Savvy Raj

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On Respect & Inclusion

When you are in a position of influence especially as a coach, a trainer you are responsible to aid the development and building up of life. From the  life coaching perspective there are many humane standards that help reach the set goals.

As a coach, respect and inclusion  are significant  for the success of your coaching. It is important to  show  ‘Respect’ not only for individual  or team you are coaching by being unbiased and empathic of their abilities,  but also for your time and effort as well as respect for the reason and need for coaching .

As for inclusiveness, without it you cannot build rapport as a coach. Inclusion is also about being attentive and open minded of diverse perspectives and opinions.

Over the decades, coaching  individuals and groups as a Dance Educator & Trainer,and a Life Coach, I have had varied experiences of how being inclusive, empathic, open minded to listen and understand, sharing mutual respect has made a positive impact on the coaching process.

Both respect and inclusion can make a meaningful and lasting difference in the lives of those you coach.

What do you think? Do share.

©Savvy Raj


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Salute to Trees

Came across a beautiful tree in my walk  this morning…

Wondering of the lifetime experiences that trees live through

Of how many seasons it must have seen

Of how it must have survived through the storms

As well as enjoyed the beauty of springtines

Of the countless lives it could have generously sheltered

And continues to do so….

Strengthened by nature

Thriving in the surviving

Salute to the tree.

© Savvy Raj


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You

No one but you

Knows your true self

Empower your self

Create your life

Being yourself.

Be kinder, be connected

With yourself.

Allow to express your self.

Your truths in your voice

Makes you feel heard

Your voice with your words

Makes you understand

You are more than enough

To sense the light in you

Find out for yourself

With all of you

Who you truly are.

©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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On Knowledge

Here is a ChatGPT Translation from an interesting Tamil forward.

One day, a cleaner who was tidying up an airplane found a book in the cockpit titled “How to Fly an Airplane – Part One.”

He opened the book. On the first page, it said, “Press the red button 🔴 to start the engine.” He sat in the pilot’s seat and pressed the red button, and the engine started!

He was very excited. He turned to the second page. It said, “Press the blue button 🔵 to move the airplane.” He did so, and the airplane started moving and began to speed up.

Now he wanted to fly. He turned to the third page. It said, “Press the green button 🟢 to make the airplane fly up.” He pressed the green button, and the airplane lifted off and started flying. He flew happily for 20 minutes.

Feeling very satisfied, he decided to land the airplane. He turned to the fourth page of the book.

That was it; he started to panic, his hands and feet trembling. The reason was, the fourth page said, “To learn how to land the airplane, purchase and read the second part of this book from the nearest bookstore.”

Moral:
Don’t dive into something without fully understanding it.

Incomplete knowledge is not only dangerous but also hazardous⚠️


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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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A reminder

As you go through daily life
Just care to remind yourself
That you are being watched over
And cared far.
This simple habit will bring
You immense peaceYou will transmit universal love.
Peace be with you

©Savvy Raj


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Life Partners

Life teaches lessons in living

Not all are blessed with knowledge

Of where they are erring…

Most find out much later.

Perhaps that is the difference

Between a life lived

And a life lived well.

©Savvy Raj

Read this poignant life story share.

A GEM BY SAEED JAFFREY

DISCLAIMER: CERTAIN FACTS HERE MAY BE INACCURATE BUT THE ESSENCE OF THE PIECE IS STILL VERY MEANINGFUL ABOUT VALUING PARTNERS.

Saeed Jeffrey divorced Madhur Jaffrey for his second wife Jennifer. But this veteran actor has won the hearts with his heart-wrenching regret.

This came out, a few years after he left this world.
30-Jul-2019

From the diary of Sayed Jaffrey, the famous bollywood character actor:

I was 19 when I was married to Mehrunima who was 17. As I grew up, I was very fascinated by the british culture in colonial India. I learnt to speak English fluently, wear suits with grace, and developed impeccable etiquettes. But Mehrunima grew up to be my complete opposite – homely, a typical housewife. All my advices and admonishments couldn’t change her basic personality – an obedient wife, a doting mother and a good homemaker.

But she was not what I wanted. More I tried to change her, more we drifted apart. Gradually she metamorphosed from a cheerful affectionate young girl into a quiet insecure woman. Meanwhile I started getting attracted to a co-actor of mine who was all what I wanted in my wife.

After 10 years of marriage, l divorced Mehrunima, left my home and married my co- actor. I had ensured financial security of Mehrunima and my kids . For about 6-7 months everything went well. Then I started realising, my new wife was not caring and affectionate. She was only concerned about her beauty, her ambitions, her wants and desires. Sometimes I missed Mehrunima’s caring touch and concern for my welfare.

Life moved on . I and my new wife were 2 persons living in a house, not one soul living in a home. I never went back to find out what happened to Mehrunima and my kids.
After about 6 -7 years of my second marriage, I came across an article on a Madhur Jaffrey, an upcoming famous chef who had recently launched a book of her own recipes. The moment I looked at the picture of the smart elegant lady, I was stunned. It was Mehrunima. But how could it be ??? She had remarried and changed her maiden name too.

I was shooting abroad at that time. She lived in US now. I caught the next flight to US. I inquired about her where abouts and went to meet her. She refused to see me. My daughter who was 14, and son who was 12, told her they wanted to talk to me one last time. Her new husband was by her side. He was also my children’s legal father now.
To this date, I cannot forget what my children told me.

They told me that their new father knows the meaning of true love. He Broke Da Cage of Negativity. He accepted Mehrunima as she was and never tried to change her into what he himself was, because he loves her more than he loves himself. He let her evolve at her own pace and never tried to force his wishes on her. He accepted and enjoyed her person as it was. And she has bloomed into a confident loving affectionate self reliant lady today under her second husband’s selfless love and acceptance.

Where as I was full of selfishness, demands and unacceptance of her persona had crushed her and then in my selfishness had discarded her. Creating a Cage of Negativity.

The Greatest learning of my life-

You don’t change people you love, you love them as they are….

  • Sayyed Jaffrey


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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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Patience in Perseverance

Sometimes after we have done our very best
We need þatience as much as perseverance
Time heals it all they say
In throes of torment
We need to trust time to pass to a better moment.
We need patience in waiting.


©Savvy Raj


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Be light

The day we learn
to be light
live in lightness
not take things so seriously
we truly start living.

After all the sun will rise
& set in its own course,
life will flow in the river of time, why not think of living it
cruising along knowing
nothing lasts forever.

©Savvy Raj


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Verses in Faith

For me the art of poetry is…
A faith in the verses that flow.

And faith in the flow that finds its purpose,
For faith is all there is,
Without it nothing is.

©Savvy Raj


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For love is meant to be…

The world needs universal love

Keep your stock of love unlimited

Let it flow freely without doubt

Let it be inclusive & expansive

Know it will find its path

Back to you in infinite measure

Know love  is meant to be

©Savvy Raj


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You will find yourself

Focus on one thing

Give it all you got

Be totally engaged

Until you sense magic

In the unfolding journey…

You will find yourself!

©Savvy Raj


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Colours of the sky

Sharing my verses that was inspired by vivid thoughts on Oneness.

Colours of the spirit
Pouring from  the heart
Sensing the feelings
Evoking the emotions…

If every colour in the sky
Rained down on earth
If every colour of the rainbow
Poured itself out from the cup of life
Colouring the planet  in vibrance
The world may see these very colours
In the deepest core of the earth.
For as is above so is below…

Nature is abundant in its flow
In the river of time
Trust nature to paint in vividity
Splashing on the canvas of the earth
Painting  patterns in the fluidity…

The sky and land
The mind and body
The spirit and the soul
Aligning in the Oneness of the flow.

©Savvy Raj

Artwork prompted by me created by AI

#flow #savvyarts, #nature #confluence  #awareness #Oneness