Bring out the Kid in your heart

I observe, most of the times people want to show they are very matured in their thoughts, action and speech. But , at times I like the Kid's heart or mind which is sitting inside each of us, trying to get out. It so happens, people bring out that kid's heart only in rare occasions.

Just a recap of such an incident:
I was traveling in the intercity express from Coimbatore to Bangalore on an afternoon. In the train, I saw an old gentleman carrying his grand-daughter (who is a tiny tot ...might be 9 months or an year old), trying to pacify her as she was crying due to the sultry weather.

Since that was an afternoon train, all the coaches were seaters and had fans over head. Some of the fans were working and some weren't. He switched on the fan just above his seat. As expected, the fan did not work. And, he was very frustrated. Meanwhile, I just told him to try rotating the wings of the fan with a pen ( courtesy: Anniyan Movie). He gave me a look of disbelief and still did it. The fan started working ! :) Now, he gave a broad grin.

This thing fascinated him a lot. He carried his grand-daughter and went to the fans which weren't working in that compartment and used this technique to make it work. I was seeing the happiness in his face. He was thoroughly enjoying it.

I just saw a kid in the old man who was having an innocent fun!

Daily Battle Between Two Warriors

There is this daily battle between the two important warriors - Positive Thoughts and Negative Thoughts, and the battle field is mind. ( hereafter referred as PT and NT )

It so happens, every morning we wake up, one of the warrior will be dominant. Thankfully, for me most of the days PT will be the dominant person. And, I feed my PT with good healthy stuff which I get from lot of books and my own experience. This has helped my PT to grow very strong and beat NT most of the times!

Still, some days this weak little NT will overcome my PT by some cunning way. And, the poor PT will not be able to get up only. Since the battlefield itself is kind of stumbled, it takes some time to make PT overcome NT.

Then, I sat and thought over, what is causing this NT to become so powerful sometimes. It so happened that, NT gets help from lot of external factors like how others words/action affects us, what others think of us, expectations from others, comparison with others etc. Hmm....now that I know from where this NT is getting help, I am trying to shut all those doors and help my PT!

It's Ok I am being partial to PT and not helping NT. This is just a small help I am doing to encourage my PT, who in turn is going to make me more happy!!

Thanks to my PT!! :)

Left-Handed writing

This has been one of my passion since childhood. I have practised writing using left-hand whenever i am bored. I have read in one article that when we are ambidextrous, our brain works more efficiently and our life-span increases.

Apart from the facts and fiction, I really enjoy this way of writing. When we were kids, our mom or dad or the teacher would have guided us in writing. I have been given practise to write using my right hand. That's the way I am now. But, when I try writing using my left hand, I feel i am training myself with my own writing skills. It is as though my left brain is teaching my right brain to do this task! This is kind of very peculiar and I like it! :)

Some pondering thoughts .....
When we use right hand for writing, we start from left side of the page and end in right. But, I have seen left-handed people who write from right side of the page and end in left. But, I wonder the notebooks are all designed specifically for right-handed users. I guess the writing speed for left-handed writers will be hindered because of this. I also wonder, in their case, will the meaning of forward (/) and backward (\) slash be interchanged ?!?!?!

I think I need to do more research on this.

After my short research, I am updating this post with the following link
http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk/faq.html

Madagascar - Worth a watch!

A very good movie ! The characters Alex, Gloria, Martin and Melman , and not to forget, the Penguins , have performed very well. Alex, the Lion is the Hero and the Villain of the movie! He fighting between his killer instinct and the friendship he has with Martin - the Zebra is well crafted and presented.

All these animals are in a Zoo and have never been outside. Alex and Martin are close friends. The Penguins feel they do not belong here. They will be always planning to escape and finally they do. In due course, the day-dreaming Martin also wants to enjoy life out of the Zoo. They all finally manage to get out of the zoo and were transported to a sea-shore forest - Madagascar. Alex realises his potential as a Lion. Alas...His friends will be seen as his food. How he manages to get his self back is what the story about!

A small movie with a big message!
Madagascar

Key to Failure

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody" - somebody

This quotation must have been said after a thorough experience of the same. This has happened for me too. Instead of going by what I think, I try to think mostly on what others might think. It makes me a compassionate person...Agreed! But, does it help any further? As always, I have landed myself in an open-ended question.

Trying to please everybody is definetely a mammoth task. First of all, there are lots of people to be considered. Then, their different moods. To add more , the different situations. And, there comes the limitation of my own character and core values. Oh...How many variations? Instead of concentrating on the actual thing in hand, if my thinking is diverted on pleasing everybody, then my Goal is diluted as well.

So, watch out!!!

Did I stop thinking for a while?!!!

Most of the times, I get enthusiastic about a lot of things. I participate in them. But, after a while, the intial enthu starts dying out. Is this the same reason for me not blogging all these days? Well...It could be.

It is always nice to have a soul mate to share all the thoughts I have. It so happened that, when I thought about blogging here, my mind was bombarded with so many thoughts. I felt I was stuck with Graphospasm for a while. I managed to get out of it. I feel, I can be a perfect example for the State of Inertia. When I stopped blogging here, I like the state of not writing...and it continued till now. With some extra energy, I forced myself out of this state and I guess, entered another state of inertia where I will write continously for some time :)

Rain Rain Go Away!!!

Bangalore is caught under the anger of Varuna. People say, nearly after 15 years this heavy rainfall in bangalore. Everybody gets a feel of it right from Karnataka, Tamilnadu till Andhra Pradesh. May be nature is the only element which disregards the differences between living beings.

Water ( a combination of rain water, drainage, mud and garbage) entered the houses. There is no way to stop it. In some lanes, water was upto knee level and in some lanes, it was upto chest level. "Expect the unexpected" - For some who didn't expect this effect were the most affected.
Roads were flooded. Man holes were opened. There were 9 causalties in just 2 days of rain. It is scary!

I have wondered why only 20% of the rain falls on land and why 80% in ocean. But, I see the reason now! Rain Rain Go Away....

"Mastering the Master"

I was attending a presentation skills workshop. This was the topic I chose to present - "Mastering the Master"

Here is what the Master says, "Compared to me, other wonders of the world pale into insignificance". I read a book from Reader's Digest which quotes this for the Human Brain. It is a wonderful book which gives insight into human body parts and its functions. It was earlier known as "I am Joe's body" and now "Know Your Body".

Brain is indeed an interesting topic to discuss both in physical and psychical sense. It is amazing to know about the conditioned (Conscious Mind) and unconditioned mind ( Subconscious Mind). This is what the book says about unconditioned mind, "What you sow , you reap! if you sow good seeds, you reap good fruits! If you sow bad seeds, you reap bad fruits! " So are our Thoughts !!!

My First Blog

Hi,

Though this is my first Blog, I am not new to the blog world !! :)
I have enjoyed reading lot of blogs written by friends. And, whenever I felt like sharing my views, I mention them through mail or chat message. One of my friends , who is also my husband , suggested me to create my own blog. And here it is!

I enjoy writing as much I enjoy reading! Eager to learn and share a lot here!

-Vanaja