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Time Is Not Running Out; It Is Moving Through Us.

Living Consciously: Embracing the Moments That Matter

A young man sitting on a wooden sofa, smiling at the camera, with a large clock on the wall behind him. The room features greenery and bookshelves.

Life teaches us lessons at every stage. With every experience, event, and passing moment, we gradually develop a deeper understanding of what truly matters.

We often hear the phrase, “Time is running out.” But perhaps there is another way to look at it:

“Time is not running out; it is moving through us.”

From the moment we are born, the clock begins to tick.

When we are young, we rarely think about it. Days seem endless, and the future feels far away. But eventually, there comes a moment when we pause and ask ourselves:

“Where did the time go?”

As we grow older, our experiences accumulate and our perception of time changes. Years that once seemed long can begin to feel surprisingly short. We look back and realize how quickly childhood passed, how quickly our children grew, how quickly careers changed, relationships evolved, and seasons of life came and went.

Life can feel incredibly fast. And if we are not present while it is happening, we may miss many of the moments that make it meaningful.

Time is money, but it is also much more. Time is life itself. So perhaps the question is not how much time we have left, but how consciously we are living the time we have.

Take a moment to think about the things you genuinely enjoy when you are not working. What brings you peace? What makes you feel alive? What gives your life meaning?

Instead of constantly fearing the future or dwelling on the past, we can learn to focus on the present. Time gives us opportunities to learn, change, grow, create, and become different versions of ourselves.

Time shapes us, but we also choose how we move through it. We choose what deserves our attention, what occupies our lives, and what we allow to consume our energy.

That is why it is important to pause and ask, “What is truly important in my life?” What is not so important? And what is not important at all?

Not everything deserves our time, energy, or attention.

We often stress that time slips away before we can finish our goals.

But perhaps the problem is not always a shortage of time. Perhaps it is our relationship with time.

We cannot stop time. We cannot turn it back. We cannot make yesterday happen again.

But we can decide how consciously we live today.

We are not simply moving through time. Time is moving through us.

Sometimes the stress we feel is not caused by the number of hours in our day. It comes from everything we are trying to fit into those hours.

Work competes with family. Personal goals compete with professional responsibilities. Technology has made this even harder. Our phones are always within reach. Messages, emails, appointments, and expectations keep piling up.

Our to-do lists become crowded. It also creates a familiar trap: “If I can just finish everything, then I can finally relax.” But the list never truly ends.

One task is completed, and another appears. One deadline passes and another approaches. There will always be something more to do.

But our time in this life is limited.

Eventually, we think, “There isn’t enough time.” The issue isn’t a lack of time; it’s a lack of alignment.

What we believe we should do may not always match what genuinely matters to us. This creates a sense of urgency that makes time feel as though it is constantly slipping away.

Everyone has the same basic currency of twenty-four hours a day. We cannot create more hours, but we can decide how to use them.

Instead of asking, “How can I fit more into my day?”

Perhaps we should ask, “How can I spend more of my day on what truly matters?”

Not every message requires an immediate response. Not every task needs to be completed today. Not every expectation placed upon us needs to become our responsibility.

When we understand what matters most, our priorities become clearer.

We live in a world that often celebrates being busy. Constant activity can look like success. A packed calendar can make us feel important. We sometimes confuse productivity with self-worth.

Rest can make us feel guilty. Sitting quietly can feel unproductive. Taking a break sometimes feels like letting hours slip away.

Sometimes we tell ourselves we are being productive when we are simply avoiding stillness.

Yet we need moments of stillness. We need time to think, breathe, connect, notice, and simply exist without having to accomplish something.

That realization should comfort us, not frighten us. It can awaken us.

When we become more mindful, we begin to notice that we may not have been short of time. We were often short of attention.

A meaningful life does not require constant productivity. It requires us to be present and purposeful.

When life becomes routine, days can blur together. Slow down enough to notice the ordinary moments. When we pay attention, ordinary moments become meaningful.

Listen when someone speaks to you. Enjoy a meal without rushing. Take a walk without constantly checking your phone. Spend time with someone without thinking about what you need to do next. Try something new. Allow yourself to be fully present where you are.

The goal is not to make time move more slowly. The goal is to stop living so quickly that we fail to experience it. It is to live consciously within it. We have only this moment, where life is actually happening. So, live it.

Time is not something leaking away from us. It is movement. It is experience. It is change. It is growth. It is life unfolding.

Work when work matters. Rest when rest is needed. Love the people who matter. Enjoy the small things. Make time for what gives your life meaning. Let go of what does not deserve your energy.

And when the endless to-do list tells you that you must keep moving, remember:

The list can wait. Life cannot.

So, the next time you feel rushed, pause. Breathe in the current second instead of reaching for the next one. Because you are not simply losing your life minute by minute. You are gathering experiences with every passing minute.

Life Is Neutral: Don’t React, Respond Calmly

When you stop arguing with life, life stops arguing back. Our mind can either become our greatest ally or our greatest enemy. The deciding factor is our evaluation. When we train the mind to see growth in adversity, it becomes a friend; when we see only loss and resentment, it becomes a foe. No one can lift you except you. The self alone is the friend, and the self alone is the foe.

Life is full of moments that test our patience and ability to stay grounded. Whether it’s a heated argument, unexpected bad news, or a frustrating encounter, our immediate reaction often dictates the outcome.

Reacting impulsively can escalate conflict and heighten the situation emotionally, while thoughtfully responding can lead to clarity and resolution.

Everyone admires a person who rises above challenges, radiates confidence, and inspires others through the strength of inner conviction. It is not about overpowering others but about overcoming oneself. It’s a true journey to achieve success and serenity through awareness, courage, and understanding. But it doesn’t happen overnight.

It’s the secret of transforming life’s situations into learning experiences.

Every moment, something is happening—in the world, at work, or within our minds. The ‘happening’ is often beyond our control. We cannot decide what the weather will be, what others say, how someone treats us, or which events unfold in life. However, what matters is not the happening itself, but how we interpret it.

The same event that breaks one person can awaken another. Failure can become the seed of frustration or the fertilizer of growth.

Life, therefore, is always neutral; it is our interpretation or evaluation that gives it meaning.

It’s us who evaluate or interpret the situation. Do we call it good or bad, a blessing or a curse? The way of seeing the situation determines whether we become empowered or victimized.

If the evaluation is positive—”This is an opportunity to learn, to evolve, to grow stronger”—we transform pain into power. But if the evaluation is negative. Then we spiral into self-pity.

How we see or take the situation automatically decides our reaction or response. A reaction comes from conditioning; it is mechanical, impulsive, and often destructive. A response arises from awareness; it is intelligent, creative, and healing.

When insulted, a reactive person tends to shout back. A responsive person pauses, breathes, and chooses dignity over drama. Reaction is the language of the ego; response is a fragrance of wisdom.

Reacting is often an impulsive, emotion-driven action. When you react, emotions like anger, fear, or frustration can take over, leading to words or actions you might regret.

Responding, on the other hand, involves thoughtful consideration. It requires the ability to pause, assess the situation, and choose a course of action that aligns with your values and desired outcomes. Responding fosters understanding and resolution rather than fueling tension.

How we react or respond decides the outcome. We always think external factors determine outcomes, but in truth, they are born of our inner climate. When we evaluate rightly and respond consciously, the outcome naturally aligns with growth, harmony, and success.

Life is inherently neutral, and chaos arises from our internal, emotional reactions rather than external events. You cannot control external events, but you can control your inner, calm response to them. A calm, mindful response reduces stress, improves communication, and prevents unnecessary drama.

How you react to life is your karma. Every action has consequences. It simply means ‘action.’ A cycle of cause and effect where what you do, say, or think has consequences. The law of cause and effect.

You are free to choose, but you are not free from the consequences of your choice.

Karma isn’t fate. It’s feedback. And how you handle it. Karma isn’t what happens to you. It’s what’s happening through you. Or because of you. Or better still, because of how you react. And what you do with what’s done to you.

Your inner reaction, your emotional battles. Your response to life is your karma. Not the experiences of life, but your internal and external response to them. You can’t control how people treat you, but you can damn well control your response. That’s the only real power you’ve got.

The action is external. The reaction, the internal emotion, is the reality you allow. It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.

When things go wrong, your mind’s natural reaction is to throw tantrums. “Why me?” “This isn’t fair.” Yes, maybe it isn’t. But what’s fairness got to do with growth? Karma doesn’t care about comfort. It’s about reflection. Once you stop fighting the experience and start learning from it, reality changes for you.

It’s easy to be spiritual when life’s good. The real test is when you are close to losing your mind. That’s when your reactions matter the most.

Choosing how to respond in challenging situations isn’t just about the immediate outcome—it’s about considering the long-term effects of your actions. Making informed decisions means taking the time to reflect on what’s happening, weighing the potential consequences, and choosing a course that aligns with your values and goals.

Reacting well doesn’t mean pretending you’re fine. It means knowing the difference between what deserves your reaction and what deserves your silence. Most of the time, silence wins. You don’t have to prove you are pissed by overreacting. Let your peace and calm make people curious.

We always hear that every action has a reaction, but when you learn to respond instead of react, you change the equation entirely. Karma has nothing to do with fairness. It’s awareness. We can strengthen our self-awareness over time.

Choosing to respond, rather than react, empowers you to lead a more intentional and fulfilling life. It helps you build stronger relationships, make wiser decisions, and create a world where respect and understanding thrive.

Remember, responding is not just about managing a moment—it’s about shaping your future and contributing to a more positive, constructive world for everyone. By embracing the power to respond thoughtfully, you can make a lasting difference in your own life and in the lives of those around you.

The Path to Maturity: Damage, Not Just Age

“What does not kill you makes you stronger. Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.”

Where time can contribute to making us wiser, pain is the underlying reason we mature. The things that hurt us the most are the ones that teach us to grow emotionally and heal.

Maturity is a process that can happen at different rates for different people. Some people may grow older without growing up, staying stuck in the same mindset and repeating the same mistakes.

A younger person can be more mature than an older one, depending on their life experiences.

We don’t grow just by counting the years we’ve lived but by embracing the growth and maturity those years have taught us.

Age does not automatically equate to wisdom; wisdom is earned through intentional growth and learning from experiences. While age can provide experience, it is the “damage” and how one responds to it that truly shapes character and maturity.

Real maturity doesn’t come from time passing—it comes from the growth that pain forces us to accept within us.

Every disappointment, every failure we experience—they’re moments that carve something deeper inside us. Pain, damage, and emotional struggle shape us far more than the years can.

Each trial offers a chance to learn and refine one’s approach to life, leading to wisdom that can’t be gained through age alone.

It’s the lessons learned from adversity, the strength gained from getting back up after being knocked down.

Overcoming hardships compels individuals to adapt, find new solutions, and cultivate inner strength, making them more resilient.

This also connects to how we may feel the same emotions—such as pain, sadness, and more—but differ in how we experience them. For example, none of us can judge or dictate someone else’s feelings or emotions, because we are not in their position. We don’t know how they went through something or how it personally affected them.

True maturity is not a byproduct of simply growing older, but rather a journey of self-discovery, one that requires us to navigate life’s challenges with courage, vulnerability, and an open heart.

Damage doesn’t always have to mean destruction. It can simply mean taking control.

Those who have experienced pain are often more empathetic towards others, as they can relate on a deeper level.

This doesn’t mean that we are required to go through pain or discomfort just to grow, but just when the time comes and that pain does happen, it often becomes a turning point.

While the idea of “damage” may initially seem negative, it is essential to reframe our perspective. The wounds we carry, be they emotional, physical, or psychological, are not weaknesses but catalysts for growth. They serve as reminders of our resilience and the lessons we’ve learned along the way.

As we navigate the winding paths of our lives, let us remember that the “damage” we sustain is not a hindrance but a teacher, guiding us towards a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us. It is through this process that we truly mature, evolving into wiser, more resilient beings, capable of facing whatever lies ahead with grace and wisdom.

It can mean understanding; it can mean learning to roll with the punches. Through damage, we can find positive transformation and healing. Wounds force us to confront who we really are, to learn endurance, and to find empathy within ourselves.

Pain humbles us—it softens us, matures us, and teaches us emotional growth. But we must learn to recognize our feelings, the parts of our personalities that through pain become acute around the edges.

People who have been through pain have a quiet strength. You can sense it when they speak that they’ve lived a difficult life. There’s a different air about them, a depth that only growth through pain can create.

You’ll see the storms they’ve survived, the way they hold themselves now. You’ll feel the weight behind their silence, the meaning behind their smiles. That’s what makes someone grow: not how long they’ve been alive, but how deeply they’ve lived.

Real maturity isn’t measured in years but in the lessons pain and loss teach us. Healing isn’t about avoiding the damage — it’s about growing through it, stronger and wiser.

Consider the process of healing from a broken heart. The pain of loss can be excruciating, but it also offers an opportunity for self-reflection and personal growth.

As the poet Rumi wisely noted, “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” In other words, it is through our wounds that we gain insight, empathy, and a deeper understanding of ourselves and others.

Maturity is not when we start speaking big things; it is when we start understanding small things.

Maturity is not when you start speaking; it’s when you start understanding silence.

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you, and you try to understand their situation rather than hurting them back.

Pain teaches what comfort hides. Grow through what you go through.

When Coffee Runs Out—Surviving Monday

The alarms go on. You stopped it, and then the reality crashes in: It’s Monday. The first thought that comes to your mind is, “Why is Monday not another Sunday?”

Monday mornings… They arrive like an uninvited guest at a party—loud, annoying, and absolutely unavoidable.

The alarms go off, and suddenly you’re questioning every life choice that led you to this moment: under the covers, groaning, with a whole five-day marathon ahead.

After convincing yourself a lot to wake up. Time to take action. Now you need a strong coffee. You went to the kitchen, and suddenly you realized, “My goodness! No coffee at all. I forgot to order it last night. It’s Monday morning, so much to do. How will I survive without coffee?”

Now you feel, “I am done. It’s better to go to bed again. I can’t do it.”

But wait, alarms ring again. Now you realize, “It was just a dream. Thank God. I pressed the snooze button. Ah, the snooze button—our most trusted friend on Monday mornings. But what a bad dream it was ”.

Monday morning without coffee? It feels like Mondays would be a crime scene without coffee. Isn’t it?”

Monday mornings—the universal struggle to bid farewell to the weekend bliss and welcome the workweek with open arms. No one, absolutely no one, wakes up on a Monday morning with a genuine, unadulterated smile.

Monday mornings are tough—alarms are rude, and inboxes explode. Let’s face it, Mondays take a little more than willpower to tackle—they require a secret weapon, and there it is.

Monday mornings and coffee—a match made in heaven. If the universe is going to throw challenges your way, face them with a cup of strong coffee. Let the aroma awaken your senses, and with each sip, feel the energy coursing through your veins.

Monday morning without coffee is like… just kidding, I have no idea. Life begins after coffee, especially on Monday.

“Coffee isn’t just a drink on Monday; it’s a survival tool.” It keeps the Monday blues away.

“Coffee doesn’t solve all of Monday’s problems, but it’s a good start.” “Mondays would be unbearable without coffee’s magic.” Coffee in hand, productivity on the mind, it’s Monday time!

Think about it. That first cup of coffee on a Monday isn’t just a beverage; it’s a lifeline. It’s the warm, comforting embrace that whispers, ‘We can do this.’

We need that caffeine boost to bridge the gap between the lingering relaxation of Sunday and the immediate demands of emails, meetings, and deadlines. It’s the fuel that powers our dreams, or at least our ability to function before noon. Surviving Monday mornings is all about celebrating small victories.

Don’t forget to take short breaks throughout these tough Mondays! Pushing through the day without pause can lead to burnout and decreased productivity.

You like your job, but even so, Monday morning can arrive as a bit of a shock to the system. You return to work on Monday, one foot in the weekend world and one foot in the work world, and you’re finding it hard to pick up where you left off on Friday. Before you know it, the morning is gone, and you don’t have much to show for it.

But why do we always start our week like crazy? Overloading ourselves with as many tasks as possible, as if we absolutely need to. With a little planning, we can begin Mondays at a slower pace!

See, Mondays don’t have to be your enemy! Reframe your mindset from reluctance to relish—instead of thinking of Mondays as the beginning of another stressful workweek, think of them as the start of another week of opportunities. So, take charge of your Monday, bring your own flavour of confidence and enthusiasm, and watch how it positively impacts your entire week.

Before you dive headfirst into the workweek, take some time on Sunday evening to set the stage for a successful Monday. Create a to-do list, prioritize tasks, and set achievable goals. This preparation will help you start the week feeling organized and in control.

Whether it’s when you finish working on Friday nights or just before commencing again on Sundays, planning always helps reduce stress. It allows you to overview your weekly tasks and structure your day well. Also, it avoids unpleasant surprises!

Sleeping well gives us enough energy to get through our day’s work and, most importantly, not start our week exhausted.

Try to make Mondays more pleasant and different by creating a new tradition? Doing some physical exercise will naturally boost energy levels.

Have a special breakfast, and stop at your favorite coffee shop after work. This slight change will make your Mondays more exciting!

Mingling with coworkers, family, or friends is always lovely. It allows you to share small moments or talk about how you feel. It changes ideas, and it feels good!

Lastly, repeat this Monday Motivation Mantra to yourself: “I survived Monday last week, and I’ll survive it this week, and the week after that, and the week after… until retirement.” Okay, it might not be the most uplifting mantra, but it’s a reminder that you’re tougher than you think.

Just remind yourself, your week has just begun! Try to lighten the load. You still have four more days to complete your tasks.

And lastly, don’t forget to order coffee on Sunday night for the next morning. Because for every successful week, there is a strong coffee intake on Monday. So, what are you waiting for? Enjoy your coffee and another Monday.

Why To Worry When Final Whistle Has Not Blown Yet

Once, a woman entrepreneur suffered a big loss in her business. She was devastated over the issues, as she made some wrong strategies and decisions. She was unable to look further and continued talking to herself. What to do now? How to recover the losses?

Suddenly, a reminder appeared on her phone, and she remembered she had to go to her son’s school. He is having a football match today. She was not in the mood to attend that, but she had promised him. She thought that attending it might divert my mind.

So, she reached there, but she was a little late, as the match had started.

As she sat there, she asked her son what the score was.

With a bright smile on his face, her son replied, “They are leading us by 3-0!”

With a surprised face, she said, “Really! But you don’t look discouraged at all.”

“Discouraged!” the son asked with a puzzled look on his face.

“Why should I be discouraged when the referee has not blown the final whistle yet?

I have confidence in my team and the coach, and we shall definitely win the match!”

And surprisingly, the match ended 5-4 in favour of Son’s team!

Son waved at her mother gently, with a charming smile, as she left.

On her way back to the office, she was constantly thinking about her son—such confidence, such beautiful faith, and he is just a small boy.

She got back to her seat, but her son’s question kept ringing in her mind again and again. “Why should I be discouraged yet?” “When the referee has not blown the final whistle yet!”

She immediately called her manager and launched a new strategy to recover their loss, and after a couple of months, they started doing well in their business.

Our life is exactly like a game.

Why should we be discouraged when we have the support of meaningful friends and family?

Why should we be discouraged when there are powers higher than us to help us?

Why should we be discouraged when there is still life left?

And most importantly, the final whistle has not blown yet.

it’s never too late to succeed or turn things around in life. Don’t get discouraged by current setbacks; the game isn’t finished. Many people “blow their own whistle” by quitting.

Keep giving your best effort until the very end, because “it’s easier to quit than to keep playing,” but persistence is key.

You have made mistakes; life seems to have scored so many goals against you. Hold your peace, the final whistle has not yet been blown.

Half-time does not mean the game is over. In the game of life, people score and win even in the very last minute.

Remember, a great comeback always makes a good story. Yours will not be any different. Winners are those who keep fighting to the very end. It is not over until it’s over.

Life without challenge is an illusion. Challenges are the spice of life. It makes victory sweet. Stand up and take charge of your life.

Know More Before Judging Others

An old man was sitting in the window seat of a train with his 15-year-old daughter sitting right opposite him. She was so adorable and looked like an angel.

It was early morning, and the train was fully packed with people of all ages, working men and women, college students and many others.

Everyone was too busy with their own work; some passengers were chatting, some were reading, some were taking naps, and a few were busy on their smartphones.

A young lady was too busy making her presentation ready for her office, as it was a significant day for her. Based on her presentation, she is going to get a promotion, so she was not in the mood for any disturbance.

Suddenly, the 15-year-old daughter of this old man, speaking with joyful excitement like a small kid, said, “Oh, Dad! Just look at those beautiful trees and animals. They are amazing, aren’t they?

All the people around them start staring at them. And they start talking among themselves, What’s wrong with this girl? Is she out of her mind? Why is she behaving like a little girl?

After some time, the train crossed through some mountains, and this 15-year-old girl got super excited and started clapping like a baby.

The young lady, who was busy making her presentation, got so irritated and shouted at the old man, “Please control your daughter. She is causing so much disturbance. Why don’t you take her to a psychiatrist? She really needs some medical help.

The old man folded his hands and, with tears in his eyes, said sorry to everyone. He just broke down and continued, “My sincerest apologies for all this. We are on our way back from the hospital.

My daughter has been blind from birth. Just a couple of weeks back, she got her vision.

Her mother died a couple of weeks back, gifting her with her beautiful eyes so she could see.

These trees, animals, and mountains are all new to her. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused.”

After listening to him, everyone was shocked and unable to speak. They felt awful and felt sorry for thinking badly about that girl. They felt grateful that their bodies were functioning without any problems and said thanks to God.

We, people, are like that only, always in a hurry to conclude. We often take things for granted. The simple gifts of seeing, speaking, hearing, and so many more functions of life are so precious. Be grateful for what we have because some are not fortunate.

Just show some empathy to those who don’t have these and their situation, and do our best to make their life beautiful. Please wait for the conclusions and stamp someone or something before you know the complete story.

There’s always a story behind every person, a reason why they’re the way they are. Think about that before you judge someone. People often have untold stories of pain or challenges that influence their actions.

Try to put yourself in their shoes and understand their perspective. You need to get to know someone or experience something fully before making a judgment. Showing empathy can help foster understanding and compassion towards others.

Well said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Self-Talk: The Way You Talk to Yourself Matters

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself. The love and attention you always thought you wanted from someone else is the love and attention you first need to give to yourself.

Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have. Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line. Self-kindness is the foundation of all kindness, for only when we love ourselves can we truly love others.

“To fall in love with yourself is the first secret to happiness.” — Robert Morley

What you say to yourself, good or bad, can either build you up or tear you down. Self-talk is what you say to yourself, in your head. It’s the voice in your mind that says things that you don’t say out loud. Take time to reflect on your self-talk.

The way you speak to yourself matters because it directly impacts your thoughts, feelings, and actions, influencing everything from your self-esteem and motivation to your ability to handle stress and achieve goals. We have thousands of thoughts that fill our heads every day. Our thoughts directly impact our feelings and emotions, and our emotions influence our actions.

Be careful how you talk to yourself, because you are listening. When we speak negatively about ourselves, even if we don’t intend to, we start to believe it as the truth. The one who can pull you down is yourself, and don’t allow yourself to let yourself pull you down anymore.

Remember, life reflects what you put into it. We are what we believe we are.

Speaking positively about ourselves is like giving our minds a power boost and planting seeds of self-belief in our minds. It’s like a self-fulfilling prophecy—if you consistently tell yourself you can handle challenges or achieve your goals, your mind starts finding ways to make it happen.

A positive inner voice builds self-esteem, which improves your mood and performance. Positive self-talk helps you feel more in control of your day and react to situations more constructively.

On the other hand, negative self-talk can hinder your self-esteem and self-worth. A negative inner dialogue can limit your perception of what is possible, creating mental blocks that prevent personal and professional development, which will directly impact your feelings and actions.

Negativity from another person is bad enough, but when it comes from your own head, that’s rough. It can be detrimental to your mental well-being and performance.

So, please be mindful of how you speak to yourself; it can make a difference in your relationship with yourself and others.

But being gentle and good with ourselves isn’t always easy; sometimes it feels like trying to catch sunlight in a jar. Life has a funny way of throwing challenges, doubts, and insecurities at us, making it tough to keep our self-love meters high.

You might be familiar with the term “affirmations.” Affirmations are simply positive or neutral statements that are meant to encourage. We can use affirmations to replace negative, unhelpful thoughts.

Instead of thinking, “Oh!” I made a blunder; you can think of it positively, like what corrective action I should take to fix it.

Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Be gentle with yourself, and learn to love yourself and to forgive yourself, for only as we have the right attitude toward ourselves can we have the right attitude toward others. Be your own biggest supporter. You have the power to lift yourself as no one else can.

Believe me, you will never speak to anyone else on top of speaking to yourself—in your thoughts.

So, the content of your self-talk should be compelling because you are the most influential person in your head. Yes, other people can certainly influence the way we feel and think, but at the end of the day, we are the ones who accept or reject the messages received from others. So just be good to yourself.

“No other love, no matter how genuine it is, can fulfill one’s heart better than unconditional self-love.”

Just try to change your inner thought and see the difference. Let me share a story…

A lady named Maria lived with her mother in a small apartment. She was not too young nor too old, not particularly beautiful, nor was she ugly. Maria was just an average woman.

She worked as a secretary at a large company, and her life was pretty boring and mundane. No one at work ever paid any attention to her, and those who did considered her to be as boring as her life was.

One morning, on her way to work, Maria saw a hat shop that had opened just down the street. Out of curiosity, she walked in. In the shop, there was a lady with her daughter, who had come to pick a hat for her daughter, and a couple of other customers who were trying on different hats. Maria also tried on a few hats until she found one she truly liked. She put it on, and it looked really nice!

The first one to notice was the little girl, who exclaimed, “Mommy, look how pretty that woman looks with the hat on!” The mother said, “Ma’am, I must say, this hat looks awesome on you!” Another man in the shop also came up to Maria and said, “Ma’am, you look lovely with that hat on.”

Maria went to the mirror; she looked at herself, and for the first time in years, she liked her own look. Smiling, she went to the counter and bought the hat. As she walked outside, a new world revealed itself to her like never before.

She had never before noticed the colors of the flowers around her or smelled the scent of the fresh air. Even the sounds of the cars and people on the road sound like a harmonious melody.

She walked as if she were drifting on a cloud with a song being played in her heart.

When she passed by the same coffee shop she walked by every morning, a young handsome man called out to her, “Hey, you are looking gorgeous.” Can I buy you a cup of coffee?

She blushed, kept walking, and floated on the cloud of her newfound joy. When she got to the office building, the doorman opened the door and wished her good morning. Never before had he even noticed her.

The people in the elevator asked her the floor she needed and pressed the button for Maria. Her colleagues at the office, as if seeing her for the very first time, raised her on how lovely she looked that day. The manager asked her out to lunch to talk about how she felt at work!

When this extraordinary workday was over, she decided to take a cab back home instead of the bus. As soon as she put her hand up, two taxis stopped! She took the first one and sat in the back seat, thinking about the magical day she had had and how her life felt so different and changed, thanks to the new hat.

When she got home, her mom opened the door. The sight of Maria took her breath away!

“Maria,” she said, surprised, “you are looking fabulous today.” Your eyes are all lit up like when you were a little girl!

“Yes, Mom,” said Maria. “It’s all thanks to my new hat.” I had the most marvellous day in years.

“New hat?” asked the confused mother. “Which hat are you talking about?”

Maria panicked.

She touched her head only to realize that the hat that had changed her life was not there. She tried remembering where she may have left it—in the cab, no; at lunch, I don’t think so; at the office, not at all. She thought of the store, where she had bought it.

How she had noticed it for the first time, how she had put it on her head, and how she had gone to pay for it at the cashier’s.

Oh, my goodness! She remembered how she had put it on the counter to get her purse out to pay and how she had forgotten it right there on the counter. And then she walked out right there to the street, “Hatless” yet “Glowing!”

It was not the external hat that made Maria’s day great; it was the quality of her internal dialogue that transformed how she felt. Our internal dialogue can enslave us into a horrible routine life or liberate us to a life full of gusto, energy, passion, and joy.

Self-talk is just like this external hat. Change your hat inside today and see the difference.

Remember, the relationship with yourself sets the tone for all other relationships in your life, so be kind and gentle, and always love yourself. Words carry weight, so be mindful while using them. As soon as you begin to love yourself, the war within will end. Start or end your day by saying positive things about yourself or your intentions for the day.

Pursuing Happiness: The Journey Matters More Than the Destination

Life is the most precious gift we have received. Live it fully and beautifully before it is taken away from us. It’s not a destination to reach. It’s a journey that starts the day you come alive.

So many people seek happiness in ways that demonstrate they believe it’s just around the corner, or perhaps a long way off. A destination to be reached. But there is only one destination in all of our lives. Death.

Sounds crazy, but it’s a fact. So, live your life as a journey and make it as beautiful as you can.

I saw a post asking, “On your deathbed, if you could go back to one moment in your life, what would it be?” It was a potent reminder that it actually wouldn’t be the vacation on the beach, or purchase a luxury car, but in reality, when you close your eyes and think about it, you would like to spend some more quality time with your loved one, you would like to give an overwhelmingly powerful hugs to them, and would like to see their smiling faces one more time.

That’s happiness. The practically throwaway moments that make life so unimaginably full. All the success you have achieved is worthy of pursuing. But it’s not happiness. Happiness is the journey. And what a beautiful journey it can be. Happiness often leads to success, but success does not always lead to happiness. It is therefore upon oneself to make the most out of it as we traverse through this beautiful journey called LIFE.

“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced”

Life is a series of small moments. The goal of life isn’t to acquire things. Rather, it’s about learning how to focus on and enjoy the process of success and find true happiness within. If you obsess about the outcome, you end up missing out on all the amazing things that happen along the way.

Don’t get me wrong… I’m not saying that goals aren’t important.

Goal attainment is merely a by-product of your journey towards success and happiness. It’s not the result that matters. Rather, it’s the lessons that you learn and the person that you become. We live in a world obsessed with destinations, Promotions, Titles, Achievements and Milestones. But here’s the irony— The moment we reach one, the joy isn’t as lasting as we imagined. Why? Because the destination always moves. The goalpost shifts. The next ambition calls. The belief that we will be happy once we get a promotion, buy a house, or achieve a specific milestone is a form of delaying happiness. Often, the goalpost shifts, and the joy of the “finish line” is short-lived.

Goals give us hope and something to look forward to. Achieving a goal makes us feel good about ourselves and can help us improve the quality of our lives and the lives of those we love. Life would be awfully mundane if we didn’t have something to work towards. To achieve the goal, though, you need resources, and you need to grow as a person as well as grow your skills and capabilities, and that is where the interesting part is. That is where the fun is.

The world keeps pushing us toward the next milestone, success in one’s career, personal goals, or goals that are set by society. We are in such a rush to achieve outcomes in life. Life is not about ticking off lists of so-called achievements, but experiences and lessons and pieces of moments that make us who we are.

In reality, 90% of our lives are spent in the journey. And if we only run after the destination as a finish line, we miss the magic of life itself. And trust me destination always moves. But the journey— That’s where life happens.

When you focus on the goal alone, you forfeit the lessons and wonderful experiences that lie in between. The journey is the essence of where life exists in all her glory. Goals are meaningless without the intermediary process to get you there.

Just embrace the process of your journey. The real joy comes from the process itself—the effort, the learning, and the growth that happens along the way. Celebrate your progress during the journey. Don’t wait for the “big win” to feel good about yourself. Instead, take note of the progress that you make every step of the way. Every small milestone that you achieve deserves recognition.

It’s in the journey that life happens. The ups, the downs, the in-betweens—these are the moments that shape you, define you, and ultimately make the destination worth reaching. So, take a deep breath, look around, and enjoy the ride.

“Enjoy the journey, because the destination is a mirage.” ― Steven Furtick

The journey itself becomes the ultimate source of happiness. But a simple question arises: What is Happiness?

Happiness is generally defined as an emotional state characterised by joy, satisfaction, contentment, and fulfilment. While happiness has many different definitions, it is often described as involving positive emotions and life satisfaction. We all understand and define happiness differently. However, happiness is mainly about the positive feelings and the pleasure we derive from our lives.

Happiness is a continuous process that depends on living life by your choices and cherishing all the moments that lead to peace, love, and contentment.

We often place our happiness at the mercy of future events—waiting for a promotion, a relationship, or a major success. But when we hinge happiness on external events, we give up control over our emotional well-being. And if those events don’t pan out as we hoped, it leaves us disheartened.

Even when those external events do happen, the happiness they bring is often short-lived. This is why we must find joy and contentment from within, rather than chasing it through circumstances beyond our control.

Pay attention to the present and appreciate the little joyful experiences each day.

Happiness is an unbound and limitless treasure we can cherish for a lifetime! But to access it, we must shift how we see it—not just as a finish line but as a part of every step we take.

By extending gratitude, building healthy relationships, being present, and savoring the journey, we unlock happiness within ourselves. As the quote goes:

“Happiness is not by chance, but by choice.”
So, let’s make more mindful and joyful choices!

In today’s fast-paced world, almost everyone is running behind something to achieve. Happiness is often misunderstood and misrepresented as an endpoint that people strive to pursue or claim upon reaching a certain milestone or fulfilling a long-desired goal.

Whether it’s landing a high-paying job, buying a house, entering a relationship or achieving academic success, many of us believe that happiness will automatically follow once we reach our desired goal. But does this really happen? Do we really feel completely satisfied with our achievements ever?

Now, I’m not saying that arriving at a destination, achieving a goal or fulfilling a dream isn’t fantastic. It is. It really is. But our destination keeps on shifting, and so as our expectations. If the destination is a place, once you’ve been there, you want to go somewhere else. If the destination is about success, the more success you have, the more you want. If the destination is about a specific goal, you probably have another new goal waiting in the wings. If the destination is about love, once you find it, you never stop loving – you want to nurture that love, make it stronger and deeper.

If you focus only on the destination or end goal, you miss out on everything that happens along the way. You miss out on life. And life is great. It’s hard, it’s frustrating, and it’s confusing. But it’s also wonderful, full of opportunities and experiences, and it makes you who and what you are.

Life is a continuous journey with many stations—some beautiful, some devastating. The goal is not to arrive at a final destination but to appreciate and learn from each part of the journey, which is happening all the time until the end.

It’s not about what you do, it’s about how you do it. It’s not about what you achieve, it’s about how you achieve it. The journey is where you actually face everything that will shape you and give you the experiences that you will truly remember and cherish for a lifetime.

The people who win at life enjoy the journey. Life is unfolding in this present moment. Enjoy this moment because you can’t get it back. Unfortunately, too many people look too far ahead and miss out on what is in front of them. They worry about what’s to come, instead of paying attention to what is in front of them.

“In this life, if you don’t celebrate yourself, nobody will.” — Kevin Williams

We can feel content and joy once we see happiness as a journey rather than a mere destination. At some point in your life, you must have heard people say, “Don’t run after happiness, try to be thankful for each day you spend on earth, each day you spend with your loved ones and everything you have. Try to live and enjoy the present, and the happiness will automatically follow you along your journey in life”

Therefore, rather than being something that can be acquired or possessed, happiness is better understood as an ongoing process, a way of engaging with life daily through mindful awareness, emotional resilience, meaningful connections, and intentionally positive actions.

It is not found at the end of the journey but within the journey itself in the small, often unnoticed moments of daily life that offer joy, connection, and purpose when we allow ourselves to be present for them. And believe me, if you are not enjoying the journey, you probably won’t enjoy the destination.

Just look at the butterflies. So full of colour and so beautiful. But the butterfly doesn’t know it. Life’s journey is just like a butterfly, so colourful and beautiful, just enjoy its beauty instead of just chasing them.

Happiness won’t happen; you have to make it happen. You have to craft your happiness with what you have, not cribbing that I don’t have this. Just see what you have and make things happen for you.

What we have is not as important as who we have. What we have makes our lifestyle a little better, and who we have makes life a little better. And there is a big difference between making your lifestyle better and making life better. What you have makes your lifestyle better and not your life, and who you have makes your life better and beautiful.

Life is a beautiful ride; just enjoy the ride. Happiness is a continuous process, not a destination. Just marry the process and divorce the outcome.

Your failures can be your stepping stones or your stumbling blocks

Failure can be a delay but not a defeat. It is a condition when a person is not able to meet the desired result or an intended objective. Now it is up to you how you are labelling your failure, if you take it as self-improvement it will become a stepping stone or if you start judging yourself, starts losing your hurt, and not able to hold it anymore it will become your stumbling blocks.

If you will see your failure as a mistake and are ready to take corrective action, it will become your stepping stone. You have to move from that particular situation don’t allow yourself to stuck at that point. All individual has different potential and a different set of goals for their success and they do have different strength to deal with failure. Never be afraid to fail. Failure is only a stepping stone to improvement. Never be overconfident because that will block your improvement.

J K Rowling’s Harry Potter books were rejected numerous times before they were actually published. Had she given in to the failures, this unemployed, single mother would not have been a millionaire. It is the determination and perseverance that have made our success stories and not lamenting over them.

The fear of failure is the biggest stumbling block as individuals give up on themselves. If you are not able to set your Goals and not able to channelize your efforts in the right direction, it will become your biggest stumbling block.

“The best way to treat obstacles is to use them as stepping-stones. Laugh at them, tread on them, and let them lead you to something better.”
― Enid Blyton, Mr Galliano’s Circus

Failure makes us more productive. If you will be optimistic and constantly make efforts to improve performance, definitely opportunities will knock on your door and you can turn your failure into your success stories.

Always learn some lessons from your failure. Failure is actually your virtual teacher as you can learn most of your lessons from failures in life. We really never fail until we give up trying—trying with determination and enthusiasm. Vision means to see the invisible, to feel the intangible, and to achieve the impossible.

Actually, challenges or failures can either be stepping stones or stumbling blocks on the road to success. It is just a matter of how we look at them. We can see a glass as half-empty, or we can see the same glass as half-full. One way of seeing will bring us enthusiasm, while the other way of seeing will bring us discouragement. We cannot be successful unless we have the courage to fail. And every failure contains the seed of success.

When difficulties, obstacles, pressures, and even failures come into our lives, we should always be seeing the invisible, feels the intangible, and in this way, we can achieve the impossible. We may not understand the exact cause behind the difficulty, but if we have faith, if we have hope, we can always be looking at that “flower” that will grow from this “rainstorm.” That attitude is the substance of a successful man.

Opportunity knocks, but most people complain about the noise. We should see an opportunity in every situation; we never really lose until we stop trying. It is said that in the darkness a star shines the brightest. Someone said when life gives you a lemon, make lemonade.

I would like to share a story….

It was a very hot summer day and the humidity was so high that you sweat like crazy. One afternoon my father return from the market with some grocery items which my mom told him to get. I decided to make some fresh cool lemonade for him. As I began a friend of mine called and in the process of speaking to her I didn’t realize that I made a big blunder I ended up adding about five times the amount of lemon to what was actually needed. It tasted so sour that one sip poured into the mouth of an unconscious man would probably bring him back to consciousness.

But as I had no lemon left with me, somehow I had to correct this now, and as much as I wanted to remove some lemon juice out of the water to make it taste perfect again. But honestly, it was impossible because some things in life can just never be undone there was no way to remove the extra lemon from the water but there sure would still be a way to fix the problem.

The only way to correct the situation was to add some more glasses of water and dilute and here I was instead of one I now had five glasses of fresh lemonade ready to be served out to four more people.

Sometimes, I think life is exactly the same, we cannot undo some things that have gone wrong in our life some wrong decisions, wrong choices, and wrong words that we may have spoken can never be undone. It’s not like that we shouldn’t try we should definitely give our very best but after having done we cannot reverse things.

But to still keep trying is like attempting to remove lemon from water and I think that would be such a waste of time. Instead, we should try to work on adding so many right things in our life that the wrong seems smaller than what it was earlier. When problems seem to be helplessly beyond our control rather than simply trying to remove them let us add positivity to our lives and change our experience.

When you develop the skill of learning from your mistakes, you become the kind of person who welcomes obstacles and setbacks as opportunities to flex your mental muscles and move ahead. You look at problems as rungs on the ladder of success that you grab onto as you pull your way higher.

You will become a creator of circumstances rather than a creature of circumstances.

We should learn from the past, but not be stuck in it. Sometimes life circumstances and personal setbacks can haunt and prevent us from seeing our true potential and recognizing new opportunities. What has already happened we cannot change, but what is yet to happen we can shape and influence.

If we pay attention to only mud on the ground after a storm, we won’t notice that the sky above us has already cleared. Don’t focus on the mud. Make better choices today and move on. Nothing is worth more than this day.

We should respect failure as an honour. We cannot be successful unless we have the courage to fail. And every failure contains the seed of success. When we learn from mistakes when we learn from failures, we become stronger, we develop greater integrity.

Thomas Edison tried various experiments before he finally invented the electric bulb. Later when he was asked about it, he said that he wasn’t discouraged by all those failures. “From every failure, I at least learned what doesn’t work.” That attitude is a success!

Edison was quoted saying “many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up”.

That is what failure means, giving up when you have every opportunity to continue. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up; the most certain way to succeed is just to try one more time. Surely, there is “no harm in trying”. When you give up, you have failed and failure becomes a stumbling block. But when you fail while trying and try again, failure becomes a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.

Just because something doesn’t work as you planned doesn’t mean it’s useless. Our problem is that we’re quick to jump to conclusions when something doesn’t work as we planned. We lose hope and stop trying thereby missing an opportunity. Don’t lose hope if you can’t see any growth initially.

Whenever you feel low, depressed, and overwhelmed with negative emotions because of the ups and downs that inevitably come in life; whenever you felt like you want to quit, whenever you are just not able to see a reason to continue living; do remind yourself of a simple yet profound analogy.

A man plants fern and bamboo seeds and cared for them really well. He made sure that they both got adequate light and water. The man was delighted to see the fern quickly spring out from the earth and grow really fast, covering its entire surrounding with its bright green colour. But he was disappointed when he saw nothing come out from the bamboo seed.

But the man did not give up on the bamboo. In the second year, he saw that the growth of the fern was luxuriant, vibrant, and abundant, and the bamboo seed? Nothing came out still. But the man continued caring for the bamboo and did not quit.

In the third and fourth year also nothing come from the bamboo seed and the man still would not give up and didn’t quit. It was in the fifth year when the man saw a tiny sprout emerge from the earth. The bamboo sprout was tiny and insignificant compared to the fern. But in just 6 months from then, the bamboo shot up to over 100 feet tall. The man realized the bamboo had spent those five years growing its root. Those roots made it strong and gave it all that is needed to survive, thrive and grow.

Isn’t it true that life does not give anyone a challenge that they cannot handle? If there is a challenge at the moment know for sure, that you have the capacity to handle it. Were you aware that all the time you have spent dealing with your challenges and struggles? You have actually been growing roots. Just as the man did not give up on the bamboo, don’t give up on yourself. Never quit. Don’t compare yourself to others.

The bamboo and the fern are so different, yet, both make the forest beautiful, each one serving a different purpose. Just relax, your time will come. You will shot up and rise high as well. Go as high as you can as high as your potential, not someone else’s potential, be patient, and keep working on yourself, and one day you will shot up like the bamboo tree too. Everything will be happening at the right time. Be patient and the right time will come to you as well. Don’t hurry and don’t worry you are neither early nor are you too late. You are just on time. Your time will come.

What is so humbling about failure that it changes people into better persons? What is so inspiring about failure which incites people to change their story of loss into their story of achievement? Most people are afraid of failure. They do not want to taste the bitter feeling that comes with failure. Failure takes away our biggest fears from us and in turn, gives us the fearless spirit which is most required to be successful.

Success also brings along with itself a lot of expectations. Often, people feel overshadowed by these expectations. A failure provides them a chance to release the burden and start all over again. If a person desires to succeed, the only mantra is – try and try, till you succeed.

If you wish to be successful, work as hard as you can. And if you wish to be greatly successful, stand up every time you fall and stand up with greater energy, stronger motivation, and unflinching spirit.

Life throws stuff at us. Things get in our way or don’t go our way. Projects don’t work out. Relationships go sour. Life gets hard.

The best way to handle the stumbling blocks in your path is to use them as stepping stones. Instead of carrying your past mistakes around with you, place them into your feet and use them as stepping stones The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way in which we use them.

What you are feeding to your Mind and Body?

“Mental health is not a destination, but a process. It’s about how you drive, not where you are going.”

We always tell ourselves to be positive and think positive, but do we really mean it? To be positive we must have to be relaxed, calm, and most importantly healthy. Healthy means not only a healthy body, but the mind too.

What we should eat to keep ourselves healthy and fit, it is known by almost everyone, but how to maintain a healthy mind is not known by all.

Every day what we are eating healthy or unhealthy has healthy and unhealthy effects on our body. Similarly, what we are reading, watching, talking and thinking has similar effects on our mind.

If we will watch negative things all the time on TV, at the place we are staying or working, obviously we will become like that mind-set. In the same manner, if we will read the bad things, always busy in gossip or directly – indirectly we are participating in it; our mind will start functioning accordingly.

“An unhealthy mind, even in a healthy body, will ultimately destroy health.”

So, what is the solution, if I will tell you, watch only positive things, read-only right things, stay with only good people, it doesn’t mean anything, because, you can’t decide it completely. Somewhere and somehow you have to face both negative and positive things in your life.

I will explain it a little further, just like watching something, whether on TV; place of work, at home and nearby. You can’t close your eyes completely but somewhere you can avoid it, just like, doesn’t watch useless things on TV all the time. You just have to update yourself, on what is going on in this world. Watch it, get the information but don’t involve in the useless discussion, which actually you can’t fix.

You may have to listen to someone in your home or at the workplace. They may be your parents, your boss, and your spouse. These peoples are unavoidable and you have to listen to them, but how much information you have to retrieve in your mind is up to you. You need not remember all things if it is negative and will affect your mind.

You have to remember only that much which is positive and will give you some peace and learning, the rest just forgets that. While talking to any person, always try to talk something good, which gives you some knowledge to your life not the gossip about someone or something.

“Every negative belief weakens the partnership between mind and body.”

If you will start giving the right information to your mind, it will automatically start working positively. Since childhood times we are listing these things – input and output; information and thoughts are just like that. They are directly proportional to each other, whatever you will feed to your mind it will function accordingly.

You can only avoid them, who so are avoidable in your life, who have a negative mind-set. But how can you avoid the peoples who are your close relatives or directly connected with you; like your parents, your spouse, and your boss. Even you might change your job, but it can’t guarantee to get the right boss, and to be very honest no one in these worlds has all the positive things.

Every person in these worlds has all the shades in his life good, bad, positive, and negative. It’s just a matter of their view on some particular situation. So basically, you need not avoid all the peoples with a negative mind-set. Avoid only them, which actually have no role in your life or at least your day to day life.

The rest of the peoples who have a great role in your life and which are not at all avoidable; just avoid their negative thought not them. Listen to them, but remember only positive words and forget the rest.

“You know you’ve read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”

It is very much true, in your leisure time, try to read some good books, which actually gives you some information about successful peoples, about the world, about new skills and knowledge; basically, try to read something which is actually valuable in your life, instead of wasting your time on some invaluable things.

“No food will ever hurt you as much as an unhealthy mind.”

I am not telling you, don’t entertain yourself; entertainment is a must for every human being to relax your body and mind. Entertain yourself, watch some movies, listen to some music, read some good books, every person has a unique way to entertain themselves. But it’s doesn’t mean to do wrong things for the sake of entertainment; just like putting someone down is not at all entertainment.

“You can’t control what goes on outside, but you CAN control what goes on inside.”

Do the things which give you peace, not only fun. This is the right diet for your mind, but you must have to give the right diet to your body also. Here I will not discuss any eating habits; I think we all know very well about which food is good and which one is bad for our body, which makes your immune system strong or weak and the correct time of eating.

I would like to discuss apart from that, about daily work out, which is actually very important for each and every person, not only for old peoples but for kids and young ones also.

To make our body and mind strong and healthy, a daily workout is also a mandatory thing. At least 30 minutes work out everyone should do as a routine. It will not just make you fit and healthy; in fact, it will help you to make your immune system strong, a healthy and active mind, a positive attitude towards daily work and your life.

“If you can control your mind and body, you can control your life.”

The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. Physical activity will help you to burn extra calories and it also stimulates various brain chemicals that may leave you feeling happier, more relaxed, and less anxious. Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and helps your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. Exercise helps your learning and memory power.

As parents, we always teach our babies something almost every day, but can we learn something from them; definitely, a baby almost always wakes up with a smile, pumped to practice new skills and learn new tricks. You should do the same.

Your mind will believe everything you tell it. Feed it the right thing. The key to a healthy life is having a healthy mind and a healthy body.

How someone Fail without taking any action

If you can dream it, you can achieve it. But you can’t achieve it without taking any action. One day I will get the time to fulfill my dreams, one day I will plan to start my dream project. All these things will really matter if you will ever get time for it.

In fact, the fact is whatever, is the condition right now it will remain like this and it might possibly that it will be worse than this. So, your dreams will remain dreams only.

“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”

– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Keep your dreams alive always. Never think it’s too late. If you haven’t lived your life as you dreamed it, live it now. You can still change it; just start taking action for it. It’s human nature to put off the things. Sometimes we think it’s not the right time, sometimes we got stuck in our other responsibilities and we keep on delaying it for too long. We make ourselves busy struggling up with our day to day life. But we always forget that we have some responsibilities for our dreams also.

When I was very young, my father used to tell me, Never be too lazy to complete your work today itself. You never know, how much work is assigned to you tomorrow. It applies to your dreams too, if you have some plan for yourselves never delay it, take an action right now. Until you realize, you actually don’t have time for it.

You have to make a reminder; you are not going to get an infinite time to live here. It’s now or never. Today is the day to take the right step towards your dream. Never ever leave any plan for your future, because, the future is unseen and misleading. You will never get your golden time to start something new. You have to steal your time from your daily life. You are already occupied since morning to evening, what if; you will be occupied for another one hour.

It’s just a matter of prioritizing your responsibilities. You have to prioritize your responsibilities towards your family, Job, and the most important towards your dreams. You must have a very clear vision for it. But one thing should be very clear in your mind. As you get older, your quality of life will be affected and you can’t deny this life cycle. It might be possible that your health will not support you.

Accept the reality; you have a limited period of time to accomplish all things. So, what is most important; you can’t run away from any of your responsibilities, but yes, you can make the priority list for your life. If time is short, you can’t walk and achieve your finishing line, instead of that, you have to run, and sometimes you might have to fly to achieve your finishing line.

Sometimes, we take our life and time for granted, but on the contrary, time waits for none. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. It’s a fact; the future doesn’t exist. We can only imagine for our future, but it’s not real. If you are living your life to fulfill another person’s expectations right now, you will be doing the same tomorrow as well. That expectation from you will always be there, it’s not going to change. In fact, it might increase day by day. And the past is over; you are only left with your present. But your goals and vision must be clear; what you actually want from life.

Sometimes, we keep on giving excuses in life to achieve our dream and inner side actually we are scared of failing. We don’t believe in ourselves and before taking the first step towards it, we let it remain like this as a dream only. But pass or fail is the different story until or unless you tried for it, just have faith and believe in it, it is achievable. You should have self – confidence. You can always upgrade yourself. Have faith and belief in you and try with great determination and dedication. Give your hundred percent. If you have that much dedication no one can stop you.

“The only thing worse than starting something and failing … is not starting something.”

– Seth Godin

Focus only on what you want. Work silently on your dreams each and every day and let your success speak. Never listen to them who tell you it’s not possible. If you will listen to them you can’t achieve it.

I will tell you a short story, which my father told me when I was very young. Once upon a time, there was a challenge given to very small children around (5-10) years old one. It was a small mountain hiking challenge. All the children started with great enthusiasm, but on the contrary, their parents were very scared of them. All children started their first steps, but slowly they started taking their feet back. The reason was as soon as the children stared, their parent’s starts talking among themselves; oh… it’s very difficult. These kids can’t complete this. And ultimately all dropped out. But there was a kid who has successfully completed his task. You know what the reason behind that was. The kid was deaf. While others were listening to their parents, he was not able to listen to any of them. And he completed. So, if you really want to accomplish your dreams, don’t listen to anyone if they are trying to stop you willingly or unwillingly.

Perseverance is a must to fulfill your dreams. If you are not getting success in your first attempt, just learn from it, what has gone wrong, and upgrade yourself. But don’t simply quit.

Wherever you are busy, but make your dream alive in your subconscious mind. Just make yourself reminding them what is your dream and what you have planned for it.

Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, and her parents abandoned her. She was then adopted by the Bricker, who taught her to not say “I can’t.” As a child, Jen was active in sports and decided to do gymnastics seriously. And at the age of 11, she won the Power Tumbling Championship in Illinois and took the 4th place at the Junior Olympic Games.

She was fascinated by the American gymnast Dominique Moceanu, the gold medal winner at the 1996 Olympics. And at the age of 16, Jen learned that her idol was actually her older sister. And Jennifer reunited with her biological family. Later she participated in the Britney Spears Tour and wrote a memoir. Currently, she is an acrobat.

So, it’s never too late to accomplish your dreams. “You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” Start it now.