Disciplined Celebration

Deepavali, the festival of lights
brings a lot of happiness,
bonding, feasting  and fun
unique, exciting part of celebration
are the fireworks- colour and sound
of which some just can't have enough!

The very fireworks
that give so much pleasure
if handled carelessly, unsupervised
or in excess...
could be source of tragedy and sadness
with little ones losing an eye
a limb or sustaining 30% burns...

Similarly, the social media
can be real fun
a source of pleasure and bonding
yet, if handled wrongly
carelessly and in excess...
could also result in tragedy

The likes, comments,emoticons
that gave so much pleasure & thrill
could cause sadness and depression
when they suddenly slow down or disappear...

The happy exchanges with strangers
exciting and fun filled
could lose its charm, become nightmare
when trolled, pursued
vilified, blackmailed....

The trick then is discipline
enjoyment in moderation
be it fireworks or the social media
keeping it on a leash, in  control
not allowing it to turn Frankenstein!              

Captivating Lines from Here and There-13

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• We need to realize that missions are always bigger than organizations, just as organizations are always bigger than the individuals who run them- Dr Abdul Kalam in “Ignited Minds”
• In the holistic model, the cause of any disease is understood in terms of the whole person and not in terms of a particular organ or tissue- From the book “Healthy Mind, Healthy body”  
• The concept of knowledge management is based on the value of the individual expertise and experience which need to be harnessed and used for the benefit of the organization rather than being ignored by overconfident and unwise managers.
• Sometimes we spend so much time in a formal education that we feel that we must stick to the rules of that education to give it credence. We hate to think that we went through all of that trouble for nothing and for that reason may be reluctant to accept new ideas- Mark.S. Kearns, Author
• Concern yourself with the world inside you and you will have little to concern you in the world outside you- Edgar Cayce, Mystic & author
• There are sound practical reasons for taking account of employee views before making significant decisions. When compared with a manager who may be relatively new, skilled experienced employees having knowledge of specific processes, may be aware of the implications that are invisible to the manager.
• There is more to life than the petty pace at which most of us live our lives today- From the book “End the struggle and advance with life” by Susan Jeffers 
• There are only two things I do in every company. One is I make sure I get the business running by itself and the second is I always have a word of mouth system in place- A successful entrepreneur with chain of companies.
• All chronic diseases are due to miscommunication of messages between and within cells. Diabetes is a disease of nutrition and it is the science of nutrition that must treat it- Dr Joseph Mercola, Alternative medicine advocate
• The definition of ‘Forgiveness’ is “Giving as you gave before the hurt occurred”- in the book “Tools of the spirit” by Ditts and McDonald

Honesty on one's terms...

Honest bureaucrat praised by you
when in opposition
now you see the same guy
as a headache who  needs to be banished
to an insignificant, harmless  post...

No wonder then, civil servants
with this quality are becoming less and less
and they may soon become
an extinct species.... 

Captivating Lines from Here and There- 12

• A comfort zone is a ceiling on your performance / health/ finances, above which you won’t emotionally “dare to go”. The results in your life are reflecting the comfort zones under which you currently operate - Carol Look, Author,speaker,coach
• Education is building confidence and seizing every new experience your mind can capture- Mangal Lal.T. Vyas, Educationalist and father of IlaaDevpal, Painter
• I visualized my team as a group in which each member worked to enrich the others in the team and experience the enjoyment of working together- Dr Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
• First get the right people on the bus; the wrong people off the bus and the right people in the right seats. The right people are your most important assets- Jim Collins, author of “Good to great.”  
• What you focus on expands and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Opportunities, relationships, even money flowed my way when I learned to be grateful no matter what happened in my life- Oprah Winfrey, Talk show host.
• I am not afraid to ask anybody anything. Why should I be afraid? My attitude is “Help me give me direction.”- Michael Jordan, Basketball champ
• One of the keys to big success is to eliminate all excuses (Limiting beliefs). Do this by first finding out what they are. If you argue for your limitations,you get to keep them.But if you argue for your magnificence, you get to keep that instead- Jamie Smart, writer,speaker, consultant
•  Money is a resource with a neutral energy that we project our beliefs onto. Money takes on that energy that is the experience we get with it- Carol Tuttle. Teacher,speaker & author
• Expectations determine outcomes- Always!  - Dr Deepak Chopra, Author,speaker,alternative medicine advocate.
•  By three methods, we learn wisdom: The first is by reflection, which is the noblest. The second is by imitation which is the easiest and the third is by experience which is the bitterest- Confucius, Philosopher
• Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your handbrake on- Kris Cole, author “Chrystal clear communication” 

Great Advice on Living from Mark Twain

• Age is in your mind more than anywhere else. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
• Humour is one of the most important things. Humour helps in all situations.
• Anger will hurt you more than  help you 
• The world doesn't owe you. You owe yourself. You do deserve the best but you will need to go and get it yourselves
• Having a new idea is not a crime.Don't let anyone tell you that your ideas are too "weird"'.
• Don't let your thoughts dwell in the negative. You must watch your thoughts because it is so easy to get into the habit of thinking negatively. Thinking positively is one of the best gifts you can give yourselves.
• Instead of worrying about yourself,worry about others and help.
• Try everything,regret nothing. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by what you did not do than the ones you did. So when you think you want to do something, do it.

LOA Series-12 LOA and Health

A good feeling body
promotes positive thoughts
equally true is the line
"positive thoughts promote
a good feeling body"

Complaining of ill health
stalls recovery
disallows physical well being...
instead of complaining
find better feeling thoughts
about your health first
then follow it up with inspired action

The tip for handling pain
is to look for times/segments
when throbbing/ intensity of pain is less
then focus on well being...

What you do in terms of action
for promoting good health
far less important than
the thoughts you think
the way you feel about health
your vibrational  balance
or the story you tell...

As you tell yourself stories
of what you want in terms of health
instead of  the way it's at present
you feel happy, energized and  healthy!

NB:  Law of Attraction-  LOA

Source literature: Esther & Jerry Hicks (The teachings of Abraham)