Everyone desires to feel wanted. Everyone at some point in their lives wants to be the center of the universe. Is it so wrong then to crave for attention from the people you care about? The very people who take your existence for granted? Is it selfish to think about what you want for a change instead of what the whole world and its brother want?
Today as I feel restless pondering over these questions, the Hindi movie "English Vinglish" comes to my mind. The protagonist is a 45-50 something-year-old lady who is taken for granted and belittled by everyone she cares about - her children, her husband, her mother-in-law to name a few. She is a successful small home-based business owner. Despite her success as a businesswoman, her desires, her joys, her accomplishments are continually overlooked by her near and dear ones. Her break comes when she gets a chance to go to the USA without her family. Although petrified at first due to her limitations at speaking English, she manages to overcome her fear, develop confidence, and learn and grow in the process.
For that matter, even the Hindi movie "Queen" has a very similar message. When the lady knew that she was enough, she was strong and she was more than capable of handling any situations, the others around her automatically looked at her with a renewed sense of respect.
It is not always the world around you that needs to change, sometimes it is your own viewpoint, your own feelings, or your own thoughts that need to change. Like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, "Pain is inevitable, but suffering remains optional". Unless you tap into your inner consciousness, you never really understand who you are and what you want from life.
I understand, loved one, there are days when your self worth is at an all-time low. Or when you are plagued with loneliness and misery. We have all been there. Rather than revel in your misery, I suggest, taking a mindful pause and asking yourself,
Is there another side to this story?
Is there another way I can think of this situation?
Rather than being stuck here, in the present moment, are there other options for me to move forward?
Chances are, as you course-correct your thoughts, your mindset changes, and the world changes with you.
Today as I feel restless pondering over these questions, the Hindi movie "English Vinglish" comes to my mind. The protagonist is a 45-50 something-year-old lady who is taken for granted and belittled by everyone she cares about - her children, her husband, her mother-in-law to name a few. She is a successful small home-based business owner. Despite her success as a businesswoman, her desires, her joys, her accomplishments are continually overlooked by her near and dear ones. Her break comes when she gets a chance to go to the USA without her family. Although petrified at first due to her limitations at speaking English, she manages to overcome her fear, develop confidence, and learn and grow in the process.
For that matter, even the Hindi movie "Queen" has a very similar message. When the lady knew that she was enough, she was strong and she was more than capable of handling any situations, the others around her automatically looked at her with a renewed sense of respect.
It is not always the world around you that needs to change, sometimes it is your own viewpoint, your own feelings, or your own thoughts that need to change. Like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says, "Pain is inevitable, but suffering remains optional". Unless you tap into your inner consciousness, you never really understand who you are and what you want from life.
I understand, loved one, there are days when your self worth is at an all-time low. Or when you are plagued with loneliness and misery. We have all been there. Rather than revel in your misery, I suggest, taking a mindful pause and asking yourself,
Is there another side to this story?
Is there another way I can think of this situation?
Rather than being stuck here, in the present moment, are there other options for me to move forward?
Chances are, as you course-correct your thoughts, your mindset changes, and the world changes with you.
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