Secret to Ultimate Freedom...

On my birthday last year, I took a resolution, "To live my life without expecting anything from anyone." It was a hard to follow, I broke it a few times but re-assured myself and continued to follow it and now after a year I enjoy the satisfaction and inner bliss I enjoy and that is the reward I got from expecting nothing. :)

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Expectation is indeed the root of all heartache - try to give up expectations and your life is pure bliss!! :)

A life without expectations is the secret to ultimate freedom - wonder why?

Well, if you don't expect anything, you are liberated cause you are not worried anymore because your desires don't control you. You are free from the outcome of anything in life - cause you are willing to accept both good or bad equally. That way you will continue to remain in the state of happiness irrespective of whether your desires are getting fulfilled or not.

The moment you stop expecting anything from anyone, your body turns calm and is always at peace. You need not go for a vacation to relax, cause you are always in a state of relaxation. You are no longer frustrated or angry or disappointed or sad because they are the result of expectation and occur when things don’t work as planned.

Benefits include:

• Low stress 
• Happier relationships
• Beautiful inner peace

Do what you have to do as normal in life and leave the rest to God.

You must have noticed that since last year, I've stopped sharing my singing videos here on my blog. I still enjoy singing the same as before and I do sing on most weekends but I can't be bothered to record anything anymore cause I don't worry about sharing it with anybody. I need not impress anyone. I just sing for my own happiness.

Be satisfied with what you have already got. When you get up in the morning, you are able to breathe well and whatever good you are eating is getting digested properly - that should be enough for you, that is the greatest achievement, that is the greatest goal. If your health is great, the rest come next.

The satisfaction that you are existing, this moment you are alive, this moment you are surviving without the support of any device - what else would you need apart from that?  Then, as the next step, you go out and you do whatever you have to do in the outside world.

The real achievement is that you are able to enjoy the most wonderful energies which nature has given us - Air, Water, Fire and Earth. If you have that satisfaction that you have a capable body to enjoy nature's resources, the rest is all a bonus. It is a gift that you are surviving - you need to have that satisfaction first.

Then, yes you can have many other smaller goals to achieve in the material world. Knowing about yourself must be your first desire after that you can have a thousand other desires. Without knowing about yourself, you learn about others, the world around you. So, first start learning about your own self and understand the soul within you.

Coming to my smaller desires - the two dreams of my life were to work for my dream company and meet my soulmate. After gaining years of work experience, I feel confident that I shall have a stable career. The only desire I had was to find a girlfriend and was hoping to meet my soulmate. But I understood that it doesn't work like that, love happens when it has to happen, so I realised there's no point in searching for love, so I let that desire go. I believe God has a plan for my life and when the time is right, I shall meet my girl, until then, I shall enjoy my life and carry on without any expectations.

I was hoping to continue friendship with all the girls whom I had crushes on since childhood. But as I've stopped expecting anything, I told myself that I shouldn't expect even their friendship. I wished them well in my mind and in my prayers and freed them off from my mind. I let them fly away and my heart feels feather light.

After more than 5 years of living in Britain and experiencing the western culture, I realised that marriage is a choice in life and not a necessity. So, I shall only choose it after a long relationship, spending enough time living with the girl, knowing her, understanding her and I shall make a call only if I believe that I could see a future together, else I shall carry on and meet somebody else. Life goes on. Of course I have hand-written letters for my future wife - but that doesn't make marriage an obligation to me. If it happens, let it happen, else, I shall still love and be happy in life - either way is ok.

Live in the present and enjoy each day like a blessing!! :)

Have a great week!! 

Cheers!! :)

Life Lessons...Happiness...

Continued from Life Lessons...

Happiness is always within you, discover it and you'll love your life :)

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You are born to be happy, yes your original nature is happiness.

Never take life too serious, but always be sincere in what you do.

Everything around us is temporary, but the happiness within your soul is permanent, so discover it and enjoy the bliss within :)

Every morning after you wake up, be happy for:

• Being able to breathe
• For having good health
• You are alive this moment
• You are able to survive on your own without any support

Be grateful to God and go ahead and do whatever you have to do in the outside world.

Hope you are having a lovely long Bank Holiday weekend!! :)

Be happy and enjoy life!! :)

Cheers!! :)

Life Lessons...

"Life Lessons..." is a new series of posts through which I am going to share random lessons which I have learned from the experiences in my life. These posts will be a combination of quotes, pictures and my thoughts.

"JAQUES:

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players:

They have their exits and their entrances;

And one man in his time plays many parts,"

- William Shakespeare, As You Like It, 1600

Life is like a play - we merely go through the stages of our life acting it out. So, worrying is a waste of time. Always be happy and love your life.

And wherever you go, leave a heart print. Remember Maya Angelou's quote?

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

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What do you do when you feel sad or down?

You gotta keep going knowing that it will only get better. Look forward to the time you would feel good again and that will help you to stay strong.

Life isn't always easy, it's about being brave. Never waste energy feeling bad about yourself, surround yourself with people whom you want to be with and keep moving foward.

With this philosophy, regardless of your obstacles, you can have a very happy life :)

Be brave to make a choice, take that chance and grab the opportunity to change your life.

Also, how long will you wait for something to happen? 

Never leave it until it is too late. Just do it now and gain the happiness of trying something new.

Life is too short to wait and ponder, good/bad - just go for it and break all the rules!!! Dare to be your true self, be original and be different!!! 

On a concluding note, I'd like to mention about the meteor shower :) Perseid activity started from 9th August and continues through to the 15th of August. Watch the meteor shower tonight and make a wish :)

Well, I don't believe in such superstitions but I encourage making a wish while watching a light streak because the wish will register strongly in your mind and you will eventually be self-motivated to walk in that path and will work to make your wish come true :)

Also, wishes for simple happiness generate loads of positive vibes within your system. Enjoy making silly little wishes on each light streak you see. Some of them hung in the sky like kite tails, with streamers of light. Stare at the clear night sky, you will feel that you are part of the thousands of stars and constellations up there in the universe.

Have a great weekend!!! :)

Cheers!!! :)

Cingulomania...

I've shared my views on hugs in my posts, "Comfort of a hug :)" and "Hugs keep us Alive :)"

This morning, while reading a book, I came across a new word, "Cingulomania". Did you hear about it before?

Cingulomania means - "A strong desire to hold someone in your arms."

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Well, let's recollect a few positive points from my past posts on hugs:

Hugs boost our happiness levels as hugging is the fastest way for your body to release Oxytocin into your blood. Oxytocin, also known as the “bonding hormone”, calms your nervous system and boosts positive emotions.

• A comfy hug lowers your blood pressure, especially helpful if you’re feeling anxious.

• A long hug lowers your cortisol (the stress hormone), enabling a higher quality of sleep.

• A bear hug increases your social connections and a sense of belonging.

Here is a hug from me to you, have a great day!! :)

Cheers!! :)

Yay, It's Friday!!! :) Part 3

Continued from Yay, It's Friday!!! :) Part 2

Friday nights are for meeting friends and having a good laugh.

Just back home after a fun evening with friends, laughed so much and would like to share some of those laughs with you!!! :)

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Wish you a wonderful weekend!!! :)

Cheers!! :)

Simply Laugh... :) Part 2

Continued from Simply Laugh... :)

"A laugh is a smile that bursts." - Mary H. Waldrip

Have you ever tried to suppress laughter?

And then one person lets out a little squeak?

You can't hold it in any longer, you burst out laughing aloud along with everybody in the room.

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I think just about everyone has caught themselves laughing if others started laughing. Just as with smiling, it takes an effort not to do so, even if we don't get the joke. The D-smiles of those laughing are contagious to us and our own smile muscles start to twitch. Before long, we burst into laughter ourselves.

Yesterday I've read a book, "The Contagious Power of Thinking - How your thoughts can influence the World" - written by David R. Hamilton.

The author writes, "When I was at school, my English teacher once scolded one of my friends for laughing at the back of the class. His response was priceless: 'I wasn't laughing, I was just smiling loudly.' "

There's a lot of similarity between smiling and laughter. A recent study by researchers at University College London and Imperial College London showed that laughter impacts the areas of the brain that are activated when we smile, which, when you think about it, makes sense. We smile when we laugh. But the key is that it's an automatic thing. It happens regardless of whether we're on a joke we hear or even know what's funny.

When you listen to a sound, mirror neurons get activated and your brain prepares your face to take on the appropriate facial expression and mimic the appropriate sounds. A study reveals that the activation was twice as high for laughter and cheers compared to unpleasant sounds like screaming or retching. Hence the reason, laughter and cheering might be more contagious than negative sounds.

And laughing is good for our health. It can be a bit like internal jogging, as it exercises the abdominal muscles. It's also good for the immune system. And, of course, it makes us feel happy.

"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." - Victor Hugo

"A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctors book" - An Irish proverb

Keep smiling and laughing and enjoy your day.

Cheers!!! :)

Take it Easy, Relax...

Take life easy, relax and enjoy. 

Love simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, leave the rest to God. - Ronald Reagan

Accept whatever comes in life gracefully - good or bad.

You gotta do the best you can and leave the rest up to God.

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Have a great day!! :)

Cheers!! :)