It has been a typical day filled with the usual schedules and routines. I was making dinner when google interrupted me with memories from a few years back.
I instantly put the stove on low flame and stepped out of the kitchen to enjoy taking a peek into the past.
I smiled and laughed, watching every photo in there. The images of my then-little kids melted my heart as I stared at them for a bit longer.
Oh, all those beautiful places we traveled to and the lovely home that was once ours. I looked great and happy.
But guess what? When I dared to recollect the memories associated with these pics, I did not feel great 100% — those days had their challenges of me running between work and daycare, trying to find balance. Anxiety was my constant companion. I remember strolling through the park with kids watching out for the airplanes above, missing my home country.
I kept constantly running in circles, thinking I had a few more pounds of body weight to lose. I always dreamed of the day I would go back home.
Today, here I am, and looking back, my heart chooses to neglect those pieces on a whim, sticking only to the best feelings from the past. So is life.
No matter how big of a problem we are dealing with now, in a few years, we will only remember the best times when we look back to the present day.
So why not make the best use of the NOW and enjoy living in the moment to create all the beautiful memories we can cherish in the future?!
I clicked a promising selfie in my night pants with my kitchen background. I knew this pic would speak volumes to my future self.
Life happens through the most ordinary days, just like it did for me today!
My wish for you: Gift yourself, the present!! Make every day count!!
This story was originally published in Magicbytes, my substack newsletter.
Happiness to me is choosing to devour the chocolate ice cream above anything else!
I had been working back to back since 6 am. My legs finally halted, along with my mind, precisely at 10.30 pm. I rested briefly and watched a thriller series on the TV for the next 30 minutes.
When I finally walked into the bedroom at 11 pm, an instant gush of energy filled up every cell in my body, leaving me refreshed. I witnessed calm and peace, watching my two kids sleep. The poor husband slept too. Maybe he listened to his own boring bedtime stories 😉
What else can I ask for? With extra exaggeration and caution, I returned to the living room, not wanting to wake up any of them!
I smiled back at the clock, as it could get some rest too. No screaming and snoozing for the next two days!
It was a perfect Friday night, and what fool would I be to ignore that delicious chocolate ice cream that had been diligently waiting for me in the refrigerator for the last couple of hours!
But wait, Isn’t it too late already? The original plan was to enjoy the ice cream while watching a movie with my husband, right?! What about the workout tomorrow? Is it even healthy to have a late-night dessert? Remember how all that fat accumulates right in the lower abs, huh?! Ah, the kids would have enjoyed this flavor!
Trust me, I had a million reasons to force myself to act like a grown-up. But I chose to be happy!
Sometimes, life tastes good when we cut the layers of logic and reasoning. Well actually, most times! 😉
There is always something special about doing what I want when I want it! A chance to reclaim my love for myself! I grabbed that very chance to listen to my heart and treat myself! I chose happiness that came to me in the form of ice cream.
The after-effect was terrific! Heeding my wish was as beautiful as surprising my loved ones. The sense of fulfillment went on and presented itself to the people around me with so much love and gratitude, the next morning!
Happiness is not having to wait for tomorrow to do things I want to do NOW!
Happiness to me is going against the gravity of what weighs me down and choosing to fly high [Trust me, the bird’s eye view of any problem is life-changing!] Remember this the next time you feel low!
Happiness is not about trying hard to laugh in challenging situations! It is about having faith in ourselves to get through the hell of any problem!
Happiness is to know that complex problems come into our lives to make us stronger because we deserve to be Strong!
Happiness is enjoying the flow of life without anticipating the outcome! Happiness is the essence of life!
Happiness is a skill that we can master simply by practicing it every day! How cool is that?!
My wish for you today: Wherever you are and in whatever situation life has put you through, remember to fly high and be happy. Everything else is already taken care of! I wish you happiness, wonders, and much more!
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Today, I want to celebrate a milestone with you!
After all the rest and recovery from a surgical procedure, I finally finished my first 5k run in the last three months.
In my last seven years of running, I never thought I would take some time to recognise a 5k run! That is Life’s way of telling me: Don’t you ever feel less or more of what you can do right now, for you never know what lies ahead of you!
After the misdiagnosis episode, I decided to take the next 100 days off work to focus on the handpicked priorities of my Life!
Our mini family vacation, which I had booked to celebrate my 40th birthday, was the first on the list. Except I got sick the day we started the trip and finally got better only on the last day of our vacation. Nevertheless, I did everything I could to enjoy the lovely holiday: pool time with kids, the unstoppable waves on the beach, the gushing waterfalls, the long hillside walks, beautiful caves, and whatnot?! I even cut my birthday cake in style! Yay!
The power of reminding my mind that I am the Boss!
So far, so good….until we arrived at the airport to board the flight back home!
When I started thinking about how nicely I had played along through all the recent turmoils, Life whispered in my ears, “Not yet!”
What happened in the next few hours was one such moment for me!
It was only 4.30 pm, and we had a few more hours left for our flight. The airport was super crowded, with almost every seat taken but two. I sat next to my son, watching him enjoy every bit of the lollipop he managed to get with his winning tantrums. My daughter didn’t mind standing, as her eyes were busy grazing the variety of shops she wanted to go to when her Dad returned from the coffee shop.
From a distance, I could spot my husband waiting in line. Right opposite me was seated an elderly couple discussing their itinerary. Beside me, a family of 4 immersed entirely in their virtual world with their gadgets. To my left were seated 2 mothers who were hustling with their 4 kids.
It was so interesting to watch all the people doing things their way. Little did I know then I would grab every one of their attention in a few minutes.
My husband returned with 2 fuming cups, handing over one to me. As I tried to take a sip, I realised the tea was served at a boiling temperature. No sleeves for the paper cup or an extra cup to reduce the intensity of the heat.
Watching my daughter becoming restless about not having a seat, I got up to offer her my chair when it all happened.
I had not even fully stood up when I felt a sharp shooting pain navigating through my right leg; I heard people around me hissing in chorus. The world around me spun super fast in those 5–10 seconds. It took me a bit to realise that the piping-hot chai cup had landed on my right thigh.
The pain grew exponentially the moment I understood what had happened. I quickly turned to check on my kids. My son was sitting still with his lollipop, and my daughter was busy watching something on the phone with her Dad.
While every eyeball around me was fixated on me, awaiting my next move, my daughter and husband were the only two people who didn’t even notice.
I deliberately called out to them to my rescue. My husband looked at me and started laughing, but soon realised something was serious when I did not reciprocate his emotion. Anyway, what else was I expecting from a man who is a big fan of watching “America’s funniest videos”?! 🤪
When I explained to him that the tea was hot, my daughter thought I was blaming my husband and was quick enough to snap at me about being responsible, blah, blah…Thanks to the unbearable pain, my ears were half shut 😉
I promised to be calm, although I wanted to scream in high pitched tone, only I was not sure which one of the disappointing or frustrating life situation to choose from over the last few months. Trust me, they were all equally competitive!
I took a sip of water and poured a bit over my burning leg, attempting to alleviate the slightest trace of pain. I sat down for a while because I was so afraid to move my legs. I pulled a couple of wet wipes from my bag and cleaned the spills on my baggage [Oh, all the insane things a disintegrated mind can make you do! On a normal day, I would not even care about those inconspicuous spills on my baggage!]
After a while, I cleaned up my clothes and returned to my seat, limping around with the constant burning sensation.
I ordered another cup of tea. Although my hands were now shaky enough to receive the hot cup, I finished the drink with the utmost caution, trying to conquer any leftovers of fear!
A positive mind always finds ways to feel gratitude! In that moment of heat, despite all my burns, I was thankful I had caused this accident and not my kids. I felt extra grateful that I did not harm my kids in any way.
The following week, I underwent a surgical procedure[another episode of “life happens”] and felt zero pain! The doctors and nurses were surprised I had no strain! Maybe my pain tolerance had increased from the burn accident at the airport!
The only discomfort I felt was when the doctor told me not to exercise hard for the next few months, just to make sure there were no side effects.
I recovered quickly from the surgery, but the burns took almost 4 weeks to heal. Watching my skin repair, shed, and regrow has been nothing short of a miracle!
Today, I feel more grateful for my resilient body than ever! I am fortunate for every opportunity I give my body to show its worth instead of simply fussing over the weighing scale!
Thanks to all the unprecedented problems, uncertainties, and uninvited changes over the last few months. My Life’s goals and priorities have become more visible through every daunting situation! The path is crystal clear than ever! I know where I should be headed!
The best part of Life is that it always offers you choices, even during the most challenging times. Always choose to see the brighter side! ALWAYS! 😎
My wish for you today: No matter your life situation, fill your heart with gratitude and let it revive your hope with every beat! Allow the Magic to happen!! ❤️
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Here is a wonderful article, I enjoyed about sunsets and miracles by Victoria Gregg
I was agitated after a long conversation with a close family member last night. When I hung up the phone, I wanted to pull my brain out to erase any trace of this chat from my memory.
I attempted to cry to get out all the frustrations that were boiling inside me, but something did not feel right. So, I paused for a moment and remembered similar incidents that happened over the last couple of months with the same person. The pattern spoke for itself! Thanks to my vivid memory and strong determination to avoid reacting to others’ opinions about me, I decided not to waste any more time or tears.
I wanted to do something different with my anger this time. I unlocked my laptop screen and started editing the story that had been seeking my attention over the last few weeks.
At first, I started to work only to distract myself as a replacement for sulking. But soon, the impulse drive within me led me to deep-dive into the article, allowing me to indulge in every detail.
Losing track of time, I immersed myself in my story’s teeny-weeny bits and formation. What absolute magic the words can do to your heart and soul!
The clock reminded me of the 4-hour leap from when I started the edit. I finally hit the publish button on my newsletter. There was still more fuel left to keep on the burning desire to write more! The flow of energy seemed to be endless!
I could feel every inch of my heart quickly filling up with a sense of accomplishment. There was no more trace of any repercussion. Only pure form of bliss! I closed my eyes to dwell in that piece of heaven for a while more!
Every positive or negative emotion carries tremendous energy. It is in our control to make the best use of it by redirecting it to what matters most!
In my case, it was easy to divert all the energy to my writing, something I love to do even in the middle of my wildest dreams!
Now that I have a taste of orchestrating my emotions to deliver a powerful outcome, I can’t wait to experience another strong emotion!!
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Aug 26, 2022.
It was around 11 am; I was waiting for a follow-up at the doctor’s office, hoping to return to my usual hectic routine.
After examining me, she ordered some tests. With a huge sigh, I agreed to finish it on the same day so that I could save some time!
I got my scan reports and was back in the waiting hall to see the doctor! I did what anyone else in this internet age would do. I typed my report results into google.
Spoiler Alert: This article is about what happened in the following several hours.
On top of the unwanted harm I had already inflicted upon myself by looking for medical answers from a google search, I called my Sister: A person, who knows by heart, every symptom of every damn illness related to middle-aged women. No, she is not a doctor but a Software Engineer with enough data!
I am generally not a person who trusts Google’s assumptions or an Engineer’s reassurance about human biology. But the helpless me was caught in a rut between reality and what-ifs.
My thoughts were shaken by a nurse calling my name. She walked me into the doctor’s office. The doctor, who looked at my reports, shook her head sideways[like gesturing a big NO], underlined something in red and confirmed that it was something serious.
She ordered a few more tests, reminding me repeatedly that something was very wrong with me.
I put on a blank look, dismissing any fear trying to express itself on my face. At the same time, my hands involuntarily held a tight grip on the chair I was sitting on to prevent me from falling. The world around me was moving circularly, flipping me upside down slowly but surely, leaving a constant ringing noise in my ears.
I continued to walk into the lab, where they drew my blood for further tests. I remember sitting on the plastic chair and feeling like a plank.
Riding back home after the tests, I couldn’t help but wonder how my life was altered in a microsecond. Suddenly, I was at the receiving end of it all, hanging on to my beautiful life by a thin thread. Is this how everybody else who goes through health issues feels?
I came home and dropped onto my bed. The mid-afternoon dark room ambience complemented my mood.
The script of my life kept scrolling in front of my eyes, even when I closed them. The worst part of Fear lies in its ability to contain us, like fire, in no time. Crushing all our dreams and desires into ashes ruthlessly. This is so unfair! It was my “Never have I ever felt so dark” moment.
After enough cycles of frustration and disappointment, I paused the complicated feelings inside me. I switched on the light in the room and my soul and started typing on my phone:
“Fear is meaningless. It creates unwanted connections between everything around us, leaving us scared and hopeless. Courage is a much simpler choice: To know that you will be ok, no matter what! Courage gives strength. Courage grants hope. Courage is YOU!”
It felt so good to get my sanity back finally. I was prepared to face my results! I even laughed momentarily at all the drama my mind had caused for those few hours.
The following day, I went to see the doctor. She checked my results along with other reports. She asked me to come back the next month to redo all tests! She realised her prescription from the week before might be the culprit of my abnormal scan reports.
I was shocked she told me all of that with zero resentments. On top of wasting my money, time and blood, she appeared unapologetic for what she had made me go through in the last several hours. I was just another misdiagnosis in her medical history. I walked out of that place in disbelief and was determined never to go again!
On top of the relief I had, knowing my reports were a joke, I realised the profound beauty of my life. This misdiagnosis was a call to action for my life’s top priorities, which I had been pushing away for lack of time and energy.
This was my moment of caution about how things could go wrong in a split second. Only when my life was at stake did I understand that my biggest problems were nothing compared to life itself.
To be able to breathe is by far the best blessing. The second best is the ability to realise the gift of life!
My wish for you today is to seize this moment wherever you are and do what you have postponed until tomorrow, the next week or the following year. Right NOW!
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I want to shout out to Alexandra Duncan for this beautiful article about parenting:
It is never too late to live the life of our dreams. All we ever need is to believe!
When we believe in ourselves, we are already starting a beautiful thought process that will lead us to great things. Things that we never imagined possible. But on one condition: Our thoughts only get as much power as our FAITH. So, the only way to reap the full benefits is to trust our beliefs one hundred per cent!
Here is a simple exercise: Find a quiet spot, Close your eyes, and think about something you have always dreamed of. It could be finishing a marathon, buying a vacation home overseas, or starting a new career. Or just anything! Go big on your thinking without any limits.
Take a step forward and visualise your future self for a moment. For example: Imagine yourself posing at the marathon’s finish line after all the hard-core training for half a year. Simulate the emotions you may feel at the receiving end of your dream-come-true moment. If you got some chills there, then Congratulations!! You just experienced the power of visualisation!
This article is for all such big dreamers and aspirers of limitless thinking. Only you know the taste of “success” fruit while just beginning to plant the seed because you can already see what others are yet to see! The power of believing!
The Science behind a vision board
The human brain is the most complex system ever discovered in the history of mankind.
Human beings are visual creatures. Our brains are built for visual information. The human brain processes image 60,000 times faster than text. It takes only 13 milliseconds for the brain to process an image. 90% of information transmitted to the brain is visual.
The brain is constantly bombarded with billions of bits of information on a day-to-day basis. How does it know which ones to pick for processing and what to ignore?
Let me introduce you to the small part of our brain responsible for the most significant function of deciding upon what our brain should focus on: The Reticular Activating System(RAS).
RAS is a bundle of nerves at our brainstem accountable for filtering out all the unnecessary information and letting in only the critical data from our conscious mind to the subconscious. The good news is that it makes such decisions that validate our beliefs.
In other words, What we think or feel often, will find its way to us because our brain seeks such information in the world around us and brings it our way! This is the science behind the law of attraction.
A common example of the RAS in modern times is how often we notice the same type of car that we drive or someone we know. Because we see and think of that car very often, our brain has decided that car is important to us, so our RAS draws our conscious attention to that car.
The best way to simulate and activate our RAS to work in our favour is to create a vision board. Paint a picture of what we want and start telling ourselves that it is important to us and that we want it. This will enable RAS to look for opportunities to bring you closer to your vision.
All we have to do is: Trick our brains into getting what we want by visualising our thoughts!
Benefits of having a vision board
A vision board constantly reminds us of our intentions that help shape our thoughts and actions. Every day!
It acts like a road map that gives us clear directions about where to go when we feel lost or overwhelmed. It helps us overcome the fear of the unknown.
It is an instant motivation boost we need when life gets in the way. It promotes our focus on the bigger picture!
It gives us a sense of accomplishment with every step of progress, allowing our self-confidence to soar to new heights!
It improves our chances of success.
It helps us to shift our mindset and pushes our desire to succeed deeper than any other tool can do.
It can help give a whole new meaning and purpose to our goals.
A vision board drives us to commit to our limitless potential and nurture our sense of self-worth.
Steps to create a manual vision board
The visualisation has to be detailed, specific and emotion-filled [For example: Instead of saying, I want to lose body weight; Make it more specific about what you want to achieve. how much percentage of body fat you are targeting? What would the impact of the outcome be in your life? How would it make you and the people around you feel about it?]
Collect relevant pictures to support your goal.
Start making the board, including motivating quotes, inspiring words, and encouraging images.
Fill the board with positive affirmations, thank you notes, and lots of feelings!
The final step is to place the vision board where you would see it daily.
Are you ready to head to the stores to grab some sheets, markers, stickers, glue sticks, and highlighters? Oh, don’t forget to take prints of the photos. Also, make a sample copy first to avoid making mistakes.
Hold on before you grab your keys and head out of your home to buy everything. What if I told you, you could create a vision board in less than 5 minutes from the comfort of wherever you are right now?! It is called “Perfectly Happy.”
Perfectly Happy is the new home for your vision boards
Perfectly Happy is a vision board app and a gratitude journal that allows you to create your personalised vision boards in a matter of minutes. The app is available in both iOS and android play stores.
The logo of this app is a happy sunny face that perfectly depicts the purpose of including this app in our daily routine: Focus on the bright side of your life!
The app allows you to create vision boards and affirmations and enables practising gratitude/mood journals.
It also has stunning tutorial videos with empowering messages!
Create your personalised vision board:
Sign in to the Perfectly Happy app and start the 7-day free trial.
Let’s start creating the movie.
Choose a vision category from the following: Recovery, Nutrition & Weight loss, Sleep & Inner Peace, Career, Wealth, Lifestyle & Travel, House, Car & Boat, Family, Friends, Relationships, and Spirituality. Or create a new category.
Each category has a set of pre-existing images from the app. We also have an option to choose pictures from our device or pick from the web.
Pick at least ten images. We could create a separate vision board for each class or combine two or more types into one vision board. The choice is ours! I made three vision boards, each for a specific genre!
2. Add an affirmation to every 2nd or 3rd image.
Affirmations ensure we are fully charged and motivated to act on our goals.
Many such beautiful affirmations are available in the app for each category.
There is also an option to create our own. I added an affirmation to all of my ten images because I like it that way! I like the additional feature of being able to drag and drop to change the order of the pictures in the story, giving us more flexibility to make any changes if needed.
3. Choose a gratitude affirmation [Thank you note to the universe when our vision has manifested into reality!]
We can pick from the existing list of affirmations in the app, or we can create our own. In all honesty, the existing ones are too good and well thought out! I am pretty much happy with them!
4. Add some emotional music. This is the best and my favourite part of this app. It adds a whole new dimension to the movies created. We can choose the type of music you want: fast or slow tracks. There is also an option to select tracks from our device as well.
5. Choose a name for the vision board. Let’s goall in and make it look so real!
Drum roll…..Time to Play the story of our future selves!
I love the visual cue at the end of the story mimicking sunshine, making us believe we are already one step closer to our passionate goals!
How often should you watch the vision board in a day? The app suggests we watch the movie at least twice daily: First thing in the morning and before sleep. There is an option to change the frequency and time to play the film at our will.
There are options to edit, copy or share our vision boards!
The importance of Affirmations
The Perfectly Happy app has a predefined set of amazing affirmations that will enhance our self-esteem and push our limits to go the extra mile.
In my movies, I took this a step further. I added affirmations and compliments I have received so far from work and personal life. It adds a personal touch to my vision board, in addition to serving as a reminder of my abilities and strengths.
We can also opt to schedule the frequency of affirmations on our device.
These affirmations can also be included with the images while creating your movie.
The Gratitude & Mood Journal
I love the Perfectly Happy app’s description of this feature: Creating an attitude of gratitude.
As the name implies, this feature aims at capturing thank-you notes and our current state of mind.
The tutorial in the app beautifully explains this feature. In addition, I would like to stress the profound importance of having such an attitude and the incredible difference it can have in our lives.
A grateful heart is the source of pure joy. Only a grateful mind resolves to see beauty in everything!
The power of having such a heart and mind is not only limited to appreciating good things in life. The more we count our blessings, we tend to attract good fortune.
As we saw in the previous chapter, when we consistently practice gratitude journalling, we also teach the RAS in our brains that it’s important to notice things to be grateful about, which will have a positive impact on our mood and mental state.
The mood journal keeps track of our emotions in our current state. It is the best way to reflect upon what influences our moods and understand ourselves at a deeper level.
The making of this story
This story is another testimony to the power of visualisation and attracting what you want.
I have been wanting to create a vision board for a while now. I have mentioned it to my close circle of friends and secretly wished there was an easy way to do it.
One fine day, as I logged in to my email, there was a compelling message awaiting me in my inbox from the founder of the “Perfectly Happy” app requesting a review of their app.
When I downloaded the app and found its purpose, I was enchanted to know that the app was the answer to my seeking.
Ever since I started using the app, it has been more than ten days now. I couldn’t be happier with it.
My wish for you today is: Set yourself free from all boundaries and think beyond limits. It is time to ignite the burning desires in you and start making the movies of your future self using the Perfectly happy app.
It is never too late to start shaping your life through your vision!
I burst into laughter. This has now become my preferred mode of answering that specific question.
Not all cries are created equal. There are times when the joy in my tears instantly replaces the last trace of pain in no time. Sometimes, I scream the hell into my pillow, allowing the longings to sting the corners of my heart with no mercy. After a few cycles, I feel lighter and get back to the living part of life with clarity!
By far, the most dreadful ones are the silent tears. I am absolutely mindful of it and let it happen only when I am ok to surrender myself to the distress, creating some space for the suffering, although only momentarily.
Yesterday night was one such instance, where my heart literally jumped out to check on my face to confirm thy feelings. Oh, poor me! I had to hold on to that gloomy phase for a bit longer to let the watery eyes wash away the strains of misery lurking deep inside my heart!
The irony of love is that those closest to me also know how to hurt me the most! Is it because they also hold the extra pair of keys to the core of my heart?!
It was time for me to relinquish the additional keys and declare some parts of my heart private, accessible only by me! The power of self-love!
A year back, if someone had told me that my words could uplift people across the globe, I would have laughed hard. But today, I swear by it.
I wake up energised by new ideas. There is a high urge to manifest such thoughts in my writing. I act on it with an impulse need, giving it all of me.
With an undivided focus and attention, the obstacles appear smaller in front of my will. My persistence puts any challenge to shame. Emerging through all the tests and trials, I have learned to go far, listening only to my heart.
So, what force keeps me going, pushing my limits and expanding my beliefs about myself?
What fuels my burning desire to work on complex projects, giving me limitless energy to thrive through the thick and thin?
What gives me the courage to risk going into the unknown, daring to do new things?
The powerful force that drives me towards my meaningful goals and helps me stay engaged with them is the big M word: MOTIVATION.
This article is about my fail-proof motivation process!
Know thyself
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom -Aristotle.
Nothing is more liberating than living true to our beliefs.
It takes an enormous amount of time, effort, analysis, and self-reflection to identify one’s strengths/weaknesses, likes/dislikes, interests/abilities, and the purpose of our existence. But, it is the best investment ever!
Knowing ourselves too well is the only way to break free from other people’s judgements and opinions about us. With nothing to weigh us down, we are prepared to face any challenges that come in the way of pursuing our dreams!
In hindsight, I moved out of workplaces where I felt stressed by incompetent management. Being micromanaged, my vision was restricted to deadlines. I felt like a robot delivering the expected outcome. There was so much pressure to deliver under constant surveillance.
Instead, I flourished in my work when I had the freedom to do it my way. I woke up to do my meaningful job, which made me feel valued and trusted. I felt motivated to work beyond expectations, making a huge impact on the project.
Shrinking myself to fit into places I never belonged, I have come far enough to say NO to projects that will not drive me from within.
Find your superpowers
Knowing oneself is the first step to realise the superpowers, a combination of innate qualities and expertise developed through life experiences.
My superpower is making life choices that align with my beliefs, come what may!
To fight until the end of the battle without giving up on my values!
In best times and worst, all I ever need to kickstart my motivation button is to remind myself of my superpowers!
Replacing “why me?” with “only one me!” lets me look at the situations from a different perspective.
I believe every obstacle is an opportunity waiting at my doorstep to unlock my potential: To show the world who I am!
Own your story
The best part of living life on my terms is:
It is never too late to make new changes.
I am not afraid of making mistakes.
I take responsibility for my actions.
Like a butterfly effect, the source of all good things in life comes from our thoughts! Thoughts originate from our good intentions!
When we constantly replace negative thoughts with positive self-talk, our minds are trained only to think positively. What we tell ourselves is what we eventually become!
My belief that I make a positive impression replaces any fears or doubts in my mind.
Following my heart’s way, I stand tall, watching the insecurities bow to my self-confidence.
Escaping the mundane, flying high with limitless thoughts, I realise the true wonders of life.
The story I tell myself inspires me to create many more beautiful chapters in my life!
You either walk inside your story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness -Brene Brown.
Find your tribe
To be your best self, find your people!
I am so glad I have mine.
When my hopes are drowning, and everything falls apart, I am blessed to have people in my life who can pull me out of the deep waters in no time. All they would ask me to do is to stop fussing and just get out. And that is precisely what I would love to hear too!
Finding like-minded souls has been a game changer in finding my motivation.
They are my well-wishers, invested in my growth.
They aspire me to be my best, living up to my fullest potential!
They help me find my light in the dark.
They are my power backup when the battery blinks red.
They are constant reminders of where I should be headed.
Being with the right people at the right time doesn’t hold true for me anymore. Because when we are with the right people, the timing is always right!
Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you; Spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life -Amy Poehler.
Takeaway
Motivating ourselves from within is the only way to become unstoppable in the journey of pursuing dreams. To keep nurturing our inner fire, all we need is:
Know yourself to turn your motivation ON at any time!
Own your story. It is never too late to create a new chapter.
Find your tribe. They are the main characters in your story!
Written in response to Ellie Jacobson’s prompt, “Think back to your first memory of independence.” Thank you, Ellie, for the free writing Friday tips and the beautiful prompt!
I was in high school. I remember leaving home on a bicycle to write the chemistry exam on a weekday afternoon.
The school was a few miles away from my home. On my way, in the middle of the route, it started raining. My first thought was to ride as fast as possible to reach my destination. But rain accelerated its pour, beating my pedalling.
The road was steered clear. Nobody else but just me and the rains. I chose to not stop and keep going, no matter what. Riding alongside the rain on my way to independence. To prove to no one but me that I can do anything I want if I set my mind. The best one-on-one conversation I ever had with myself!
The rain never stopped, but my school arrived. Just when I parked my bike, I realised I was soaking wet. I had been out in the rain enough to get every inch of my body wet. I sneaked into the exam hall and finished my exam in the next 3 hours.
It was the first time I broke any boundaries. I was well aware that there might be consequences, but I wanted to literally test the waters to know what it meant to be fearless. The experience was out-of-the-world! With every drop of the pour, my fear of moving to the new house, new school, new friends and all the unknowns washed away. I felt like a new person. I was ready to face life!
To my surprise, nobody in the school or home questioned me about getting drenched. Of course, my friends gave me that crazy look. But that was it. When I brought this up with my mom, she simply laughed at me. Until that point, I have never seen my mom so cool. Maybe she sensed the change in me too.
I don’t remember anything else about that day. All I could remember is that it was an immense feeling to take back my power. To be me, and do what I wish to do.
The Universe was waiting to teach me one of the best life lessons. I am glad I learned. It was also my starting point to living a fearless life ahead!
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