NEW HOPES, NEW DESIRES

  The more I read about Draupadi and her journey, the more I am left in awe and my heart fills with huge amount of respect for a woman of substance, the symbol of feminism and the spirit of womanhood. She was extremely beautiful, intelligent and virtuous woman. In Hindu Mythology, there are very few women were strong headed and who spoke their mind in the world of men. By many, she is regarded as the first feminist of Indian Mythology . When she was born out of fire, a celestial voice had proclaimed: “ This feisty, unparalleled beauty has taken birth to uproot Kauravas and thereby establish the rule of religion”. She never asked anything for herself. She was born unwanted, thrust abruptly into a polyandrous marriage, having profoundly aware of being an integral instrument in bringing about the extinction of an enfeebled eon to welcome the new age. Yet, she offered her entire self as a flaming sacrifice in the cataclysm of which Krishna (her sakha) was the presiding deity. She...

  Let’s talk about the most talked about topic these days; MENTAL HEALTH, ANXIETY, STRESS and DEPRESSION. Depression isn’t just a word. It’s real. It’s the biggest pandemic. At its worst depression can lead to SUICIDE. DEPRESSION IS VICIOUS. Those who are dealing with this demon are not weak; they just have weak moments where they feel hopeless, useless, misunderstood and ALONE. They might feel unloved too. AND THAT IS OKAY!!!! IT’S OKAY TO NOT TO BE OKAY. It’s okay to be vulnerable sometimes. Nobody chooses depression. You cannot understand the extent to which depression can make one hollow from inside. Don’t misinterpret it with sadness. Don’t say that its just a phase, don’t tell the person going through this that he/ she is overthinking. Trust me you are killing that person from inside if you are doing so. Instead of passing judgements just lend your ears to that person and listen. JUST LISTEN. They deserve to be heard, to be empathised, to be accepted just the way they are. ...

  “ उम्र के साथ-साथ हम सब सुख , दुख और झूठ के मुखौटें पहनना सीख जाते हैं |” A child is innocent. Whatever is in heart is on his face as well and is often reflected in his actions. Once that child grows older and his own experiences, good or bad and starts to understand others’ emotions and the impact of his actions on others, he starts to keep secrets, sometimes for himself and sometimes for others. It gets harder for the parent to read his face and tell what he might be feeling as he gets better at concealing what’s going on inside. It’s not humanly possible to know every damn thing about a person. Everyone has secrets. If you hold yourself and others to such unrealistic standards of perfectionism, you are bound to be disappointed at some point.

17th December was the last day of my internship as a teacher. It was a learning experience, an enriching experience, made new friends, met a lot of new people, crossed few barriers of mind and heart, but the most beautiful and memorable experience I gained was as a teacher. I had no idea of what my students feel about my teaching till the last day. The poured their hearts out on the last day of internship. The feeling was overwhelming and surreal. I realised how many lives I have touched through my teaching, how much students have got connected to me during this short span of time. Honestly speaking I didn't know that I had the trait of teaching in me, I could also be a good teacher. I have always idolized my nana ji and my mother as a teacher, for me, they are the perfect examples of a good teacher. They are not only the masters in their respective subjects, but also they connect really well with their students, they are more like a guardian, a friend to their students. Firstly, I...

  “Life is so unfair” said the man. So, while returning from my college, I saw this man today and he was, for some reason, was lamenting and complaining about the struggles of his life.   He was unhappy and unsatisfied with his life. I felt bad for him; my heart goes out to him. Also, a thought crossed my mind that, there are thousand things we take for granted in life, hoping that thousand more will come.   But we should never take life itself for granted. Every minute of every day is a blessing, is a gift and we should be thankful for all the things that we have been blessed with so far. Problems will always arise, some will appear insurmountable but nothing is as important as life itself. We, humans, have a tendency to complain, to whine, to lament about the things that we don’t have, about relationships, about life. We never stop and think about those who have nothing. There are some hard-earners, who have to do everything in their power to have a meal to feed t...

I want to share with you all few tools that are helping me to sustain and grow when things are pretty rough around the world. Trust me, this has helped me immensely, it has brought a huge change in my life and I’m learning new ones. We are much more than our careers . We are more than our promotions and 10 failures. They are experiences of our lives; they are NOT our entire life. Recognise and value those who are ROCK SOLID in your life . We are full of ourselves, we want to be heard, and we want to be seen. For a change, listen, see, feel, and you will get to see a positive change in you and you will make one life better by just doing that. Nurture your relationships , don’t take them for granted, because they ground you, they nurture you. We’ve got this gift of love. Relationships are like plants, you’ve to keep watering them, and you’ve got to really look after it, nurture it. Eat Healthy . You are what you eat . It’...

  WHY NOT TO PUT ALL OUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET?? Generally, it so happens that while planning our life or taking a decision, we often start focussing all our attention and effort on particular person or project or objective which often, notwithstanding the best of our efforts, lead to disappointment and failure. That is why, it has been suggested by the wise that we should take care not to put all our eggs in one basket. May be we have taken utmost care to select our goal and maybe we put in all our efforts to realise the same, but it is also possible that things may not always turn out the way we thought they would. Therefore, I have learnt through my experiences, as far as possible, we should keep other options open. Success, sometimes also comes through the method of trial and error. So we need to be ready to try new things, to change our strategy or change our gear to pursue the success in different way in a related or different field. We should always try to ensure that whateve...

  I AM BEAUTIFUL!!!!!😍 To be beautiful means to be you. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Until we accept ourselves unconditionally we’re going to suffer both on a mental and physical level. If your self-worth is based on what happens in the world around you and how others perceive you, then you are in a world full of pain. There really is only one step needed to reclaim our power and be at peace in the world and that is to get to know who we are on the inside. Self-awareness is what is needed to heal our inner world and come to accept ourselves unconditionally. Its having a connection to ourselves beyond our mind and body that reveals our inner beauty and reminds us that we are not just our thoughts and emotions, we are so much more beautiful than that. To be you takes courage. It means to say what you mean and to do what’s right for you first and foremost. Putting yourself first is not how society wants you to be as then you become an in...