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Emotions are not bad, Emotionalism is! Once I attended a class conducted by Chinmaya Mission and this is what I learnt in that one session. Emotional Transformation is the ability to monitor one’s own and other peoples’ emotions to guide one’s thinking & actions. With this comes the feeling of PEACE. Let’s describe this wonderful word and be at peace: P in Peace stands for Pause: When you experience an outburst of emotions, take a deep breath and give yourself a pause. A traffic signal states: stop, look and go; likewise Pause means stop, think and then respond. Give a pause to whatever feeling is about to burst and then go ahead. You will never ever go wrong and will never experience guilt. E stands for Emotional management: Never ever assume. Clarify the fact and then come to a conclusion. You should be able to take responsibility of your own emotion. Don’t blame others for your outburst. Allow your system for accepting the change that is going to happen. The various emo...

There's an amazing book called "Bhaja Govindam" by Adi Shankaracharya. In one of a study sessions conducted at Chinmaya Mission, I was asked to speak about the 8th Shloka form the 30 shlokas of the book. It was an amazing session and I got to learn a lot while preparing for the session. I would like to post my script here: इससे पहले कि मैं आदि शंकराचार्य कृत 'भज गोविन्दम' के 8वे श्लोका का उच्चारण व विश्लेषण करूँ, मैं यह कहना चाहती हूँ कि यह श्लोका detachment पर रौशनी डालता है।  Detachment का मतलब है अपनी ज़िन्दगी से स्वार्थपरता और अपेक्षाओं को दूर करना| It is the removal of the feelings of selfishness, demands and expectations. To elaborate on this, I'll narrate a small excerpt from an article written by Sudha Murthy. मैं यह कथन उन्ही के perspective से कहूँगी। "मैं सुधा मूर्ति हूँ और मेरे दो बच्चे हैं. मेरी बेटी बड़ी है और क्यूंकि वो मेरी पहली संतान है, मेरा जुड़ाव उससे कुछ अधिक था।  एक बेटी और एक बेटे की माँ होने के नाते मैं जानती थी कि उनके अपने-अपने...

Circling is one of the finest thing that ever happened to me and today as I was going through a few of my write-ups, I came across a poem, I had penned down way back in 2013, at the time of my retirement and what lovely memories of a fantastic journey I reminisced. Sharing my farewell poem here: About 5 years back, one fine day I attended one of LC’s event which happened in a big-big way The urge of conducting such an event waived through me And how much I persuaded Neeraj and finally Circling happened to me. Prospects of many, but ultimately I joined 65 The first move was fantastic it was then I realized. When I first attended COB Carnival at Goa, I was truly mesmerized What a name our circle had accomplished, the feeling was much gratified. I made up my mind to be a secretary and offered myself for the same A surprised husband looked at me as if I had gone insane No knowledge of computers in the world of today How will you manage the stupendous work th...

Let's create Conversations! We, as a society, really have no idea how suffocated people are in their emotions. Most people have nobody to express themselves entirely to. Everyone is holding back their vulnerabilities to maintain the social image of a confident and happy person. Heart-to-heart conversations have become rare, artificial and shallow. Most hearts are filled with empty defences. Most people can't even talk to their life-partners openly for the fear of being judged or rejected. Emotions await just a release. Social images make sure that weakness is not glorified.   Children have bottled up stress. Young people suffer from anxiety and depression.  It is just lack of social support. It is lack of non-judgmental friendships. It is a result of fast and busy lives where nobody has time to just sit and watch someone cry.  It is a result of instant and impatient lifestyle practices, that emotions have started feeling like a waste of time. ...

There’s always-always something to be grateful for! One past month has been a kinda roller coaster ride for most of us. But each situation has something to teach us. A little more than a month ago, just before the lockdown started my mother-in-law was operated on her small intestine. After that she stayed in the ICU for about 5 days. Although we all know the importance of good health; but a visit to the medical crisis unit makes you realise how lucky you are to enjoy the kind of life you are living. Mostly 90% of the people in the triage room were on ventilators while we are fortunate to breathe God’s given fresh air. And by Almighty’s grace, we have plenty of fresh, non-polluted air these days. Then I recalled an old quote; There’s always-always something to be grateful for! We were amidst the lock down situation and waiting for the period of 21 days to get over when our dear PM announced lock-down 2.0. The entire country; in fact, the world was suffering and lock-down was ...

Preeti takes pride in showcasing her digital mats. This is something I love to do. A riot of colours on your dining table or for your walls.

Hi! This is Preeti Agarwal and I love doing something that adds a zing and meaning to my life. This blog has been created so that I can upload whatever I write as a small creation of my own or paraphrased or something I read somewhere and just want to follow it up. It contains some personal poetry, some table-mat designs and even my doodling art. I am loving the lock-down because it has given me something I would always cherish.