Holding onto those slipping moments*

As a child we always tend to get amused by the grownups for funny reasons. The grownups do not have to go to school or study. Office is lucrative thing then and salary day is the best day.

Once you get into the grownups’ shoe; then you realize how much it pinches. Before you enjoy the salary day; you start planning the expenses!!

The worst of the being grown up is as you grow up; your parents start getting old. I know it is part and parcel of the life but still it pains. As a process of being grown up you tend to get exposed to all the things once were shielded from you in your young ages. The bitter facts of life like accidents, hospitals, medicines , deaths, so on and so forth. One needs to learn to deal with all; with a brave face even if you are shattered inside so that you could save those younger ones/dependents from the impact.

Probably the best part of grown up age is that you learn to give; you learn to care about others more than yourself and most of the times without expectations. You tend to have a bigger and forgiving heart unlike those young ages where you tend to hold grudge against many small things. You tend to learn to let things go; probably because you have shift of priority. You face all that is not good and pass those good vibes those younger ones/dependents.

There is nothing right or wrong in being grownup. It comes up with both. Probably that is why life makes more sense.

Still somewhere – sometimes you try to hold those carefree moments of life in your fist; give a try to stop them from slipping away even though you know they will slip by any ways…and you realize you have grown up; you need to learn to provide a shield instead of you go in search of one for yourself!!

*Courtesy: http://raysofthoughts.blogspot.com/ - few edits made to original words

R.Kelly - I Believe I can Fly

A Beautiful and Favorite Composition from Good 'Ol Days!

Untitled and Unknown

Would you become so subtle
that you could scatter bits of your essence
around the world and see through them?

Can you enter the moment so fully
that it disappears into everything?

Could you enter life with such fullness
that it loses all form, overflowing into death?

Or will the valley embrace the sky so deeply
that they melt into one, for you?

This too shall pass*

“This too shall pass” A brilliant line that I firmly live by.

The one constant in this universe is that everything changes. Remind yourself of this - the one sad moment you are feeling now will be balanced out with happy moments soon - think of the bigger picture!

I get really sad / irritated / angry when I see people moping and wallowing in sorrow about things that cannot be changed. Obsessing about what could have been, or living with regret and overwhelming guilt is not going to change anything. What a waste of time and energy!

Things happen in life. Businesses fail, someone you love may dump your sorry ass, you may loose your job, or you can fall ill. It is what you do about it that counts. You have two options:

A) You can spend your time feeling sorry for yourself, telling yourself that you simply did not deserve it.
B) Or you can get over it - get on with your life and use your opportunities.

So “under normal circumstances” you would have been a SUPER person? You woundn’t have stalked your ex, or sabotaged your business competition? Maybe you wouldn’t have been mean too your friends, and lied to your family?

It’s too easy to justify your shoddy behaviour with the line: “under normal circumstances I…” When life is going exactly the way you want, it’s easy being a cool person! But when things are changing and not planned according to your desires, does it suddenly give you license to lack character and strength?

You are given ONE chance in life - wake up and make things happen. You are given a specific amount of time, which presents itself with various opportunities and happenings in life. So you met someone new? Good for you. So you have to let someone go - do it. If you care about them let them be happy. So your business failed. Get up, dust yourself off and try again! So all of this might not have been ideal timing - what is ideal timing?

Timing and circumstance is not an excuse for appalling behaviour. It does not give you a license to mope!

It is what you DO that counts!

Feeling low or depressed? Breathe… count till 10 and tell yourself: “This too shall pass” and move on with your life! Live for the happy moments.

*Courtesy: http://www.feistyfemale.com/

Waqt

Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein,
Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi.
Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,
Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai,
Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi.
Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,
Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain,
Par Dosti Ke Lye Waqt Nahi.
Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,
Jab Apno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Aankhon Me Hai Neend Badee,
Par Sone Ka Waqt Nahi.
Dil Hai Ghamon Se Bhara Hua,
Par Rone Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.

Paison ki Daud Me Aise Daude,
Ki Thakne ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.
Paraye Ehsason Ki Kya Kadr Karein,
Jab Apane Sapno Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi.

Tu Hi Bata AE Zindagi,
Iss Zindagi Ka Kya Hoga,
Ki Har Pal Marne Walon Ko,
Jeene Ke Liye Bhi Waqt Nahi.......

-- Anonymous

Sometimes*

Sometimes, there are days that go well.
And then there are days that do not go well.
You are happy on days that go well and not so happy on days that don't.

Sometimes things are in your control
And sometimes they aren't
You feel proud when they are and sulk when they aren't

Sometimes the mind is relaxed
And sometimes it is weary.
You feel in good when it is relaxed and uneasy when it isn't

Sometimes fate (if it exists) is in your favor
And sometimes it isn't so much in your favor
You feel in control when it is and helpless when it isn't

Sometimes you admit to mistakes
And sometimes you don't
You feel humble when you do and like an ass when you don't

Sometimes things are familiar
And sometimes they aren't
You feel comfortable when they and uncomfortable when they aren't

Sometimes you like people
And sometimes they irk you
You enjoy their company when you like them and feel like whacking them when they irk you

Sometimes you fight
And sometimes you compromise
You lose common sense when you fight and give in when you compromise

Sometimes you talk
And sometimes you listen
You hope people listen when you talk with/without caring if you ever listen

Sometimes you search forever
And sometimes you find
You get frustrated when you search and feel content when you've found.

Sometimes you think
And sometimes you do
You wonder why it plays out such that - you should have done when you were thinking and you should have thought when you did.

Sometimes this post makes sense
And sometimes it doesn't
You understand it when it does and ask "What the heck" when it doesn't.....

*Courtesy: Kroopa Shah

Fortune!

Today's fortune: You will always have good luck in your personal affairs

Ha Ha Ha! The timing could not have been ANY better!

I had planned the following as a separate post to be posted some other day...however, the above fortune line tempts me to post it right away with this forecast:

Beautiful Gujarati Words:

કોણ કે’ છે લક્ષ્ય વીંધે કોઇ એવો જણ નથી ?
જોઇ લે, આ હાથમાં ગાંડીવ છે, ગોફણ નથી !

હું તને મારો ગણીને બંદગી કરતો રહું.
ને ખુદા, તું એમ વરતે છે, કે કંઇ સગપણ નથી ?

જાન આપો કે ન આપો, આંચકીને લઇ જશે,
આવશે હકદાર થઇને, મોત કંઇ માગણ નથી !

અલ્પ જીવનમાં બધીયે કેમ સંતોષી શકાય ?
બહુ તમન્નાઓ છે દિલમાં, એક બે કે ત્રણ નથી !

મધ્યદરિયે ડૂબવામાં એ જ તો સંતોષ છે,
આ તમાશો દેખવા માનવનો મહેરામણ નથી.

હાલ તું આવા અધૂરા માનવી સરજે છે કાં ?
વિશ્વકર્મા ! તારું પણ પહેલાં સમું ધોરણ નથી.

ફાવશે ક્યાં ક્યાં હરીફોની હરીફાઇ, ‘અમીર’ ?
મારી સમૃધ્ધિનાં કાંઇ એક-બે કારણ નથી !

Quotes - From Lots of Sources on Web

-- Being happy doesnt mean everything is going Perfect & Fine in life...!!! It rather means one has Learned to look beyond the Imperfections...!!!

-- "Things change, people change, time change, but that doesn't mean you forget the past or try to cover it up. It simply means that you move on and treasure the memories.... Letting go doesn't mean giving up in life... it rather means accepting that some things were never meant to be."

-- To live is to embrace change, and if one is going to react to every situation of departure from one kind of thing with regret, one is doing oneself a disservice and doing the potential that life offers a disservice -- Shashi Tharoor
So true. yet so uncomprehensible....

-- 'As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

-- Yet, it seems, when we do have our hearts shattered, be it due to friends, lovers, loved ones for that matter, its very hard to apply the kind of advice we would like to impose on others.

-- I always say. I am a pro at giving advice, but bad at using the same advise on myself!

-- I always contemplate on the fact that, would'nt I be way happier, were I to do just that.

-- Practise what I preach!

-- There are only two poles which divide the earth; Infatuation and grief. All else is called the domain of compromise.