Saturday 16 July 2016

Joy Spotting #2: The bliss of boredom :)



Saturday is a day of laziness. Deep dive into the realms of laziness and enjoy the bliss of boredom. It might sound strange but enjoy being on your own, do nothing, think nothing and have a great weekend. Enjoy the sights and sounds around you. These days when each one of us, does a perfect neck yoga exercise of bending the neck forward, eyes focused on our hands holding a 5-inch digital object, we have stopped observing our surroundings. Try this new exercise, give your eyes more JOY to observe people and places around you. It’s simple…just place yourself in a nice comfy place, a buzzing cafĂ©, a bench on the street or even a window of your apartment. Give your ears the JOY of hearing people talking. Keep catching glimpses of whatever is happening around you. This will infuse your mind so much and for once you will stop thinking about your own.
It’s a pleasure of solitude, a JOY of belongingness with your surroundings! And woohoo! The bliss of boredom is exciting J


Cheers!

Monday 11 July 2016

Joy Spotting #1: Gratitude



The first step towards finding JOY is to be grateful! Many books and motivational speakers have spoken about gratitude. If we imbibe this in our daily routine, it can make your life spectacular.

Here’s how – A simple way that doesn’t take you away from your busy life.

Every morning when you get up, till the time you freshen up start counting things, people and situations you are grateful for and ‘Thank’ each one of those. On many occasions, you will find a lingering thought of the previous day worrying you. Something that’s bothering you at the back of your mind. In all of this, would you be interested in feeling grateful for other things. You are right – you will not be. BUT, what can change your day to deal with that difficult situation in your favour is to be grateful for something in that difficult situation. Visualize you coming out as a winner from that situation

For e.g. Your worried thought says – “I’m so tensed about this assignment in office if I can do it without making any mistakes and deliver it on time.” First, think you have something in you that’s why you are chosen for this important assignment. Also be grateful for your colleague(s)/team who are supporting you to finish this task. And last, visualize you being appreciated for doing it so well.
This small exercise is applicable and true for whatever difficult situations you face in your day to day life. Find it difficult to commute. Follow the same exercise – Be thankful for what you have, Visualize having an easy ride. 

Is this an instant cure to all your problems? No. But the thought of conquering these fears and challenges in our daily lives is your Joy Spotting!

In a course of few days you will find, situations becoming favourable – the way you want to!

Cheers :)