Joy of Simple Things

HAPPY DAYS TO ALL !

#catalysm #communication

Obviously The Creator wanted His subjects to have great rejoicing and festivities  with lots of #Colours and #Music and #Dance ! 

So He gave them awareness of:

*Vermilion , Indigo , Turmeric , Henna etc for colour 

*The seven notes of music 

*The knowledge to use metals to shape delightful sounding bells 

*The ability to portray heartfelt emotions through choreographed dance 

*Celestial bodies as inspiring and guiding spirits

And most of all #Seasons and #Nature to evoke all this ...

When He has so thoughtfully provided all these things it is , I think , our Duty to use them and live a life of Joy and Enjoyment !

Rise above your seriousness , cares and egos

Life is a Miracle ?

If  you agree , our entire existence qualifies as a Miracle but it does not suit our Ego to accept this easily .

I think of this World as we know it as a Gigantic Laser Show very intricately designed and executed 

One of the most endearing facts about the Universe (or God )  is that it operates with immaculate precision . The Planets and Galaxies and , I dare say , ourĺ lives ,have charted movements and trajectories , in  several planes of existence , with split second timing .

For this , the structure is built on certain Laws of Physics , Chemistry and Biology which are being unfolded to mankind with diplomatic skill of making them believe that they are the pioneers and discoverers .

To my mind , the most remarkable thing is that even though it is possible for the Creator to by pass some laws He seems to be governed by severe discipline and is always compelled to remain within the frame-work of laid down rules.

No deviation . What He wants us to follow remains for Him too.

Except when it suits His design to provide a Miracle  ........but Even that has to be explained in retrospect !

spark of joy in the middle of nowhere

Each one is born with the Spark of the Creator within us. When we let that spark become a Flame we can be filled with the Light of Illumination ! 

Standed In the middle of seeming nowhere......

During the course of the years I have travelled a lot by road in India and  in the West African Bush at a time when facilities were meagre in the  '80s and  90's. It was the period  before mobile telephony and location aids .

The travel was on motorcycle , car , pick up vans , the back of a truck and sometimes on foot.

On several occasions it happened that I was stranded  in the middle of the night on a dark stretch of what seemed to be nowhere ! Only the sounds of the night and the stillness of the Dark were companions and sometimes the moon and stars if the weather was such and it was the time of the month when they were on duty .

It is incredible how intense ones hearing and sight becomes in such circumstances . 

Then suddenly a pin prick of light appears on the horizon .

Your hope rises that you may possibly get some help . That tiny dot seems to get bigger and you start praying that it's not an illusion . 

As it grows bigger your hope for possible help increases and the joyous relief  you  experience is unbounded as it moves closer with its own accompanying sounds of motor and men .

The joy cannot be described ! 

Cut to present - 

Sometimes in life also there are events that cause such unbridled joy !

The event could be a meeting , a remark , a message , a chat - 

something that acts as a source of light in an otherwise dark and silent world ! 

Today has been just such a day for me !

Best Foot Forward

" Nobody thinks of me so I don't exist and am a Dead Person Walking " 

" My Boss is unhappy with me " 

" I just can't get anything right at work " 

" My colleagues are set against my success " 

" That person truly loves me " 

" God is a figment of imagination " 

" My joy knows no bounds " 

Etc Etc ad nauseum.......

One could go on ....

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the various Scenes , Acts and Screenplay  humans are constantly creating at different levels and the Permutations and Combinations are a multiple of the number of thinking humans that exist .

And you say Humans are not Creative ? ( and I don't mean in a biological sense - that would add yet another dimension )

Each and everyone is constantly creating and thinking out of the box does not need cultivation - it is thriving and  existing since the time Adam and Eve adopted the pose with the leaf ! 

We are only led to believe that it is to be imported from outside but all it needs is an attention to our Natural Self.

Be You , not intimidated by externals and discover the natural flow .

See how merrily the waters of the river make their way to the Ocean NATURALLY  following the path of least resistance .

The Voice

#The #Voice  - A conversation and its aftermath ! 

It all started this morning when i did not want to get out of bed ! Just didnt feel like it.

The Voice said: "DONT keep lying there "

Me: (back up )" WHO is to stop me ?"

Rebellion and resistance 

The Voice : " Well you SHOULDNT be "

Reason crept in ( albeit slowly but it did ) 

Got me thinking ( for a change ) about operatives like #DON'T , #CAN'T, #SHOULD and of course #SHOULDNOT 

The design and structure of every Creation existing allows it the total and absolute freedom of action . There is no restriction to doing anything . No blockage from the Universe .

The #limitation -to do -comes from our own thinking or sometimes ' physical or mental handicaps '

 BUT

 the choice is freely available. 

Nothing blocks us from raising our hands , running , sitting , standing, speaking ......etc

We have TOTAL FREEDOM 

IF we are told or tell someone imperiously  ( colleagues , team members , children)  

Don't do it ,  resistance and rebellion is created 

Instead if we say or are told the same as SHOULDN'T do it there is a better chance of reasoning 

Ultimately we do as  we please and the only true Mentor and Guide is 

The Voice whose pitch and tone is perfect but our hearing can be sometimes flawed .

The Voice also has this irritating habit of saying , at every opportunity it gets  " I told you so " or " Did I not say so ?" 😊😊😊

The Role of seeming adversity

Have you ever passed the site of a horrendous road accident minutes after it has happened and realised you could have been part of it if it wasn't because of 

the jammed door lock 

or the phone call on your landline just as you were stepping out

 or that obstinate tie which was refusing to knot correctly 

or even that collar button that was being difficult 

or the neighbour who way laid you as you were going out of the building insisting on talking to you 

or the car ignition that refused to fire ( today of all days ) 

Do you then regret all the curses and abuses you rained down on these innocent events ?

They possibly saved your life and made it possible for you to help those involved in the accident !

In every event , the smallest of them , ( not just big ones like missing a flight  etc ) there is a purpose which we must learn to recognise and immediately we can think clearly .

That is the way of #mindfulness and mental peace which is propagated  by positive thinkers and wellness teachers