Flanders Fields

What do you do in the face of difficulties and adversities? When there is no sign of success even from far? Do you give up? Often this seems to be most opted path….give it up and blame it on circumstances. What makes you feel so convinced that what you think ‘you want’ is the right thing for you? And if that is the right thing, what makes you feel that you must get it right away, this moment. If not, its not worth your effort. Then you lose interest, and you abandon the journey you embarked, and follow another dream and maybe another….and the cycle goes on. Heard of perseverance? It’s often not seen as a positive trait now-a-days, as time is critical and all needs to happen ‘now’, and if not, it’s not worth. People want instant result. There is no time to try, try and again try to purse their goals…. There is one thing that no one can give you or steal from you, and that is your ‘TIME’…..its yours.. Its ok to be a snail..but, keep moving!!

How difficult is to overcome disagreements and misunderstandings? Well, its only normal for people to go any extent to prove that they are right, and it gives a sense of ‘winning’. There is an adrenaline rush which keeps us going on and on to prove our ‘point’ at any cost. However, when this happens, there is something drastically wrong happening between you and your partner (could be a friend, spouse, sibling or colleagues.) I guess only compassion, understanding and acceptance can heal the situation and will restore harmony and peace. Arent these virtues explain ‘love’. In other words, only love in our hearts for each other can come to rescue. When we realise that ‘nothing’ is more important than love, the serenity of mind, we will succeed in finding peace in our hearts.

Change is the only eternal ‘constant’. It happens all around us, and in every aspect of our being. Think about winter, we can see a "naked" nature, without flowers, with bare branches, very little green, around us. Later we see that these trees and bushes come back to life. A transformation sometimes unbelievable takes place in a very short span of time. However, the preparation for such a miracle took several months of unseen and unnoticed efforts of the ‘winter’ season. When we think about our personal lives, we can recall a time when we are thoroughly exhausted, almost lifeless, without spirit or enthusiasm for anything? So, if we could "let it go", If we don't resist, not reject, not judge, just "be", didn’t we experience the rebirth of our joy, creativity, happiness? There is a flow in everything around us, within us and that flow of ‘energy’ happens only when there is a potential difference. A state of homeostasis is the end of this flow. Ou...

We believe that we are a compassionate person and that is probably the case. If we are going through a sad event, we want to help. From time to time, we really feel "good" and want to help anyone who needs it. See the misery, the suffering, the wars that oppress the world and feel a current of love and compassion that flows from our heart. We want to run and give our help, our love for all. But after we've seen the news for a while, change channels and everything is forgotten. It no longer exists in our mind or in our heart. What made us sad has disappeared and now we enjoy the latest song, where we laugh at the jokes about our favourite comedian. Our view of the world has changed in a whim. This human nature is so unstable and fickle. There's nothing wrong with that, it's fine, but it may be worth thinking about it from time to time.

In certain circumstances, certain reactions are the only possible solution, that is to say, the acceptance of negative feelings and, consequently, of negative counter-attacks. It's natural, and we should not ignore them, reject them or feel guilty for them. But we must also understand that we can overcome them. When we genuinely believe it, take a step towards a peaceful future that we can create for ourself. We just need to know how and where to "direct" our thoughts. Nobody can do it for us. Nobody can even help us. Peace and serenity can only be obtained as a personal creation. Never forget that we are the "master" of our mind, regardless of whether the challenges we face may suggest the opposite. We are "responsible", always!

Thinking is the very job and nature of our brains. But we are not our brain. This means that our real life transcends thoughts, goes beyond any expression on the physical or mental plane. Therefore, the world created by our emotional thoughts is not the real world. Emotional thinking is not able to perceive the essence of any element of creation. This means that we do not see what it really is, but only what we believe, we perceive it through our personal interpretation. When we look at a tree, we do not just recognise its shape and colours. Our brain immediately begins to think about the characteristics of this tree. He "thinks about that". Therefore, the essence of this experience is almost entirely lost. Judge what surrounds we, as we think that designates situations, things and people and thus creates a kind of cocoon in which we live happily without being able to see beyond our prejudices and our preconceptions.

Taking 'Control' has been the strongest motivations behind all human behaviours. Be it on your 'self' or on 'others'. All fear and insecurities stem from this need. Sometimes we feel a state of "helplessness" in controlling certain situations that are thrown at us. We must agree and accept that the only thing we can control is our reaction to everything that transpires. We may disagree and believe that sometimes the stimuli are too strong, that we probably can not react differently. However, to live and recreate our life better, we must free the need to control others. When we are dragged into a situation, instead of feeling 'helpless', remember that we have an option, and the choice is completely ours and remember that, the option is always there..... Do not react !! Respond only 'if needed'.