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Hi buddies,

How to live every moment of your life? How to achieve something everyday and make your day a fruitful day? Life is very short. It is full of problems, challenges and surprises. That is what makes it intimidating and interesting. If we can predict our future, I don’t think it will be any interesting. It is the mystery, adventure, thrill, unpredictability of the unforeseen, which makes it worth living. Problem solving can be fun if you know how to do it. Problems are part and parcel of life. We can make it easy by leaving behind the unwanted clutter of baggages like stress, negative thinking, hatred / greed / jealousy or other negative emotions. Thinking positively about the future, having hope or faith in life/ god, and in believing in yourself makes life easy. Having goals/ ambitions or dreams makes it enjoyable. Lest we will be like animals who only think about their biological needs; and surviving physical threats/ dangers to life.

Divide life in parts like daily routine of chores and errands, follow ups, deadlines, family life, social life having friends, career or financial security, hobbies which include pets, plants or games, recreation of your choice like reading, movies, TV or whatever; relaxation and unwinding. Taking care of health by eating healthy food and having sufficient sleep should be second nature, natural and spontaneous. Not conscious effort.

One buddy asked me. How to make life interesting and colorful? How to generate enthusiasm in life? He asked me. First of all have goals. Eating, earning, sleeping, hanging out with friends, watching TV are not goals of life. Then he told me he didn’t have any goals in life. He had studied hard in school, college. Got good percentage. Got a good job. In a few years he will get married and will have kids, he said. How about joining some computer course, or sports club or music class or just anything he fancies? What will I do after that? He asked. Try to excel in that field. Or excel in whatever you are doing. Try to reach the top spot. Don’t quit half way. Never give up. You haven’t tasted the elixir of success or achievement yet.

Once you taste it, you will be unstoppable. You will want to achieve more and more. Success breeds itself. Failure? What is it? I have never heard of it. I am not perfect. I am not superhuman. Until I try I don’t know if I can excel in a certain field. If I realise I fall short in eligibility or efficiency I will just hop on to some other goal. At least I will have gained some knowledge / experience by the one in which I have not succeeded, which will help me directly or indirectly in some other field of life which may require the same. Knowledge is never a waste. It makes you wiser in life. Makes you well prepared to tackle future.

Some people run after money or material things. Some people want only power and influence over others. Some people are into fine arts. Some others are into spiritualism. Some others just live without dreams. They do their duty as a kid, sibling, spouse, parent.... live years and years and die. But I am sure later in their life... They will regret living like vegetable or animal without achieving anything.

We outgrow our role models. Suddenly the idols we worshipped seem very ordinary flesh and blood full of flaws like us and very mediocre. Just human beings. That doesn’t make them lesser mortals. It only shows you have outgrown them. Look forward to have another guru, mentor, and idol. Replace them. And when you are racing with the last two or three winners of your choice. Start thinking about excelling yourself. You need not compete with others if that stresses you out. Be yourself and try to improve yourself and update yourself constantly. Suddenly you will see lot of followers behind you and you yourself are a role model to some. Wow. Isn’t that a great feeling? To be a leader and a winner?

Don’t ever hesitate to take the road less travelled by. You will have the satisfaction of trying something different. It is your life after all. If you don’t do what you want to do all your life, who will help u? God helps only those who help themselves, right?

I always keep or inventing goals for myself to achieve in my life. This way you can live some ten lives in a single life. You can be a multi - personality which will bring immense satisfaction of living your life on your terms. When you die you should be able to say "Well, I have lived a complete life. Full life. There is nothing I have not done. I have done my duties, responsibilities. Kept my promises. I wasn’t a slave to anything or anybody. I lived my life. Thank you god for keeping me alive for so many years. Thanks for everything."

My dear buddies, you must have different opinions. Feel free to share. Everybody is unique, creative and original in his own way. Let us help learn something from you.

Heads up!!!

Sangeeta Shenoy
e-mail: muzic0001@yahoo.com

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