Trek your way in your life

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 153 

𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲...

This Sunday I spent some good time with few of my family members. It was a meetup which happened by chance when they were around nearby. After a lot of chit chat we decided to head for a trek to a nearby fort- to do some more chit chat 

The weather was good and company of loved ones made is more wonderful 

We started our trek or climb ...the fort appeared too far when seen from the entry point. We were doing it more for fun and to enjoy the walk. 

We starting climbing the stairs .. stopping mid way at the eateries,looking at the cute monkeys, enjoying the lovely weather and also looking at the beautiful view around while talking. 

The trek progressed slowly... Kids running ahead ...we others catching up with them... With time few of us slowed down. It also was raining in between and umbrellas and raincoats were being used and then packed again. We were also admiring the efforts made to build the fort. 

Halfway through and 2 of our members sat down...they had given up and were happy sitting ,admiring the view and chatting 😊

About 90% of the journey 2 more of us sat down - tired and not willing to go further in the rains and somewhat satisfied with reaching this far

Rest of the members of the group made it to the top of the fort and clicked some amazing pictures 

Later when all of us reached back at the entry and were having chai par charcha and planning the next move .. the chai clicked my thinking switch and gave me the whistle idea 😉

All of us started for the same thing with the same result in mind- to reach the fort at the top of the hill... With loved ones... enjoying the view

But the journey was different for everyone... Few didn't start (definitely with some valid reasons) .. few stopped halfway... Were happy with the journey so far and satisfied to stop and enjoy... 

Others moved more further having more energy and passion... Few again stopped little ahead and were happy but somewhat unsatisfied that they could not reach the top... 

And the ones who reached the top had lovely stories to tell

Some were happy with the view they saw, some were happier spending time with their loved ones,some were happy with the climb, and some happy on reaching the top

Isn't this in our lives as well.. all of us are moving in this journey of life... Some running,some walking, some stopping.. some have not even started ... some are happy with where they are ...maybe behind others and very far from the destination but happy and contend...other moving ahead...some stopping some continuing the journey .... everyone having a different thing to enjoy!!!

A journey being taken by everyone with a different view, a different state, different perspectives, different level of satisfactions 

And each having something beautiful to tell!!

I leave you to this thought on this monsoon wala 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊 

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The beautiful bridges of our lives..

  𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 152

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 ..... 

India is a land of rivers ... Out of which two flow through Pune - Mula and Mutha... One of them Mula flows besides our township. 

During summers this river runs low – dry in places, often neglected, and misused

🌧️However during this lovely monsoon season it becomes beautiful... The river swells with life, water brimming over its banks, painting a picture of abundance and beauty. 

The river has a small bridge ...it is more of a foot bridge through which a two- wheeler can also pass through. During excessive rains this bridge drowns … it is a signal that monsoon is good. 

It's a ritual which we residents always observe... It gives a good feeling about the abundance...about good monsoon... 

And strangely, we sort of celebrate the drowning of the bridge - a signal of overflowing life.

The bridge is tiny and is often ignored… yet in its submergence, it brings joy.... a sign of something amazing happening. 

It connects the two sides, quietly fulfilling its purpose

And looking at it today, it made me wonder…

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨???

🍁Bridges of love, care, of reaching out, friendship…

🍁Bridges of efforts, showing up, 

🍁Bridges built to remove misunderstandings , silences or growing distances

How often do we go ahead and build the bridge where they may be gap

 

So often there are things left unsaid, sometimes due to ego, sometimes due to reluctance, sometimes due to ignorance- how often do we create the bridge to bridge this gap?

So often we stop talking to another – assuming person is busy or has moved away…. Creating the gap- but do we try to build a bridge to cover this not talking wala gap?

There are many times when the other person may be needing that helping hand, love, a ear to listen or shoulder to cry on, or just someone …. But we don’t build that bridge… 

Why not build those bridges today? 

✨Bridges of love, affection, 

✨Bridges of friendship, companionship

✨Bridge of a message, a call.

✨Bridge of knowledge, abundance, care

✨Bridge of just being there…

Lets just build it and let it flood with these beautiful emotions .. let them drown the bridge… like our little monsoon ritual…. And let us celebrate the overflow….

I leave you to this thought on this monsoon wala 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊 

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(𝘱𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦- 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴)

आपके पीछे कोई क्या कहता है.... क्यूँकी हर कोई कुछ कहता है.....

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 151

 

आपके पीछे कोई क्या कहता है.... क्यूँकी हर कोई कुछ कहता है.....

 

Rio was very active amongst the group of his friends...he would be seen in every event or gatherings... People loved meeting him, talking with him and clicking pictures with him.... But behind his back everyone spoke of avoiding him at all cost .. just because he was a member of their group, they had to bear his ‘attitude’. Well Rio was known for his bad temper and ego- he was quiet a lively person but when he was in a bad mood he spoilt his own image OR would give importance to his ego above everything else making him a hot but bad topic of discussion behind his back

What people say behind your back – well most of us say – who cares – well sometimes it is worth caring a little

What others say about you when you are not in the room is a reflection of how genuine person you are, of how you treat people and of how honest you are. It is your personal brand what people are talking about, your credibility and the trust you have built. Give them a good story to talk about!!

We often ignore this – either don’t bother or don’t care. But it is a mirror to learn from, not a wall to hide behind. Keeping your words and actions aligned, being your true self, being consistent, being dependable. Of course it is not possible to be liked by everyone, nor desirable 😉 But the words spoken in your absence say more about your presence than any speech you can give…

So if you walked out of a room, what would people say about you? Hope you are giving them an interesting topic to talk about 😉

I leave you to this thought on this lovely 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊

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Do you follow a person or a thought?

 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 # 150

𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 150 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 (𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬… 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘦𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘸… 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺- 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥….. 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 – 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴…. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺

The 150th with an interesting thought….

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 …?

A recent conversation with a friend, took a different direction when our ‘following’ differed... She was following the person; I was following the thought or the cause

So often this happens....

 

🍁We may find a person quite positive, energetic, charismatic and we think that there cannot be a flaw in him/ her OR he/ she can never be wrong OR whatever actions done by that person are correct.... person is great whatever he or she may do. And then we support and cheer whatever h/she does – good or bad. 

🍀And on the other hand, some people follow something which is right - notwithstanding the person behind it. They look for the overall good of the society or people at large - even if they may be disliking the person. 

Something is to be done which one may enjoy doing, or doing it creates joy, happiness and well-being- then one would not pay attention to the person behind it and stay focused on the ultimate purpose of creating well being

✨Sometimes it can be a mid -way also or a balance between the two... You may ignore the person to an extent and vice versa if your heart agrees to it and you think you are doing the right thing

So much for this interesting thought… so do you follow a person, a thought or in between… ?

I leave you to this thought on this 150th 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚........ 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒈𝒖𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌... 𝑹𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒆... 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆𝒔' 𝒏𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒆 '𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑮𝒐𝒅' 𝒇𝒐𝒓! 😊 

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