Addicted!

Maybe I'm addicted, 

I'm out of control..... 

Maybe I'm addicted, 

I'm out of control..... 

I don't know how, I don't know when, I don't know since how long, I... I.. I am addicted. It has gotten over me totally. And I still can't get enough of it. I crave for more. I want it to be with me always, every moment, every second. It's giving me a feeling that I can never live without it. It has almost become my companion in times of my happiness, my sorrows, in every emotion. I feel complete when it's with me and it makes me forget the world and the world's tantrums. I can endlessly float in my dreamy world with the help of my addiction towards it. 

It gives a new dimension to my dreams and hopes. I don't remember how many times it has made me laugh at times when I was glum. I get immense sense of gratification when it's along with me. I try to convince myself saying "No, I am not addicted. How can I be addicted. It's not good to be an addict. I'll stop it soon, I'll do it now."   Trust me, I did try to give up this addiction, but it simply doesn't leave me. It always comes back and wins over me and I silently give in to it. 

Wait a moment! What have you been thinking all this while that I'm addicted to??? Please please guys, spare me the horror, IT'S NOT ALCOHOL. Am I crystal clear on that? 

I'm addicted to nothing other than this stupendously, fabulous, enchanting music channel on radio! Any guesses???? Well, it is "94.3 RADIO ONE(Maximum music, maximum choice)".  I can listen to this channel all day. It's India's only music channel, which airs lovely Hindi tracks which range from the retro days to the newer ones and also the latest of them. Not only it broadcasts beautiful and soothing songs from Hindi movies but also has a fair share of the albums and the songs by popular pop singers. Even though few of the songs are repetitive, I enjoy listening to those too. I know almost all the commercial ads that come in between by-heart :). Now can you imagine my level of addiction. 

Prithvi is my favorite of all the MJ's. I think MJ Shilpa is quite a sweet girl. And I like to listen to 'Sultan's school of speechhhaaa,,", ha ha, that's how it's said on Radio one. And also I love the pranks that Prithvi plays in his "Birthday Bakra" slot. Sometimes, 'Ghanta Singh' also impresses me with his good sense of humor. :)

All in all you get fulltooo fatakkk entertainment. :) 

If you too want to just get the flavor of it, tune in to this channel and you can see how the MJ's out there are making a difference. 

-Enjoy,

Priyal

Smell the Roses!!

It's evening here in India. And a little while ago, it rained. I can smell the wet mud after the rain showers. It feels like bliss. The birds are chirping all the way to get back to their homes. Also, the distant sounds of vehicles speeding away on the roads and the variant hoots and horns add a rhythmic edge to the atmosphere. In such a lovely weather, sipping hot cup of tea and listening to my most favorite of singers Kishore Kumar's melody "Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass" is like sheer heaven. 

How often do we forget to notice such minute details which indeed are so worthy and which can give us utmost happiness and enjoyment in the very moment by not having to postpone our joy.  It's said that "Live every day such that it's your last". I want to change it to "Live every moment such that it were your last". How true and powerful a statement that is!!  How amazingly wonderful it will be if we can make our every moment count and make it such that we can treasure it and remember it until we die. 

Many a times, I'll be complaining for what I don't have or for what skills I lack, or just anything on the same lines. And some other times I just keep on saying 'I'm bored' , 'I'm feeling lazy', 'I'm sleepy' and so on and so forth. I know, this in turn will make me more bored and lethargic but I don't stop doing it because now all this complaining and ranting stuff has become a habit which is as old as 15 long years or so. This part of my life indeed needs attention, otherwise it may so happen that I may feel it's just my second nature to be like this and I start accepting it. Before it's too late, I wish to change it and I want to do it very very soon. 

Let's stop to smell the roses. We've just one life ( i don't know if there are more), lets make the best of the days that have remained for us, and spend every moment gloriously and happily. 

Learn, Know, Share

Have you ever wondered how babies learn to speak, no matter what language it is, and that too at a faster rate than adults? It's an amazing phenomenon which I would want to explore more about. The learning ability of a person deteriorates as and when he grows. It so happens that we learn various new things everyday, but hardly remember or sometimes we just ignore or we don't pay attention. When this is the case, then the other two things i.e., knowing & sharing are almost ruled out.

I was chatting with one of my friends, and we were discussing about our professions and what all we get to learn in our respective companies and so on as we usually do. He was telling me about a personality development workshop arranged by his company. In that workshop they quoted the concept of Learn, Know and Share. He was quite impressed about that idea and described the whole concept to me. As they say, your knowledge grows when you share. This line holds good only when we make an attempt in the first place to empty our cup, and let in new ideas and are more adaptable to the change by being less and less ignorant.

Let me put the threesome as follows, 

1. Learn about something of your choice and interest.

2. Try to know more about the same. Maybe by surfing about it on the web, or reading, or else asking someone whom you think might be knowing.

3. Share with someone who has a listening ear, because most of them are disinterested to listen, and it is not necessary that if that topic interests you, it has to be the same with the other person also. Choose to share with someone whom you think is in turn is interested to discuss about it and also ready to share the same with others too.

I'm thinking of doing a series of Learn, Know and Share on this blog once I'm done with the blog-a-thon.

Learn, Know, Share and no doubt you will GROW!!

-Cheers!

Priyal

I'm alive!

Hi,

Just dropped in to say I'm still alive and in good health. This time I don't want to look back after having failed to keep up with two attempts in blogging. I had been to my hometown as mentioned I'll be doing in my previous post, so still in that hangover. :)

I shall soon take the blog-a-thon running up again.

-Cheers!
Priyal

Home Calling

I'm leaving for home tonight. There may be beautiful and exotic places around the world to visit, there may be hundreds and thousands of historical places of interest, a number of hill stations, silent backwaters, resorts, and many other hangouts, but there's no place like "HOME". Wherever you go, you will always want to come back to your home, where you find peace amidst noise, love amidst small quarrels, food which is incomparable to any other thing you get in the world. What more can you ask for?

Imagining at this time, what might be the feeling of the homeless people. I've seen people who will have put up tents and staying in it. The tents which are not at all reliable in times of heavy rains or mercilessly blowing winds become the homes of the people staying in it, with their family, with little kids, who're just not aware of what this world and the nature has in store for them. Looking at all this, don't you think we're very much blessed to have a place called 'home' where we can return and feel safe without being worried about being hit by natural calamities to an extent or not having to live without food?

Today, lets take time to count on our blessings and lets pray that the less fortunate ones too may be blessed with good health, healthy food and a place to live safely.

Take care,

Priyal :) 

Patience, The Magical Formula

Since childhood I've been listening to the proverbs on patience like "Patience is the mother of all virtues" 

and so on. All of us have different ways of handling difficulties, pressure, anxiety etc., but the only thing that makes this journey easy through these difficulties is "Patience". Even I've learnt it the hard way.

Whenever I feel low, and start losing hopes I rely on one song which really works like magic for me and I forget all the tensions for the moment and think of probable solutions for the problem. This song has been taught to me by S's mom-in-law and I thank her from the bottom of my heart since she has given me a magical formula essentially important to go on! 

Below I'm quoting the verses of the song. It is a Kannada song which entirely speaks about keeping patience in every situation. The song gives the message of being stable and neutral in all circumstances. 

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ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ,

ಕೇಳಬಲ್ಲವರೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುವೆನು ಸೊಲ್ಲ 

ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. 

ಹಳಿದು ಹಂಗಿಸುವಂತಹ ಹಗೆಯ ಮಾತನು ತಾಳು,

ತಿಳಿನುಡಿ ಕುಹಕ ಕುಮಂತ್ರವನು ತಾಳು.

ಅಳುಕದಲೇ ಬಿರಸು ಬಿಂಕದ ನುಡಿಯ ನೀ ತಾಳು, 

ಹಲದರಾನುಜನನ್ನು ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ತಾಳು.

ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ 

ಕೇಳಬಲ್ಲವರೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುವೆನು ಸೊಲ್ಲ 

ದುಷ್ಟ ಮನುಜರು ಪೇಳ್ವ ನಿಷ್ಥೂರದ ನುಡಿ ತಾಳು,

ಕಷ್ಟ ಬಂದರೆ ತಾಳು, ಕೆಂಗೆಡದೆ ತಾಳು. 

ನೆಟ್ಟ ಸಸಿ ಫಲ ಬಿಡುವ ತನಕ ಶಾಂತಿಯ ತಾಳು,

ಕಟ್ಟು ಬುತ್ತಿಯ ಮುಂದೆ ಉಣಲುಂಟು ತಾಳು.

ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, 

ಕೇಳಬಲ್ಲವರೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುವೆನು ಸೊಲ್ಲ 

ನಕ್ಕು ನುಡಿವರ ಮುಂದೆ ಮುಕ್ಕರಿಸದೆ ತಾಳು,

ಅಕ್ಕಸವ ಮಾಡುವರ ಅಕ್ಕರದಿ ತಾಳು.

ಉಕ್ಕೋ ಹಾಲಿಗೆ ನೀರ ನಿಕ್ಕುವಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ತಾಳು,

ಪಕ್ಷೀಶ ಹಯವದನ  ಶರಣೆಂದು ಬಾಳು.

ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ, 

ಕೇಳಬಲ್ಲವರೀಗೆ ಹೇಳುವೆನು ಸೊಲ್ಲ.

ತಾಳುವಿಕೆಗಿಂತ ಅಧಿಕ ತಪವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.

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-Peace,

Priyal

At my creative best

Posting below few sketches which I had done when I was at my 'creative best'.

-Cheers!
Priyal

Practice and then Preach

Hmm, as the title of this post goes, the other day I was introspecting that whether,

- I practice first and then preach OR

- I preach then practice OR

- I just preach and don't practice at all.

And finally, after a lot of introspection, the answer boiled down to the 3rd point mentioned above, which made me feel worse. :( When I wrote the post about making a difference here and U.P.O.D. or the very recent of the posts on Yoga.. , I was but quite sure that I shall say it loudly in the post but also I will implement and practice everything that I mention in the post which unfortunately did not happen.

Initially, when I start to do something which seems interesting to me, there's some fire in my belly and I go for it with lot of enthusiasm and zeal. But this enthusiasm tends to die very soon, I start procrastinating and start giving excuses to myself, saving myself of the guilt for not having finished the taken up task towards the end. And it just slips out of my mind for that moment, to pop out later while introspecting and making me feel even more worse. 

So, from now on I've decided that I shall practice first and then preach. And only then can I feel motivated to write everything honestly here. :)  

-Love,

Priyal