Take a Chance........

How would  life be without the chances that we got till now, am sure life would be dull and drag. This isn't a perfect world and we are not perfect people and we all need chances. I am at my nth number of second chance right now and I am not ashamed to admit it. I have failed a lot, but I have tried a lot too. We rarely get things right for the first time. Our life starts with a decision to try again and again and give another shot to the failed attempt. It's normal to make mistakes, we learn and we grow and take a chance again.

A chance......Simply said or asked...what a lovely word is this! It acts as an adrenaline pull for everyone and including me. If life gives us a chance again, what would we do......Just this thought is enough and it even sounds so beautiful....yes ! this is exactly what comes to my mind. A chance to be happy, a chance to make a difference, a chance to live life all over again, a chance to get back on feet, a chance to Love again....a chance to say Sorry, a chance to Forgive , a chance to say Thank you, a chance to Forget, a chance to live Life on its own term, a chance to Celebrate, a chance to Move ahead , a chance to Let Go, a chance to learn something New , a chance to make things Work, a chance to renew wows, a chance to renew relationships., a chance to be strong......there's so much to this word....every second of our life we are given a chance. 

There is fear, apprehension, skepticism, yet we do need to take the chance to know what life is once we take the chance, perform the action and be complete with it. Yes I understand! It's not easy at all . We often forget that if trying to find that certain someone or something is a tiring process, we have the right to stop. It's often the chasing, what was once a vital part of our lives. But by no means , are we allowed to deny ourselves the chance to be happy , in fear of being hurt again.  And also more important is never give yourself a chance to fall apart , because when you do , it becomes a tendency and it happens over and over again.

So when do we know whether there is a chance available or when do we know we can take a chance...its a matter of choice..but the beautiful fact is this... a chance is available every single second....its only a matter of our willingness to take the chance. So what are we waiting for, who are we waiting for....etc....chance is already there all the time..in front of us, we just have to take the STEP.

Am taking my baby steps to walk back again and move towards the life I want. Each one of us  has the chance to be happy again.....Just Take A Chance!

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The Gracefulness of Serenity........

The Serenity that I feel at the moment is as blissful as this man sitting by the lake. The mind is at peace, even when I am feeling ever expanding ripples caused by events happening within me and around me. The ripples are just  a way of life, which only gives us an experience to learn from. The way things are at the moment, there is no urgency to to reach anywhere, to be in a certain way, to please someone, to be someone. I am simply at peace with myself and where I am at the moment. The stillness that I feel within even in the midst of the waiting, the uncertainty is beautiful. A sense of calmness has set in, was this the way I felt earlier...I might have but I have just started to notice it more so lately.

Life is just the way it is, simple , beautiful , adventurous,  interesting , delightful etc....one can simply go on adding different adjectives. And yet when we look at our wants , desires, wishes; and we ask ourselves when will things start getting done, getting accomplished, that's the time we start losing the moment that is there to cherish. Desires , wants make up our lives, but that's only the part of our life not the whole of who we are. There are things we want to achieve, there are things that we want to feel, want to have, things that we desire. The list is endless, the list is way for us to feel good, to feel worthwhile. It's important to have a certain degree of security, a certain amount of accomplishment, a certain amount of worthiness. Cause that's what gives us a sense of who we are, where we are, what makes us happy, what makes us feel good.

But Life always brings with it a certain amount of uncertainties. Uncertainties can be in the form of unexpected , unwanted turn of events in life. Be it a personal loss, a relationship gone sour , a heartbreak, a disease, an accident, a deal not gone through,  financial losses..there can be plenty of uncertainties that one can think of.  And in this midst we start caring about people's approval, we become prisoner for life. Once we start chasing something, our heart  never unclench. And we say" I never expected this to happen , am so devastated".  It's in this moment of crisis, in the moment of upheaval if we simply let go off the injury, the hurt, the pain, the let down, the chase and just do our work and STEP BACK. We are on the path to serenity , which is simply there in us , we simply need to find it .

If we only.........it's for us to find the path that leads to gracefulness in life.

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Deep Down within the Heart.......

Deep Down within the heart.......What do we feel?. Countless emotions come rushing back.... we know exactly what's the feeling within. That's the exact feeling that tell us the truth, the reality as it is. When we feel the deep calmness, about something or someone, we know we are on the right track. It feels good...the feeling of elation and happiness surrounds us. Cause deep down within the heart we feel  that the things are perfect just the way its meant  to be. It doesn't matter whether it's the way we wanted it, but we still feel so good about it. This feeling that we get It's not fake , it is  real. Ponder over the feeling that comes from within..and when we do get a thought..."Is whats happening - is it worth it or not worth it..?"

Don't we all have answers, even when we know that it isn't worth it. The heart keeps beeping back at us about facts. This is our hearts way of asking us to please have a look , recheck, re-evaluate that someone or something in our lives. But are we willing to consider the answer. I doubt. Our attachments are tough to defy and make us look up for the signs,  for the clues.The time is spent in thinking, wanting, hoping, contemplating and stretching.The heart never lets us down, cause it always tells us the truth about how we feel, the way we feel . We know the worthiness of something or someone.

Have you ever poured your life and energy into someone or something even when you knew it wasn't worth it. Were you successful ? and what were the result? If we observe there are countless occasions, when we invest time, money etc....knowing for a fact that it isn't leading us anywhere. And yet we continue  with the hope that things would get better or we can sort it out. There's a lot of stake, when we hold on to something that is not worth...but sometimes the realization comes a little too late.

Around a year back I had a very beautiful relationship....the feeling was sacred, beautiful , and yes with attachment too....I poured my entire life into the relationship.....and I simply kept pouring and pouring....and one fine day....I acknowledged the signs that were coming from deep down within my heart. I sincerely wished for the relationship to work at all cost...all in the hope that it will. When the end came, My sense of loss and grief was real! I realized I couldn't spend more time...because I had tried everything that was in my capacity and it wasn't worth . The time had come to let it go and even though it was hard and painful...it had to be done...

What happens when we discover that we are pouring water into a broken container

Do we get another jar?
Do we fix the jar?
Do we keep pouring?

We hang on to something or someone...for the good memories that we share ...it can be a person or a thing....something so special to us. But there are signs, that keep telling us...that this isn't going ahead. Countless decisions are made to simply fix it, trying to make sense, trying to give sense, this takes up all the energy, the feel good moment is what makes us carry on....Our determination to fix it at all cost, is what most of the time lets us down. Cause we are simply not seeing the signs that's coming from deep within the heart. And we keep on pouring , pouring pouring our life into that something or someone...just to make it work, to fix it. It's unthinkable to imagine life without....

Consider the life that you are leading at the moment..

what or who are you pouring your energy or life into?
what are the returns?
do you like what you see?

Just look deep down within the heart...and you will get all your answers

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