THE ART OF CHOOSING TO LIVE LIFE FOR A BETTER VERSION OF YOU

CHOOSING TO LIVE LIFE

We always have two ways or rather two choices of living our life.

or rather we have Two categories of people living on this planet

those Who live their lives with COMPULSION or those who live with JOY

Let’s first start with a story…..

THERE’S A STORY FROM THE INDIAN FOLKLORE

about a young boy complaining about the situations life has thrown upon him to his grandmother

the grandmother responded by placing three pots of water on the stove.

when the water in each was boiling, she placed two potatoes in the first pot, two eggs in the second pot and a scoop of tea leaves in the third

about twenty minutes later, she pulled out the potatoes and the eggs and placed them on a plate and strained the water out of the tea leaves into a cup and placed them all in front of the young man.

puzzled, he looked at her

‘ touch the potatoes ‘ she said ‘ they are soft‘ he answered

‘ what about the eggs‘ she enquired. ‘they have turned hard’ he said

‘ drink the tea‘ . ‘ it’s delicious‘ he responded with a smile

‘ what’s the point of all this grandma’ he enquired

she answered,’ the three pots of water were identical, but the potatoes, the eggs and the tea all responded to the same situation differently.

in hot water, the potatoes softened. if you drop them now they will turn mushy.

but in the same hot water, the fragile eggs turned harder and stronger

the tea leaves however did something completely different– they actually Changed the hot water and created something brand new and better.

so which are you grandson?. whether the potato or the egg or the tea leaves?

it is a choice that only you can make for a better outcome in your life

in life, the unexpected always happens and how do you deal or respond with these adversities….

do you succumb to it? ..

do you become jaded by the experience?…

or do you find a way to turn it into something positive? …

what would be your perspective to life ….

there are always two set of people namely…

ONE CATEGORY OF PEOPLE —

live their life as a CHOICE.

they take their life as it comes will full zest.

they welcome life happily taking it as it comes. they are more fulfilled with life

they have more THIRST in life. they want to do more in life removing all the obstacles or barriers considering them as opportunities That come their way with positivity and enthusiasm

they are curious in life. they want to learn more, explore more and are always in the journey to exploring the UNEXPLORED

and that’s the way to live life more ALIVE

desire to do well, be happy, make tomorrow better than today and help others succeed as well.

it takes the mindset that happiness is within reach

when we enjoy ourselves, we are willing to try new things, engage in different kinds of behavior and as a result improve our abilities over time

happiness is a choice. it sounds like a simple concept, but it takes work

if we continue to depend the source of our satisfaction and fulfillment to external factors, then we make ourselves potential victims of perpetual sadness

living a life of joy and fulfillment is by choice and we all have the power to make that decision for ourselves regardless the circumstances of our lives

in order to seize on what ‘ tomorrow‘ has in store for us, we must learn to Accept all that ‘today’ or ‘yesterday’ has dealt us

in simpler words, we must be content with wherever we are and whatever we have

take a moment to reflect on where you currently are and learn and find joy in that state, no matter what

it is only when you have come to terms with whom and where you really are, can you make to begin to make productive plans to ascend the ladder of life

when you live everyday with joy, you always have a reason to honor and celebrate the richness of life

you look for ways to acknowledge life’s gifts

living with keeping an intention in our mind requires us to realize that our lives are the sum of our choices

every morning is a new day of decisions and opportunities and we get to pick our attitudes and decisions

definitely there are times when circumstances and expectations requires you to follow through with commitment but we should not let those circumstances determine the pattern of our lives in the future

everyday every moment should be a celebration because you are alive

living a great life means making every day a CELEBRATION

but how does one make everyday a celebration

have to be very clear on the three aspects of time – past, present and future

good or bad.. past is gone forever. everything is in the hands of the now

we have to ask a question–

how am i going to use next 24 hours so that i create good memories and a good vision for tomorrow

SECOND CATEGORY OF PEOPLE –

live life out of compulsion. they feel tired of living their mundane life

they try to find fault and crib in every situation of their life

in other words, they feel tired of living their life and they may also desire to be relieved from their life

SO WHAT’S THE SOLUTION–

1. let every action or work we do be a choice even if it needs to be done at the moment

2. let it be filled with enjoyment and love and enthusiasm and fill all your tasks with fulfillment and progress

3. why not shift the attitude from i must / should do it to i want or am willing to do it

4. if something needs to be done at any cost then make it your choice and do the job in hand with excitement and enjoyment

as it says –

there is no way to HAPPINESS. HAPPINESS is the way

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HERE’S TO CONCLUDE WITH A DISCLAIMER

i am no teacher or saint to preach or teach people

but by god’s grace i come upon such references from books and teachings from spiritual books which gives us a lot of wisdom and ways to live our valuable life meaningfully

and teach ourselves and the people whom we associate with – to live with the right code of conduct and to raise our standard of living

making smaller changes in life will not only help us be a better individual but also bring a valuable change in the society, in the current scenario which is very much required

however small it may be but let’s atleast start from OURSELVES

let’s make the world a better place with our small efforts in all aspects of living

so that’s all friends, hope i could bring some insight in you

until next time, keep smiling

much love .. stay happy .. stay blessed … ALWAYS

smitha