250 ml of? Medicine, milk, water, and, oh, hot chocolate??
These are some of the many things you must have imagined after reading the title. But amigo, it’s not. You need 250 ml of positivity, happiness, peace and patience. But why only 250 ml?
While addressing you inquisitively, I remember the saying by Oswald and his penguin friend who used to take marshmallows “Na kam, na jayada”. So, let’s not take it as a measure of what you need but rather the measure that you should have. But I’ll not ask you to punish yourself for not filling up to 250 ml, everyone has different tastes, different requirements, just like marshmallows!
By now, you would’ve known the context of the blog but let’s not take it monotonously. Coming from a B-school I’m expected to write a journal on startups, finance, marketing and so on but the reason I chose this, is that, before starting to command people, make them do things your way, let’s conquer self, let’s understand that the stocks hike and low are secondary to the breakdowns that most of us face. It still amazes me that a person everyone looks up for inspiration has given up itself to fit in the idea or image people expect it to be. I wake up in the morning to the sunshine that peeps through my window.
At times I see the sun glow like it has seen me grow. The moment I’m up I dress with expectations, duties and 50 to-do lists. I, in a hurry, leave my bed saying not-so goodbye to the sun like a passenger in the metro that I see every day for many days but we still don’t talk maybe because I don’t have time or because I’ve given myself so much to the breathless things that I’ve nothing left to give now. Throughout the day, I sit at my desk, only to see new people through photographs and sometimes in motion. I tear papers to mend myself. There’s emptiness in this crowd, everyone is talking but is still silent, everyone is moving but either yesterday or tomorrow. I see them today doing things for tomorrow. As I contemplate this, I remember the dress I wore today and its details engage me one more time in the work. After I’m done with my work, I carry this dress and its load to my daily routine. I meet people I share genes with and the wrinkles that they smile with. I go back to my room, take my dress down and stare at the moon in the hope that it will heal the wound I’ve felt happening.
And I know that I’m not the only one who thinks that way and this is the reason that the incidents being told are made according to the first person, so you don’t feel that you’re alone and this is indifferent and not normal.
Here are some of the points that I know you know and I wanted to remind you of them,
The first and the most important thing is that there’s no one out there that you can have control on but it’s you and only you.
One thing that disappoints us the most is other people behaving in a way we don’t expect. And which brings us more rage, anger and frustration. And these small-small experiences that we gather all day long, burst out at some point of time, so before they happen try to take them off by saying in a rude less manner or forgetting them. I know you don’t have dyslexia but still forgive them and tell yourself these.
DAILY AFFIRMATIONS
If it’s a start and things aren’t happening the way you want. That’s okay. At least you got up to make a change. Stay calm and consistent.
At times when you’ll feel low, that will become okay by talking to someone and realizing that you’ve come far from where you’ve started.
You can’t be strong all the time but yes you can be brave enough to survive that situation. Some days are meant to take a rest and contemplate good things. Don’t be harsh. Take your time.
Prioritize yourself; make sure you’re giving out only when you’ve filled. And if you’re not making a balance, things will be okay but not for a longer time.
Manifest great things, if you can think of it, you’re halfway to achieve it. Do not suppress your emotions up to the furnace that blasts. If a breakdown happens let it make sure you’ve someone just to keep you company.
It's okay, life’s never always great. It's a roller coaster. The next moment you’ve a different view, a different experience, a sudden fear but it’ll always be worth it.
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