Quieten the mind

Oh, the thoughts!
Not always the rebellious ones
Sometimes sneaking out of the blue
Slowly dragging their way in our minds
Not letting us get rid of them
It was going all good
Things seemed to be happier
A bit brightening
And boom
The chaos strikes
Helter Skelter
Nothing in order
Nothing in control
Even if we switch off the lights
Cover our heads under the pillow
It JUST won’t stop
The thoughts
The demons
Won’t stop shouting
Won’t stop bugging
Won’t stop whispering
They want it their way
They want to leave an impact
They want to stay in our minds
Because they think we’re weak
We can’t control our minds
And they’re correct
We can’t
Not at that moment
When the chaos sparks
But then comes a time
Of the Phoenix
Because we know ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
And we want out
We want it done
We want the peace
We want the calmness
For that, we’ll do anything and everything
And if it means to stand up
Against our fear and our demons
Then so be it
We do it
Maybe not gracefully
We do it just by the edge
But we get it done
We show them the door
We drag them out of their so-called habitat
And then there’s nothing
There’s no rejoice of the victory
No cheers
There’s the pin-drop silence
The void
And then there’s us
Budding as a new person
A new thought
A new life

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P.S.: Today’s song pick is Be as you are by Mike Posner.

The domino effect

I was there
Just existing
Working on myself
Evolving by learning to dance
To read more
To smile openly
And that was it
and you were there
Going through the tension
Through the trauma
Through the challenges
Through the hardships
Trying to face them
Trying to avoid them
Trying to solve them
And whenever possible, fix them
You were giving your best shot
Sometimes questioning, “Why me?”
Crying through the night
Waking up with sore eyes
And worse, sore mood
and ill health
But you were not giving up
But the thoughts and memories always linger
It kept haunting you
You kept dodging them
And so was the battle played
You were eventually tiring
The thought of giving up was creeping in
But you held on
You didn’t doubt yourself
You didn’t question your past decisions
Which led you into this very battle
It was what you chose
And maybe you accept it now too
But, now you got yourself a cheerleader of a sort in me
Someone who can try to encourage you
And try to help you to not give up
Not to give in
Not so soon
Not ever
And you feel confused
That you never asked for a cheerleader
So, why him? Why now?
And I do not have an answer
All I can say that life is such
And everything follows the domino effect
Each and everything in your life
And mine
Have led us to this point
And hence here we are
You fighting your battles
With more ferocity and more calmness
Not only for yourself
But also maybe for me
And also for others who mean the world to you
And hence comes the saying
“United we stand,
Divided we run towards each other to be united.”

P.S.: Today’s song pick is I swear by All-4-one. I used to listen to this song in loop and then forgot all about it and now it is back again in my life and I welcome it with open arms and the memorized humming of the lyrics. How are you all? What are the weekend plans?

Mental Indigestion..

Are you ready to die today?

A simple question, which can bring back fears and sorrow to you and also to your near and dear ones. No one is ever ready, I guess.

If you’re ready, then man, you’re at peace with your life and have lived it to the fullest and no matter what you got, more happiness or pain, you have accepted that and made your peace with it. You found your closure.

We are a moving vessel of thoughts, imaginations, hope, trust, promises, sacrifices, love, betrayals, mood-swings, double-crossings and many more. We have either done these things or have been on the receiving end and also the combination of both.

At the end, we gotta understand the natural fact that we are humans. We make mistakes, even blunders and desire for forgiveness. But does our desire meet what we deserve?

Sometimes we are forgiven but mostly we are punished, if not physically then torture or separation or something related. At that moment, we think it’s better to die and be done with all these. But, is it real?

If we die, we won’t feel anything, not the pain or the happiness. There will be no WE. No I. There will be nothing. Not even nothing.
So, if hard days are what you are going through, then talk it out. Share it with your closest of friends. Or better, write it down.

No one needs to know, if you are not okay with that. But, don’t keep it all inside. It creates mess. Chaos. Indigestion.
Stomach indigestion can be cured with some meds. But, mental indigestion can be fatal. It leads to drastic, life-changing decisions, which should be avoided at all cost.

See how powerful our little brain. The left portion, which controls our right half of the body and the right portion, which controls the left half of the body, all so wonderful and controlling us. For me, it’s like a temple. And if, some mental indigestion is to occur here, then this EVER SO BEAUTIFUL ABODE will be destroyed and you will never be satisfied.

The best way for that to NOT happen is accept the reality and be social. Talk about the problems and see others perspectives. We never know, someone else’s brain might be more beautiful than ours. And, we can learn from it, make our’s even more evolved. Treasure this beauty, this brain, it’s thoughts, this life. It’s your’s. Not mine, not anybody else’s. Make it beautiful inside and it will surely reflect outside.

We won’t get another life(may be I am implying for re-birth, but in that case also, the situations will be different than the present ones), so hold on to things and make it all count. Love, live, smile. Pain will come and go, just as the happiness. But, it all depends for HOW LONG you hold on to that feeling.

If pain comes, hold it, see it, feel it and then let go. So that, when you encounter it again, you can know, “Oh, this Pain! We have crossed path before and the last time was not so good. I will better skip meeting it this time”. See, it becomes so easy.

If happiness comes, hold it, see it, feel it, enjoy it and here, you can KEEP IT. In your heart, it will always be there as your fondest of memory.

Now, if you have found this kind of happiness and calmness, I think you are ready to die(or you won’t feel regret, if death comes and takes you away) but if not, then work towards this feeling.
When you will encounter, no one knows. But, if you think positive, then that moment will never be far.
You deserve to be happy and everyone desires to be happy.
Let’s try to match our desire and deserve to our best potential.

The Blind Ride

Last night my friends(I am using friends & not colleagues) planned to go for an unplanned trip. Yesterday evening we were just talking outside office with a cup of tea in our hands & thought that some trip especially a night trip will be good to re-invent the mojo of friendship. Going to any place in the morning is not possible with Mr. Sun spitting fiery rays 😀 and the traffic also 😉

So, it was decided that yesterday night itself, we will leave to a near by Marine Drive and return back today morning and the total journey would be near about 180 km.

We were total 8 friends in 4 bikes, ready to embark a journey which we didn’t even comprehend in our minds that it was gonna be one of the most memorable & perfect trip for us.

Selfie before the beginning of the trip

It started normally with dinner at a hotel. At beginning, all bikes were scattered some going far ahead & some going at their economy speed. Then we stopped at a gas station and got the tank full.

From there onwards the magical night started. The road ahead was even with less or no traffic. It was not at all about destination for us, but the trip. We just wanted to have a great quality time and we did get that for sure.

We reached the Beach & oh boy WHAT A VIEW IT WAS!! Best view !! The waves striking the shore and the splashing sound. It was as if Angels are whispering their plans of our future to us. It was Heaven on Earth 🙂 Never have I felt such profound peace…

And I saw someone run past me shouting at the top of his voice with his shirt in his hand waving in the air 😀 That was a great scene indeed 😉 He was my friend & my partner for the ride of the trip. He was so excited that he literally ran towards the water and he was all pumped up. All others were also in high energy and we all started the sprint to reach the water. There was no one in the beach. Basically speaking we were the OWNERS of the beach 😛

Reached the waters, panting for air and all on our knees & laughing seeing the tired faces of one another. Then I shouldn’t mention this here, but we ran the whole length of the beach in the minimum clothes on us. I wont exxagerate.
Till this moment we thought that we have had all the fun of the night. But, nah-huh.

We went more ahead & this time without lighting the headlights of our bikes. All bikes going parallely in the middle of the night, dead silence, nothing visible also because it was all cloudy. Nothing visible. Just in every 3-5 seconds, one of the riders was switching on the headlight for a fraction of second to make sure, nothing dreadful was ahead.

The main fun was what we always saw when one of the rider switched the headlights for that fraction of seconds. We saw disco lights glare up for that duration when headlight was on it. It were the direction markers and road dividers with neon coatings giving us the feel of a disco. Wow!! The scene was excellent. It felt we are in a game, riding & could light up the environment at will. We were riding blind bitches is what we kept on shouting at the top of our voices.

The ride was blind all thanks to the clouds that kept on hiding the Moon behind it & its light from the Earth. It rained then. We got wet & kept on riding at a controlled speed. But had to eventually stop. There we talked & gossiped & listened to music. Rain kept on pouring hard & we were having the best moments of our life.

Moon almost behind the cloud

We went ahead more 30 km to another beach & had tea there. Went to a temple & then returned back. It was all morning,  Mr. Sun warming for spitting 😀 and the Moon was still there in the sky.

Moon still in the sky in the morning

Slept for a little time. Back to office because its Friday 😦

You must be thinking We could had gone on friday night only but some of my friends had other plans.
It was a great night. All close to the heart & cherished.
The peace, the silence, the calmness, the live-in-the-moment, the breeze, the life, the love all was there in the heart of ours.

Hope, we all get that kind of feeling once in a while.
And, if possible don’t try the Blind Ride as its dangerous also if some vehicle/animal comes all of a sudden. We ourselves faced it, but in our case it was next to nothing.

Night is nigh, wish sleep was here 😀

Cheers to Weekend & Cheers to Life, Dear Friends !!