Random Reflections on a dull and gloomy afternoon.
Quite honestly, I find that a very tough one especially after many years of there being no sunlight. Every day you work hard. Pour in your heart and soul. But things just don’t seem to work out. The mountain seems higher and higher. The road seems to get rougher and not smoother. And you keep wondering will it ever get better. Will I ever get to the peak and discover this plateau covered in the prettiest of flowers, with butterflies and the soothing chirping of birds. A place where I can set myself down and just breathe.
It can be so hard to keep the spirit up, to pull out another ounce of energy to take the next step. But from somewhere the ounce is found and once again you are in motion, taking the next step. Moving one more step closer to the peak.
Then there are the days you move two forward and three backwards and the journey seems more tiresome, harder and you just want to give up.
And you look up. There it is. The rays of the sun breaking out of the clouds. The clouds framed by the light, creating the most stunning vista. Nature baring its soul, showing off just that tad bit. And for that moment the world seems perfect.
Don’t we all crave that perfect world. Where everything is just the way we like it. Nothing is amiss. You can just reach out and get exactly what you need, when you need it. Yet, at times it is this chase for perfection that pretty much destroys our equilibrium.
Life is in no way perfect. Perhaps, quite the opposite. Things are never just the way we like it. And we cannot just reach out and get exactly what we need, when we need it. And we don’t have everything figured out. There is this hazy outline of a plan. And we have no idea how it will all fall into place. We have no idea what tomorrow will bring. Will it be rain. Will it be cloudy. Or will the sun choose to shine at its zenith. Bringing warmth and comfort to a gloomy time.
Yet, we take the next step. Move ahead. Hoping and praying that with love and nourishment and a sense of purpose we are on our way to bloom.
The desire to be perfect can be limiting at most times. It stops us from taking action. From moving ahead. We end up spending far too much time making things perfect and moving ahead ever so slowly. The correct balance has to be found. And as the way ahead opens up be mindful. Stop at times. Be still. Experience the sun and the rain. Experience the wind on your skin. Be quiet. Listen. Listen to yourself. Allow your thoughts to fall into some sort of order. Still the mind. Slow the heart. Feel the rhythm.
Experience life. Life need not be one long race jumping over hurdles. Life needs to be lived. Get inspired and inspire others along the way.
Be gentle with yourself. Love yourself unconditionally. Cannot say this enough. This is the only way to be in a good place in life. Forgive yourself and then find it in yourself to forgive the others.
Caring for yourself will mean that you can care for the others around you.
You cannot always be brave. Don’t expect to always put on brave front for those around you. Experience vulnerability. Allow it to show. It is real. You are real. Go easy on yourself. You are a sweet soul and all that you feel is valid. Do not, and I mean it strongly, DO NOT invalidate yourself. Do not berate yourself. Life is way too short to be stuck in the quagmire of guilt and self-doubt.
Keep your faith in the Universal Energy. It will always look after you on this eventful, at times joyful and at times sorrowful, journey called LIFE.
“My life, just like any other life.
Mysterious. Irrevocable. Sacred.
So very close.
So very present.
So very belonging to me.
How wild it was to let it be!”
– “Wild”, The Movie.
Written By Mohit Gupta
Week 42, Oct ‘20
