So, a lot of people think self-care is directly equivalent to taking care of our bodies and physical health. It’s true; a spa once in a while doesn’t have to harm anybody, right? Who would not want to take a warm shower after a long day, releasing all that stress and going into nirvana! I workout too for a hot body, why wouldn’t I want to look nice, escalating my confidence, and therefore being able to work better.
What we don’t talk about is how self-care also cater to taking care of ones mental and emotional well being. You spend your weekends finishing your incomplete errands, going for your weekly salon visits and DE-cluttering your wardrobe. Did you miss anything? Do you think you took out some precious time off your schedule just to sit back idle and think about all the things that are messing with your head and sorting them out one by one? We are so engrossed in our every day goals and social obligations that we forget to nourish our minds as well. However, if this doesn’t make you stop and think about your mental health for a second, I would like to mention that it’s a scientific proof that if you’re not at peace from inside, it will show on your face and health. Your faith is not in your hands but what you can control is how you frame your mind to deal with it, how you take out little time to contemplate what’s bothering you and work on it, now that, that TRULY is the ultimate form of power.
Nothing extra ordinary in this note, just a reminder to all the workaholics and social animals out there, to take out sometime a week, for your self, not your body, but your heart. SELF CARE INDEED GOES A LONG WAY!
There is this ecstatic energy uprooting from my system today
Something intuitive that tells me to brace myself anyway
Like a roller coaster where you feel nervous yet excited
Unaware of what’s in store but looking forward to experience it
God has to be kind with me for I have been patient
It’s not the kindness but the right that I own to belong to a happy nation
I know joy isn’t gifted but achieved through a meaningful effort
But we are all children in god’s eye, and a tinge of greed wouldn’t really hurt
So I don’t feel blue as I dance to my favorite song
Christmas is here and I‘m sure my Santa is coming along
Anxiety seems like a perfectly normal syndrome unless you’re the one on the receiving end. While dealing with something as inevitable as anxiety, you realize how dreadful it is as its something that has no cure. You try to indulge in a series of activities to shift your focus away, but the more you want to move past it, the more it comes hunting you down. So, while I am still finding ways on how to cope with it and help people overcome this awful energy, my mini piece of advice to all the folks out there is to do the opposite of what you do. Yes, you heard me, talk about it.
An anxious mind can only be mended through an open heart,
An open heart, which can talk freely about everything from the start.
Talking might seem as simple and ordinary as a lullaby,
But it has the same effect on the miserable adult as it has on the child who cries.
Yes, it doesn’t change the fact nor does it alter the way you think
Though it causes the heaviness stored in your heart, to shrink.
Just like a light object that gets invisible wings to fly,
A heart devoid of unwanted feelings always restores itself and solidify.
So talk about it, scream out loud, write yourself a note or cry till you tears are dry
Hiding feelings from the world is okay unless you reach a point where it’s you who’s feelings you deny
Does it always have to get boring, or could boring be fun?
Entering into something new, only to find it feel like someone has put on my head, a gun.
Today I want to jump off a cliff; it gives me an adrenaline rush,
But will I want to do that everyday, why can’t doing the same thing feel as required as using a toothbrush?
We spend all our lives yearning to have something, something that we could call our constant,
While the only constant is change that we don’t realize, ironically talking about how change is so important.
Our minds are so restless, dwindling right to left like a pendulum,
Sticking to something doesn’t seem to stress us out, until the word commitment sentences us to an indefinite term
It’s the circle of life that plays its part,
We chase after something until we don’t have it only to run away from it bringing us back to the start.
Isn’t it evident through this little poem, doesn’t it resemble what I am trying to convey?
Stating a problem then talking about it’s solution, being transported back to the problem, a problem reused like an ashtray.
So while I am bored at the moment, wanting to get away for that perfect vacation
Soon home is what I ll crave for, a paradox that makes this entire foundation
As I sit by my window drowned in my thoughts, I feel this new energy which uplifts my mood instantly
Thinking about the universe and the services it provides, my hope begins to rise imagining how to increase the collection of my Polaroid
Only the Polaroid in my imagination is not the tangible device, it’s the experiences that I desire, those are the real treasures that suffice
Whether its personal or professional, will I succeed or not, I don’t know, as long I dare to allow my actions to follow my heart, it’s always the uncommon that makes your mind blow
So not for once in life but for every breath I take, I want to indulge in everything ranging from Bryan Adams to Drake, life is like a ride with only a single break, instead of abiding by the norms I want to trust the decisions that I make
The worst that could happen is that I’ll lose out on time, but if time is that important why waste it doing something that others define? My time is mine and I cannot stress it every time, in the end what matters is whether you actually lived life or accepted it at its prime
Ever felt the urge to get your hands painted red, painted with pure blood of someone you know? You struggle to find an easy way as you sit down to relax your nerves, but it’s always the opposite of that what happens, it’s always aggression that you show
It’s the tiniest of issues that raises your concern, the power of which is to be known to none, you think of it as irrelevant as you try to look for the sun, but you fail to realize the trauma that is under leash until the fire within you begins to burn
You hustle to question all your works you start to engage in self doubt, whether its you whose right by all means to showcase your rage, or is there an innocent soul on the other end managing to escape your cage
But is it a cage for people around or is it actually where you surround, as your emotions are lonelier than you ,only wanting to be backed by just a tinge of confidence, its true
So for once in a while, out of the blue, you manage to find something that resembles a clue, a clue that leads you closer to yourself, coz its not nobody but you to whom you’re crying for help
As you skim through the answers to all your heavy moods, there’s nothing that’s evident to resolve the fucking feud, you reckon its not the answers you’re looking for as it’s the questions that needed a change all this while for being so shrewd
Coming to an end in your expedition only to be exposed to a billion other traditions, halfway through in the midst of this mission, god sends a signal that your peace needs recognition
Peace is more powerful than the deadliest of weapons, as peace can’t be bought its only earned through mindful expression, once you let peace dive deep into your system, there’s nothing in the world that can hurt your soul making you a victim
It’s true that we are born with a clean slate, a fair opportunity for us to frame our lives
Where we think our life has just begun, little do we know how its always the pre decided faith that thrives
Provided with a plethora of options to choose from, options that aim to shape our futures
Options so wide in range but lacking the one thing that’s strange, where’s the option to just be ourselves and be the master of our lives at all junctures
Always after a while there definitely comes a time, a time that’s been waiting so desperately
Is it the time of our life that we are yet to find as for some it’s a revelation to break free while the others already lost their souls in the process , not so fortunately?
Simplicity is so divine yet simplicity is often denied, as the sound of flashy charms is so refined, it’s always the superficial sight that appeals to mankind
Confusion is falsely accused of leaving us unarmed but it’s the confusion that makes us curious for more, Curiosity brings out the best within us through curiosity our true selves we explore
So don’t be afraid to get confused but be afraid if you’re not, as for so many years you’ve wasted to hone your skills at the shore, maybe your talents are screaming out to reach above the sky, craving to be recognized and wanting for more
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