Oh, the Places You'll Go!

There is so much hope we grow up with. As a kid, you're always shown a very bright future.

The whole generation wants to be famous. The whole generation grows up thinking they'll be millionaires one day and some of them probably end up in call centers instead.

We want to travel the world - watch the Northern lights and jump from a mountain in South Africa. Add pampering ourselves, having a bachelor pad and being able to buy whatever we want to the list of things one has dreamed of.

And then, life actually happens. You get out of school, realise how hard it really is, you start learning about the world and how heartless and cunning human beings can be.

As you grow up, you stop believing in yourself. You start thinking about how much better other people are and how you stand nowhere.

Maybe you lose track of where you're going and where you want to go. Maybe you get addicted to something that hampers with your growth.

Eventually, you start wanting something magical to happen that will change your life and turn it downside up.
But, you don't even believe in magic anymore.

And I think, that is the thing. You need to start believing. Believing in yourself, in your capabilities, in how many things that could happen because of you. It's a good life and there are just so many things to be grateful for.

So go and work for your dreams instead of complaining.

For if you don't stop believing, Oh, the Places You'll Go! :D

Love,
Kanksha

(Do watch the video, it's my favourite <3)

What I think meditation actually is

A few days ago, I was thinking about not thinking. It came up when my mom asked what meditation means to me. I used to believe it's a state of mind where you don't think about anything. No thinking about the ice cream in your refrigerator or the fight with your friend, just sit silently and letting go into a zone of nothingness.  

Quite obviously this isn't something I see happening anytime soon – some or the other thought always pops up. So the next best thing, I realised, was finding out what I did to think about nothing except what I was doing. That happens to me when I write. I'm so focused on what I want to say that I don't care about what is going around me. Also putting my thoughts into words or writing a chapter of a book gives me a sense of calm and happiness that things seldom can. Another thing that calms me down immensely is running. It helps me clear my thoughts and figure out whatever is bothering me. 

Meditation, I realised, doesn't have to be limited to sitting down and chanting ohm or focusing on your breathing. It just has to be that one thing that takes you into another world, your own personal zone where all you care about is that one thing. There's no effort involved in trying to reach that state. And when that truely happens, you're left with a positive feeling. A feeling that helps you move on in life and that helps you fight back whatever you're fighting. It’s something that gives you enough positive energy to feel invincible. 

For some people, melting into the mountains or feeling the sand between their skin works wonders. It could be anything - watching the world pass by as you drive or typing code at supersonic speed.

Make meditation your habit and you'll feel like a new person altogether. 

Thanks for reading!

Kanksha :)