Together we can

Once, when we planned to go out with my two year old son, we were running late as my husband had a prior plan to go meet his friend after an hour, so we rushed outside the house to put on our shoes, and I told my son, "Wear your shoes?" He said "No". I tried to reason with him, "Baby, we are getting late. Please wear your shoes fast.". He was very adamant; he completely refused. He said "I will not wear them.". Our instant reaction in such situations would be to shout at the child or forcefully make him wear or take him out without shoes, upsetting  the child and ourselves in this process and end up not enjoy the time together. But I calmed myself down and thought for a minute: What might be the reason? You see, my boy loves going out. So why is he refusing today? and that's when I realized my mistake. I told him, "I am sorry. See, I am removing my shoes; come, lets go and put on our shoes together.". I removed my shoes and then he...

Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools. My mentor always says that, if there is one practice that can truly transform your life, then it's gratitude. Gratitude is the complete acceptance of one's life. It is acceptance of all that we have been through in the past, acceptance of who we are now or acceptance of how extraordinary our life is going to be next. Gratitude can be towards anything: gratitude to your life and the people around you, gratitude to all the events of the past, gratitude towards all the materialistic things in your life, gratitude to god, gratitude to that wonderful future that you are going to manifest, the list is limitless. Gratitude, when done with utmost faith, complete surrender and with conviction, can create miracles. Here are some of the habits that helped me get more benefit from practicing gratitude consistently. 1. Sit in a positive happy place. 2. It was rewarding to do gratitude in the morning, as it sets your mood for the day. 3. Keep a gr...

 This is one of the concepts that truly touched and transformed my life in ways that's nothing short of phenomenal. It's true destiny when you come across the right kind of books or quotes or inspirational videos at the right time and it simply transforms your life. Thoughts are something that travels along with us from the time of our conception till our last breath and we seem to be loosing control on them. We are worried and overwhelmed by its presence.  Meditation, mindfulness, yoga, breathing techniques etc. are given such importance and has become essential part of our lives.  On my journey to self growth, I was referred to read The Secret  by Rhonda Byrne and in it I found something profound.   " The only time we are not thinking is when we are asleep; however, the forces of attraction are still operating on our last thoughts as we fall asleep. Make your last thoughts before going to sleep good thoughts. "  After reading this, I got into thinking on ...