This morning I woke as usual around 8.00o’clock…..As a habit, I turned the table calendar and a day awaited with a quote from Buddha “Happiness does not rely on what you have or what you are, but on what you think”
While brushing my teeth, I got a pet phrase of the day… “If I give it all away, I will be free” ….Got a thought! If I give away habit of late rising, I will be free…
I rushed to the kitchen and realized that I am not prepared to cook anything… Got a thought! if I prepare dough last night and keep it in the fridge, plan a menu, I will be free….
In the shower, I realised my shampoo bottle is empty and poured water into it… Got a thought! If I give away the habit of not getting groceries in time, I will be free…
In front of my mirror dressing up, I looked at my belly fat…. Got a thought! if I give away this belly fat, I will be free…
Looking for matching earring, ID card, matching sandals, hurrying to the office, reaching the office late by 10 minutes…. Got a thought! If I give away these last minute hurries, I will be free….
In a meeting being least prepared, Got a thought! If I give away my habit of preparing for a meeting on the spot, I will be free…
Stuck in the middle of some code… I needed help, but my ego stopped me… Got a thought! If I give away my ego, I will be free…
Spending a cozy time gossiping nonsense with colleagues, Got a thought! If I give away rambling, I will be free...
Evening while waiting for a bus, Got a thought… If I give away fear and learn to ride a bike, I will be free...
Back in front of my home, looking through my bag for the key, Got a thought! If I give away being forgetful, I will be free.
Alone at home, Got a thought! If I give away melancholy, I will be free…
When my husband did not turn up till 9 and I was fuming with anger, Got a thought… if I give up getting angry, I will be free….
Around 11.30PM back to bed, I realised that sleeping at 11.30PM, I can never rise up early. Ohhh!!! Thoughts struck... I forgot to plan a menu for tomorrow, “should I make upma??” No rava at home…ohhhh! Belly fat, I missed gym….last minute hurries, ohhh!!! I didn’t iron my clothes again….Tomorrow meeting with client, No preparations (again)…. Pending delivery, How to ask my junior to resolve…..Why is my husband still on the computer, oops! I am so dependent….Why am I thinking all this instead of sleeping…. I shall give away overthinking,
I looked at my table calendar reading the same quote
I got a thought. “There is no path to be free, but being free is the path”
If I give it all away, I can be free, but that is so not me!
I floated into my dream world.
Topic given by: TM Darshini
There is no path to be free, but being free is the path. The twist here. :D Loved reading it!
ReplyDeleteNicely written article - a commentary on how all of us live our lives. Good one Bhumika!
ReplyDeleteVery Thoughtful Bhumika😊
ReplyDeletetrue illustration of our day to day life, this is what we do but true that there is no path to be free but being free is the path! true indeed!
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