Showing posts with label Clarity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clarity. Show all posts

Monday, 27 July 2026

Self-Respect

It is amazing how limited and clouded a mind we walk around with. The more comfort there is around us, the less we are inclined to notice that clouded aspect of us.

How do we live with this heavy burden of our feelings of likes / dislikes, our jealousies and hatreds, our desire to wound people we dislike and at the same time, craving to be loved by everyone?  Does this also become a part of our comfort levels where we revel in such activities and derive a vicarious pleasure? Because the two are so contradictory and, impossible if I may say so.

The clouds that cover our mind will not let clarity enter. In the absence of clarity, we are unable to look through the opacity of those clouds and into our real selves.

That’s why we must avoid thoughts and emotions which are not crystal clear and pure. For this to happen, we need to love and respect ourselves first.

Self-respect should prevent any action by us that makes us fall in our own self estimation and from the grace within us if we have not forgotten the truth of who we are.

When people look at our goodness and righteousness, they also respect us because such people are rare and therefore, respect worthy.  Why then would we stoop down to levels where we don’t respect ourselves?

Maybe, we have had to struggle. Maybe, we have had to let go of memories of hurt, betrayal and more. But in all of this, if we have been able to stand upright as tall as the tree that faced several storms, our value as a human being would multiply manifold. To ourselves and to others.

And that is where we need to be to access the divine frequency.

Surekha Kothari

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Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Inspiration

 Clarity of thought inspires a powerful life. Clear energy and therefore, focused.  And the clearer, the purer. You can’t go wrong. The right kind of power shines through without effort and very naturally.

Such people illuminate their lives and their surroundings. So, imagine if there were many more, how much of this world they could illuminate and what the quantity of energy could do with the positive vibrations throughout the world?

Sadly, a utopia at the moment. Too much accent on the artificial!

Surekha Kothari

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Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Intention

 You are not what people say you are. And there is no need to become defensive or give explanations to appease. There IS nothing and no one to appease without losing yourself in the bargain. Not at all worth it.

Sometimes, silence works the best. Even words spoken with good intention can fall by the wayside if they are not accepted in the same spirit that they were meant.

What is most satisfactory is building a relationship with yourself. And silence, both inner and outer, is the ultimate harbinger of inner peace and understanding of the self.

Allow your mind to rest and explore your inner silence. It will gradually begin to speak to you with clarity and become a wise friend.

Surekha Kothari

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www.instagram.com/author_surekhakothari/

Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari

Thursday, 9 October 2025

Determination

 People tell you not to live in the past. But it is natural to relive the beautiful moments in time. The problem starts when we start agonizing about past memories. Why did this happen? Why did that not happen when I wanted it so badly?  etc.

We are actually becoming toxic for ourselves and totally irrational. The past is all GONE and done with! When it was your present, perhaps you did not show mindfulness and reacted with pain and suffering. It is difficult for sure.

When you travel on a muddy road and look back, you can see a cloud of dust left behind by the forward movement of the car. THAT is where the dust from our memories needs to remain. Behind us! Why do we wantonly bring back painful times when they have no existence except in our stubborn minds?

Move on. The road ahead promises many happy tines, many opportunities for growth. The road ahead spins hope on our paths, a promise of better things to come if our attitude remains one of positivity and spiritual connectivity.

Many people tell me, it is so easy to talk but so difficult to do! Well, yes. It is not easy but not impossible either. If you pursue anything with courage, determination, clarity and consistency, success has to be yours.

Surekha Kothari

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www.instagram.com/author_surekhakothari/

Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari