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Cultivate Family

March 14, 2015 Leave a comment

As regular readers know, I have been watching the new advertisement efforts of housing.com with some interest. And yesterday, I saw two huge billboards with their ads outside the Siddhivinayak Mandir with the togetherness and help theme which provided the stimulus for this post.

Shri Siddhivinayakji is widely believed to be the remover of all obstacles and so worshipped. Ganpati is also believed to be the creator of obstacles in his attempt to keep us on the path we are meant to follow in this life.Failures are hard to live with, I deal with them by believing that its the universe’s way of saying that I am not engaging with the right thing or going about it the right way. So, I like to start all new ventures with a prayer at this temple for Ganeshji to help me go about things sensibly to attain as much success as I possibly can, in the simplest, swiftest manner possible. And yesterday’s was one another such visit to this temple.

Now,I like to pray in isolation. In a crowded temple such as Siddhivinayak,I can focus my thoughts inwards and isolate myself, as long as I am not accompanied by friends or family. Unfortunately, my mom is firmly of the school that believes that people should not go to temples or set out to engage in any auspicious activity in a group with an odd number of members. So, no way was she going to let me go by myself. Worse, she was already complaining of a backache. And my mom doesn’t believe in suffering in silence, especially when it comes to my company. So, I was slightly put off, knowing I was not going to have my wish for a few seconds of peace communing with the deity. Read more of this post

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Expectations Equal Disappointment

March 31, 2014 Leave a comment

Some days, you are going to be alone. Other days, your immediate family will be your support system. But don’t expect too much from people. Expectations equal disappointment. Try and build yourself up internally. Attain strength, and see to it that you are self-driven. Once you achieve that, you will be the happiest person in the world.-Karan Johar

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Coping With Change

February 10, 2013 2 Comments

Cope with change by staying calm, adaptable and open to support.

Here is some excellent advice from Alex :

Life is always changing, often those changes can be unexpected and those things that we tend to take for granted can be lost to us.

Change in life is rarely rainbows and happy smiles, more likely unexpected shocks that are challenging and sometimes traumatic. Change presents challenges and uncertainties that change relationships.

The first rule in dealing with change is to stay calm. If you lose your head you are going to make mistakes and cause more problems for yourself.

The second rule is to adapt to the change. No point fighting to oppose and control change. Better to flow with the change.

The third rule is call in support, a friend or ally to help you cope with the change.