GIVE YOURSELF THE WINGS….

Last week has been quite an intriguing one as it brought me quite a few questions that I feel I need to find answers to. Questions that came forward from my interactions and experiences with my clients. Questions that popped up because of the actions and reactions of the people that I surrounded myself with. Questions that originated from my own thoughts, the ones which I call as the ‘Soul Queries’.

These are the sort of days that I feel blessed to be living through. Times that make me yearn for more learning. Times that create in me an urge to know more. When the desire to walk by myself and churn my thoughts to address the various question marks that have cropped up. In general, I feel the festivities have just knocked on me, and they now want me to celebrate this festive season in my own way.

One of the biggest and more important concepts that clouded my mind was about Truth. I have come across a lot of instances where the word ‘truth’ has been misused and mishandled for no reasons whatsoever. That does not mean that I would ever justify any reason as a valid reason for compromising on truth. Especially having lived a journey, where even I have tried to take refuge in the concealment of the truth, by citing various validations to myself and others in the past. But having left that thing in the past, I am glad that I do not find any merit in giving it any space in my life anymore.

As a matter of fact, rather than having to allow any space in my life for the untruth to stay and thrive, I prefer now to move away from such a place. Anything or anyone, which can allow me a though to take refuge behind an untruth, does not find my company once I become aware of its intent or capacity.

Being truthful and not allowing oneself to be manipulated by reasons of why one chose to take help of a lie, is a place which we all must strive for ourselves to reach. The life we have got has a much grander purpose than the simple acts of breathing, eating and working to create a living. No matter how high we climb on the ladder of success, it will never be an elevated life if we fail to present ourselves with space which allows us to be completely honest.

Having had these thoughts about the truth surrounding me for quite a few days now, one question that engulfed my mind was the association between untruth and low self-esteem. Every iota of thought and mindfulness that I could give it to dig the answer to that from within brought me to just one conclusion that the basic foundation on anything that is not truth lies in our own reduced image of ourself. There is no situation and no individual that is big enough, for us to feel small and compromise of our integrity. Instead, what we do is to reduce ourselves to a smaller size and a weaker version of ourselves that finds all suitable justifications to cling on reasons to lie or hide the truth.

This journey to have nothing but the truth that surrounds your life starts with the toughest first step. And though we are outstanding creators of reasons as to why we could not speak the truth to others, what we need to do first is to identify and thrash all and any justifications that we give to us to not being truthful to ourselves. This first step of being completely honest with oneself about oneself is the first, the most difficult and the most time-consuming in our journey to the freedom that truthfulness holds. And do we need to, or actually want to take this journey forward also or not, is what we can decide once we cover this first step. 

Not all lives decide to take up this path to liberation. But for those who aspire and resolve to fight it out, all I wish to say is that every failure you meet on this path is success in itself.

As there are many more such questions that float around me, I feel the need to take a journey within and explore and interact a bit more with my current self. I have a feeling that it is going to be a long process this time around, but I am confident of the wonders it will spring up for me, which I would love to spread and share with all the lovely people. I thus, decide to put on rest THE SUNDAY BRUNCH for the next few weeks. Till we connect again, stay happy, stay safe and enjoy the festivities.

Love to All!