When I put all the efforts necessary, and I am patient in you being transformed. Even if you don’t, I continue to love you BUT will remain focused on you getting transformed.
Life School Message
Reset Goals
We just completed our Batch 105 with “Lets Explore”. Today morning, one participant Shubham, sent me this. It has completely moved me. I have not been able to stop smiling since then. Just thought, it is worth sharing with my ‘LSM’ friends. Maybe it will help you to reset some priorities. May, it will help you to redesign some of your goals.
The Abode of Awakening.
A few days ago, a friend Madhukar mentioned about his experience of sleeping in the slums. I was intrigued. I mentioned about my desire to Jayatai and Mangalatai of Jagruti Seva Sanstha. A full evening schedule was made for a night stay in the slums of Janwadi. My friend Pankaj Mandhane joined me.
Keep them ‘Fresh’!
We are constantly making judgments, forming opinions, interpreting events, weighing options, and making decisions. These together makes up our “belief box”.
My hero ‘Kuldeep Singh’
He sheepishly smiled and said, “As a part of KEEP MOVING MOVEMENT, Swapnil sir had come to our school and taught us a lot of wonderful things.”
Handling difference of opinion
Can you imagine, YOU having such a stark difference of opinion with someone and yet root the relationship in deep respect.
Having a hard time healing?
When I surrendered my ego, I was no more searching for someone to blame for my pain. I asked myself questions like ‘what is this teaching you, what is the purpose here, what’s the lesson’? With surrender, I got rid of self pity. Feeling sorry for myself makes it worse and NEVER better. That is how I healed myself.”
Don’t be MOST people
The beauty about searching for inspiration is, you often find enough. Today morning Aditya Jhunjhunwala, my colleague at Life School, sent me an amazing blog post written by Bryce Roberts ( https://medium.com/@bryce ).
To Know it all….
Just last evening, with my ‘eyes’ open, I got irritated at someone. Now, I realize, it was not her. It was ME. I too will practice what the monk did. Waiting for a bump from another boat (with excitement). After all, implementation of knowledge is one of the greatest source of joy, isn’t it?
Monk’ey or Monk
Some stories changes lives. This one did that to me. One suggestion. Take out about 45 seconds of undisturbed time to read this. And read it s l o w……..