2015- You have been good to me :)

             

          As I look back upon the year that has flown( not elapsed, FLOWN!) by, I realise a lot has transpired in these 12 months. In fact it is quite a revelation to me ! The journey has been full of crests and troughs.. I have fallen more than once, but have learnt to pick myself up and move forward..It is said that no educational qualification can teach us things , the way life teaches them. Damn right , I say!

           I have learnt that relations do not necessarily mean blood.Sometimes or most of the times, it is friends who are our real family. They are the one's who care about us more than our own kit and kin. The one's who accept you for who you are and love you no matter what ....I have experienced a gamut of emotions which have made me realise that one must never bear out one's soul ,except to the one's we trust exclusively. We often confide our fears,our failures ,our regrets with someone only to be back stabbed later on as they listen exclusively to gossip about it ,rather than out of concern.

         I have experienced the bitter truth that life isn't fair to all.. Often the deserving one's are left far behind due to inopportune circumstances and the more we sit to dwell on this ,the more we shall sink into self pity and lose our peace of mind. The best way out is to avoid comparing one's life with others. Just concentrate on doing what ought to be done and leave the rest in His hands..  Life is all about creating a balance..... of "Holding On" & "Letting Go"

The most difficult part here is deciding whether to do the Former or the Latter !! 

       I have experienced utmost joy doing the smallest of things imaginable! That's when the epiphany struck me .. We tend to complicate our lives looking for happiness in all sorts of materialistic things , when in reality, happiness exists inside us .So GO build paper boats and watch them stay afloat on a stream ! GO fly a kite ! GO play with Balloons ! GO watch Mother nature in her bounty ! GO run over a field behind butterflies ! The key word (action) here being - GO i.e  "DOING THINGS" .

       Life enriches us only when we respect it and go out of our comfort zone. I have learnt that travelling does wonders to feed our soul.We gain perspective , realise how lucky we are -thereby become grateful , we experience the amazing brilliance of Mother nature and learn to respect her. we learn to rough it out and share things , we experience the life which others live which more often than not makes us realise THE GRASS AIN'T GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE .. And lastly ,but most importantly , we get time for self introspection which is mandatory for growth and improvement.

 Loving someone can hurt you a lot more than you anticipate. People can inspire you or drain you . So CHOOSE WISELY ! Love is something inexplicable ,something so pious that it would be sacrilegious of me to point out the vices and yet many out there will concur to the fact that being in love can make you or break you.. The saddest /harshest fact is .IN REALITY IT IS BEYOND OUR CONTROL .... which leaves me with another lesson ... LEARN TO LET GO OF THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND ONE'S CONTROL.. 
   
     The joy of making someone happy by our deeds is unparalleled . So whom have you made happy today ? We might not see it but even a friendly smile could make someone's day! Be kind always, for everyone out there is fighting a battle that we aren't aware of ...  Choose to live a life of simplicity .It ensures less chaos and fewer complexities . As rightly said, " SIMPLICITY IS THE ULTIMATE SOPHISTICATION !".

     I have learnt to conquer my fear of heights (YES, I HAVE VERTIGO) by trekking regularly. Latest being  to the highest peak in Maharashtra viz - Mount Kalsubai and hoisting our National flag on our Independence day. Trekking through pouring rain and winds was a surreal experience which is something I shall treasure for as long as I am alive! What I am trying to say here is , our fears are conquerable,if we choose to believe so and work in the right direction .. MIND OVER MATTER .

   
   YOU GET WHAT ANYBODY GETS .... YOU GET A LIFETIME.
   SO MAKE THE MOST OF IT .DO NOT LIVE THE SAME LIFE FOR 80 YEARS AND CALL IT A LIFE ! EXPLORE , CHALLENGE YOURSELF, SET NEW GOALS, DO CRAZY STUFF, LAUGH, REDISCOVER YOURSELF ,LOVE YOURSELF .CRY YOUR HEART OUT ,MAKE TIME OUT FOR YOUR LOVED ONES .DO NOT WAIT FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT ,FOR THE RIGHT MOMENT IS NOW !! 


     

                                  ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA :) :) :)