Latika Teotia

To live a blissful life fill your heart with love, hope, compassion and kindness; since heart alone has the key to bliss...

I am focusing on positive thoughts _ thoughts of hope, thoughts of love, thoughts of faith _

Life does appear to be unfair at times. We are overwhelmed by our problems and get into sadness mode. Take a hard look at what you are confronted with, try to analyze it and see what life wants you to see. Maybe you need to make changes and you will surely see a way out. Life has thrown a challenge at you; it hasn__ knocked you out, so why should you declare that you__e down and out? While there__ life there__ hope and where there is hope there is always a way out. So don__ give up.

May the Good Lord always watch over you and fill your days with hope.

Acceptance for me is loving what __s_ and not in looking back at the past. I do not need to know what the future holds either- if the present is good, can the future be anything less than good?

I pride myself in being a kind, loving, caring and gentle person. But, that does not mean that I am weak or a __ush over_ and that I can be trampled underneath someone__ feet. No, most certainly not. I set my boundaries and no one, just no one is permitted to cross those lines.

Learn to feel good and you will realize that your life becomes better_

On the wings of love I soared high in the sky, free as a bird feeling blessed that I could love once again. That tight knot in my stomach which always drained my emotions had suddenly disappeared. ____ free at last _ I shouted with unbridled glee.

You__l be able to receive gifts of love from others if you are willing to share yours with them_

Good or bad, happy or sad, everything that happens does so for a reason; no incident in this world is a stray occurrence. Don__ be unnecessarily perplexed or anxious about it- accept it. There__ no point resisting it because it was ordained. A strain of music, perhaps a song, at times a stray incident brings back memories of another day. Some may be nostalgically beautiful others may bring back that ache in the heart that you thought you had overcome long ago. Don__ stop them, let them keep flooding in. They are your memories of an era gone by. Feel them. Relive the good ones. Chew the cud of nostalgia. You will feel energized. The unhappy ones too are welcome, let them in. That pain that you feel once again is the purging of your heart. Feel that the ache for one last time and forgive those that caused the pain. Let go of those memories tenderly. Gently bid them adieu with love. You are a new person now. Those old memories have gone and they have left a space; you are now ready to accept new ones. Fill your life with love; spread it. Live life the way you want to. Do things that you have wanted to do all this while but were afraid to. Live the life that brings you happiness and makes your heart sing with joy...

Saying yes comes very easily to me and, more often than not, I get into situations that could have been avoided by using the magical two letter word, __O_. Then I sit back and regret having said yes to something which is guaranteed to take away my peace of mind. Enough of pandering to others, enough of indulging those who do not help me grow enough of saying __es_ to those who are not good for my well being. I have consciously decided to be very very choosy about saying yes. I will say yes to my happiness, contentment and growth. My __es_ will also be given to those who inspire me and who motivate me to reach higher.

Anything that drains your emotions or fills you with negativity is not good for your soul; avoid such people, thoughts, situations and so on. Surround yourself with positive people whose company gives you happiness and peace of mind.

Indulge yourself because you have to learn to love yourself first before you try to reconstruct your life and piece it together. Go on, release those bottled up feelings, let your hair down and do what gives you real happiness. Believe me, you will feel relieved and feel much lighter. Don__ let situations and people pull you down. Promise yourself that you will live life your way on your terms and put your own self first. Surround yourself with positive people and never ever feel sorry for yourself- self pity will only bring negativity in its wake. So go ahead rebuild your life and live it the way you want to.

It is not necessary that we will find the purpose of our lives by accumulating fancy degrees. We don__ have to search for it in formal places only; the realization can dawn on us even in the most unexciting place. In fact our ordinary, relatively dull and unexciting commonplace routine is the right place to reflect. It gives us plenty of time to take stock of our lives see what gives us peace and brings happiness. So based on the realization follow the path that gives you bliss.

Carry cheerfulness as well as positive vibes with you and leave a trail of joy wherever you go.