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14 Jun 2017
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10 Jun 2017
#272 My Happy Moments
My Happy Moments
Happiness is a
relative concept in a sense that the association of this unique order of
alphabets to its meaning changes from person to person. It is also influenced
by various factors; both internal and external. One important thing that I
observed after having travelled through various frames of space and time that
the quotient of happiness is situation-oriented. For example, during my childhood
and days at school, my happiness was only related to things of academics like
good grades, appreciation from my teachers, books, copies, pens, colours and
other products of stationary. As I grew older, I found the centroid of my
happiness getting shifted to inner satisfaction rather than materialistic
possessions. Attachment to materialistic stuffs may not guarantee happiness in
a long term.
Reflecting on my
happy-moments, here I make a brief list,
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I’m happy when I’m with my family. It’s the biggest reason
behind my happiness. It stimulates the flow of hormones in my body which are
responsible for creating an aura of happiness in my mind.
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I’m happy when I’m able to accomplish my to-do list that I
always make during the beginning of my day. The sense of satisfaction that
comes to me when I strike off the tasks that I’ve completed is simply
inexplicable.
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I’m happy when I keep up my profile of a student alive. The
learning experience is not only confined to classroom or lecture halls but also
to a live class called LIFE. Oh! Yes, I’m
a student of life and consistently want to learn from every experience of it.
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I’m happy when I get to do what I enjoy the most. I enjoy getting
engrossed in my hobbies in my spare time which includes reading, writing,
singing, painting, teaching, cooking, crafts etc.
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I’m happy when I’m able to help anyone in any possible way. What
can bring more satisfaction than using my energy and resources in life of others
or aiding to someone in need. The help does not have to be in physical form
always. It can be emotional, mental, psychological, moral etc.
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I’m happy when I’m able to realise the blessings of my life
because of family and friends I possess, then I start to feel the flow of
abundance in my life.
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I’m happy when I get
the company of intellectual people from whom I can learn a lot to improve
myself.
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I’m happy when like-minded people are around me. It’s when I
feel myself being accepted the most and the process of sharing my emotions and
feelings becomes very very easy.
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I’m happy when my thoughts are synchronised and my mind is at
peace. As a result of this, I’m able to express myself in a better way.
·
I’m happy when my talent is genuinely appreciated and
encouraged.
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I’m happy when I’m able to reciprocate the warmth of various
relationships that I’ve blessed to experience.
Happiness is an
eternal bliss that each of us has right to. Being happy is always a choice that
life offers us. Our happiness is often snatched away when we start to associate
it with something which is ephemeral. Trying to be the version of myself that I
always want to be is what makes me happy. The ultimate happiness will come to
me when I’m able to accomplish the reason behind my existence. I’m on that
process of discovering that reason!
Concluding this post
with the following quote,“It is not how
much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness”,Marcus Aurelius
Swati Sarangi
10.06.2017
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5 Jun 2017
3 Jun 2017
#269 In the end
In
the end
I always wonder what
matters the most in the end ? Here I’m referring the end to the completion of a
task on to-do list that requires the execution of a well devised plan on a long
term.
This topic
prompts me to scroll down my memory lane. During my school days at KV, I had a
dream to see my name painted over the board indicating the names of toppers of
class X and XII which was nailed to the wall adjacent to Teacher’s staff room.
Along with it, I also cherished a dream of scoring highest marks in Hindi in my
school to accomplish what was never done
in the history of my school; a student from non-Hindi speaking state scoring
the highest marks in Hindi and also to prove the naysayers that with dedication
and hard work, any dream can be achieved.
So, I took up the
battle to attain the goal that I had set for me. English was the subject I had always penchant
for and reading anything in English never bored me. I wanted to develop similar
interest for Hindi. I knew that to be a good writer in any language, one has to
be a voracious reader. So, I started reading as much as I can in Hindi. There
were spiritual magazines being subscribed by my father which contained
interesting stories with messages at the end.
Reading it not only developed a great vocabulary but also inculcated
strong values at the tender stage of adolescence.
Language Hindi,
not being very scientific nature, has associated two genders to almost every
word. There’s no special category for non-living things as they too are
associated with either masculine or feminine gender. This was the major
difficulty that I faced in associating the gender with every word, especially
with inanimate things. To remove this, I started listening to people primarily
belonging to Hindi speaking state, with utmost care which later got converted
into an intuitive feeling.
Listening and
reading were like the external stimuli for my goal but the actual workout was
to practice. I devised a plan to write one essay or paragraph in Hindi every
morning and got it evaluated by my sister, whose write up in Hindi always
inspired me. I carried out this plan for 2 years and surprisingly it was something
that pushed me out of my bed as early as 5a.m in the morning. I practised a lot
of mock test under timed environment to build up my confidence. Every time I
fell down, I picked myself up, dusted
myself off to make me prepared for the decisive day. I did not want to run away
from the stage before the final show!
The board exam of
10th got over and I was confident about my efforts. The result came
in my favour by God’s grace and a score of 95 out of 100 in Hindi was like a
treat to my eyes. It gave me a sense of achievement- done and dusted.
From this experience, I got important lessons
for good,
·
What matters in the end is the satisfaction of
accomplishing the task you’ve always thought of more than the result itself.
The result always gets reciprocated by the efforts carried out consistently till
the attainment of goal.
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Knowledge is one of the most unbiased entities in the
universe. Anybody irrespective of gender, age, religion, caste , creed can
attain it.
22 May 2017
#267 Jyeshtha Issue of Agnishatdal
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#266 WOW post-3
This is my 3rd WOW post in series..
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19 May 2017
#265 The defeated devil which once tried to master me
The
defeated devil which once tried to master me
“Hahaha,
see how you’ve come under my grip so easily”, laughed the devil vehemently
creating a lasting impact.
“YOU
CAN NEVER BEAT ME”, shouted I at the top of my voice as a reply to the devil.
“When
I have been victorious in many such battles, winning the battle against you won’t
be that tough for me, do you understand it very well, girl?”, asked the devil
very confidently.
I replied him at an even more confident tone as, “I
am bigger than you and my existence definitely has a greater purpose, I believe
it strongly.”
The
above has been a figment of the conversation between me and the devil sitting
inside my mind. Of course, the devil has no physical existence. It has no
resemblance with anyone else in real life and I can never blame my surrounding or
people for anything. The devil is the result of some distorted thoughts which
might have born unknowingly out of failures, insecurities or unpleasant
experiences of my life. These conversations used to get so intense at times
that I feel my condition to be no different from a wanderer searching for his
destination.
I had to make a move as I could not tolerate the devil
winning the battle against me. I soon realised the reason behind my mood swing
was only the non-refinement of my though processes. Now the pertinent question
arises, how I controlled myriads of thoughts that kept affecting the course of
my actions.
I could do this through a series of actions listed
below-
1. I had to select something, be it a goal or an
emotion from past or any fear that would push me to get out of my bed early in
the morning as per my time table.
2. I chalked out a plan for my long term goal so that I
am not deviated from my goal.
3. I started noting down the way I spend each hour of my
day.
4. I started doing physical exercises at least for 30
minutes in a day.
5. I kept some time for my hobbies apart from professional
work that I’m engaged in.
6. I focussed on completing a task at a time before
moving on to the next.
7. I meditated on how I want to be and how my future
should be and chanted shlokas and mantras for peace of mind.
8. I limited my time on social media.
What
acted like a challenge for me yesterday, is no longer a challenge to me for
today. Everything that I have thought to achieve is completely achievable- a thought
that came after carrying out the above activities seriously.
I
learnt that it is the action that brings utmost satisfaction in life. After all,
whatever we’ve wished to achieve in our lives is always out of our comfort zone
as very aptly quoted by Joseph Campbell, “Where you stumble, there lies your
treasure.”
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Swati Sarangi
19.05.2017
18 May 2017
#264 Book Review
Beyond 24
Author:
Prakash Hegade
Genre: Fiction
Publisher:
Smashword
Pages: 42( E-book)
Star: 4.8/5 (self)
Review: Surprisingly, the story starts with my birthday
introducing the lead character Keerthi about to face an interview. She gets
rejected in the interview and surprisingly next day , she meets one of the
members of the interview panel who is supposed to have the same name as her.
The main player of the story is the destiny which keeps adding an extra our
each day for them to spend time. A
bonding starts to exist between them which later turns into a lifelong
partnership. Beyond 24, adds another member (to their family) to be recognised
by them in future.
My
experience: From the title
of the book, I was anticipating it to be something related to experiences of
life beyond the age of 24 years but soon all my anticipations turned out to be
incorrect. I’m fascinated by the lines written under dedication. Research is
among the mind boggling tasks and requires a lot of focus and dedication to
accomplish. It was great to find how writer chosen writing his passion out as a
medium of stress buster. A great storyline making use of the concept of time so
beautifully and keeps the interest of readers alive through out.
Swati
Sarangi
18.05.2017
15 May 2017
14 May 2017
#262 Boundless gratitude
Boundless
Gratitude
A boundless gratitude to you Mom
For having held me for 9 months
Painfully in your womb
For bringing me to this world
Full of beauties to behold
For gifting me a priceless friend
An angelic twin sis too dear
For nurturing both of us with equality
Embedded with all qualities
For being there with me always
In all ups and downs of my life
Your unfathomable love and care
Forming a protective sheath
Over me; layer by layer
Without your tender touch
How would all my pain
Truly ever disappear?
For your words of encouragement,
Filled with all wisdom and experience
Even though we’re not together
At the very instant, I wonder
The values taught by you
Would always make me
A better person in future
With all your deeds
You’ve set an example for me
Wishing you a very
Happy Mother’s Day!
I just wanna pray
May your shelter protect
Me even till zillion births.
May you be blessed with
A good health and boundless happiness.
©Swati Sarangi
14.05.2017
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