I am lucky indeed…regardless of the fact that I have gained almost five ponds in less than two weeks. So I went ahead and bought a summer dress yesterday one size too small for myself in order to stay motivated and fit in it by my birthday 🙂

“Are you ready Anoop to take another plunge? We are going to miss you”… so on and so forth. I mostly smile and nod but never forget that at all times, one must be ready for everything. To get completely involved and also to completely let go are two integral aspects of one’s journeys. No hesitation and certainly no fondness for illusions of security. Only a steady willingness, a sweet yet stubborn openness to engage with what is, to work with it and to cheerfully wrestle with each limitation.
The unpredictable razor blade edge of life has a beauty of its own…

While one shares this planet with billions of humans and centillions of other creatures, one doesn’t not have to fit into all their expectations and measured standards of how one should live one’s life. Not only is that not possible, it’s a supremely tiring way to live. Change is good thing, stepping out of one’s comfort zone is exhilarating. No matter where life leads to, no matter how strenuous a journey, the progressive realization of a worthy pathway is a force that one can be grateful to. No matter how small or big an opportunity, the sense of gratitude brings along a perfect celebratory alignment with all of creation. All complaining, comparing, resisting and other forms of stickiness simply evaporate. Only a bright, intelligent, sparkling flow remains, and also remains a job that pays for one’s bills 🙂

It’s not a small thing to be aware of this present moment and simply rejoice…cleaning drawers out of one’s personal mess at work desk, shredding away one last round of not so important papers anymore, deleting one’s favourite music from office computer and pulling out one last time from a once designated parking spot.

When we pick a dream that life wants to dream and must dream, we bear witness to the magnificence of what is when seen without the stale eyes of the “I already know” mind. Everything is crisp and fresh…only when we do not know it all, only when we fearlessly embrace!