Give everyone a break

Hindus believe that each person has divinity inside of them. When one is quiet and the mind is at rest, we can access the inner divinity , the inner infinity where the everyday world does not exist. A place to recharge and redirect the self to a better way of being. It's a daily human struggle to be the best human while partaking in the daily machinery of life. That's probably why people recommend meditation as a daily practice.

I guess real life here in California,  has been keeping me too busy to be able to access this inner zen often. I access it mostly through music and nature. I recently attended the music festival Coachella in Palm Desert (2nd weekend), and as it turns out, I went alone. The music immersion was the best therapy anyone could have ordered. However the return back and the pace of daily life has very quickly caught hold of my rhythm. Since I blog for the pure pleasure I derive from it, I can (and do) afford to walk away and come back as the fancy takes me.

Today's giving idea is really about kindness. I sincerely believe that kindness and joy have the best chance at a long term relationship. Why? Because I find them together, everywhere :-)

Sappy? Perhaps. But I wasn't really referring to any actual human beings above. Just the concepts.
Today's giving idea is about exercising kindness in dealing with everyone. Give the gift of the benefit of doubt, give the gift of understanding, empathy or sympathy to someone struggling through something terrible.
This gift is especially needed when things break down severely or the object is especially undeserving in your estimation. This gift will be most appreciated when the going is at it's worst ,when the sense of doom and injury is at the greatest.

As a side note, I often blog these "giving" ideas as though I'm some kind of expert at it. The fact of the matter is the opposite. I'm a woman well in my 40s and I'd love to finally access some of the wisdom that is allegedly supposed to arrive with this decade of life :) This blog is mostly to motivate and inspire my own self. And when I struggle with one of these concepts, I blog about it to make myself accountable and follow through. In doing so, if someone somewhere out there, finds anything useful here, I'd consider that icing on the proverbial cake.

The truth is, we all derive energy from each other. Whether we realize it or not. Some stranger's goofy sense of humor appearing online makes my day brighter and makes my load a little lighter. Someone's kindness can give someone else an extra boost to go the extra mile in their own private struggle or a reason to hang on and eventually access the safe happy place they wish to be.

We will never truly know how we impact someone else. This is especially true online given that our words reach random corners in unforeseen ways.

A little bit of patience, a little dash of understanding, a little extra reaching to exercise empathy could go a long way. It's the giant world bank of good will and good energy. I intend to make my deposits, because I've been withdrawing too.

Hope you virtually join me in this.
ॐ ||

P.S. I'm a Hindu by birth but I consider myself unaffiliated to any particular religion and seek spirituality by practice
Written by:  Ms Gitanjali Gulve Sehgal AKA Ms. Gitanjali GulveSehgal AKA Ms. Gigi Sehgal

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