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 is so much accent 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 others. They start with gratitude and blessings
for one and all.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
Speakingtree Blog: www.speakingtree.in/public/surekhakothari
