Living life well includes taking care of our temple of our being.
A few habits worth inculcating for a lifetime of wellness…
Getting up early
Having breakfast…
Drinking enough water
Sleeping early
Walking regularly
Eating healthy
Avoiding junk food
Avoiding excess sugar, salt & spice.
Moderation in mobile phone usage
Thinking positive thoughts.
After all
We are all a work in progress
Lets be well.
And stay happy inside out.
Savvy
A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day.
A string of such moments can change the course of your life.”
– Chris Gerner
This very relevant quote came my way & I simply had to share ❤
Align the self
Assimilate the learning
Acknowledge the lesson
Amplify your purpose
Accept your presence
Allow yourself to simply be
Savvy
A dear friend shared this picture on social Media and it left me contemplating…
We are born to connect
In one way or other
For a purpose larger
Than our individual self
There is light that we have
That we ourselves may not know
The potential of, that manifests
To serve at the right time.
There is always a reason
For this now, so rise above despair
And look onward and upward
The way is forward in faith
To live and help heal some more.
No wonder its said ‘Hands that help
Is holier than lips that pray…’
We are carriers of hope
That pass on for posterity
Our life is intricately weaved
In every moment of our being
Through the echelons of time
For a reason, we may or never know
Such is the ‘Mystic of life’
In all its brilliant manifestations.
Savvy
Personally speaking, I have a deep interest in the art of movements, especially the ones that elucidate the flow… perhaps that is why I love dancing but on the other hand I have been equally captivated by the beauty of Tai chi and more so Qi Gong.
The healing energy of movement has often been a subject of deep passion, respect and research for me.
Likewise I am especially fond of the flowing Waltz as well. Since childhood, dancing comes naturally to me but have always found myself grappling to understand why martial art is even necessary.Until much later I started exploring the potency of energy in each of us…through a little introduction into Tai chi as well by conscious choice.
Allow me to present my reflections on this subject in a flow….
In a dance
There is an interconnect
Of emotion and movement
As to emote is to sense
The feeling in the flow…
In dance there is an awareness
Of moving in response
Without anticipation.
As in one step less,
The music moves on
And you are left to improvise
On how to match the steps in rhythm.
Yes, truly to dance is to enjoy the life in the moves.
In martial arts
There is flow too
But a flow that is ever in alertness,
In strategic moves and self defense
The speed and swiftness
In reaction and response.
Martial arts often feels like dance… t
But often the difference
Is between life and death.
Both are connected in the deepest sense and yet distinctive like chalk and cheese.
The intention to dance and to fight…is what differentiates.
We dance to let go, to enjoy this now and celebrate it.
In awareness is a flow that merges in harmony to synch in with now in artistry of the moves
The warrior is fighting for peace for survival against all odds
Not knowing what is the next move but yielding to the now to decipher the countermove and strike.
Here too there is often a display of extreme artistry of motion in accuracy of time.
To learn both, takes dedication and practice in patience.
But most of all is the need for relentless will & passion to persevere .
Yes, there is a dancer in a warrior
And a warrior in the dancer.
Choice rests within you.
Just remember, to dance is to live the moments and explore its most aesthetic potential in the flow… choose not to make dance a fight.
Stay joyful in peace.
To learn martial arts is to get into the arena and survive.
Attack or in self defense with least possible harm to get out of harms way to stay in peace.
Both may have their own relevance in purpose
To negate one is to look at only one half of the circle
Just as much as joy is part of life
Safekeeping the freedom to be
Is equally important in every now…
Do you want to dance in peace
Do you want to fight for peace.
Choice is yours to make
Peace or war!
Savvy.
Between belief and trust
There is a fine line
That makes all the difference
For to believe, is one thing
But to trust, is to let go.
In this trustfulness
Is where all the magic happens
And where the wonder comes alive
And beliefs finds meaning
In the ability to trust
Comes along the surrender
And the ability to accept the let go
In knowing there is always hope.
To trust, is to know there is
Always Something more
Than you or I
That will have our back
In complete trust
Life manifests and flourishes
Beyond the niggling doubts
And the unfounded insecurities
Trust is the power that creates possibilities
So important to trust and be trustworthy.
Trust and allow yourself to realize its potential.
To acknowledge trust, is a step ahead in faith.
Savvy
Take nothing for granted
There is always a reason
For things to be, where they are
As they are, however they are…
Let your heart be ever grateful
For things that you have in this now.
And for that which passed you by…
All is well …in this now.
Stay thankful
And take nothing for granted!
Savvy
It is actually simpler to be yourself. There is something that each of us can do better than any other.
So its important then to listen to the inner voice and bravely obey that.
On letting go ….
Making peace with the now,
Very easy, they say.
Follow the breath,
And peace flows.
Yet…
We all know
That it is quite a task
To be consistent.
That’s how life is!
Such is truth in itself
In this now
As every moment
Gives in to the new.
We are meant to be,
To learn and unlearn.
Our senses,
Our emotions
Challenge us in the changes.
Our system takes a toll;
Our beliefs turn around
In soul searching ways…
And then, we learn to see
The moment as it presents itself.
All judgements and assumptions,
All prejudices and preconceived notions
Fade away into the oblivion.
We live in this moment.
In engagement again
But with this now,
Without forgetting what has gone
But forgiving times bygone.
For only then, we make space,
For peace to flow in…
Savvy
I was a little kid when I first came across this beautiful word Aurora …and then I read about the Polar Lights and was truly fascinated.
Back then I read as much as I could find in books before the age of the internet.
For many of us so far away from the poles this is often impossible to imagine beyond a blue sky… let alone the dancing lights.
Resharing this poem which is a dedication to Nature’s dance in the sky… all in the depth of my awe & fascination.
Spectre of brilliance
An opera in the sky
A dance of dazzling lights
Of colours flashing through.
Luminescent beyond compare
Magical spectacle of brilliance in the flow
An undulating waltz in the yonder
An unveiling of earth’s myriad wonders.
Such an ethereal vision
Mystical northern lights
Unbelievable, unforgettable
Awesomeness beyond mere words.
Savvy
What’s your daily routine like?
Do you have one, that you follow consistently or do you change yours with the flow?
How much of the routine is physical exercise and how much is mental work.
Do you try to balance the day with both?
What is your normal day like?
1.Active and hectic with no time to relax.
2.Sedentary and serene but may be too lonely.
3.Eractic
4.Planned
If you truly believe that what you do today will make a difference to your life tommorow here are some tips to change your life for the better from where you are.
Have hope in tommorow.
Maintain a journal with consistency.
Make it a point to choose your words, thoughts and actions well.
Choose to list your tasks and prioritize them.
Learn something new every day, even a little bit helps.
Think well of people, avoid gossip
Reflect on the positive.
Give more than you receive
Share the goodwill always.
Choose to transform yourself for the better each time.
Be alive to life.
Choose to live life not just exist!
Savvy
Your choice to be who you are
Rests with you.
You choose the way you behave
Your attitude to life is your own.
Your behavior is yours to own.
Show up for yourself
Choose to be the best you can!
Choose to leave a heart print of hope
Whenever you can
Wherever you are.
The world will thank your being.
For thats what the world needs most.
Savvy
Overthinking can drive one insane
It came confound than simplify reality
Less thinking is more living.
Be full of life and live life lovingly.
For those who tend to overthink
As a part of their nature
Overthinking can be a disease
That affects us in more ways than one.
For in overthinking can be distracting
With no space between thoughts..
The trick is to quiet the mind
So it allows focus and clarity.
Overcome the addiction to overthink
Often the reason to ruin the now
Often the cause of magnified fear
Overcome the habit of overthinking.
The perils of overthinking
Is that it crowds the mind
Overcome the addiction
Before it begins to haunt you.
Breathe in the good energies
Think positive thoughts, worry less
As the mind has no time to be anxious
And find some space for peace of mind.
Savvy
We often complicate things which are actually very simple.
Perhaps the idea of simplicity is embedded in the complexities
Our ways of life and living often weighs us down in density.
The simple life is seen to be difficult to sustain
We are drawn to searching for more ways of entrapment of our senses
That our views have become colored in the distractions.
The simple truths are submerged in the illusory facades.
Our perception changes with our attitude
The way we see things changes the way things are.
Savvy
Awareness is unique in each of us.
In awareness, there is an expansion
Of horizons of understanding
Of potential possibilities.
Yet, awareness is also about subtlety
Of understanding and of approach,
Of what is beyond bounds.
An ability to keenly discern
What is better left unsaid.
Paradoxical truth of awareness —
Awareness is both the reason
For the light of wisdom
And the despair of knowing.
Awareness raises the bar
Of comprehension by nature.
What’s important is not tilting
The balance by one’s own doing
When awareness makes us most vulnerable
To commit the very error
That we may learn to steer away from.
Such is the paradox of awareness.
Savvy
Savvy Raj 
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