Grateful By Ketaki S. Vaidya

 As a kid, we all have heard this story about the princess and a pea. There was a delicate princess. She was given 7 thick and soft mattresses to sleep on. She did not find it comfortable because there was a pea under the first mattress. The delicate princess could feel it even after laying on the 7th layer of the mattress.  When things are favorable, instead of enjoying them or being grateful about them, we often tend to complain about the things that are lacking. The standard example of the pessimist who sees the glass half empty in contrast to the optimist who sees it half full. We are often advised by the philosophers, mystics and life coaches to be grateful about things. Being grateful often attracts positive vibes or energies. Tendency to often complain attracts alike energies. Energies or not, one can easily tell by experience that if we complain about things a lot, we find more and more reasons to be unhappy about. On the other hand, if we enjoy the rain during a traff...

I pray for the freedom Freedom to be free from compulsive habits Freedom to be free from false ego Freedom to be free from long learned biases Freedom to be free from insecurities and self doubts Freedom to love and and empathize with others Freedom to be positive no matter what Freedom to practice what I believe Freedom from ideas of right and wrong May my mind always rise to be free.     

 रंगात प्रेम, भक्तीच्या  संगती तुझ्या रंगावे  होशील कृष्ण तू जेंव्हा  मन राधा राधा व्हावे  भव चिंतेत गुंतता मन हे  साहचर्य तुझे लाभावे  शोधून प्रेम मार्गाला  मुक्तीस सहज साधावे   भवसागरी डुंबत असता  भावनांचे सुकाणू व्हावे  सहप्रवास तव लाभावा  अन पैलतीर गाठावे 

While I was dressing up the dolls and snacking on the candy while i was getting in the trouble  for making the whole kitchen sandy You were always there so I never felt lonely When I gossiped about boys and painted my nails when I got nervous about exams and thought, what if my plan fails You were always there so I never felt lonely Whether I wanted to celebrate life's party and laugh out loud in my joy whether I hit the rock bottom and wanted to sit and cry You were always there so I never felt lonely To feel," I am not alone in this" is what matters at the end During the journey of finding happiness we all need a friend I hope and pray that You always will be there so I will never feel lonely.   

While she was living her life With some high and some low Suddenly the storm came  And she was hit by its blow She wasn’t very pro at life She was ordinary like most people around So she was shattered in to small pieces  With no trace of hope to be found But she did not give up so fast and easy Rather held on to everything  that gave her slight reason And she gathered herself slowly, though it took her very long Till everything fell in place with every passing season Now suddenly there are people  Ready to judge her on her cracks Who were never seen before When her hopes were melting like wax Now her past decisions are questioned And she is blamed for the lack of foresight  Because the failure is always wrong And the success is always right She still walks alone But now with a smile on her face Because she knows that the life is a lesson  And not a stupid race She touches every life  Durin...

Spring always arrives after every Fall and Winter Sun always shines after every storm and thunder Life happens in cycles, nothing is permanent In the whole wide world only change is constant Some days don't make us happy and that is alright Take one day at a time, there is no need for fright Just go with the flow, the universe has its plan Remember it will pass and give your best as much as you can Never feel alone when the life seems tough Think beyond yourself and you will see it is not that rough People have seen hardships more than this one If you are determined to do better, you will be stopped by none. Remember my child, the universe takes your command So always be careful about what you demand Enjoy the journey and take it easy friend How much did you laugh is what matters at the end! 

It's all in my mind to judge who is mean and who is kind sometimes it takes one meeting sometimes it takes nine.  Sometimes in my mind, my day is very great sometimes it to end I can not simply wait my mind at times gives all credit to me sometimes it all together blames to my fate It's my mind only that sees glass half full at times it is rebel and at times it follow every rule sometimes it takes pride to call itself modern sometimes it confesses that it is old school My mind is a great tool, it always protects me it imagines many things in whatever I see I hope I remember not to get stuck in its world To see things as they are, to set it open and free