Showing posts with label Destructive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Destructive. Show all posts

Tuesday, 17 July 2018

Emotional shoes


Getting into someone's emotional shoes is very difficult. Sometimes, people are not even aware of what others go through. I mean the "near and dear" ones. A lack of compassion!  
Probably I can't but be cynical when everyone makes the "right" moves and overtures because it is festival time and about the rest of the year, the less said the better.
Socializing, partying, endorsing "friendships" by being with friends and spending time with them has become more gratifying than spending time with family.
There should be less hypocrisy and more honesty because the world has changed and those who crave for family relationships must become wiser , less expecting and read the writing on the walls which are loud and clear.
I see so much isolation in the hearts of those who grapple to give a genuine smile to the world. It seldom reaches the eyes. Amidst the loud noise of the crackers, hearts are teary and heavy.
I am not morose, just saying it as I see it. And my heart goes out to those who have no joy in their hearts, whether Holi or Divali because they don't want to go through the rights motions just for a day anymore.
Surekha Kothari

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Monday, 28 May 2018

Intellectualization


Intellectualization of meditation is not possible, because meditation is going beyond the realm of reason and therefore, beyond the conscious mind. This is why intellectuals often fail in hypnotherapy sessions.
You have to let go the rational mind at least for a while if you want to explore the hidden crevices of your sub conscious mind. Rather, buried files in this part of the mind which has many answers to your life.
Hypnosis is a state of mind we all visit frequently and can make productive use of it by erasing what is not required in our lives, with new intentions to erase and rebuild.
We all know what is worth holding and what is worth letting go of. It is a matter of good sense and will.
Surekha Kothari

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Sunday, 15 October 2017

Group behavior

The human mind can be really fickle if we don't watch out! Its likes and dislikes oscillate much more than the changing seasons. Maybe, in current times, the seasons are also becoming as unpredictable as people.
We must really ask ourselves why we are so lacking in consistency and why should our will prevail each time? This seems to be a huge reason for our inconsistency. "I"..."Mine"...Yes sir! We salute you. It is and has to be only you and you... amazing! And this would also be fine if there were no frequent variations in what came out of that "I" and "mine". But the inconsistencies within short term consistencies which I am calling "fickle" here seem to be endless.
Especially when in a group. Group behavior, if you notice, is a typical example. A few days back, I wrote about insecurities. Frequently changing parameters of emotions are directly linked to the very same insecurities.
Often, we misinterpret, and sometimes, wantonly misinterpret the words or acts of people we are not too fond of or are even envious of. Where is the core issue? Of course, within us. We actually don't have the courage to be ourselves and fall short in our own eyes.
So, fickleness leads to oscillations, and this soon becomes a chain. Like riding a bike downhill without a break. We don't know how and where we are going to end up. Because the bike is driven by "I" and "mine" whereas the consistency is due to the ability to control the brakes .These are the "we" which we fail to activate.
Surekha Kothari

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Monday, 10 July 2017

Quote of the day


Tramuas

"To hell and back" is common terminology when we go through an intensely bad experience and are trying to recover. None of us can actually live in anyone's shoes to feel that intensity. Though we can try.
To feel someone's pain, agony is an evidence of very deep soul connections. We don't feel so for everyone and there is so much misery in this world.
The intense and searing pain that tears us apart at the suffering or death of a special person can create a hell around us on a daily basis. This is what depressions are all about. You get up in the mornings and the first thought is about these souls, that is, if you slept through the night before. This is true of all traumas that we go through in our lives at various ages, from rape to betrayals to abject misery and disenchantment.
The biggest service we can provide is to try and mitigate at least a percentage of that feeling of "hell" where they live. Even if we can touch one life in this manner.
Surekha Kothari

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