Spreading Positivity

|| Understanding Creates Peace || Recently, I read a thought-provoking message on a board: “Please take out time to talk to yourself every day, or you may miss the opportunity to talk to the most important person in your life.” Soon after reading this, I had the opportunity to meet Jagadguru Shankaracharyaji. During our interaction, he shared a profound observation. He said that people spend their lives trying to discover everything around them. They want to know which food is the best, which destination is worth visiting, which actor or actress is most entertaining, which education guarantees success, and which company offers the best career opportunities. Yet, in the middle of this endless search, very few people stop to ask themselves the most important question: “Who am I?” and “What is the purpose of my life?” Most individuals are either busy comparing themselves with others or simply following the crowd without understanding where they are headed. Later, they complain that life i...

  Look at the Brighter Side..... We have heard many times that we should look at the glass as half full rather than half empty. Music helps me focus better. Reading books makes me wiser. If you get up in the morning and start your day with positive affirmations, it helps you remain positive. There are so many things available to us, whether it is people, nature, our words, or our faith in God, that help us look at the brighter side of everything around us. Then where, as individuals, are we getting lost? Are we lost because we are not aware of certain things? Are we not thinking in the right direction? Have we become too dependent on technology? Are we lost in competition, jealousy, and comparison? Or are we simply going with the flow around us without understanding where it is taking us? Many times when I travel by flight, I think about how this aviation system has existed for so many years. People have been travelling from one place to another for decades. Earlier there were fewe...

  Are Mobile phones connecting us online but disconnecting us emotionally? Every day, I meet people with hearing impairment. One of my patients has been living with hearing loss for many years. Her hearing thresholds and hearing tolerance levels are extremely minimal. We tried many hearing aids for her, but unfortunately none of them could help her effectively. She had undergone brain surgery earlier, so cochlear implant surgery is also not possible for her. Yet despite all these limitations, her strongest desire is only one thing, to hear, to connect, and to communicate with the people around her. For her, a mobile phone is not a distraction. It is her bridge to communication. Whatever we speak gets recorded on the phone, she reads it, understands it, and then responds. For her, technology has become a blessing to stay emotionally connected with the world. But for many of us who can hear and communicate normally, the way we use mobile phones sometimes affects the depth of our emot...

  Are We Losing Peace While Chasing Happiness? ….. Recently, I met a soldier who has been serving his country for more than three decades. During our conversation, he shared something that stayed with me deeply. He said that when he first joined the army, there was only one simple rule, whatever happens, give your best for your country. There were fewer formalities, fewer restrictions, and more passion. But today, according to him, life has become filled with endless rules, regulations, paperwork, and precautions. Before doing anything, people are taught how to protect themselves first. Layers of safety, fear, and overthinking slowly reduce the courage and excitement with which people once lived and worked. His words made me reflect deeply, in our attempt to find happiness, security, and comfort, are we slowly losing ourselves and our inner peace? The soldier also spoke about today’s generation and how children are becoming overprotected. Parents constantly guide them on what they ...

  Why Acceptance Is the First Step Towards a Positive Life ….. There are some journeys that entertain us, and then there are some journeys that quietly transform the way we look at life. My ongoing family trip to Japan has become one such experience for me. I am not just collecting photographs, shopping memories, or travel experiences here; I am collecting life lessons in positivity. As I observe the discipline, gratitude, silence, and respect in everyday life around me, I realize something very powerful, positivity does not begin when life becomes perfect. It begins the moment we learn acceptance. Acceptance of people, situations, responsibilities, differences, and most importantly, acceptance of ourselves. One of the most memorable experiences for me here has been visiting Japanese temples and observing their way of praying. Before entering, people purify themselves, bow with humility, clap softly as part of their prayer ritual, and stand silently with gratitude towards nature an...

  Overthinking? How to Stay Calm and Positive….. There was a time when people faced hardships with patience, faith, and emotional strength. Today, I often see the younger generation becoming restless even before the actual challenge arrives. Instead of living in the present, many are living in fear of “what if.” Overthinking has silently become a habit. A small problem turns into a mountain because the mind keeps creating stories that may never happen. In my daily interactions, I have realized that calmness is no longer natural for many people; it has become something they are searching for desperately. Recently, I met a young boy at my clinic who had a stammering difficulty. Before we could even begin working on improving his speech, his mind was already occupied with fear. He was not thinking about recovery or progress. Instead, he kept worrying about future situations, “What if people laugh at me?”, “What if I never get confidence?”, “What if I fail in interviews?” I quietly obs...