Spreading Positivity

CHANGE AGAINST RESISTANCE Someone said very aptly, “The world hates change, but that is the only thing that can bring change.” Change has come due to a revolution in every aspect of life. But which change is good and which change may not be good, people are not able to differentiate. Resistance to change is the biggest obstacle. But one must also be aware that change for the good is always painful. However, if you overcome it, it takes you to success. Recently, I saw many cases of youngsters, very young, having strokes. They are going through a lot of anxiety and stress. Why?? Maybe due to social media, a lot of competition, and comparison?? Expectations of oneself are also too high. They don’t have patience for any situation and are aggressive. Whatever they need should be done in a short time. And one important thing observed is that they are very rigid in their approach. They don’t feel like changing. A resistance to change according to circumstances is not learned, or they don’t wa...

  Be Free… Truly Free... Be free, it is easy to say, difficult to follow. If you see any bird flying in the sky, we can say, "Wow! What a free bird!" If you see any animal running in the jungle, we may say, "Wow! What a life, they are free to run wherever they want!" They love nature; they are lost in nature fulfilling all the responsibilities as a creature. But we humans, can we, as individuals, say we are free and make others feel free? The truth is, being in this universe and utilizing all the resources or facilities developed by us has made us live in a concrete jungle rather than being free. I met one aunty recently who has been having hearing issues for many years but is happy wearing hearing aids and listens to everyone patiently. At the age of 91, she also says, "I still have to learn so many things in this universe. I’m enjoying each and every moment of life and believing in having a connection with the great Almighty." I feel this is the real wom...

Childhood isn't a race, it's a journey... I recently came across many youngsters who are falling sick, facing major illnesses, and experiencing a lot of stress in life, unable to balance physical and mental health. I felt the need to write on this topic. A boy who is 32 years old, a child of well-educated parents, pampered by his mother and grandmother, very aggressive, has one sister who is now married and has just graduated. All facilities were available, but he doesn’t feel like working. Suddenly, after a few years, he realizes he should work but doesn’t get a job. He feels like a failure and one fine day starts getting headaches, still continues eating junk food and having fun on the other side, while also taking medicines to handle mental issues. One fine day, he gets admitted to the hospital with a stroke and internal bleeding. What the family goes through... Still in the hospital, with stubbornness, he doesn't cooperate with doctors and due to that, he is not improvi...

  Don't Stress, Do Your Best.... The best formula to be positive. Many times, we as individuals want to do so many things at a time that we forget our body, mind, and soul also need rest, breaks, and calmness to act efficiently. I met a lady who recently had a mild paralytic attack. Very smart, energetic, and enthusiastic. She was just around 50 and had done so many things in her life. Recently, she produced a film as well. While talking, I observed that her thought process was very hyper, and she wanted to recover from her condition as soon as possible. She told me to assure her that she could recover fully. I said, "I will try my best to help you recover, and you also need to take care, when you get tired, please stop what you are doing, take rest, and start again." Now, since the brain has already been affected once, we need to make it work efficiently with less burden. Don’t stress and do your best. She promptly replied to me, “Doc, you must be also of my age. I googl...

  Is listening an act of love?.... Through Josh Foundation, we support 16 schools for the hearing impaired in Mumbai. We have supported more than 2,000 underprivileged hearing-impaired kids from these 16 special schools. All hearing-impaired kids are given digital hearing aids according to their requirements. We also conduct a yearly event for all these kids, where we come to know how much they are progressing through these customised hearing aids. Somewhere, we found something still not happening right, and we felt the need to conduct a teachers’ training program in these schools. So, with that purpose, we recently conducted a training workshop for teachers of deaf kids. We divided the session into four parts, where we gave them knowledge about recent hearing diagnostics, their technology, and the revolution in hearing aid technology. The second part focused on rehabilitation programs with the help of technology and how we can implement occupational therapy in their teaching activ...

  The real revolution is the evolution of consciousness.... During the Mahabharata, Arjuna was heading to a yudh, into a difficult situation fighting with his own people. He had a lot of fear in his mind, body, and soul. He felt the need to have a discussion with Lord Krishna about his fear. Lord Krishna smiled and said, “Dear Arjuna, your fear lies within you. It's not fear; it’s your own perception. Your fear is telling you that you are alone against your enemies who are your own family members. But just ask your soul, how can your soul be lonely when I am within?” Oh my God!!! What a wonderful learning. Like Arjuna, we all humans are always worried about how to fight day-to-day life situations in this fast-paced world. Just read the narration by Lord Krishna like for Arjuna, He is there within us. How can we be lonely? How can our soul be lonely? What I feel the problem is, we humans, flowing in a technology-driven world, moving with science, are missing our own inner consciousn...