I totally agree it sounds cliched. But the year really has flown by. How weeks turned into months and a complete year, I've no clue. All of us are a year older and a year wiser. Did all of us stick to our resolutions? I tried and will say did a good job of doing yoga for atleast 15 minutes a day as regularly as I could!

In the last week of 2012 I finally have some free time to reflect upon the year that is slowly slipping by. It left a lot to be desired. It leaves with the hope of an upcoming new year that God willing will be filled with a lot of happiness and things that will change my life.

They are right when they say "Cease the moment". This moment will not come back. Don't wait for this event of that. It might not come. This moment is all you have to make it large.  You will never be this old again. You might never have another chance to indulge in this craziness, this madness. This is the time to do what you love to do with all the strength and passion you can muster. Don't let your golden years just slip away! So said my heart! But it also knows not all things are always possible. Oh dear. I sound so preachy sometimes, don't I? And invariable, the sometimes is always "All the time".

The festive season is ever so infectious! Each day of my vacation is so blissful. Tiny joys which otherwise are taken for granted. That extra hour of sleep in the morning or the power nap after lunch. The warmth of the blanket and loving family and friends. The abundance of good food. Abundance of God's grace which empowers me and my family to get ourselves all the things we really need (and a few we don't). The quiet "me time". No din of work or it's stress, or deadlines, or people's anger. All is quiet and peaceful. And I love it this way. But the value of all this is best understood when the other extreme has also been experienced. Work consuming all your waking hours and re-appearing in your dreams. Sleep creeping in when you are supposed to be at your productive best (and no cups of tea don't help!)

I wish each of you a splendid 2013. May God grant you all the good things your heart desires. I wish you good health, peace and everlasting happiness!

See you on the other side :-)

Let go

It's not something that has not occurred to me before. It has. On several occasions. And I so conveniently forget it every time. Part of being a silly human being I guess. It's so easy to manage stress when you let go. Accept the fact that it's perfectly alright for things to not go your way. Accept that the things you want will come to you when the time is right. Not when you chase them silly in the hope of hunting and pinning them down.

A major cause of all troubles is when we refuse to accept. When we continue to live in denial.

It's alright to not be perfect. It's alright to not know all the answers. It's alright to make mistakes. It's perfectly alright to give it your best and still not get what you deserve. All that you need and want and desire will come to you if you keep the faith and a positive head on your shoulders.

Being in control of everything at all times is so very draining. Breathing is so relaxing. To look at the larger picture gives life so much perspective.

Life balances everything out, without our even realizing it. Even if the day has been harrowing, night brings much needed rest, relaxation, repair and replenishment. For everything bad in your life, there's something so good too. The problem is we focus on the bad entirely. Looking at the good, makes everything fall in place. Gives the much needed meaning to life!

The way to Happiness...

I happened to read a very compelling article today. I have read something similar somewhere else earlier, but it didn't register the way it did this time. I guess there is a time for everything. Everything comes to you when it is due. Not when you want it to. 

We find ourselves going on a "I will be happy when..." route ever so often. Always postponing happiness. I will be happy when I get a promotion. When I get a better job. When I get married. When I have children. When I get to see the world. When I have more money. When I have a car and a home. When my children are grown up. When I retire. There is this one roadblock that is holding up my happiness. Until realization dawns one day that happiness is in the here and now. It's in the journey not the destination.

Negativity is like gravity. It's an everyday challenge and battle to snatch happiness from the smallest of moments. It's an art that is perfected with practice.

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.". It's about wanting the right things and then giving the feeling your all.

Oh..Don't I continue to bore you even after this long a hiatus :-)