom, I hit the car.

My mom replied:
– Okay daughter, take it to the workshop, find how to pay and while they fix it, get around by bus or subway.

Her daughter-in-law said to her:
– Mother-in-law, I come to spend a few months with you.

My mom replied:
– Okay, settle in the living room couch and look for some blankets in the closet.

All of us at my mom’s house gathered worried to see these reactions.

We suspected that she had gone to the doctor and that she was prescribe some pills of “I don’t give a damn about 1000 mg.”

She would probably also be ingesting an overdose.

We then proposed to do an “intervention” to my mother to remove her from any possible addiction she had towards some anti-tantrum medication.

But what was not the surprise, when we all gathered around her and my mom explained:

“It took me a long time to realize that each person is responsible for their life, it took me years to discover that my anguish, my mortification, my depression, my courage, my insomnia and my stress, did not solve their problems but aggravated mine.

I am not responsible for the actions of others, but I am responsible for the reactions I express to that.

Therefore, I came to the conclusion that my duty to myself is to remain calm and let each one solve what corresponds to them.

I have taken courses in yoga, meditation, miracles, human development, mental hygiene, vibration and neurolinguistic programming, and in all of them, I found a common denominator: finally they all lead to the same point.

And, it is that I can only interfere with myself, you have all the necessary resources to solve your own lives.

I can only give you my advice if you ask me and it depends on you to follow it or not.

So, from now on, I cease to be: the receptacle of your responsibilities, the sack of your guilt, the laundress of your remorse, the advocate of your faults, the wall of your lamentations, the depositary of your duties, who should solve your problems or spare a tire every time to fulfill your responsibilities.
From now on, I declare all independent and self-sufficient adults.

Everyone at my mom’s house was speechless.

From that day on, the family began to function better, because everyone in the house knows exactly what it is that they need to do.

Author:
A HAPPY WOMAN!!( pls feel free to share)


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Smile

A beautiful reminder worth seeing every day…

The truth is in shifting perspective with movements

The emotion you feel within changes everything

So if you begin to work on positive shaping

Of your thoughts with a simple smile

Then the smile begins to emanate from the heart

The way you see your life changes for the better

Keep smiling from the heart ❀️

Savvy


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On Nurturing

It’s all in the nurturing
Plant a life in hope
Nurture seeds of compassion
Water it everyday  with kind deeds
Nourish the roots  with care  Enrich it with  love for life
What you plant in your heart becomes you
And you reap what you sow

Now the question  is what are you nurturing  in this now ?
And what do you want to nurture today?

Savvy