Creating Your Life

Can I ask u do  small exercise? Think of that one activity or hobby that u like doing. Anything that you truly enjoy doing. Maybe you don’t do that right now. Maybe u did that in childhood. Maybe u painted with oil pastels or played a musical instrument. Maybe you used to hum to that favorite song and sang in the bathroom and actually thought you have budding talent  to sing. Maybe all that you did was fly kites perfectly well. Maybe you were good at building sand castles. Maybe you played  a sport well. Maybe you wrote well or danced well. Anything that comes to your mind that u truly enjoyed now or then.

And now think of this. What you have created, what you’ve played, written, sang or painted. The depth with which you read the books you read or the feeling with which u read it was very different from anyone else on this planet. How u do what u do, is something  that can be NEVER repeated in the same spirit, same emotion and same importance by ANYONE else in the world.

My Painting: In one of my private moments.

Creating something material or abstract, is lending a part of you to the universe or work u created. U are the unique ingredient that no one else can offer. And there is a flavor that ONLY you can add. Did you ever realize that? How long has it been since you’ve experienced the feeling that you’ve done something really worthwhile for the world or for yourself?. How long has it been since u felt u were special? If its been a while, go ahead and make something, create something u enjoy doing. Share it with people who care about you. Don’t worry if it was not good enough. Don’t worry if its not a masterpiece.

 Noone thinks their work is a masterpiece, Credits and applauses by others make it one. Masterpieces are subjective and they have as much value as you will allow it to have. You’re not doing these things everyday to earn the praises of the same world that can rebuke you. You’re doing this to know the joy you feel when you are with yourself, u’re enjoying you being YOU. Ask a dancer how she feels while the music plays and she dances like no one’s watching. At that moment the only thing that exists for her, is her body tapping, swaying, stretching, swirling to the rhythm that she feels. And her soul that’s as happy or as sad as the music in her ears and the words of the singer. Being present and being one with the universe. Nothing matters, you’re THAT involved. You’re THAT happy.

For those whom this sounds abstract, DON’T listen to me. Maybe there is some other way to commune with yourself, and you should definitely find one.  But please search for what helps you to find that path. And when you do find one, pls share that with me. Share what you felt and share how it changed your life.

The above , as simple as it sounds, is quite difficult to do; like most simple things in life are. For me,  it is writing about the simple truths in life. My truths. And you might not agree. And that’s what makes this world such an exciting place to live in. We are but ONE in our differences, I heard somebody say.

Go ahead and create something. Becos no one else can create what you will.

‘Enjoy yourself. Enjoy your body. Run and play. Pant and tire itself out. Drink as much as you can handle. Sometimes more than you can handle. Stretch. Sing and exercise your vocal chords. Enjoy your mind. Try to make sense of things that are too complicated. Solve a puzzle. Make up a joke. Enjoy your emotions. Be Jealous like crazy. Be loving like an artists loves his paper and pen, or his paints. Be cranky and cry like a baby. Sound silly. Enjoy nature. Sing like the birds in the forest and run like the animals in the wild. And Love your spirit. Make Something, create something. Draw. Act. Sing. Dance. And yes you’ve finally arrived.’