I never
realized how blessed I am until I actually started ‘counting’ my ‘blessings’.
When I look around I see all the pathetic-ness and filth around [filth in mentality and human behaviour] but at the
same time when I look within, I feel content, peaceful and happy. Although I
may be frowning outside, I smile inside, considering seriously, at how
unfortunate those people are and that, they have no idea, [personal and
private] how blessed and lucky I am. In a fraction of a second, all my
blessings and the love I have received flash swiftly across the screen of my
mind and in the next instant, I give back love and gratitude to all those
souls. No matter what is happening outside around me, I am peaceful inside.
At the beginning of my year,
when I shared this with my brother, he said to me, to not forget to ‘count’ all
my blessings if possible, daily! And be grateful to God for attaching these
blessings to me via some souls. It is God’s way of expressing love to me
through the medium of these souls. I have been a receiver of love and blessings
– consistently…. For whatever reason – for my actions, deeds, my words, my
behavior, my thoughts, my expressions, my little acts of kindness, etc….
Did I consider writing a gratitude journal?
Even if I am unable to write physically, I do write in my mental journal, everyday.
At the core
of the heart, is the basic need for love- to give, to share. This need to
express love should not be suppressed, cause when we lose our loved ones, we
will always harbor this regret deep down in our hearts, of not expressing,
sharing our love and establishing clear communications with them.
Many times,
we feel the need to express our feelings correctly and accurately, to be able to establish the best communication to those whom we want to reach out to. We need not be expert writers to achieve this. However, if a person who wants to express, has good writing or communication
[read: listening] skills, it definitely is helpful in the need to express. I
have always found this useful. Especially while communicating with close ones,
dear and near ones, with loved ones. And I have thanked myself for consistently
and consciously developing this ‘talent’ or ‘skill’ within me. I always have
felt from deep within, that one needs to be very authentic. Original and
authentic. Genuine.
Genuine not just in the feelings we harbour, but also in expressing them to the intended recipient.
Recently, I
had the opportunity and the chance to meet one of my very old teachers with
whom, I have spent considerable time during early years of my college. She was taking
VRS and I got this idea of writing a card for her. Among the several other
hand-crafted items I gifted her, my card was the one that touched her the most.
She wrote back to me expressing thanks and her happiness. I was surprised. That’s
precisely when I realized, that I cannot undermine, the value of what we gift
to others or the value of hand made things. They do really have the personal
‘touch’! Yes, I 'touched' it with my own hands with my eyes, with my heart,
whatever I made or packed for her. Yes, the thoughts and the quality of
thoughts that were running in my mind whilst packing her gifts, are actually
transmitted to the person receiving these gifts. I can not under value that!
Hmmmm
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