The Art of Appreciative Criticism

Appreciate in public and criticize in private. 

On any day, no body is perfect and who doesn't need a pat on the back.

Opportunities

When all the roads seem to end, there lies an opportunity to create your own path. Take the first step and you will make a way out.

A Second Chance

A second chance,
to bring the smiles back,
to say the unsaid,
to mend the cracked paths,
to tie the loose ends,
to set the things right, 
to reach out with welcoming hands,
to face the things with the right perspective.

The Fear of Rejection

Stopping us from treading into the unknown territories,
Holding us from doing what the heart wants,
Making us to do what the heart fails to accept.

Each of us have gone through rejections,
Have felt the pains of rejections,
In spite, we still continue to reject others.

Proving ourselves to the world and failing to be ourselves,
Wonder, how important is this approval and acceptance?
Rejection, a fear that we die with!
 

Chasing the Happiness

Is happiness a short-lived fantasy that is being chased after even when it is achieved?

A never ending chase where happiness changes its dimension the moment it is achieved.

Is this chase the hurdle for happiness?

Stop the chasing and happiness is a reality to live with every moment.

The Silence of the Unspoken Words

The mind only understands the spoken words,  fails to notice the unsaid.

Only the heart hears the unspoken words, recognizes the expressiveness of the silence.

Butterfly that awes me

The fluttering butterfly,

Hopping over flowers,

Lifting my blissful spirit, 

Bringing exuberance in me. 

Making  me wonder,

Is it its freedom that awes me?

Is it its obliviousness to things around that awes me?

Time

"Time is the master, we are the puppets. Nothing can be achieved earlier or later than the Time itself."

Autumn's Tranquility

Walking on the bed of leaves,

Listening to the crackling sound,

Embracing the cold-crisp wind,

Unknowingly, I wander into the realms of tranquility.

If Not ...

If not for the thorns, the allure for the rose is lost,

If not for the failures, the inspiration for success is lost,

If not for the darkness, the sparkle of the light is lost,

If not for the flaws, the individuality of self is lost 

Hope an Elixir

Like a barren tree with the leaves fallen,

Longing only for the elixir of life.

The dreams though appear shattered,

Yearning only to be rekindled by a ray of hope.

Life through Colors

Waking on a golden - hued sunny day,

I wish to be filled with an aura of optimism,

Hoping for the strength to face the challenges of life. 

Walking on the green grass,

I wish to be held strong and feel connected with things around,

Holding all my strengths and weakness with acceptance. 

 

Gazing at the blue sky,

I wish to spread my wings and wander in weightlessness,

Ignoring the insecurities and uncertainties of life.

 

Observing the grey water-laden clouds,

I wish to be refreshed with a cleansing downpour of invigorating thoughts,

Wanting to embrace living in the moment. 

 

Being awake on a black dark night,

I wish to hide my fears and remorse’s,

Hoping for the new dawn that brings a self-awakening.

 

Hope

"Give the child the gift of HOPE and the opportunity to dream the impossible".

Dew drops

"The light falling on a dew drop,

Glistening to reflect the universe,

Looking through it one wonders,

How mighty the tiny droplet is".

Random Thoughts - 2

Will it be fair to say 'to forgive' is to 'to forget'. Then why does the act remain etched forever in our thoughts! The bliss of forgetting is realized in such moments.

Random Thoughts - 1

The success of a teacher is not in the mere number of passes and fails, but in the number of pupil whom they helped in going beyond their own limitations to identify their own niche.

About I, Me, and Myself

“I know not, what the purpose of this play is?
But I know, I am the multifaceted character playing I, Me, and Myself of this play.
I know not, the audience for this play,
But I Know My character impacts a few.”

I see this platform as a canvas for sharing thoughts with people having similar and divergent opinions. A canvas, where in I can picture the thoughts with no boundaries. Down the line, this canvas would be another magnifying glass through which I can understand the life – past, present and future.

For me ‘Life is the best teacher. It taught and teaches me many things. Life is the class, with me as the only student, there is no time limit, there are no pre-defined classes, and there are no subjective classes but only practicals. A class, where there is no scope for failure but only victories with variation in the degree of achievements. A class of its own’.

About myself, a simple person, but cannot ignore the fact that ‘Simple’ as a word is very complex, multifaceted and deep rooted. Only the people who are closest to me know the I and Me of Myself.