Layer upon layer
Our spheres connect
Communing in nurture
Nuggets of thoughts
Embodying the soul.
Emerging anew each time.
Imprints of life
Etched on our senses
Emotions traversing
Feelings yet to fathom
Wisdom in the changes
Transforming us from within
All in good time.
Savvy
In between moments of a frantic day
Or the restlessness of boredom
Its nice to settle in with a cup of your favourite beverage.
If not for anything else
Just to pause and gather yourself
It creates a space to ponder
And reflect in wonder
And in those moments
Its never dull and senseless
At times it even sparks an idea
Almost out of nowhere
In the association of thoughts
In the camaraderie shared
Every sip seems to soothe
And yet inspire some more
Now think of life too this way
Life is never meant to be rushed
Life is not life if it feels unloved
Take time to live it.
The way is yours to sense & create
The ingredients of a good life
Is the concoction of your choices.
What you make with it
Is what you are left with
Keep it inspirational.
Savvy
To my readers,
It’s a conscious choice to write more, yet streamline my work.
So you may find me posting erratically every once in a while. Although I continue to write every day as I have for the past couple of years .
I simply started to switch to writing on paper, and I shall post one here regularly, but perhaps not every day. I sense great joy in picking up a pen and writing. It connects me up wires my hand brain coordination a little more than tapping on digital keys.
I already find myself relaxing into it as now I can write anywhere anytime with or without internet . This is simplifying as much as satisfying to me.
To talk about the day I first picked up the pen to write, I wrote a few words and found how strange it felt to be actually inking on paper after so long . It was a missing action piece in my work. Typing is not the same thing. It takes away the flow of continuous touch of the pen on paper.
Although I have written every day digitally over these years. I realise how important it is to never lose touch with writing by hand.
Writing digitally may be faster but fine muscle coordination and postural stability improve when you write with a pen.Something I want to work on again…
The simple joys of flowing with a pen and looking at your work right before you, a tangible piece that connects you with yourself in the touch. It’s hard to replace.
My writing, which seemed erratic at first due to lack of practice, has seen much improvement. Hope this art is not forgotten by other writers.
A point of reflection:
When was the last time you took time to write with a pen on a page ?
Savvy
Art of slow…
In sensing the breath
Flowing with the rhythm
Of lifes myriad manifestations
Learning & developing the art
Of feeling oneness
Of pausing in wonder
Of harmony in the flow
Embracing the pause
Embodying the flow …
Savvy
Move from instinct
Move through space
Meet it with grace
Turn inward
Hear the truths echo
In peaceful silence
Forgive in gratefulness
Sense your expression
Tĺhink calmly
Being more available
To your own self
Process your emotions
Clearing residues left in time .
To respond than react
In life & living.
Savvy
Crossing over
Bridges of time
Beginning to end
Ending to begin again
In body spirit & souls
Infinite forms of expressions
Between betwixt & beyond
Bonding new & old
In part & whole
Tuning into the sounds
Of harmony & rhythm
Inexplicable joys
Of moments in movements
As paths are splayed
Across time to tide over
In every moment
The choice is yours to take.
Savvy
Whenever you feel overwhelmed
And stalled in your efforts
When you feel you are lost
In too many things
And that whatever you are doing
does not serve you at all…
Do care to ask yourself
this simple question
for a conscious reset:
What is noise & what matters?
© Savvy
A calm composed nature
Allows space for response
An agitated mind & heart
Creates room for errors,
Of judgment & misunderstanding.
Patience is a virtue
An undervalued skill
In cultivating patience
You encourage a moment
For reflection before response.
To be patient is an opportunity
To be able to lean into the silence
And glean fresh perspectives.
For every moment is filled with it..
In seeing every moment,
in the journey as a step forward
than a race against time.
Is about cultivating patience.
Creating conscious peace in mindful ways.
Savvy
Wished a very enterprising friend
On his birthday today
Umpteen solar cycles wise
He has weathered
the storms of life
And yet through it all is a joy to connect
I paused a moment
when I read his reply
beyond the thank-you.
In his words…
“My days are long and boring, but at this stage of my life, boring is a desired quality.
May life give you what you desire the most at every stage of your life”.
His words touched my heart
It speaks much of a spirit
wanting to do much more
A recognition of boredom,
Is the desire to unravel life
some more.
Boredom creates a space
Between the steps
In realization and acknowledgement
Of the preciousness of time
And that is in itself, valuable
For it is allowing you to tap
into potential possibilities.
And discover something more,
awaiting your creativity
on the other side of boredom.
In finding the good in boredom
Life isn’t so boring after all!
I thank my friend for his kind blesses &
I wish my dear friend
a fascinating birthday
that lights up his day
and brings joy to his heart.
Savvy
Today am happy to share an introspective piece of poetry by my mother Anjana.
Mind
The strange , invisible me
Playing me like a puppet
In its hands.
All of a sudden
When in a group of happy hearts
The neurons in my grey cells suddenly switch
some remote thoughts
Buried deep in my memory folds .
And lo,
amidst the laughter and gaiety
I shrink to my own self,
Away from this Now n Joy.
Amidst a mourning group,
Or sad events,
It strings the tune of
Blessed moments
Making me smile within myself.
How powerful are
The seeds of thoughts
Arising from the depth of mind
Controlling my
moods, words and actions.
It makes me dance to its tunes.
I become a slave to its
Whims and fancies
Losing control of my own self
And repenting later.
All happens in spite of
learning about
awareness and detachment.
When I will learn to tame
The wild horse,
And become the master from slave.?
From time to time
Make it a habit
To give yourself a gift
For wellness sake
The gift of nature
Plant a seed
Walk in nature
Hug a tree, touch a flower
Meditate in open spaces
And reduce your stress.
And uplift your mood
Savvy
It’s a radically transforming act
In this rapidly evolving world
When you let compassion move beyond aspirations
To being an actionable practice,
For the truth is, empathy is not elusive behavior
It is a trainable trait
Every act of kindness
Thoughtful presence
In choosing compassion & care
Reshapes & rewires our neural pathways
To empathic connections.
Here is a guided meditation for cultivating compassion in thoughts words & deeds.
Take a few moments to ease in and breathe genttly in a quiet space.
In awareness calmly sense the natural rhythm of your own breath.
Think of someone you know who is kind and imagine the warmth that radiates from your heart towards them and extend the very same energy to someone who is challenged by it.
In every inhale, welcome peace in silence and likewise in every exhale release the unnecessary. Inhale faith and exhale doubt.
Every positive compassion filled thought reshaped the internal narrative and the world around us.
Sense the moments integrating in empathy in compassionate connection & possibility.
Incorporating such conscious and intentional practices embodies compassion into our spheres of influence in and around us through thoughts, words & deeds
Do share your reflections on what it means to be connected in the world today. Let’s spark the movement towards cultivating global compassion.
I sincerely resonate with these words .
I have often seen the perils of burnout up close in professional and personal life over many years. As a coach and mentor it has been often clearer to me that having the blessing of many interests and hobbies like dance and art and sports in my life, I have steered away from burnout with a perspective shift. It helped balance my work and personal life.
But over the years watching people of all ages moving towards burnout due to many factors some avoidable and sometimes due to relentlessly challenging situations in their lives, occurrence of burnout is a reality sooner than you know.
Workaholics are the worst hit as often as Type A personalities. People in power positions founders challenged by their own hamster wheel climb , running their race, stressed and distressed between the managing and funding of their enterprises. To people who are intrinsically overt perfectionists trying to outdo themselves beyond abilities and suffering physically emotionally and mentally thinking that in doing so they have proved their worth. Likewise young students with extreme pressure from parents to perform well in something that they are not interested in. Have seen cases of students in engineering stream, forced to take it when their heart is in arts and humanities .
The difference is between enjoying the work and overworking is in feeling exhausted by the work you do to such an extent that you cannot connect with your self anymore.
When your passion turns in an obsession,
When you are pushing yourself over the brink without consideration for your own health.
Your absence affects your family When you think you are giving it all, but what you are giving is, stealing a loved ones time with you.
Imbalances you create in your life have a way of finding you and testing your life. Make sure to live life when you have it, with all of you.
Cont’d
Happiness is sensed
In the moments
Loving myself to be
To being, all that I can be
Allowing the self to enjoy
The life in the moments
Can be happiness to me.
I read this meaningful quote I share below…
‘Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrating it for everything that it is’.
Mandy Hale
What is happiness to you?
Savvy
Creative poetry for the above image.
Born a raw stone
I am a pebble
A force of nature
Through the tumults of life
The highs & lows
Around the bend
Smoothening the spikes
Rounding the edges
Until the spirit shines through.
Savvy
Savvy Raj 
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