Someone
has rightly said that success without planning is luck. And success with effort
and struggle is an achievement. Envy therefore, has no value. All of us can
create our own goals and work hard to achieve them. There is no other way,
unless the credit balance of your “punya” gives you a place you perhaps did not
“earn” like, being born into a wealthy family.
One
really has to reflect very seriously and deeply on where one’s journey is each
moment. And how much one is capable of in terms of truthfully assessing the
self. We do tend to block what we don’t intrinsically like about ourselves, but
cannot change.
New
experiences need courage. Comfort and repetitive living will keep you from
growth. One way to start the process of growth is to question everything we
think, say and do. The weeds need to be pulled out, however painful, for the plant
to grow in a healthy way.
Every year,
we make resolutions. Some of us fall back into tested patterns and achieve more
stagnation of the mind. Unable to heal our hurts and complexes, understanding
that we can start afresh from the day the realization dawns that our thinking
is not growth oriented.
There are so many accents on self-help today. We need to make an intention and immerse ourselves in this attempt while doing our usual routine. As they say, anything, even a mundane chore, can be done in different ways and joy derived from it. All we need is a simple mind with a clear intention.
And let us not forget the people who have nurtured us, even if it was a ” cruel
to be kind” attitude in an attempt to teach us the right values. Respect for all forms of life is imminent in
our journey to find ourselves. Because it is linked with how much we respect
ourselves. So, love and compassion are the two most vital prerequisites for
personal evolution. For us and otgers. They start with gratitude and blessings
for one and all.
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree
Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
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