On Wow moments!

 

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On Wow moments!

The common in all these moments is that all these moments are free of cost. They are available to one and all! We need not go out ‘do’ or ‘achieve’ something for it. We need not work for these moments. These priceless moments are ever present for all of us to relish and live. We need not ‘go’ anywhere to experience them. We need not ask others to help us get these moments. We don’t need to depend on others for these moments. 

And these moments are spread all through the day! They are available 24/7 for one and all! All we need to do is ‘be available’ for them. We need to be ‘aware’ of them! We need to appreciate them. We need to just be on look out for them. They are there – spread throughout the day! And yet, we go by without noticing them. And when we notice we realize how priceless they are! We realize how rich we are! We realize how much happiness is within our reach!

Isn’t it? Did you realize this? Did you notice this? Were you not surprised with this knowledge?

Just by being aware of these little joys of life, your state of mind had been more calmer, happier and livelier than before - isn't it?

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# simple joys of life, facts of life, abundance, secret of happiness, peace of mind, simplicity and abundance, miracles of life, echo of life, mindfulness, il dolce far niente, 

also read suggested : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=a+boy+with+a+fractured+hand

Read the above link to understand how situations don't decide our state of mind. Read to understand how we can be happy inspite of situations in life....

Points to understand :

• More or less everyone is going through the same stuff. The stuff is full of job and its demands and complications, relationships and their downside, financial insecurity, pandemic and other heath and social conditions. 
• Yet some people come across as more joyful, healthier and peaceful than most of the people we come across in our life. What is the secret?
• We usually assume these people have all that we desire and hence are more content.
• The fact is one who is content has seen more ups and downs in life than the average ones. Their life is more of a mess than most people around them. And yet they choose to look at little joys and wonders of life. 
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• They haven't forgotten the 'art of wonderment' that we had as a kid. They still kept it alive in themselves. They laugh not because their life is a bed of roses. But because they don't some problem can come any second. So they don't want to miss out on this minute of joy.
• They are grateful for little 'normal routine' things of life. Because they have found that what is normal is also very rare in their life.
• think about it!
• You are not loosing to circumstances and people in your life. You are losing to your mind. Beware! Read the given link below to remind yourself of the same - https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=hell+and+heaven

A WOW MOMENT!

 

A WOW MOMENT! 

Life seems mundane routine. It seems boring. Routine is painful and seems like a drudgery. And yet, the moments we are AWARE we realize and observe that there is “beauty” all around us. These pockets of beauty are so small and insignificant that most of the time they are not even noticed. And then we assume our life to be non-happening. We keep focussing on things that shouldn’t happen or should happen in a certain way in our lives. And with that comes our baggage of pain and suffering!

But, today for no reason this “wow moment” came into my life! I couldn’t go for a walk. On such occasions if possible I go on the terrace and do my walk. Today was one such day! I was just going through my walk as a routine. And then I saw a dragonfly! Then another. And a few minutes later lots of them flew around me. What a sight! I stood still looking at them, enjoying their flight, absorbing their beauty. It was only a few minutes later that I noticed I was smiling all through! Nothing much happened and yet everything seemed to have happened!

I don’t need big miracles to come my way every day to be joyous. Do you?

What is your ‘wow moment’ of the day or any day of this week?

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# little joys of life, mundane routine of life, beauty of life, little precious moments of life, life is in moments, being aware, mindfulness, abundance, joys of life, now and here, peace of mind and happiness, being now and here, 

read also on similar topic: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=little+joys+of+life         

A Wow moment – Miracle of the day nay lifetime – Sighting a brown hawk owl!

 

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A Wow moment – Miracle of the day nay lifetime – Sighting a brown hawk owl!

So, what is the moral of this story?

When we least expect “beauty or a miracle” in our life, it happens. We just can validate it, be available for it and be aware of it to enjoy it.

We can’t control such ‘miracles’ of nature to happen to us or anyone. It happens and then all we can say is “thankyou, thankyou, thankyou”.

Do your duty (here feeding birds) out of love.

Don’t expect anything to come out of it. And when you don’t expect anything, the most beautiful returns are given to you – just like that.

What did I do the entire day because of this?

How did I respond to this incident?

I thanked and felt grateful to the bird!

I was grateful and thanked Reiki for this experience!

I was grateful and thanked God for this experience!

I was grateful for my eyes.

I was grateful for my habit of going to the balcony to feed the birds.

I was grateful for my legs that took me there.

I was grateful for my awareness practice sessions.

I was grateful for my mindfulness practice sessions and meditations. was grateful for my heart for jumping with joy.

I was grateful for having all of you in my life with whom I can share these little bundles of joy in my life.

I was grateful to Mother Nature for all her Creations.

I was thankful to the internet for giving me the name of the bird that I had seen.

I was thankful for my intelligence which made me want to know what I saw.

I was thankful for the understanding that I had due to this rare sighting.

I was thankful to my heart for being filled with gratitude. It didn’t say ‘So what, just one more bird’.

I was thankful to all those who will read this and then later also will share their miracle stories in the blog.

I was thankful for many such miracles.

And being filled with gratitude and thankfulness, I knelt, cried out of happiness and later did Reiki for all the above who were part of this miracle one way or the other!

My day and later couple of days too, were filled with gratitude and happiness. 

Concluded.....

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# miracles of life, miracles, wow moments, living the moment, joys of life, little joys of life, nature, beauty of life, life, mundane routine of life, mindfulness, awareness, available to life and its abundance, 

Revisit old posts to know further on similar topic: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2021/11/sadhan-for-this-week_01023219776.html 

Question time:

So, what is your take on this post?

A Wow moment – Miracle of the day nay lifetime – Sighting a brown hawk owl!

 

A Wow moment – Miracle of the day nay lifetime – Sighting a brown hawk owl!

It’s been a couple of days since I have seen “a brown hawk owl” on my balcony! And I am not over it yet!

Wow, wow, wow moment!

I put little cooked rice for birds on the balcony daily. That day too I went to do the same. And there, sitting with the most beautiful “yellow coloured” eyes it was staring right into my eyes. It was there for a couple of minutes. And for me, my world came to a standstill there. I didn’t move. I was lost to its beauty! I kept seeing it long after it was gone.

The entire day, I was giggling like a schoolgirl when that incident came to my memory. What a day!

This was the “VERY FIRST TIME” I had seen it in my lifetime.

Owls by and large are not visible during daytime. As you know, it is nocturnal i.e., goes out only at night. So, for that reason, it was a very very very rare incident. Over and above that, owls don’t come near houses or people. That was the second rare occurrence. And my sighting it – in all these years, didn’t and then now…wow!

So, what is the moral of this story?

When we least expect “beauty or a miracle” in our life, it happens. We just can validate it, be available for it and be aware of it to enjoy it.

We can’t control such ‘miracles’ of nature to happen to us or anyone. It happens and then all we can say is “thankyou, thankyou, thankyou”.

Do your duty (here feeding birds) out of love.

Don’t expect anything to come out of it. And when you don’t expect anything, the most beautiful returns are given to you – just like that.

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# miracles of life, miracles, wow moments, living the moment, joys of life, little joys of life, nature, beauty of life, life, mundane routine of life, mindfulness, awareness, available to life and its abundance, 

Revisit old posts to know further on similar topic: https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/2020/07/me-my-guru-on-valuing-and-gratitude.html 

Question time:

So, what are the latest miracles of your life?

How do you relate to nature?

Have you spent time with Nature?

Start living today

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Start living today.........

It was so with school/ college and any and every other phase of my life!

I’ve two options available:

1.     To go on living, complaining and suffering the same way for the rest of my life.

2.     Accept my nature to be at fault. Accept that I don’t have a problem. I am the problem! Stop blaming, accusing, hating, calling names, abusing Reiki, master, Universal laws and God and start first living the life the right way from now on. Stop complaining about everything and everyone!

Start looking at good things instead of only ‘few flaws’ (so called) in life!

As I work on my goals and desires, I should also celebrate what I already have in life! We usually take what we have with us for granted. We are so involved in possessing, hoarding and chasing things and people in life that we don’t take time to be with them. Life is not getting things and people! Life is about being with them. Life is about living.

I have board games at home that we hardly put to use. Instead we complain about ‘bad content’ on TV and still keep watching it. Can’t we put it to rest and go on to playing games with our family and friends. Where are those days gone?

We have parks in our vicinity/ colony/ neighbourhood that we hardly visit. And yet complain of being unable to take vacation in some hill station?! Even if you go to the park, it is just to do “rounds” of walk and rush back home. Walking is also done either gossiping or listening to phones. Some great souls watch videos as they walk! Walk as if that is the only thing worth doing for the day! Enjoy your walk! Be with yourself in that walk of your day! Connect with your self during walk! If you can't and don't want to be with self, why would someone else be happy being with you?


Wow!

How much time did I spend per day with the little ones at home playing, listening to their dreams, imaginations etc? Do we have family time that doesn’t involve just ‘what to cook tomorrow’ or ‘when to leave for that family function’ type of questions? We already have family that we don’t spend fun-time with and yet complain that we want love; a partner in life!

If you can’t love the people already in your life, are not happy with ones you spend time with now, then no new friends/ job/ partner can give that love/ joy in your life!

So on and so forth…

I need to start living and living today! Yes, I need to stop day dreaming and hoping to live in the future. I need to live today! I need to start living instead of chasing things and people I need….I need to live! 

Isn't it an irony that 'today' I want to do few of these things like going to park etc and I can't because of social distancing and lockdown?

But still the good news is there are few things which still are within my reach like spending time with family etc and I have been blessed with time and opportunity to experience the same. My wish has come true! This wish has also come true like many others earlier........

Can I trust that other wishes too would come true like this?

Concluded....... 

# living in the moment, challenges of life, art of living, living and existing, hoarding and experiencing life, happiness, mindfulness, 

Previous posts on the topic : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=little+joys+of+life 

Food for thought : 

• If you look at things for which you can be happy and grateful, you'll find 24hrs a day to be much lesser time to count them.......
• Dreams, goals, desires are to be worked for. They are to be chased. They propel us to get up and work. But their fulfillment or possessing can't be the condition for our happiness!
• Happiness is the 'state of being'. It doesn't need anything external to validate it or experience it.
• Sense of achievement comes from external possessions and getting things and wish being fulfilled. 
• Happiness and sense of achievement are two totally different things.
• They are not a 'single package'. 

Life tip: 

Can you describe three people closest to you in a word or a sentence?

I know a person and the best way to describe him would be  "....and he gave a damn!" 

Other person I know would be "she lived life to the fullest on her terms!"

One woman would be "She lived for others"

So you get the picture, now do it!

Sadhan on sunsets

 

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Sadhan on sunsets

What happened?

The whole of this – mostly in Hyderabad (of India) it was either cloudy or raining. So, it was not possible to do this exercise literally!

Some didn’t even go out at the appointed time thinking ‘oh, it’s cloudy so its waste of going’.

Some cursed their fate for not being able to do it because of rain. Some of them even thought it was ‘bad sign’?!

Few got angry at me for choosing this week while it was raining for this exercise.

Some cursed God for letting it rain when they had to follow their Guru’s orders!

Few went to terrace come what may, were present through the time of sunset. They watched the clouds, birds and listened to all noises around them. They even got wet in the rain. For them, they had to be there for sunset. If they can’t see it’s not their problem. They followed their Guru’s words and they celebrated there after! They came out of this week thankful and joyous. They thanked me, God and Nature for this lovely experience. They didn’t get stuck at the point “..but we didn’t see Sunset maam…” They didn’t invest their attention, awareness and energies in something that didn’t happen. They only invested in what they received, how they experienced that and how they felt about it!

Returns from this exercise :

Few among you must be waiting to hear that you’ll receive ‘X’ by way of healing as returns or benefit of this healing. That is not the returns of this exercise.

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# sunsets and sunrises, on little joys of life, miracles of life, wow moments, everything happens for good, abundance, life as it is, awareness, mindfulness, being available to the miracles of life, happiness, state of mind, 

also read previous post : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=applications+of+il+dolce+far+niente 

Look at images in every post - they too give out messages and answers. I am to write and address everyone's questions and emotions. Can't do one way so to some your answers are in images and to others in pointers and to some in the link....some find it in post......everyone's query, situation is addressed in a single post/article. Be open to receiving your answer once you have asked for an answer. It is found in some form - search for it and get it! Itna tho kaam karo yaar......

Pointers in this post :

"Few went to terrace come .....and how they felt about it!" - Life offers us vada pav (Indian bread delicacy worth dying for!) when we are waiting for sandwich. Grab it! Yes, sometimes - maybe with blessed few most of the times, life gives something totally different from what we are looking out for or working or dreaming about. Don't miss out on this bonus 'gift' that we received from Universe. Just be open to it. How can we 'label' SURPRISE GIFTS as unwanted or 'what I was not looking for ?' - surprise gift - whatever it is, is beautiful. Open your eyes to it. Once we learn the art of seeing beauty of 'surprises' thrown at us by the Universe, we'll start enjoying the 'fun game' that Universe engages in with each one of us. Life is a gift, open it - we'll understand then. 

Let's stop conditioning everything in life. When someone brings 'pineapple cake' don't end up saying ' but I like chocolate cake. It is gift. Appreciate the thought. Thank for the concern. Look at the effort of that person. Instead we end up putting all that in trash by saying 'but he spoiled my perfect idea of birthday by bringing in chocolate cake'. Listen to yourself! Life is giving in abundance don't throw it away with such tantrums and then say 'but why no miracle happens in my life maam?'

On Wow moments!

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On Wow moments!

What does this mean? We need to be more aware of our ‘wow moments’ in life from now on! Let’s go to work out our life and its needs. But happiness is right in our back yard. Let’s not forget relishing those moments. Let’s take the energy of joy that we get from living these moments to face the world. We have many challenges day in and day out! Good for us. That gives us purpose and direction in life. Those challenges give us high like nothing when we overcome them. But we need immense strength and enthusiasm to work on these challenges of life. And the best way to build our strength is draw energies from these little ‘wow moments’ of life. 

Don’t negate them with ‘yes maam, I have these moments but….’. But buts and ifs! Just be with them. By negating them you are losing a wonderful way to draw energies from these moments for yourself. You would be much more energetic all through the day if only you were more aware of all these moments! You would be happy as you can be while you chase the things of this world. You wouldn’t feel tired and laid with burden as you fulfill your responsibilities. It may seem farfetched (unbelievable?!) but try sharing at least one wow moment for next one month to come – daily without fail and observe your state of mind during this month….

But as they say, sometimes, a solution to complex problems is actually very simple. So it is this time too!

We wait for Miracles to happen and get disappointed because we define even miracles. And lose out on miracles that happen every minute of our life......

Au revoir……all the best…..

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# simple joys of life, facts of life, abundance, secret of happiness, peace of mind, simplicity and abundance, miracles of life, echo of life, mindfulness, il dolce far niente, 

read previous post to understand what stops us from being happy all the time : https://kantipadam.blogspot.com/search?q=Abode+of+happiness 

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WILL YOU SHARE ATLEAST ONE WOW MOMENT FOR NEXT ONE MONTH TO COME.....LET'S MAKE AUGUST (OUR COUNTRIES INDEPENDENCE DAY AND OUR GURUJI'S BIRTHDAY MONTH) A MONTH OF WOW MONTH....NEXT MONTH IS TEACHERS DAY 6TH SEPTEMBER.....SO LET'S CONTINUE TILL SEPT 10TH THE JOURNEY OF WOW MOMENTS......???