Savvy Raj

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Your choices, your way

A painting by Savvy Raj

Every thing that interests you

Every word that you choose to hear & say

Every book you choose to read

Every thing you choose to do

Every place you choose to be

Is an open book of yourself

Your choices come from you

You have it all within

In your choices is a dimension

Of your own truths.

Embedded with in you

Awaiting emergence.

You manifest your own way.

Savvy


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Life changing moment

Speaking about few years ago, getting a major surgery that was absolutely necessary was life  changing. It improved the quality  of my life. I reclaimed my life became even more alive, post it.

Though I chose not to focus on the difficulties,  I do have a lesson learned. 
Lesson :  Address health issues as they come in.Never ignore or delay what is necessary. It only complicates. It has been a blessing  and I always will thank my doctor for this second lease of life I have.
Grateful 🙏

Take care of your self.

What is your one life changing moment?


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On Conflict Resolutions

Building bridges of understanding 

Listen first. Give your opponents a chance to talk. Let them finish. Do not resist, defend or debate. This only raises barriers. Try to build bridges of understanding”. Dale Carnegie

Have you managed and resolved conflicts in virtual teams? If so, you will agree on how much communication matters in building bridges of understanding.

On Virtual Conflict Resolutions

Conflicts and its resolution are part of teams dynamics. An empathic approach to that is inclusive, non-judgemental, proactive  and  open to establishing safe discussion spaces creates positive outcomes in virtual scenarios.

In virtual team management  scenario, it is important to define and understand what matters to each person or team to find the path forward. Creating a mutual connection virtually  bridges over misunderstanding, encourages trust and strengthens relationships, leading to positive communication.

Being objective, mindful and  awareof unconscious biases that influence perception helps create a roadmap towards resolutions.

What are your challenges in managing virtual conflicts?

How do you resolve them? Do  share your perspectives.

©Savvy Raj


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Humanity


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What is something you love about nature?

The vibrancy of nature
The adaptability of creation
The constancy of change
The arresting colours
Unshackling of spirit
The inter connections
Soulful vibes and sounds
Imparting wisdom profound
And not to forget
The enthralling  views
Are all things I love about nature
What about you?

Savvy Raj


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Waves


In the waves lies the secret of creation. Walter Russell


The waves signify freedom 

Of flow in the movements

In the rise ad fall

In the swing and sway

Waves are all about change

Like no two moments are alike

No two waves are alike

Each shaped in the momentum

Of its own path in the making

Gliding through in grace

Like swivelling sands

And twirling tides…

In the highs and lows

Each creatings it’s own destiny.

Fear not the waves of time 

As it comes so it goes

Leaving lessons in its wake

So much to learn and unlearn.

Savvy Raj


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On leadership.

Poignant truths  to remember for all leaders

You are human and not a machine and so is your team.

You are here to lead, not here to be liked by all. 

You will also make mistakes,  and that is how you learn

You will adapt as you cannot control everything, some things are unavoidable and  sooner you  acknowledge  it the better.

You will be challenged by a few in inexplicable ways , but these experiences will empower you.

Your teams will outgrow you in time, even if you have invested your all in them .

You will learn how to sustain in the letting go , that is the way of evolving with change.

And most of all the higher you climb the lonelier you will feel.

Be prepared to manage  it.


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The phase of blur


Between and betwixt
The light & dark
There is a phase of blur
Wherein clarity is embedded. 

In this momentary distortion
The phase holds the potential
For infinite possibilities.
Awaiting its turn to appear
Blur may seem bleary,
But like a bud holds the bloom
Blur holds the moment of clarity.


Fear not the blur
It’s a transient phenomenon
Like all things
Change is the only constant.


An embodiment of uncertainty
Of the uncomfortable reality
Blur takes its time to clear
Like a foggy winters day.


It makes you imagine your truths
In the shadows of grey
Between the black & white
Blur may seem challenging
But it provokes perception
To decipher this dance of illusion & reality

Savvy


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Listening is healing

Often we are so full of ourselves.

So focussed on our thoughts

On our ways and deeds

That we forget to pay attention.

There is a world beyond us.

That’s full of promise

Of possibilities  in it’d potential

To help and heal us

Only if we truly take our time

To listen  well and be there .

Listen to understand and care

Listen to learn and know

Listen to explore the unsaid

Listen keen and deep.

The answers to many of life’s challenges is in listening

Listen  well, it  heals one another.

Savvy


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Keep the faith

In the most difficult time

Keep the faith & have patience

Continue to do the best you can.

Trust yourself to find light.

Savvy


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The divinity within

When every breath is a consciousness
In awareness
Of the divine energy of life.

Of its presence in every inhale and exhale.
Between two breaths  and the spaces within.

But this awareness  needs cultivation…

Of  mindful breathing  as a practice for a life time. 
In it is the spirit of life
And our own spirituality… influenced and constituted,  strengthened in each mindful breath
Hopefully…
A work in progress✨️ 🙏✨️

Savvy


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The light of the night

Image Credits : Art by Savvy Raj

Can you believe in the beauty

Of light in the night,

As much as in the day?

For night becomes a background

Receding for the light to shine

Brightly the hope that it emits.

Fear not the darkness  of night

For it leads the way to light.

Savvy Raj


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Awakening the senses

A scent that calls in a deeper breath…while savoring the sensation…

‘Petrichor’ is one of the fragrances  that is earthy yet divine to me . There is something  grounding and yet ethereal in its ephemeral  smell. Taking me to places and spaces I cannot fathom, yet moves me.Evoking emotions in the  memories and invoking pleasant feelings of playing in the fields following  the first rain. I am also reminded of green woody forests,with tall trees, where the  air is pristine and pure.


I sense the freshness of first rain on earth in its smell enveloping me. Just a whiff and it transports me to many realms of my own being, as it invigourates me.
I can never stop appreciating it… and can never have enough  of it.

Do you like the fresh fragrance of first rain on dry earth?

What emotions are evoked in you?

Do share your thoughts…

Savvy  Raj


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Fleeting moments

There is beauty in this now

But a sadness in letting go

Learning to appreciate this now

And accept the changing moments

As part of every now

Helps envision beyond what is

For all is transient.

Savvy Raj


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Life lessons from trees

Trust trees to teach us

The lessons in living life

In adaptation to change

In flexibility & resilience

In sustaining for the future

In giving,  sharing & letting go

Knowing the significance

Of bonds and boundaries

In networking and communication

Of perseverance in bearing fruits

To trust and wait in patience

And so much more…

Above all in faith, hope & self belief

To grow from a seed to a tree.

Savvy Raj