The Rhythm....

Look around yourself, the nature has a rhythm. The sun rises, the sun sets, birds chirp , the ocean tide comes in and goes back out. The nature's cycle keeps moving.  so does the rhythm in us keeps moving within, but it moves only when we are in sync. When there is total surrender to life, to what you love doing, to loving yourself the way you.are..its only then you can feel the rhythm. It's the time when you are deeply engrossed in something, it can be your work,  it can be in the calmness of the sea, in the beauty  of the nature, or in simply listening to the music , totally oblivious of everything around you. Surrendering in the total bliss and enjoying the process...of doing what you do....it's the feeling, that you feel at that moment is what moves you in rhythm even without your knowledge.. This is the divinity , the oneness of the soul....something that touches the very core of your being and you find your life is in sync. The Rhythm, requires a little bit of structuring....cause if you notice…..nature does thrive on rhythm and order. When you have order in your life, it maintains sanity when things around us may not be. Structuring provides the stability and gives us the control over our somewhat uncontrollable lives. Yes… for some structuring might sound boring….but if you do ponder a little, structuring gets us the closer to the rhythm in our life.

And yes....like the tidal waves of the ocean, you do come across an off-beat wave...that is out of sync with your rhythm and you drift away from the shore. Some waves makes you uncomfortable, there are memories of hurt, pain , ingratitude attached and you begin to feel the pull and you allow another wave to take you in.  And then you do tell me about how you felt so contended to stay floating in the rhythm of your life, but this offbeat wave has just put you far away from your shoreline.

Here's the magic....as the song goes..." We hold all the keys to our undoing"...it's this drifting that makes you think about the shoreline...it gets you connected to yourself, to think more about the rhythm that you miss so much . And as you search back your rhythm, you see another wave coming your way......you catch a glimpse of the smiles, laughter in the wind, that soften the tensions, the walls crumble down as quickly as a cookie in your hand and you return back to the rhythm of your life. 

I find the  rhythm in your walk, in your smile, in your laugh, in your touch, in your expression, in your caring, in your loving, in everything that you do .....I feel it. You have had this rhythm since the time you were born, it's simply there. I hope you do remember it and I do hope that you can still feel the rhythm.

Waves will keep appearing on your shoreline.....you just have float to the shore and in that process you will find your rhythm!

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Some Answers........

Today after a very long time I got a letter, a beautiful handwritten one.  Imagine the thrill of receiving a letter in times like this, miss those early days, when life was simpler and we could even do without the cell phones in hand. This letter, reminded me a lot of things , a whirlpool of thoughts barging in from all the areas of life, but more profoundly what I thought interesting , was it reminded me of something that we all do, every person does...is look for some validation, some justification and more importantly for some answers. We look for answers...isn't it?

Every moment of our lives, we are searching and finding answers. Wanting to find respite in our everyday lives, some answers come early, some answers take time, some are already on their way towards us, a knock on the door is enough for us to know the answer has been delivered. The Expectations sky rocket, the waiting is too much to bear, yet we keep on looking  around for the answers. At least a clue or a sign is good enough, to calm our hearts. So does the answer come....Yes it does....it comes to us in many ways, it gets delivered but we are so glued to looking for that one answer that we tend to miss, overlook what has been delivered at the moment. So are we open to acknowledge the answer, irrespective whether the answer delivered is in sync with what we expected it to be. 

The issue usually starts when the answer is not in sync with what we expected for a long time......it rattles our heads .... how long is long enough, was our wait justified, was it all worth, so much effort and yet this outcome. This is unnerving, the mind desperately starts searching for answers, to make sense of all that is in the front. It's at this moment, the mind starts looking for a scapegoat, something to be pointed at,  it goes to the level of justifying something that is frivolous in the first place. The signs were already given to us a long time ago, it's when we fail to notice the sign, that's when the issue starts creeping in. For a moment, look at the answer, exactly the way it has been delivered. And in that moment we will realize that the answer was meant to be the way it was delivered to us , nothing more or less.  Perfect the way it is... the answer was inevitable, the more we accept it at face value, the better it is for us to find an appropriate solution. I know most of the time its difficult to digest, but we still have to...It's like the child, wanting a specific toy or an ice cream , nothing seems to pacify.

The answers, when we look deeply , we will notice.....that all along we knew the answer, but somehow we were not willing to accept the outcome, accept the inevitable. Now that the inevitable has been delivered, what next.......the same answer guide us to a new change, a new life, that is waiting to be explored. An answer can change our life in an instant, it's what we do with that change that happens in our life, is what matters in the end. It's never the end of anything in life, it's only a step towards finding a new meaning, a new way, a new outlook to what has been delivered at our doorstep through the means of an answer.

Life is full of surprises and some answers are inevitable, simply take them with a pinch of salt..

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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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Such is life at the moment!

It’s been few days since I blogged, I have been wanting to write, but somehow I wasn't finding the time. Not that I have been busy very much. With the crutches, life has come to halt at the moment for me. But I would still say that life is beautiful in one way or the other. I find myself lucky, to have the support in whichever way I can. People who are there for me, my friends included. Lots of things have happened in last few days and everything is falling into place. Somehow the puzzles are fitting now. Life is tough, but still lovely.

There is a vibrancy , a kind of richness in the air, a sense of belonging, like the flower wanting to be held in the hand. The serenity is breathtaking. Such is life at the moment.  Everybody around is happy, some are cheerful, some are calm and some wanting to better things in their life.  So many reason and life is still beautiful in every way, whichever way you see it. It has always been like that, but sometimes circumstances are such, we can’t see the beauty. And suddenly out of the blue, you get a call and you listen to good news, a baby’s birth, someone falling in love, someone doing well in their life. I recently got a call from a friend, life’s coming full circle for him…He has been there, done everything for himself and his family and now this friend of mine has fallen in love. Never seen him like this before, but its happening. He is not himself, a side that I hadn’t seen since the time I have known. It all seems so magical, he wants to fly everywhere. I have never seen him like this, love does wonders to one souls...am really happy for him. And I know every heart that beats knows what this love about.

When you interact with different people, there are few you realize are there in your life for some purpose, they are there for some reason. And I don’t know how long they will be there. But whatever the relationship, its worthwhile till it lasts.  They bring a special ness in your life; your perspective towards life gets a makeover. And you wonder why you didn’t meet them earlier in life. But still its never to late.

When you discuss things over, you feel the puzzle is getting solved all of a sudden. It was right there, and still we couldn’t find it. As if someone is mocking us, to find what we are looking for.   The heart always knows the answer, but we have got into a set pattern of thinking, that doesn’t allow us to see the picture clearly. Our moods, our negative thoughts become obstacles in our lives. And yes these are the people who make us aware…for some its change for a life time, for some the there is a flutter in the heart, as if the heart has missed the beat. I find these people God sent, otherwise who would have thought someone so far away, would have an effect on someone sitting over here. We all need someone who can guide us, and clear the cob webs and makes sense to what life has to offer and the beauty of all this.  Just their presence is good enough to make things shift in ones life, a good enough reason to change life in one split second. These people give you a different perspective about life. 

Life totally shifts, I am finding myself all over again in a new light. Don't know where my life will lead to, but am thankful to few who came into my life now. A small wish...to be friends for life!

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