Boundless and infinite When it shines from the heart In every aspiration to breathe In every inspiration to bow in the benediction of the spirit
Transmute to transcend towards light Let go of propensities of pettiness Envelope and embrace this aura so bright Let the wisdom of light be always in conscious awareness.
And simply remember the light of the suns ray Will always show the way.
Let us all envelop ourselves with the light of a new dawn and feel the light that envelopes and embraces the world in trust &hope, in peace & faith for a better tommorow for us all.
Happy Diwali to all here. Sharing a few musings from my mother.
Tamaso ma Jyothirgamaya.
On this Diwali let us Illuminate our hearts. Ignorance n impediments Vanish in that brilliance.
Let Faith, prayer, compassion And humility fill the place While false beliefs, prejudices Hatred & anger Dissolve without a trace.
Past year has taught us Many lessons. Many have learnt The real values our lives need.
A disciplined lifestyle With resilience will take us far. The core values our ancestors had Are not mere lessons in vain. They are real essence of health With gratitude, embracing all.
Time to rectify our deeds Done in the quest to excel. Mother Nature knows well How to balance & dwell. Let’s co-exist without harming, Valuing all lives, be it in any form.
Let this Festival of Lights Bring harmony & happiness. Together we will protect This precious divine gift Undoing all our wrongs Restoring what truly belongs.
A Very Happy Deepawali To all of you, Be safe and healthy. Stay blessed ever.
As we celebrate this beautiful festival of lights lets all take some time to connect with the cosmic lights and feel its blessed presence within us all 🙂
There are few gifts Of life in the living Like joy of laughter Like the happiness of smiles Like the sharing of loving kindness Like sensing of gratitude
They add to your life They heal your being Body mind and Soul. The more you have it And live expressing it The better the health of your heart.
A good thought A good deed A good laugh And all is well In the lightness of being.
The process of creation to finding targeted solutions in the world of products to services is a long and winding road in creativity. The general assumption is that of a direct and linear way to creativity. While one thing leads to another it is not always a straight linear road.
It is the very nature of creativity to retrace, rewind, edit and reframe until it makes sense.
Non judgmental understanding and
empathy is crucial to creating solutions.
It is important to set aside ones own assumptions to gain understanding of another’s perspectives and needs.
To brainstorm you need a direction so it is important to give a clear sense of flow and the perspectives gained in understanding and emphasizing with the needs, helps to streamline the flow of thoughts towards ideation.
Ideation is a result of many thoughts, many questions, in analysis, synthesis and deductions.There are so many paths in the process of creative ideation like for instance…
Brainstorming : This is a group creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a conclusion for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members. BrainWriting: Another collaborative creativity concept at work. Here the ideas are all recorded by the creator and then passed on to the next person who can use it as a trigger for their own set of ideas..
The Worst Possible Idea : This is a creative design thinking technique where team members seek the worst solutions in ideation sessions. This eases the pressure and boosts the confidence of the team to challenge assumptions and find better and better ideas
SCAMPER : This is an acronym and each letter stands for a thinking technique: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Reverse.
It is important to know what to focus and what to let go as there will be many plenty of ideas that may come up in the process of ideation. Hence keeping focus on what the actual problem is, helps in finding solutions to address and resolving it.
Then comes the part of checking out whether the ideas are actually a perfect solution by examining the quality checks, fault testing and cross questioning so that the idea can be then accepted or rejected as a solution.
New issues can come up that can challenge the process flow. There would also be new opinions and opportunities to explore and refine more.
So however curvy or zig zag the truth is, the road is full of potential and myriad possibilities in the making. Such is the truth of the creative flow.
Came across my earlier painting capturing the dance of the Northern lights Aura Borealis at night from the seashore and it lead me to pen a few reflections on the dance of the sky…
Dance of the sky
What is it about the Polar lights That compels me to travel some day To take a chance and brave the cold?
Aurora Borealis The dance of lightsUp in the sky.
Ethereal to behold Waltzing colors Enchanting vision
Of fluctuating solar winds In the magnetosphere That pull you to witness
The thrilling spectacle. Of Optical emissions Stirring magical emotions!
Savvy Raj 