Live one letter at a time ....

Saw this in a book that I am reading and its so true since there will always be things in life that you haven't got control over :-) When we are in situations that we never thought we would be in, it helps to live life a day or a letter at a time. That is the best thing you could do for yourself as well as your loved ones.

The mantra is to live each moment to the fullest and not to regret anything for which you are not responsible for. There will be events in your life that you never intended to be a part of but, there you are amidst it :-) We need to understand that we don't not have to prove ourselves to anyone as the people who care will always be around. They know that person you are!!!

So, take life as it comes with the best spirit! Being positive really helps you go a long way and achieving your goals irrespective of the events that occur in your life.

Look from a different perspective

I just thought of this now and don't ask me why? Everything seems really different from another person's perspective. All of us are so different and so are our views on anything.

Life would have been so boring if everyone thought on similar lines. They would be no debate and everyone would lead a lifestyle that is unimaginable. Just imagine that you had something to say and no one to comment on it otherwise. Wow, that's such a perfect world but not real ;-)

It is so much more interesting when people have different perspectives and there is a new dimension to everything in life. If everyone thought the same we would not have any people being innovative and wanting to try things out differently. People would'nt be distingushed and recognized or appreciated for that matter.

I would not want to even imagine a world like that and I am really happy with the fact that everyone has their views or opinions.

Teaching mum to send a mail

It was quite an experience teaching my mum to send a mail. She is a quick learner and I realized it when I was guiding her through her newly created mailbox.

We had great fun creating a mail id for her and also sending her first email :-) I was giggling the whole time like a kid as I was excited that she took the initiative to actually learn.

Today, we sent out her second email together and I was so thrilled that she remembered most of the things that she learnt during the first email she sent. She was actually typing a lot quicker than she did the first time.

I really had a wonderful experience teaching my first student ;-)

Love yourself first

Can you love things around you if you don't love who you are? It's really difficult.

No one can make you feel special or otherwise. We do it ourselves. Start spending some quality with yourself and see if you enjoy being in your company. If you don't, then you know that you don't love yourself or even like the person you are.

Even extroverts need quality time with themselves so I disagree with the fact that only introverts like to have time for themselves. It is wonderful discovering the person you are and even realize your potential. Through my personal experience I've learnt a lot about myself and it has been an experience that I've cherished.

So if you want to get to know the person you actually are then, start spending some quality time with yourself.

Luck by chance or Lucky Chance

Well, it was a refreshing movie to watch with just two songs in the movie which they could have done away with. But it wasn't totally unnecessary to the story line. Light movie and you can watch it once. Farhan Akhtar's performance is genuine and very natural as so is Konkana Sen's.

There was this guy seated in the row behind us and was getting on my nerves as he was making a strange yawning sound every once a while. That did lighten up things for certain people i guess :-)

It was kind of interesting to get an insight into the film industry in current times though most of us are not completely unaware of it. Again thanks to media for spreading the awareness and more. Also certain messages about life conveyed through the relationships & events in the movie were kind of interesting. That's something that I really liked about the movie. And there is nothing like "born lucky" and this movie emphasis on the same :-) We choose the life we live!!!

Life is no more a secret

I just finished reading "The Secrets" by Rhonda Bryne.

It is so true that we know about these secrets of life and actually never put it to practice. The best part is that we can choose the life we live. Be it relationship, job, money or anything we can have anything in life if we attract them.

Mind is really powerful and our emotions or feelings actually are signs of our thought process. When we are negative that is the message we send out to the universe and you would attract negativity in our lives. Similarly, being positive and actually feeling that gratitude for the things we have will attract good things in our lives.

So, when you are actually feeling low, angry or frustrated you know that you are headed for trouble cause you are attracting lot of negativity into your life. Treat this as a sign to immediately switch gears in your mind. Anything is possible if you could do that if not all the time to begin with atleast most of the time.

Believe me you will truly surprise yourself :-)

Marley & Me

I wanted to watch this movie ever since I was watched a few clippings of the movie on television.

Finally got to watch it and I guess my expectations were really high. I did like the movie in parts and on the whole didn't feel that it transitioned smoothly.

I love the song playing in the background "Shiny happy people" by REM as the movie begins. Its so perfectly selected. It describes all the relationships beautifully and in the end if you are a dog lover you will be sobbing for sure. I was reminded of my pets that I lost :-(

And its so true that dogs don't differentiate you by your social status, intelligence or anything for that matter. All you have to do is open your heart to them and you'll receive unconditional love.

I do want to get a dog but its a big responsibility and I'm not sure that I am ready to handle it at this point in time due to many constraints. But it is my dream to have a nice place for myself with lots of dogs and maybe some other animals too!

Hahahahaa!!!!!!!!!!!

World is so cynical especially now with the recession and all.

But any situation can be made easy for us by us. All you have to think is something that really makes you laugh and within a few seconds you will forget you were feeling angry, low, frustrated or whatever that is making you feel negative.

It could be as simple as thinking of a funny incident, listening to music, reading, talking to a friend or watching a funny movie. Remember you are equipped to get you out of a state of being negative . So, the next time around you know what to do, just laugh along!!!

Letting go of past

Past is something we can't change but we have the present to make our future wonderful.

Embrace the present and live life to its fullest each day. It all starts when we let go of the past and understand that some things are not under our control. And a few years later, we would look back and realize that there is a good reason for every event that has occured in our past.

The only thing we need to carry forward are the lessons from the past and leave the rest. There is so much to look forward to that even our lifetime isn't sufficient for us to discover all.

Personally, I feel that being positive is the only way to lead one's life. Whenever, there is something negative going on in my head I immediately think of anything positive. Doing something for others will really help us build our self esteem. There is so much happiness in making someone smile or bringing a change in somebody's life. And, good set of friends make your life much easier. If you could confide in them during tough times then that is one of your support system.

So, start today and see the difference you can make to your own life :-)