Diwali!

This is something I wrote after the Diwali night, but for some reasons I never posted it here. Now that I've posted you can relate it.

I woke up early as I was all excited for this beautiful day. The couple of days before the festival are just flawless. I love each and everything about them, they are not so hot nor so cold. Pleasant just the way I love. The sunsets in these days are to die for, I never missed one. Momma always seems to be busy in cleaning the house as always. I ditched my quilt, walked away from my bed.  Someone yelled ‘’don’t you want fire crackers for this eve?’’ yes it was my dad, I quickly got into the washroom, took a bath.  My hairs still wet but I didn’t care, I was more concerned about how much I would be getting for buying the fire crackers. A puppy face did the job, I got the expected bucks for the fireworks. I headed to the shop bought some good stuff and then came back home with a wide smile on my face. I helped my mother in cleaning the house, I thought she would be impressed and would be giving some more money for the fireworks, but eventually it never happened. I gazed at the sun for a while, yes it was a beautiful Sun set. Time just seems to fly away when you enjoy watching the Sun set. I could hear the kids around bursting crackers, I ran to my room where the crackers where kept I took a few of them, lighted an ‘Agarbathi’, which is used for adding some good fragrance to the atmosphere but people here in India also use them  for lighting fire crackers. As I was heading towards the door to get out of the house with firecrackers, Momma somehow saw me and so she yelled ‘’No firecracker before the puja, keep them back’’. Mother is always the best in hearing her child’s footsteps, Sigh.  So I had to get back to my room, place the firecrackers, get back to the window and instead of Sun set see the children bursting fire crackers, Sigh. It was time for the puja to start, I was the first one there to attend. As soon as it ended I rushed to my room took the fire crackers and the Agarbathi which I’ve lighted earlier. With a big smile I rushed towards the door, getting on the road I lighted each and every one of them. I was so happy. It was now time to get back home, I was sad because the day was ending. I slept hearing the sound of fire crackers which busted miles away. I want this day to come back soon, I want to enjoy this divine feeling again and again.

Much love

-Sri

Combs, Nail paints and Hair clips!

This is something which can be relatable to many teenage girls out there ;)  One of my good friend, Anshika wrote this poem. The first time I went through the poem, everything seemed to be perfect. I loved this one and wanted to blog it from a long time.It's short, but I find it perfect. 

We teenage girls

Sophisticated, dominant and beautiful,

We need our hairs perfect

Nails big and posture erect

Concerned for figure,

Food quantity meager

Though we eat like elephants at home

Always found with mirror, hair clips and comb

We silly, stupid and courageous hotties

Always want to look awesome at parties

We dress up like beauties when boyfriend around

And like zombies when girlfriends around

Nail paints got to be perfect when out for a date

Gonna miss my teen hood, but I still can’t wait.  

Mumbai ♥

Mumbai is rich, Mumbai is poor

Mumbai is fast, Mumbai is slower

Little bit sweet and little bit sour,

Sometimes it’s hot but not too more.

Mornings are energetic, and evenings are electric.

Noons are lazy but nights are crazy

And any one you ask says “I’m busy”

Dude, life in Mumbai is not so easy

There is a lot of Masti with a little bit of Maska

Welcome to the city that can’t live without Bollywood Chaska

From cooker whistles to the traffic jam horns,

From steaming tea kettles to breaking nut beetles

From telephone rings and doorbell rings

There are people connecting through Blackberry pings

Where there is a little time to spare for kids

People here spend their lives on bids

Here you actually pay your travel fare by meter

But milkman mixing water is not a cheater!

Sev Puri and Bhel Puri are all Mumbai chat

Relishing it with spicy chutney is no easy art

From popcorn to ice-cream all sold on cart

Mumbai o Mumbai you’re always close to my heart

Where local trains usually travel on time

And violently rushing for a seat is not a crime

Here 3pm for lunch and 12am for dine

People face hardship but still say “its fine”

From Mt.Mary in Bandra to Kalba Devi in town

And ISKCON in Juhu to Haji Ali in Mumbai’s Crown

Faith runs deep as the Arabian Sea

But people don’t hesitate to pay early Darshan fee.

Marathi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bengali

Everyone together celebrate Id and Diwali

Spend some time here, and your life will be wonderful.

Billionaire to beggars

All found in this city

Be careful, this place is a bit witty

Overall this dream world is huge but pretty.

 ♥

Choose Happiness

All that you have desired to be, you’re now. All the possession you desired in the past, you have it now.

Many of you won’t be getting this briskly but if you widen the dimensions of thinking deeply many of you would be accepting it.

Life is unchallenging, simple and facile when you live it in your own way. You have your own goals and you’re all set to follow them. There is absolutely no mess in your life. But when people charge you with taunts, you get disturbed. You’re not scared about what is going to happen next, but you’re ruffled down. You somehow forget things and start new, but then it arises again, hits you back and knocks you down. Then you realize how complicated is life. You are upset, you feel so down and you are in no mood for doing anything. But then, something comes in shining so bright that you forget everything, and you indulge in enjoying it. All the sorrows all the odds are gone now. You feel so free to do anything you desire to. That one thing is what you like and love the most. Never let it go because, the thing that you love the most will always take you to great heights. Follow your love, people may charge again but do what you feel is right to do. Feel proud about yourself. Even after you were knocked down a number of times you stood up and continued your way.  That is pride, but never get over confident about it. Live a life that you want to live not the one that others think you should live. Do it your way, as I remember a quote

"At the end of life, our questions are very simple: Did I live fully? Did I love well?" ~Jack Kornfield

Choose happiness over sorrow, be happy for what you have in your life. You’ve a great family or you must be having some loving friends or you must be having that one person or one thing that makes you say “Yes, I’ve a life ahead”.

Don’t lose them be thankful to them. You’re the chosen one, yes you’re unique, and you’re destined to do something different.

Always live on the high note, because life it too short to be sad about moronic things.

This is something raw which I wrote briskly without even thinking about the human language or any grammar. Thank you for your unconditional love and support :)

Much love

-Sri

Anxiety!

So in our everyday life we meet dozens and dozens of people accidentally, or we just get introduced by some of our good friends. 

Many of us experience a social anxiety when we meet someone unknowingly or who is new to you.

Unfortunately when meeting someone, our brains are in over drive. Our brains become lean and hungry. Some of us are fighting off shyness others are busy in sizing up the situation. We’re deciding what if anything we want from this potential relationship. So we think too much instead of responding. Such actions are dangerous to impending friendship, love or commence.

So, the only time we don’t need to worry about any shyness or negativity slipping out through our body language is when we feel none. That happens when we’re chatting with our close friends. Isn’t it? When we see someone we love or feel completely comfortable with, we respond warmly from our head to toe without a thought. Our lips part happily, we step closer, our arms reach out, our eyes become soft and wide and even our palms turn up and our bodies turn fully toward our dear friend.

Here’s a visualization technique that would accomplish all that. It guarantees that everyone you encounter will feel the warmth.

When meeting someone play a mental trick on yourself. In your mind’s eye see him or her as an old friend, someone you had a wonderful relationship with years ago. But somehow you lost track of your friend. You tried so hard to find your good buddy, but there was no listing in the phone book. No information online. None of your mutual friends had a clue.

That’s where the pretending stops. Obviously you are not going to try to convince the new person that the two of you are really good friend. You are not going to hug and kiss each other. You would say, “Hello” “How do you do?” “I’m pleased to meet you” But, inside it’s a very different story.

You will amaze yourself. The delight of rediscovery fills your face and rises up your body language. 

Giving a compliment.

The risk in giving a compliment face-to-face is of course that the recipient will assume you are indulging in shameless pandering to achieve your own greedy goals.

It's a sad reality about compliments. If you lay a big one out on your boss, your friend, or your sweetie, the recipient will probably think you’re brown nosing. So what is the solution? Hold back your sincere esteem?

Do It Behind Their Back.

Instead of telling someone directly, tell someone who is close to the person you wish to compliment. For instance, suppose you want to be in the good graces of Gunjan. Don’t directly compliment Gunjan. Go to her close associate, say Poorva, and say “You know, Gunjan is a very dynamic woman. She gives a damn when no one else bothers about you. She is different, she is special”. Now I place ten to one odds, your comment will get back to Gunjan within 24 hours. Though exceptions are there, if it is a guy chances are there that your comment would take some more time. As they are more bothered about things which really matter. Well, it’s my view anyway.

A compliment one hears is never as exciting as the one he overhears. A priceless way to praise someone is not to chase for the moment to shoot a compliment, not by telephone, not by pinging them, not by scripting a long poem but by telling a mutual friend. This way you escape possible suspicion that you are a bootlicking, egg sucking, back-scratching creep trying to win the golden points. You also leave the recipients with the happy fantasy that you are telling the whole world about their greatness

These are my views anyway :) Comments are appreciated to make it an engaging one.

Much Love
-Sri

Never quit.

Pain is temporary. It may last for a minute or an hour or a day or even a year but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place, but if you quit however, it will last forever. It’s all over, you’re spoiled. Your journey has been good and successful till this day when you’re ready to quit. Take a look back, was life that complicated for you? did life always treated you bad? Is your problem that big, which is worth of quitting everything? No, life has always been kind to you in some or the other phase. No matter how big your problem is, there are many who are there living there lives who have even bigger problems than you. Whenever you feel that you’ve played your part and it can’t work anymore, whenever you’ve lost all your hopes just say these words with power and confidence, say ‘It’s possible’.

That is all I want you to do when you look into your dream, just say these words everyday ‘It’s possible’. You say that every day to yourself ‘It’s possible’ because what does that do? See, it begins to change your believe system. So the way we are today, it’s all the product of what we believe, what’s possible for us. Whatever you’ve done up to this point all that really is, it’s a duplication, it’s a reproduction of what you believe subconsciously that you deserve and what’s possible for your life. I would suggest, do whatever you want to do but never quit. Experiencing what you want to experience, having what you want to have, doing what you want to do.

Whatever your dream is, you got to realize where you really stand. You should be saying to yourself ‘I go to bleed it, I got to eat it, I got to sleep it’ but until you get there you’ll never be successful in life. But once you get there, I guarantee you the world is yours. So work hard and have what you really want. Never stop, never quit.

The video below is simple and amazing.