Pursuit of Happiness by Tarika Sanduja

Dr. Albert Schweitzer said it so well, "Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light." I love this quote by Albert Schweitzer because it speaks about being grateful to those who have helped to relight our flames. Our own light can go out for so many different reasons It can be due to having a tough time settling in something new, death of a loved one, dealing with a sick parent or child, losing a job,  or even just getting sucked into the winter doldrums and feeling like we have nothing to look forward to, can make our light start to flicker. Have you ever stopped to think about those people for whom you are grateful because they have helped to rekindle your flame? My list was (and still is) huge! Who rekindles your light? Who blows your light into flame when it threatens to flicker out? Sometimes this person is a family member, sometimes a teacher, or a mentor, o

WORDS, We all live and breathe words🙌 Words  that we utter on a day-to-day basis make a huge difference! Isn't it? It can make or destroy our relationships! Every word that comes out of my mouth counts. I sometimes think, I wish I wouldn't have said that! I wish I would have restrained myself, My words might have hurt somebody!🥺 Don't you think that too? WORDS ARE THINGS. In fact, they are even more thingy than material things. If you are hit by a rock, the wound might take days to heal. But harsh words can cause a wound that festers for years, and the pain can last a lifetime. And at the same time Words can relieve a heart from its doubts. It can ease a mind  of its nagging questions!  Be kind with your words. They can spring hope into a deserted heart!  It is so easy to say something at the expense of another for the purpose of enhancing our own image. But such remarks - irresistible as they may be - serve only to fatten our egos and agitate others.🤷 We should be so fe

"She is so authoritative" "He is so arrogant and cocky" "She always try to please everyone with something or the other" "He always wants to be in a limelight" We all have such thoughts running in our head whenever we interact with people, and somewhere or the other people do gossip, people lash out, and snipe at others to protect their fragile selves. They tear you down to make themselves look slightly better by comparison. But my question to is "Are we a gold digger or a dirt digger?" Wondering why I'm asking this?  Well, If you are among those who like to point faults in people, this habit of yours may ruin you! yes, you might not realise it,  But, it's an ultimate recipe of misery We all have sensitivities that are specific to our upbringing, isn't it? All that matters is how you look upon others, Sometimes the ego that exists in our small portion of mind dominates our thoughts & it often provides a subtle

Sometimes we care too much about what others think of us,  We reason with ourselves and always find ourself at fault. Sometimes we give a lot, and expect people to do the same to us.  There are and will be times when people will take undue advantage of us, but we'll always be there whenever they'll need us again.  But people rarely acknowledge the good that you do to them!  "Am I not good enough?"  "Why are people so harsh in their tone"  "Am I that bad?"  "Why is the world so hard on me?" All sorts of question revolve in our head! We are not alone in this thinking, everyone has the same worries and thoughts🙌 It's normal Because staying real and authentic can feel like swimming upstream especially when we are in the process of figuring out who we truly are! Sometimes, doing that we 'll lose our true self In a generation where our self worth is usually measured in terms of how many likes we receive, it's but natura