Emotions exchange

WWW - a boon or a bane

2010-12-23T21:16:00.000-08:00

The world wide web is so wonderful. I can find anything at the tip of my fingers. It is so convenient to sit all day and surf for various things or watch movies or episodes or go to facebook. Oh,so much fun and that too so convenient.

There is a price to pay for all this convenience. We tend to get drawn to our laptop/pc/ipod/iphone which gives us the power to tap the internet.We tend to to forget our near and dear ones who are close to us in person in our pursuit to have cyber friends. We forget to step out and enjoy the nature. We forget to exercise,dance,bike or run /walk outside in our eagerness to access the world wide web. We get so absorbed in this cyber world that we forget to live in this real world.

Science is as good as its usage. We should use the internet only for information/knowledge like a library, not for entertainment. The emergence of entertainment on the internet is scary,dangerous and lethal. We need to refrain from it.

Convenience is expensive in terms of health ,wealth and family!!

2010-05-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

It is so easy to get pulled in this materialistic life and use retail therapy to feel better and to avoid one's ownself. We shop and watch TV to avoid facing our own reality. The truth about oursleves is bitter,so we try to run away from it.

When things are going good,this materialsitic life can seem to be perfect, but when there is a rough patch we need emotional support from our own self besides our friends and family. At that time we realise that in becoming so materialistically selfish ,we have not been there for our near and dear ones and now no one is there for us. I really do not like to meditate even for 5 minutes ,not becoz it is is hard to avoid thoughts ,but also becoz I might have to face the real me,from whom I am running away all the time by being so bz in office work,home ,dropping kids etc.

I need to face the truth and take a decision to improve the real me ,the one that does not need acceptance from others or tries to please others,but make my real me happy and satisfied.
I have wasted enough time in my life trying to get approval from others,now it is time to do what my inner self tells me to do. Wishing good luck to myself,I signoff for now.

Money kills friendship

2008-12-25T22:53:00.000-08:00

Its been long since I wrote something,but today I felt like writing since it just dawned on me on this Christmas day that money kills friendship and relationships.

Money can buy temporary happiness by giving us a respite from facing the real life,the real issues but does'nt it buy more egos,issues,conflicts than the real happiness.We donate money for charities and feel good about it,but in truth we are just trying to buy some happiness ,some self value by doing a charitable act.

We can do a lot by spreading a cheer instead of donating lots of money in this country since the number od sad and depressed people in this country is much more than the poor and needy.

Money can make your life as well as mar your life by ruining your relationships.

home buying experience

2008-03-01T09:43:00.000-08:00

Hi,

If you are a middle class person like me you can relate to me going through varied emotions while going through the home buying experience.It is a roller coaster ride giving you the feelings of elation and tension and suspense.
You feel high that you are going to have your dream come true.There is tension related to being able to fund the deal in time and also a feeling of confusion ,that is this the right decision (money wise you put everything at stake). There is suspense as you assume a lot about future when taking this decision and do not know how much of it will come true.

I also learnt a lot during this process. Many times I felt that we were used by our agents but then this thought gives me a little comfort.
"It is destined for me ". When something is destined for you, things just start falling into place and you are somehow driven in that direction automatically.
I do believe in that superior power and feel whatever happens, happens for the best.

I would love to hear from other people who would like to share their emotions while going through this process.

I believe 'Happiness is the nucleus of our emotions'.!!!!!

nature

2007-04-11T16:41:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I wanted to share some of my thoughts.Recently, I watched 'The inconvenient truth' which talks about the damage to earth and its beings due to 'global warming'.That set my mind rolling? Isnt the danger becoz of us messing with Mother Nature. Nature is the creation of the SuperPower/God in which everything is perfect.The seasons,the night and day ,the flowers and the animals and then we the human beings.

We have found scientific explanation to most of the nature but do we know it totally to be able to change it ?

While, we are still worrying about the catastrophic effect of industrialisation,the cyber world is taking over.I am sure the next generation will be more and more tech savy but would they even have the bountiful and beautiful nature which existed a couple of generations back. Probably, not becoz of the era of industrialisation.Will people still have emotions and compassion?

Think about your own childhood and observe if the natural beauty around you is decreasing over the years.It may be just our perception since our minds get bogged by other things that we cannot enjoy nature as we did as a child or it could be that nature is now no longer in its natural form but as man made garden.

We can discover the planets and the mysteries of nature but cannot create them. Science is trying to find a rational explanation for most of the nature and its mysteries but there are some things which no one can explain even today.I feel that each day we are moving towards a more and more synthetic world which is so popular becoz of convenience. We do have a world of more conveniences,but do we have a happier and healthier world than what it was 50-100 years back??

esfj

Faith

2007-02-21T11:55:00.000-08:00

I would start this post with a small little story.

There was a man who had no faith in GOD.He was an athiest and did not believe in GOD and boasted about it too. He had a big board in his room saying
'GOD IS NO WHERE'.

Once he was sick and feeling very low as he lost his job and things were not going well in his life. From somewhere the thought of GOD entered his mind and to shun it he looked at the board. He read it as
'GOD IS NOW HERE'. He just could not stop thinking about GOD after that and started having faith in Him and prayed to him for a happier life.

It happens many times in our lives that we get too busy in this materialistic world and get caught on by the jazzy adverstisement and products which make us feel ever dissatisfied,that we forget to thank Him and remember Him which would make us more content and happy. Faith can make miracles happen!!!Scientifically it may be becoz faith creates focused concentration!!!

Have Faith and things will surely work for you,since then you will make it work.

Delve in the lyrics of this famous song

FAITH
Have faith in the face of uncertainty
Have faith in the face of dread
‘Cause life is only made up of this one
Fleeting moment that you are
You are the happy childhood
You are the pearl and the shooting star
So will away the rubble that will bury you alive
And conjure back the memory of the womb inside
Flame in the face of infinity
Burn your flame in the face of space-
The vastness that will swallow you alive
‘Cause the inner-fire burns from hand to hand
and does not die
Leaping and sleeping through generations’ eye
Like a read, silk scarf
Trailing form the neck of a woman running downhill into the fray
Like a dream of beauty passed down and down like a legacy
Reach for your dreams
With every, dazzling moment of each step that you have
Claim your life
And the bucket of sand at your core, like an hourglass
Experience creation in its vast expanse:
The movements of the planets, the animals and plants
You’re a fleeting piece of meat that matters in its dance
Have faith; you are the conjurer
Have faith; you are the weaver
Have faith; you are the spinner of the beauty dream
And your fire lasts forever
And your movement never stops
And your happy child hood is now.

Regds
esfj

Love

2007-02-14T17:03:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I hope everyone out there is having a good time with their loved ones.Love can be hard but one should surely experience it, since it can make u do the impossible,to achieve unimaginable feats and take you somewhere, where it is a bliss .I think thats the closest we can get to God, while being alive.

As it is said .

'It is better to have loved and lost rather than not have loved at all.'

This is the most blessed and powerful feeling/emotion that we have been given by Him.
Spread the love!!!!!It will go a full circle and come back to you.

P.S : I got the motivation to write today after reading the posting on spiritualthingsmatter.com . Thanks Viola!!!!

with love for one and all
:-) esfj!!!

God

2007-02-05T11:24:00.000-08:00

I had read the saying on my Dad's diary,

'God helps those who help themselves!!'

I heard another one today,

'God does not work for you, God works with you !!'

Both are similar,yet quite different and so true.

Think about it and let God guide you on their meaning.

:-)
esfj

something to remember

2007-02-01T10:29:00.000-08:00

We all need to remember this...

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, " I want you to recognize t hat this jar represents your life.

The golf balls are the important things - God, family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions -- things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car.

The sand is everything else -- the small stuff.”

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you.”

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups.

Take your partner out to dinner.

Play another 18.

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal.

Take care of the golf balls first -- the things that really matter.

Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."

Courage

2007-01-30T13:41:00.000-08:00

Hi,

We all have been courageous in some momemts of our life.

It has been rightfully said.

'Courage is not the absence of fear
but the presence of something more dear'

If we love something or wish to achieve it ,really in our heart,
we get the courage to do the impossible,to be the real person that we are.

So,Love this life and it will be beautiful!!!!

esfj

Good Health

2007-01-29T13:29:00.000-08:00

hi,

I hope most of us want to be healthy and happy and not just rich.

Here is a small tip for good health.

'Have breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper'

Enjoy the range of financial status in your meals!!!!!

:-)

Did I lose mine?

2007-01-27T23:20:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I feel I have lost many important things in my life due to my carelessness,so when I saw some one wearing a T-shirt which said the words below,something in me tickled.

Of All The Things
I Have Lost
I Miss
My Mind The Most

It felt good to know that there are more people like me who lose a lot and feel totally lost at times.

We get one life so lets not lose it in the worry to lose it!!!!!

Cheers!!!!

2007-01-19T16:23:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I am feeling a bit low, seeing no comments or response on my first blog. Maybe ,I am not doing it the way it is supposed to be done.To me it looks like this world is becoming become full of people who are busy with their structured schedules maintained by their high tech PDA's . Where is the time to have any feeling let alone talk about them? If you do have feelings and/or the time,please join in and pour out.

Sharing one's feelings is good for health and might make you feel better.

:-)

Introduction to Emotions exchange

2007-01-10T13:47:00.000-08:00

Hi,

I thought about this blog as I believe that we need to exchange our emotions in this world of gadgets and gizmos. The Personal touch is replaced by media glamour and marketing skills.Wouldn't it be nice if we had a real person to share our sorrows and joys,to talk to us when we need a heart to heart talk!! I believe in the saying that sharing doubles your joys and halves your sorrows.

I would like to invite people who agree with this philosphy and for those who have happiness as the ultimate goal to share their emotions and make this world a happy place.

Here is a song whose lyrics seem to touch my heart!!!!

I Hope You Dance
by Lee Ann Womack
album: I Hope You Dance (2000), Greatest Hits (2004)

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty-handedI
hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance,
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin'
Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin' out, reconsider
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance,
I hope you dance

I hope you dance,
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion, always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder, where those years have gone)
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance Dance,
I hope you dance
I hope you dance,
I hope you dance

I hope you dance,
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone)

Regds
esfj