6 Timeless and Positive Life Lessons from #RUMI

6 Timeless and Positive Life Lessons from #RUMI
My Dad’s Favorite Rumi Quote 🙂

Rumi’s words, his verses and his poetry has always inspired me. Its moved me at the soul level. Its made me understand so many of life’s truths that sometimes when I sit to soak in his words, I am astounded by what they reveal. You can read the same poetry a hundred times over and each time you will come to understand another layer of the wisdom it offers. Amazing right?!

I was introduced to Rumi by my very brilliant dad. He loved all things poetry and I was always surrounded by books and debates discussing essential life philosophy. I started reading Rumi when I was just 12 years old! While other girls my age read Nancy Drews I was reading Rumi and Gibran…go figure 🙂 I obviously couldn’t process Rumi’s words at the time, but I loved how his words calmed me. Dad would often quote Rumi in his day to day interactions. He would quote him in Urdu, Farsi and English. All these years of being exposed to this Sufi wisdom tends to rub off  🙂 Continue reading “6 Timeless and Positive Life Lessons from #RUMI”

Get out of Clue Clue Land and Decide to Be YOU

“It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny.”~Jean Nidetch~

I remember when I was about 8 years old and loved playing with my Barbie doll sets, if anyone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said a Barbie doll. And why? Because my Barbie has such beautiful things. Then when I was 12 yrs old, I was crazy about painting and wanted to be a Painter. At 13 it was an astronaut, at 15 it was a teacher, at 16 it was a doctor and at 18 well I just wanted to be left the hell alone!!

The point to all this is, we are constantly asked by everyone around – What do you want to be when you grow up??? Continue reading “Get out of Clue Clue Land and Decide to Be YOU”

The Two Minute Morning Ritual to Start Your Day on a Positive Note

The Two Minute Morning Ritual to Start Your Day on a Positive NoteYOU DECIDE EVERY MOMENT OF EVERY DAY, WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. YOU GET A SECOND CHANCE, EVERY SECOND

How many times have you got up on the wrong side of the bed? You know, with a grumpy mood early in the morning… Of course, you have. That too, many times. That is because many people experience less than awesome starts to their days. The alarm goes off, the snooze button is punched several times and somethings(not so pleasant..) get grumbled about it being too early. There is little excitement or anticipation about the new day ahead when the day starts off with this kind of grumpy negative emotion. But there is Good News! Continue reading “The Two Minute Morning Ritual to Start Your Day on a Positive Note”