Monday, May 6, 2013

Worry Free Life? Myth or Reality

When we wake up in the morning - we worry about things so much.  Like- If I don't do this task, what will happen to my career!  If I don't get job in a city where my friends are going , whats gonna happen!
How will I move my stuff!! and blah blah
Blah blah is a unending list. It never get finished. If one tension is gone we see another tension is coming.
Is it ever possible to have a worry free life!? I think the answer is "No-ish Yes.!'

Why??
Because even if we worry so much the things are not gonna happen the way we want always. Sometimes things work in completely different way. Then we start cursing the supreme authority - 'God Why me! Why I am facing all these'.

In most of the religious books, Gita, Qouran and Bible, its said that - 'keep doing your work! God is there to help you'. Even if we think so much we can't change the future. It will happen the way it is intended to be. Then why do we think so much about the future?!

May be thats our human nature?! But I think if we keep doing our work and if we put the effort in good way, things will start working it is supposed to be. Its better not to occupy the mind with all tensions and worries, rather free from all worries and START WORKING!

Because, if we lie down on our couch whole day and think - 'whats gonna happen in my future?' ... Actually nothing is gonna happen. Its much better to shred that away and keep working. At least we are putting the effort to change the future!

So folks! STOP WORRYING AND START DOING!

What say?

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone!
When I moved from India to New York, I was so scared. I even told my mom at JFK airport that - 'Mommy, let go back to India'. Mom smiled and said- ' Okay! I am returning in a month, if you want you can come with me. But try one month'.
After a month when she was leaving, she asked me -'Do you want to go?'. I smiled and said - 'NO!'

Why this thing happened?
I was always under my parents supervision and in a secured comfort zone in India. Whatever I wanted I got in hands without doing anything(As we have lot of servants!). When I came to USA, I realized that I wont have them to get small things. But I took a challenge. Honestly saying I enjoyed  when I started doing grocery for myself. Whenever I needed something to buy, I had to run to store. No one was there to get me those things. But I loved it.

When I was in India, I used to think day and night - how will i tie my hair without mommy! Now I do my perfect make up without her. I never entered kitchen in my life before coming here except few occasions where i had 2 assistants. Here I started to learn cooking and now cooking is my hobby. I try the most difficult dishes of chefs', I follow food network, read food magazine!

Basically our heart(mind) is very weak. It always tell you that if you take this risk, some good might happen but some bad might happen too. I am not saying all good things happened to me after coming here. In fact many bad things happened more than good things, but my life never stopped. I learnt the mistakes and rectified myself.

Similarly when I woke up today I felt like, if I am leaving Buffalo, I wont have that comfort zone. Here I know where is Target or Macy's. I know my friends are there for me if i want to go out for ice cream at 3 am. I wont have them in a new city. But then I realized, when I came here did I know where is Walmart? Answer is NO, but I learnt by google map. Were these friends here when I landed? Answer is NO. I made them eventually in 3 years. Similarly I will make new friends in new city, I ll learn where is target or a farmer's market.

Anything new is difficult at first but it gives a thrilling experience. It tells you explore more and thats the adventure of life. Once this adventure is gone life become so monotonous. So I said myself- whatever the change is coming I am gonna smile and accept that. I ll take the challenge whatever it is(good or bad)....I wont attach myself so much to any comfort zone and become more confident to come out of it!

After all I am 2013 girl ;)