For the past few days i have been working on staying positive....paying attention to the moment at hand....dwelling in the here and now.

And i was struck by a surprising realization...

I saw that when i remained calm and positive...whatever the circumstance....everything seemed to be happening like clockwork!!

I mean...it was as if an unseen hand went before me to open locked doors..untangle knots...leaving me to receive each moment with joy....and a sense of newness.

No...i don't mean to say that there were only smiles...but remaining calm in a hard moment helped me to see that a hard moment is a 'disguised ' moment asking for a little more LOVE!!

When i forget to remain positive and in the 'here and now' i fail to see the open doors...and instead take unnecessary detours. Yes...i shall eventually reach the destination but i would have gone through a whole lot of painful, meaningless experiences.

Its like when I'm on a bus.....and i get lost in my thoughts.....i just might miss the point where i have to get off!! Yes...eventually i shall reach my destination but i would have taken a load of twists and turns which could have been avoided had i been focused in my thoughts.

Likewise with relationships....i know i want LOVE and acceptance....but bogged down by the past ..i kept getting lost in the dirt roads and by lanes.
I now realise that the only relationship that will satisfy is the one with myself..my soul...the acceptance of self is the acceptance i seek.
....sigh.. the road to this realisation could have been a lot less harrowing had i been dwelling in the "here and now"!!

But like every cloud has a silver lining.......there have been lessons in the detours too.....and i choose to remember the lessons and forget the hassles.

And so i strive ....to receive each moment with reverence...nurture it with LOVE.....and "create" my life responsibly.

sweetest feelings from swee.

Hmmmm.....Deepam shared a thought with us today....

It was about how you get caught in other people's karma....and thereby get entangled in karma that isnt your own...

I have allowed myself to take on other people's karma....and have gotten hopelessly entangled in it...i learnt valuable lessons from those ...

the most important is that we should maintain a detached attachment to those we really care about and to those whom we interact with...

Detached in the sense...we allow each one to work out his or her karma...and attached in that you will always uphold that persons dignity and self respect ....and most importantly....help them see what they need and not what they want.

This reminds me of a saying..."A true friend is one who gives you what you need, Not what you want"

But today 'friends' are so scared of losing each other that all they give is what you want not what is really needed to build another. As a result we get caught in each other's drama....and ...yeah..thats the reason "its a jungle out there!!"

forgive me for rambling!!!

nice feelings,
swee

hmmmm..where has this year gone??!!

it seems like yesterday i was making all those new year resolutions...and getting all set for a whole new year...a blank slate to start working on......
AND whoosh!!!....its the end of the year...a day remaining.......and loads of things-to-do!!

Though i must say this is the time of year that really brings to mind the number of years ive graced this world...the pluses and the minuses......and sigh....it does get a lil' bit blue when the minuses add up.

BUT...the bright part is..one day more..and then....im given a WHOLE NEW YEAR....totally untouched..like new snow...

One last thing i shall do before the curtain falls on this year.....
...Reply to all the mails that ive received!!

so..lemme go on and immerse myself in words...words...and more words!

wishes from a contemplative swee.