Savvy Raj

Live Life Lovingly!


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Self Reflection

The child they say is the father of the man.

Question yourself

How you were as a child…

How was your childhood?

Here is a little self reflection tool in understanding the self.

Think of yourself as a child,  what age do  you imagine  yourself  to be in?

Write down words that come to you when you think of your childhood?

Write down people or places that  connect with the words you wrote

You will find yourself  connecting the dots…

All of the expressed, repressed and suppressed emotions has much to do with who you become as an adult.

Much of what you felt, are feeling as an adult goes back to what you enjoyed or endured as a child..

Nature works with nurture to create your being.

Each of us have  evolved from our  experiences. Self reflection is a valuable tool to bring to  awareness that however easy or difficult the childhood was, understanding that childhood is your past but the present is with you for you to carve. to make your future.

Now the choice rests with you.

Savvy


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Let the seasons be…

If a day could be wrapped in a minute

If a year could be tucked in a season

Life would happen too fast

With no time to simply be

Life would be one rushed affair

Wish nothing in a hurry

Let the days be, to dare

Let the nights be to rest anew

Let the flowers bloom in hope

And let the leaves rustle in the wind

Let the seasons come by

All in good time

For you and for me.

©Savvy Raj


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Thrive in Gratitude

Life hands many a tough lessons in our journeys. But to strive to be strong and tread through it all, not just by surviving the ordeals but thriving takes inner strength in conviction. It helps to focus on your sense of purpose if you have deciphered it by now, else take each moment as momentary.  Know the pain you feel in this now will be gone in the next. This attitude takes you on a spiritual path of letting go. It makes a profound impact in life  as you continue to practise regularly. Regardless of outcomes you are  thriving…in Gratitude for the lessons from life in the living.🙏

©Savvy Raj


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Travel On…

I wrote this poem back in time after an unexpected opportunity to travel set me off across exploring unforgettable places and spaces on my own.

Yesterday as I was conversing with one of my earlier dance student and friend now, he somehow reminded me of this poem again , as he  has been traveling the length and breadth of India on a bike, covering over 80% of India.

While I wait to see his photo shares and hear more from him about his experience in the journey.

Thought of sharing my verses  again.

Travel On

If you are given an opportunity to take a journey

Take it, for you meet many versions of you.

Along the road.

Some you cherish, some cherish you.

Some that change you and some that you change.

Fear not the travel or the traveling…

For one thing is certain

You come away enriched and wiser in every journey.

Travel to liberate yourself
From self assumed notions
To see the light on the other side
There is much to unlearn and unbox
As you travel yield in to the insights
Travel every once in a while if opportunity arises,

Take the chance,
You are richer in your explorations much as your experiences.
Travel on …

©Savvy Raj


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Music & Creativity

Inculcating a habit of listening to music regularly, or even practicing music by learning to sing or playing an instrument, can improve your creativity.

Learning anything new can spark new neural pathways and bridge old learnings in associations to ignite unique creative expressions.

As far as music it is a holistic experience with benefits much beyond its entertainment factor. The right music can heal and regenerate cells in our body.

Music can be a healing medicine for the body, mind and spirit. Personally, like for many of you, I love many art forms, like music, dance and painting, writing and singing because they have an immensely positive effect on me. It makes me whole again, ready to face a new day… For instance, I am fond of different types of music at different times of the day…often I sense how refreshed I feel after listening or singing to them.

At home every once in a while my daughter and I find singing mashups of old and new songs together on the Karaoke very rejuvenating…One thing leads to another, humming or singing some melodies while going through the day, makes the moments feel light. I also find listening to gentle, soft instrumental music while painting very enjoyable.

What are your experiences with music?

When was the last time you heard your favorite songs?

When did you do something creative while listening to music?

© Savvy Raj


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The Power Of Peace

Peace is a force of nature

Creating strength within you

To face life with a calm presence

Unrattled and focused in approach

When peace flows in you

A river of joy flows through you

Cultivating compassion

And connection to all of nature.

In the peace of mind and heart

The spirit is at ease

It is gentle in its presence

Yet creates nerves of steel

Peace dares to be at ease.

In the journey through life.

Such is the power of peace.

©Savvy Raj


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Puzzles fit in Patience

The journey of creativity
Flourishes in the flow
Out of passionate awareness
Of the spaces between
Light to dark & dark to light.
For in betwixt these hours
Ideas birth & creativity grows.
In passionate perseverance
Puzzles fit in patience.

©Savvy Raj

Sometimes comments by readers become an inspiration for verses in a flow…. This was once such a flow.. I thank @KatieMiaFrederick for the inspiring comment. 🙏


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On Peace

Wherever you are,
Wherever you go
Be a messenger of peace
Sense the hope that peace brings
In its wake, life regenerates.

©Savvy Raj


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On Kindness

Being rude is easy, it creates animosity.

Politeness comes from caring in goodwill.

Being angry is easy, it breaks down relationships.

Patience comes from perseverance of the being.

Being hostile is easy and hurts another.

Love is soulful and builds one another.

Being hateful is easy, it weakens the spirit.

Kindness emnates from the strength of the soul.

©Savvy Raj


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Peace

Today I was reading about Peace…

Such a beautiful feeling

You feel it not only through words

But in your heart, mind and body

In fact when all of you

Is peaceful, you radiate peace

Within and around you.

Feel peace Be in peace

Share peace.

Live in peace.

©Savvy Raj


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Sensing peace

Imagining peace
Soothing the spirit
Calming the senses
A river of joy flows through
In the sweet sounds of music
Memories of many melodious moments
Fleeting by in the harmony of the flow…

Savvy


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Soul knows

Souls know the truth of their being

Embedded in the journey of life

Soul connection has the power

To heal and life regenerates

A body and spirit is given

So the soul can move…

Movements that flow

Towards its purpose of being.

Savvy

18thFeb Pune


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Way of Seeing

The
Way
We
See
The
World…

Happiness
Eludes
Or
Embraces
Us

Which
Way
Do
You See?

© Savvy Raj


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Finding You

When you lose your sense of Self

You find yourself

©Savvy Raj


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Inside

What is…

Inside of your mind

Is there peace?

Inside of your heart

Is there love?

Does it feel like a ocean wave

Is flowing through you…

Or a flame of hope rising like a phoenix

Can you hear the distant drums

And dream of hope in the yonder

Or the bells of divine chime within?

Where and how are you

Inside?

©Savvy Raj