D is for Dream....

We all dream.  Some of us dream at night, with our eyes shut. And when we wake up, all that we dreamt of is gone. Then there are others who dream in the day, with their eyes wide open. These are the dreamers who make their dreams come true. So by all means dream, and dream with your eyes wide open, with unbridled passion and burning desire in your heart, and live your dream.

The beauty of dreams is that you are the creator; you can shape it the way you want to, take your dreams to the heights you want to take it to, and go as far as you want to. And if you are not too happy with what you see in the end, you can erase all that and dream a new dream!! It is your creative vision for your life and when you dare to dream, you also get the courage to make it come true, and that is exactly why your dreams are much bigger than your fears. You might see obstacles, you might see failure or you might see dead ends. But such is the power of a dream that you will see yourself cross those hurdles, turn those failures into successes and make inroads where there are dead ends. You just have to dare.

So dare to dream, and dare to make your dream come true.

C is for Courage....

Sometimes you live in fear. Fear of being alone. Fear of being ridiculed. Fear of losing. Fear of rejection. And very slowly it destroys you from within. And it makes you even more fearful. It is a vicious cycle indeed!

It doesn't take a lot to be courageous. Courage, they say is not the absence of fear but rather the reasoning that something else is more important than fear. It is one step ahead of fear. It is what lets you put on a brave smile. It is the quiet voice in your head that says- you can. It is what propels you to try, knowing you might not come out victorious. It is what makes you fly when you know your wings are too weak to even try. It is what makes you stand out in a crowd and with your head held high.

Courage is being yourself in a world that’s constantly trying to change you and telling you to be someone else.  

So there.... you have a choice. To be fearful or to try to be courageous. If you listen to your fears, you will never know who you could have been, what you could have done and how strong you could be. So listen to that whisper in your heart that says, just one more step baby and have the courage to take that step.

B is for Believe....

For quite some time, I have been loathing in self doubt. There were ideas and thoughts that I believed in. There was a picture of me in my mind. I thought I knew who I was, and I did know myself pretty well too. And then a friendship gone sour destroyed all that. The breakdown of a relationship so trusted and so important to me put me in self doubt. I faulted myself for the breakdown and that thought wrecked havoc with my belief in myself. I had begun wondering if I was who I thought I was, or who my friend said I was. Worst of all, I stopped believing in people, in trust and in love.

It was during that time I read extensively. I hovered over blog posts from friends that were hugely motivating, read stories that that slowly brought back my self-belief, and had conversations with people who re-affirmed my ideas and thoughts. That all this should happen subconsciously without being planned in anyway made the whole experience even more holistic.

Miraculously, another friend stood by me without even knowing what I was going through. But she became a medium. And what I learned repeatedly through all this brought me back to being my old self. That was when I learnt that everything happens for a reason. When people change, it is to help you learn to let go. When you trust someone and have been lied to, it is to help you to believe in yourself. And when good things fall apart, it is so that better things can fall in together. It is we who are in control of our lives, not other people, not circumstances, not luck, and that is exactly what we should believe in too!

And that is why it is so important to “Believe”.

Believe in your strengths.

Believe in your beliefs.

Believe in trust.

Believe in magic.

Believe in happy endings.

Believe in God.

Believe in promises.

Believe in your heart and where it takes you.

Believe in never growing up.

Believe in your passions.

Believe in promises.

Believe in all that you are.

Believe everything good is possible.

Believe in your dreams.

Believe in love.

Believe in people.

Believe in believing.

And most of all believe in yourself.

 And don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!!

A famous quote goes thus, “A bird sitting on the tree is never afraid of the branch breaking, because her trust is not on the branch, but on her own wings!” 

A is for Appreciate

 The famous old bard once wrote,

“What is this life so full of care,

 If we have no time to stand and stare?”

Perhaps, he spoke about not taking time out to appreciate nature. The magnificent sun, the radiant moon, the spectacular blooms, the swaying trees and the cool breeze. We have no time indeed to look at the world around us; far less appreciate what is in it!! But I would like to understand his rhyme as it extends to every aspect of our lives. If we just took a moment to sit down and notice, we would find so many things that we have been taking for granted all our lives.

There are so many people out there who wish that they had what we have. The things we might not give a second thought to are luxuries for so many; Good air to breathe, food on our plates, potable water to drink, a roof over our heads, and a warm bed. And yet, we have no time to appreciate being so blessed.

Then I think of life and its moments. These moments are fleeting, and what is there now will soon be gone, and we will wish we had treasured them more. In the end they will all be memories, memories we will hold on to forever. When we learn to appreciate these little moments in life, they leave us with smiles on our faces and contentment in our hearts.

How about the people we love? We never truly appreciate all that our parents did for us, till we have kids, and we start doing all those things for our children! How often we take for granted the unconditional love of our parents, spouse, children and friends! These are the people who see us through our thick and thin, supporting us, loving us, and holding us when we fall.

We better learn to appreciate what we have before it turns into what we had! It’s never too late to show our appreciation for the blessings we have received, for the love we have received, for the abundance we have and for every single moment of life. The more we appreciate what we have, the more we will have to appreciate.

April A-Z challenge

It's been quite a while since I have blogged regularly. This absence from writing, however, did not mean absence from the deluge of thoughts that has been washing over my mind space. This period has been a time of contemplation over many issues, battling the many demons in my head and getting over and letting go what should rightly be got over and let go.

This was the time when I thought about what I am actually holding close to my heart and whether those things were really as important as they seemed to be. Some were and some really weren't....and that was what set me on a path of discovery as to what should actually be important to me.

Call it coincidence then, that I stumbled upon Shilpa's blog, calling us blogger's to participate in the April A-Z challenge.

This path of self discovery is what I am all set to share in this month long A-Z challenge. If you wish to participate you can also register here and fill up a simple form to get started!

Hoping to see you in April!!