And despite everything
The flowers continue to bloom
Trees bear fruits
Rivers flow
Sun shows up every morning unfailingly
Birds fly free
Nature keeps its pace
Life goes on.
Savvy
Category Archives: Poetry
You are meant to flow!
These reflections are my heartfelt effort at sending some positive words of hope and resurrection to so many daring entrepreneurs who risk so much in these difficult times.
Every enterprise finds a crossroad
With unexpected constraints
When the narrative gets disrupted
Innovate to overcome Inflections
Change is the law of nature
Life is meant to evolve
But often change can overwhelm
As it shows up unexpectedly!
Inflections can be challenging
But it opens new vistas of thought
When enterprise and effort kicks in
The resolutions become crucial
At the point of inflection
Identify a pivot to circumvent the situation.
With a purposeful drive to beat the odds.
The systems need an innovative rethink
To adapt to changes realistically
To identify the key drivers of change
Instilling agility in teams to deliver.
No business is risk-free
Yet forewarned is forearmed
To smoothen critical transitions
At unexpected events such as now.
Choose to envision the bigger frame
Adopt an eagles eye view
Seek to identify values and you will find pathways.
To lead you to develop & innovate.
A few tips along the way
Listen to your teams.
Schedule a brainstorming sessions
At different intervals.
Use the collective intelligence of teams.
Allow people to pitch in, it creates cooperation, trust and builds solidarity.
Be informed and innovate.
Every milestone is a learning curve.
Reinvent ideas & strategies
Expand your vision and allow your life experiences to guide you.
You did not just go through them for nothing!
You are meant to flow!
Savvy
All of You!
‘Precious Soul’ Artwork by Savvy Raj
Your smile is your soul signature
Your voice is the vibration of your energy
Your speech is a channel of communication
Your intention is the story of your purpose.
Your eyes are the window of your soul
Your heart is the expression of your being
Your steps are the path you create
Your actions are the enabler of deeds
Your body is the lighthouse
Your spirit is light.
You are precious.
All of you!
Savvy
Art of problem-solving
The wisdom in the challenges
Is in simplifying the complexity
To turn confusion to clarity
This is the art of problem-solving.
To live in a changing world
We must equip ourselves with new skills.
That can help us navigate through
Without unexpected setbacks.
Systematically finding solutions
Is an important life skill
That identifies a range of issues
That may appear or are already there.
From gathering information, observing the symptoms,
Avoiding preconceived notions
That can obscure the truth.
And asking the relevant questions.
Searching the cause of the effect.
Noticing the details & starting from scratch.
By changing one thing at a time
To see what can work to find a solution.
Prioritizing by weighing options
With time constraints & urgency in the pressure to resolve.
Checking the possibilities of temporary solutions
To buy time for permanent resolutions.
Knowing to always respond than react.
Choosing to find the right time.
And picking the right approach.
For the best solution to the problem.
Success at problem-solving
Can be immensely gratifying
Not just for the businesses
But for oneself knowing you have made a positive difference.
These steps towards finding solutions are relevant for problems in all walks of life.
Choose to be open to changes and work realistically.
You will work your way to finding what works!
Savvy
Hope it continues
There is an expansion
In heart fields
There is energy
Of love & goodwill
Radiating across the world
As we speak
There is a newfound camaraderie
Bonds of friendship & connection
Beyond the walls of isolation
Beyond the fear there is hope.
There is a realization
Of indifference and oversight
And awareness
Of the repercussions.
Soon the world will heal
And recover itself
Such is the law of nature
But hoping for the world
To continue this journey
Of new awakenings
And persevere to preserve
These understandings in the uncertainty
The pristineness of the serenity.
The wisdom from the challenges
Hope it continues to transform
Our world for the better.
Savvy
Its all connected!
It’s all connected!
So much vibrations in this now
That is was and will be playing
As the dance of light and frequency
In the eternal river of time.
Momentous fields of matter
Cosmic rhythms of color at play
Vivid manifestation of vastness
Of potential in the abundance
So much to understand & discover
The truth of the moment
Is connected to it all
Such is the truth of nature in sublimity.
Savvy
And suddenly it works!
First there was fear
And then came panic
On how to cope
So many doubts
That erupt in the mind.
Chaos and confusion abound
And then in the silence that ensues
There is a certain quiet
That feels strange and new
For the world has borne too much noise.
It isn’t comfortable with lack of sound.
The world takes its time to ease in
Soon there is a certain awareness
That pervades all over in the stillness
While the world finds its bearing again.
Savvy
Whose work is it anyway?
Bored?
What boredom, no time for boredom!
says my seemingly exasperated friend in India on the phone.
With the complete lockdown and most on’ Work from home status ‘majority of families are struggling to cope with rising demands of the family be it the seniors at home, children and of course pets as well. The families are now suddenly having no house help, the quintessence of urban class living.
Compared to the Western world in India still, the lure of cheaper labor force makes a household helper available to all. But in the current scare, there are no maids, let alone cooks or gardeners. Except for those who may have a live-in helper which is not often the case.
Suddenly the ‘Work from home’ status actually registers the truth. For it is truly challenging for most families who have never bothered to make their own bed or do dishes or cook ever. In fact, there are many who wait for someone else to make their tea or coffee or get a glass of water.
In these hard-pressed times the major part of the work comes to the women of the household still, in spite of all those talks of women’s liberation that goes on doing the rounds every year around early March.
To all the women, who have suddenly vowed to prove themselves superwoman please take it easy.
A little dirty corner, neglected kitchen shelves, not a four course meal, everything is acceptable. But not at the cost of your own health. Remember your falling sick at these times will be disastrous especially if there is no one to take over from you !!
Stay safe
The women are left with no options as the demands keep on rising as those who are at home are hungrier than ever with time to kill.
There are, of course, some of those evolved households where all are contributing their bit. The onus of responsibility needs to be shared, else it will make every day a living hell.
If only more young parents of today teach all their children both sons and daughters equally to cook, clean and do housework as a part of life skills training so that they also know how to manage a home when they have one, the lives of so many future families will be truly much easier.
As we see it, the future is here with new challenges and unless we are all equipped with basic survival skills and takes into account, ownership, responsibility, and teamwork and move beyond gender biases, it is truly tough to live through times like these.
How are you and your families managing this interim period?
Stay safe and healthy!
Savvy
We Can Heal The World
Our world is meant to heal
But it needs our support
More than ever before.
We need to do the needful
We have to stay safe
We have to be careful.
The truth is we are all vulnerable
And each of us is responsible
For one another’s life in every now.
It is our duty towards life
That is entrusted to us
And the lives that are connected to us.
Time to take every step safely.
Time to tune inward to understand
The healing is in the tuning .
Healing is in our thinking.Think well
Healing is in our listening. Stay safe
Healing is in our praying. Pray heartfully.
Let’s heal our world from where we are!
Savvy
Magic of being.
“One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries to comprehend only a little of this mystery every day.”
~Albert Einstein
Magic of Being
Sense the awe
Be inspired
By the mystery of life
Of the magic of creation.
In the hits and misses
Life leads you towards your purpose
Where every puzzle eventually fits
To create the profound called You.
Sense your life with awe
Treat your world with care
For you are a part of it
Sustain the magic of being.
Savvy
A time to rethink
A time to rethink
Revisit your old patterns
Of being and doing.
Pause a bit and analyze.
On what you did and what mattered.
Check what worked and what didn’t
Filter them out and bridge the gaps
The process will loop in all of you.
Take a look at your self today
Search your sense of identity
That is the truth of who you are
Perhaps buried under the burden of being.
Surface the layers of life
Summon the truths of your being
And course through to chart
Sensing a new shifting in this now
Who knows perhaps
These shifts will alter and align
While turning the world over
To evolve us all for the better along the way.
Savvy
As you are.
Our expressions, our words,
Our movements in time,
Our deeds and actions can help us heal.
Acknowledge your truth as you are!
Every struggle in a moment
It cannot be forgotten.
But we are transformed
In the passage of time
By healing through expressions.
All these words, these soul speaks
Written & shared with the world
Works wonders to heal the wounds within
And seals the roots of pain.
You are stronger in acceptance
Of your vulnerability.
It takes great courage and confidence
To own up to what we endure.
For it is not easy.
To rip open the self for all to see
Knowing you are no longer a mystery
All is visible and plain to see.
Uncovering the doubts and insecurities.
Exposed without excuses
Bared in spirit and soul
But in that is the strength in there
Steering the lightness of being as you are.
Acknowledge your truth as you are!
Savvy
Power of Celestial Light
We are reborn every night
As the beam of sun shines upon us
Every day, we are restored with hope
And faith in the consistency.
Every night awakens to a new day
At the dawn of light
Darkness gives way even in the presence
Of a single ray of light.
Such is the power of light
To instill hope faith and trust
In the possibilities awaiting us.
To envision and uncover our undiscovered light.
To overcome the shadows
As they recede & fade away
For light makes the world more beautiful
As nature is all aglow, in its pristine glory.
So if you are feeling overshadowed in this now
Keep the faith, for your ray of light
Is just around the corner to meet you.
Keep the faith! You will step into the light!
Savvy
Tuning To Healing
Every day make sure to laugh, sing and dance, and see the beauty in every beat of a living heart, and that’s a step to tuning yourself to healing yourself and the world a little more.
Savvy
On Being
When things seem to turn chaotic
When all seems a little askew
When challenges seem to surmount
When life seems a little too dreary
Choose to believe
There is hope
Believe in the good
And be the good!
Savvy
Savvy Raj 
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