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Friday, September 28, 2012

LOVE.... Is Everywhere!

Once we hear the word "love," we mostly probably get mushy, gushy feelings. We envision flowers and hear humming. We're tempted to say "awwww!" We see a couple hand in hand at the beach...

And despite the fact that this scenery is mind blowing-ly nice and a dream come true to most of us, I got to say that it is degrading to "love."

Love is a lot more than a guy a girl... love is not just romance, love songs and roses. We've become manipulated by the books we read and the movies we see that feed into our brains that if you don't have a significant other you are not loved.

I often fall into this trap.

However, gladly, I've recently learned that there is a lot more to love... I've opened my eyes and heart to feel love... love that we are granted by so many people yet we chose to look at the half empty glass of water because no boy is down on one knee claiming his love to you.

Feeling the love and appreciation of people around you is a blessing. A blessing you don't realize, one that you take for granted until it really shines under your eyes... Love that is strong enough to replace the void you thought you had in your heart. Love is best when you realize you are loved... when you realize that the people you live with and see everyday care... that they value and appreciate you. That although they don't bring you roses everyday, deep within you mean something to them. It is best when it comes when you least expect it, from those we think they can't show affection.

Love is the little gestures that people around you make to show affection. Going to church just to pray for you! Calling you to wish you luck on a important day for you! Buying you breakfast! Making time for you! Smiling at you! Popping their head everyday in the morning to say good morning! Calling you just to say hello! Giving you a random hug! Teaching you something! Investing in you! Making sure you know that you will be missed! Writing you a note! Tagging you in a childhood picture! Letting you know you're important!

Love isn't just about the prince or princess you're waiting for. It's not about a romantic movie, a love letter or a late night romantic SMS.  Love is a lot more bigger than that... a lot more stronger... a lot more respectable. Love is in eye of each one who cares about you. Everyone who appreciates you. Everyone who is willing to make time for you. Everyone praying for you. Everyone wishing you well. It your parents, your siblings, your kids, your neighbours, your friends, your colleagues, your clients, the seller at your everyday supermarket and coffee place you go to...

Love is everywhere...
We are all loved some way.... we just need to open our eyes and heart to see it!

Love you all :)


Friday, September 7, 2012

The Choice...

We often complain about how our life lacks choices. We always say that "if we had a choice" a lot of things would be different... We assume that it would be easy to make the right choices and that the process of choosing is easy because you'd simply always know what to do.

But let me tell you...
This is BULLSHIT!!!

One of the hardest things I've ever come across is having the "luxury" to choose! Surprising as it may sound but it is not very easy to choose. Things aren't always easy and clear... And the process of going back and forth with the possible outcome and impacts of each choice you could make.

The fact that your choice is something you have to live with, at least for sometime, and that you have to live with it's consequences, good or bad, knowing that if something goes wrong you have no one to blame but yourself because it was your choice and no one else. And that is the worst part of things... that "it is your choice," and for some reason, it would be better if we can blame things on someone else... however when you "chose" you kindda gotta carry your own weight!

And especially when you are someone like me who doesn't have the ability to chose between two things, I realized that having the ability to chose a luxury I'm not really glad I have.... SO my best shot is to pick one direction... go with it... make peace with it... promise myself to make the best out of it it and enjoy it... and hope I don't regret later... And then may be... just may be... this "choice" turns out to be the best thing that ever happened to me...