Live Now and how

Living in the Present.

A recent forward to my Whatsapp was almost like an anti depressant . It talked about how different people are working in their own time zone about how some one is a  CEO at 25 while someone is only trying to get a  job at 25. About how people are progressing in their life , each one in their own.

So how many times have you felt sad, anxious or just low looking at someone else do what they are doing? Iam not going to use the word better here cos no one is comparing .

I for one, feel so low at times. When i see a batchmate from my MBA school getting a  promotion or when another family goes overseas for a  vacation and we haven’t got a  chance to breathe in peace since a  while.

The insight that keeps me positive is that we have our own tracks and we are moving in those tracks. We start probably at the same pace but with different emotional and physical capacities and capabilities. We move on to the best of our abilities and suddenly there is a  hurdle the one that you have to jump over. If you are physically strong you get over it and move ahead faster than what someone else can. Arent some diseases or ailments like these? There are some people who are so energetic all the time while others aren’t. Some are incapacitated with chronic pains and just can’t fit in as many things in a  day .

And then there is the emotional strength, something that the runner faces . Some think , that they cant catch up anyway and give up. Some, keep going but they are way too stressed all the time and then some are way too strong emotionally and get ahead .

We have our track. We can set our pace. We should get inspired and long to give it your best and thrive to do better each day and we do. What we can never know is what destiny has for us. A chronic ailment, losing a  dear one, an accident...these are things we can never plan for or forsee . These can cause a lot of trauma and stress both emotionally and physically.

So you have your path and you have your triumps and hurdles. You are doing the best you can and yes there is perhaps scope for better. Reach out for the stars, do it -but don’t get dissuaded when there is someone holding the moon. You never know what the other one has faced to get there.

Live now! Enjoy your present. Bring on a  smile and love what you are doing or go after what you  want to.  I do not know what tomorrow will bring but i will cherish my today!