Turn the tide, live the life

This is for the people who are poor with spellings, who are poor in orange or spoon race, who are poor in mathematics or studies for that matter, who are down with inferiority complex, who are poor in making friends, who are poor with communication and social skills, who are poor in looks and smartness, who are poor in confidence, who are economically poor, who are poor with their dating skills, who are poor in shape, who think they are poor in maintaining a relationship or friendship, who are poor in health, who are poor in talent and skill. In short, this is for the people who think their life is miserable. And shorter, this is for people like me.

I do believe we have all gone through some of the ‘poorness’ mentioned above at some stage of our lives. There are three possibilities; first, you might not have felt this way at all. Second, you might have felt some of the meagerness mentioned. And third, you might be relating to it completely. I would like to deal with the second, third and the fourth ones. Now you might be wondering, what the fourth category is?

There are people who have a great life, they are good at most of the things they do, but these are the same people who fail to realize so. They are up to snuff, but they do not actually believe that they are. This is my fourth category. Wherein you know somewhere that you are gratifying, out of honest feedback, but still do not agree to it personally.

Well, it’s time to move on folks. The foremost thing to do that will be to stop comparing yourself to others at any point of time. You have a life, and only you own it. Success and failure as part of life, is cliché; but you have to decide if you want to remain happy during the failures. Mind you, it’s not that it can’t be done. It’s not the end of the world if you lose a sack race. No big deal if your friend is making more money than you are. It’s the mental peace of mind and hope which keeps you going. Being content as you go along the stages of life will be a good idea. When you see your ex happily posing with a different partner on the facebook profile, be happy for him/her. And at the same time believe that there are better things in store for you. As Paulo Coelho says, “If you are brave enough to say good bye, life will reward you with a new hello”. Turn the tide and live your life.

Be comfortable in your own skin, be yourself. The ones who like you this way are your real friends; these are the ones who will take care of you when you are sick and lonely. If you still do not have such friends around you, don’t worry, you are better off without the fake ones. Love your parents, love yourself. Let your mind go for a short vacation every now and then. Read, write, play, sing, dance, flirt, pray, laugh, give, sleep, take photographs, party, travel, cook, learn music, exercise, shift jobs, innovate, explore and much more. Career is important, but happiness is prime. It’s a myth that happiness comes with power. ‘Sometimes success destroys more than failure’.

Stop living in the future. Everyone gets the same 24 hours in a day, what matters are how you spend it. Make plans and make sure to execute them. If you make a mess, let go, there is no point harping about the ‘should have, could have and would haves’. Give compliments, smile to strangers, keep a diary, keep a pet. The basic idea is to feel good about yourself. We do not measure life in hours and minutes, we treasure them in moments and memories.

Is this my attempt at motivational writing? No, out of all I need it the most.

This is self motivation..

  

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