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self-praise is not being egoistic

April 2, 2013 5:08 pm / Leave a comment

Praising oneself is often labeled as being egoistic when the reality is the other way around. Its the ego that doesn’t allow one to praise oneself.. why? you ask?.. its because the ego wants ‘others’ to praise it. One who cannot praise oneself cannot genuinely praise anyone else either. Therefore, praise yourself and drop what others say about you (praise or criticize).

When you praise yourself its not the ego that you are praising but the real provider/maker/giver of that which you are praising. When you say I have a healthy and beautiful body the praise goes to the creator (be it mother nature or your mother herself 🙂 ), when you say that you are wise the praise goes to your teacher, parents and everyone who taught you something in life and so on….

Praising oneself needs to be in the silence of your inner self. I am not recommending that you start bragging about how good you are in front of others. Just be content with your self… don’t give the control of your contentment in what others say about you (good or bad). If you have a positive self image and are content with it.. no outside force can affect it.

So, please dont be harsh on yourself and stop blaming yourself…. praise yourself and be happy, be contented and smile 🙂

surround yourself with people who are very easy to smile

March 15, 2013 9:48 am / Leave a comment

Surrounding myself with people who are very easy to smile has made my life more beautiful. Finding joys in simple things in life has made this life experience brighter and fuller with greater energy and enthusiasm. Its easy to fall and difficult to lift but its the very difficulty that makes the goal worth going after. The goal is not to achieve, possess or control. The journey itself is.

If you are lucky to have such people in your lives then stick with them.. if the contrary dont try to change them … just move on. Stop struggling with your manifestation. Accept yourself the way you are and keep working to become something better than what you are today. There is always room for improvement that means more work to be done and to stay busy. There is no reason to be bored, angry, frustrated or jealous when you have so much to keep yourself busy. Come on now smile coz life is too short for frowns.

Now, KEEP SMILING 🙂

Unlearn the art of falling sick

March 14, 2013 1:45 pm / 1 Comment on Unlearn the art of falling sick

From my childhood the times when I was most taken care of and made most comfortable was when I was sick. A little temperature and I’d not need to go to school, I’d get everybody in my family taking nicely to me (not that they weren’t nice to me at other times but they were ‘extra nice’ on such occasions) and I’d get to stay in bed watch television the whole day. I think most of us (if not all) get the same treatment when we fall sick.. dont we? Unfortunately, these are all great incentives to getting sick.Upon growing up we try to create sickness of the mind (some people call depression) to gain other people’s sympathy as if we subconsciously know that if we show we are in a miserable condition people will love us more. On top of that hospitals are becoming more and more comfortable in many times with 5 star hotel facilities…. you see where we are heading with this 🙂

Interestingly, I noticed one more thing, if there was a good enough incentive to go to school (maybe a very nice looking girl in my class or a subject that I really loved to study) then no matter how sick I would be I would still make my way to school (sometimes against my parent’s wish) and by afternoon my body would bounce back and become healthy again. Which means, that even though the sickness may manifest in a physical form its root is in my mind or my attitude towards it.

So, here’s the secret to staying healthy==> Just say to yourself: no matter what the external situation (it maybe raining, too hot, etc) or I maybe having a sore throat I still have to get my job done…. come what may and just move forward. You will notice that your immune system will become stronger and your body will stay healthier, your mind sharper and your energy levels higher. Take your medicines if you have to (that would give you the quick short-term relief) but changing your attitude will give you long-term benefits for sure.