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01 February 2022

"Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction"

We have had our phase of gazing at each other, however that was only a silver lining. What is beneath all of it, is a strong understanding of how we agree to have differences and yet hold hands to walk in the same direction. When one looks at love as only gazing at each other, the reality of life will hit harder.

It's beautiful to sit and gaze at each other, but when responsibilities call our attention it's all about how well both can cooperate, coordinate and co-exist. While we have the vision in the same direction, gazing at each other at every stage of life is keeping the love afresh. Having lost in walking together, do not forget to hold hands to feel each other.

Being able to love even with new found wrinkles on the body is that gazing, while you help each other cope with the changes of growing, is looking in the same direction.

In the current scenario, where love is restricted to dating apps and online chats, Love is restricted to fewer emotions. With people working independently in supporting their own lives, looking outward together in the same direction isn't particularly important.

When we look at our parents the outlook of Love changes. Love then turns to be a support system and basis for belonging and of togetherness. Idea of gazing cannot consist of love in totality, it needs to include that gaze turning into being able to see what the other is not telling you about. That makes a difference in how easily we can see in the same direction.

©️ Sangeetha Krovvidi

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25 January 2022

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission"

By Hemmi

While this quote is uplifting, it isn't always easy to practice. We tend to get hurt the easiest by the people we love most. Our love is what gives them the power to hurt us. It takes time to come to a level of self love and inner peace, where people can't hurt us anymore. Not everyone is able to do that.

We may tell ourselves that we are strong (and some might be), but a few words from our sibling, or best friend or spouse can easily hurt us. It could be the simplest thing. You may have spent the day doing something thoughtful for someone but at the end of that day, they might not acknowledge any of it.

All this aside, there is some truth to this quote. Daily practice of self love and kindness will help accumulate patience and a deeper understanding of human emotions. We can learn to pause and ponder their actions before we react to it. Kindness will help us understand that maybe those words or actions from others are a projection of their anger and emotions. We can choose to not let it affect us in a negative way. Thus, making us the master of our actions.

©️ Hemmi

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18 January 2022

“Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken”

Ankita Jain

When God has made us all distinctive, why be someone else?

We are born unique but as we grow up we tend to lose ourselves and become a part of the herd. We start following others' mindset and their mannerism to fit in.

We get scared we will be outcast if we don't follow.

In reality, you are you - your dreams, desires, beliefs, ambitions, purpose, objective can never be like anyone else.

YOU ARE UNIQUE !!

YOU BE YOU !!

YOU DO YOU !!

©️ Ankita Jain

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11 January 2022

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it”

By

Athenea Faye

Many people seem to live their life as though they don’t have a choice, as though this is their lot in life, as though they’re stuck in a situation and cannot get out of it. Something we all need to remember is that we do have a choice. We can take action to get out of an existing situation and begin to create a better life for ourselves.

Yes, there are some situations where we are powerless, we can’t change a cancer diagnosis or a car accident or a past trauma, and it is in those situations that we need to change the way we perceive the incident. Feeling like a victim in the moment is normal and feeling powerless is something we have all experienced at least once in our lives, but taking the time to look at the situation and evaluate what we can do will help us to feel more empowered, more in control and more able to accept our situation.

When looking at a situation, ask yourself, what can I change? What can’t I change? What do I have to accept in this situation, and how does that make me feel? By doing this exercise you allow yourself to develop insight into the problem and can engage the more creative side of your brain which will begin looking for alternatives or will start to make peace with what has happened. Being kind to yourself during this stage is paramount. The more you beat yourself up, the more beaten you become.

©️ Athenea Faye

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04 January 2022

“Deep in your wounds, are seeds waiting

to grow beautiful flowers.”

Nicky Lawrence

I chose this topic because I know for certain that our wounds can be the greatest gifts if we choose to see this. No matter how painful our past experiences have been, we have a choice. We always have a choice to see things in a different light. To change our perspective and our attitude and change the course of our lives for the better.

Most of us do not get to choose how we are raised, or what happens to us when we do not have the power to control a certain situation, however I do strongly believe that if we have survived the most awful traumas we then have more potential to be stronger and more resilient than those who have not. We are survivors and we have the potential to heal, accept, grow, teach and empower not only ourselves but others to overcome and live life in all its mystical magic and to the absolute fullest that life has to offer.

We always have a choice. A choice to be a victim in suffering forever or to become a victor and no longer let these things have power over us but instead turn it into the most inspirational story to share and teach that inspiration with the world. To become the best we could ever have possibly imagined. We can rise above our most painful wounds, search for positive meaning and KNOW that we have whatever it takes to survive!

TURN your:

Victim into Victory

Battles into Brilliance

Tourment into Teaching

Anguish into Acceptance

Abuse into Abundant Love

Trauma into Triumph

Loss into Liberation

Sadness into Strength

Insecurities into Inspiration

Sorrow into Success

Pain into Power

Betrayal into Bravery

Fear into Fierce Belief

Wounds into Warrior Mode

We have the strength to do anything more powerfully with a deep rooted depth of knowing we got through it, we are stronger, we survived and NO ONE can take our power from us!

Again, sometimes we do not get to choose our path and experiences on each of our unique journeys called life. What we can do is choose what we do with the path given to us and therein lies the magic that can come from accepting what has happened to us and planting these valuable lessons deep inside us, facing their truth and making something beautiful grow from the gift that trauma can bring, not only for ourselves but for helping others see that they too have the power to turn destiny around and make the most success from the deepest wounds. Amen!

©️ Nicky Lawrence

28 December 2021

“The noblest art is that of

making others happy”

Deborah Bianca

The first time I heard this quote was not too long ago and it struck a cord in me. It made me think about my own happiness, what it means to be happy and how to bring that into other people's lives.

What is happiness? The full definition of happiness according to the Merriam Webster dictionary is “a state of well-being and contentment” The term happiness gets thrown around a lot but what does it mean to be truly happy? My being is well enough but I’m not content, for to be content means to be satisfied and accept where I am in life and I don’t. There is so much more that I want to achieve and goals I have to reach.

Does this mean that I am not happy? Not at all! I am grateful for everyday I get to live my life and work towards where I want to be. I may not be happy, according to the definition, but I am joyful. I experience this each day I see messages in my family group chat or when I get to talk to my grandmother who lives on another continent. I experience joy listening to the music I love, or when a new episode of a drama I’m watching is released. Being successful at work brings me joy and working on Fortetastiq is my joy. I love what I’ve created and working on it fills my heart with joy.

Now, joy means a feeling of great happiness. If I were to decipher the two meanings It would mean that I may not be happy but I feel happy. Will I ever be happy? I don’t know but as long as I feel happy I will continue to work on being happy and help others find theirs.

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21 December 2021

Me, myself and I

That’s all you have at the end of the day!

Madhu Jaiswal

As humans, we may be all alike or of different temperament but the fact that makes us unique as an individual are the rare qualities that we possess.

The virtues that we instil within us and let ourselves be our very best is what defines us as a human being.

Often in search of a perfect life, we fail to see what it is that makes our soul happy. The inner qualms of our lives are manoeuvred with various dictates of society’s norms. We fail to reciprocate to our inner voice and by the time when reality dawns upon us, we are changed forever. Our outlook and perspective and the many things procured by us in life are what makes our ultimate personality, the best version of ourselves.

We hardly do things that make us feel content. We keep living on a routine basis and the monotony of life results in our inner frustration. The mental pressure often makes us feel confused or depressed about what’s happening in our lives. We aren’t able to focus on anything properly and everything seems gone amok. And when we dare to break free and lead our lives in our way, all hell breaks loose.

Happiness is the key to a contented life. All the riches of the world can’t buy you the mental peace that your heart desires. The peace, the feeling of being content only happens when whatever you are doing in your life is in synchronisation with your choice and desire. So be crazy, be superlative and above all …Be You simply.

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