Do you miss your school? Those stomach-rumbling noises of
inside before exams? The excitement of stepping into a new class, feeling of how you
covered one more year, crossed one more hurdle &; are nearer to the goal of
becoming what you dreamt?
Some lines of being successful, rich, or poor have blurred. We all have come to the same platform of self-discipline. Getting up early even when there is no office, maintaining a routine, helping family members and keeping control over self on not getting addicted to Netflix or smartphones are just a few things to be learned.
Only those who can change with time can stay afloat when the tides rise. If you want to be a better version of yourself, grab this opportunity to do something for which you’d always feel nice about yourself. Start by getting up early, knowing your priorities, and accepting the changing roles. This is the need of the hour. Whether you listen to it or not, that, of course, depends on you.
I am reminded of those days again. Corona pandemic has
reintroduced exam-time house-rest in our lives except that this is the time to
check how much better each of us has become individually.
Some lines of being successful, rich, or poor have blurred. We all have come to the same platform of self-discipline. Getting up early even when there is no office, maintaining a routine, helping family members and keeping control over self on not getting addicted to Netflix or smartphones are just a few things to be learned.
The current education is of building habits & becoming a better version of
ourselves. We literally have the most valuable resources of our lives on our
hands – ‘Time’ – Lockdown has given us loads of it.
How we use it well, is what the trick is all
about.
I personally like these peaceful days. The freelancing gigs
have dipped because the world has kind-of stopped, but the spirit is ever
spirited. In my humble experience, there are 3 steps that can help us to use
this second lockdown to build new habits.
Suggestion 1: Morning Meditation: One of
the habits I learnt by observing Brahmakumaris is getting up early. When
the day starts at 3:30 or 4:00 am, you get time to do more in the same 24
hours. Morning meditation is one of the easiest habits to start your mind on a
healthy note.
Early morning is the time when the cosmic
energies of the universe are in total sync with each other. The physical
disturbance of other human beings is lesser as compared to the rest of the day,
making it easier to find peacefulness around that time.
To build a meditation habit:
· Create a meditative corner in your home. It can
be your sofa, temple, terrace, balcony or any place you find peaceful.
· Get up half an hour to 45 minutes early from
your usual time. Use this time to connect with God, a point of light, ocean
infinite energies. Feel the power of God around self and your family members.
Give everyone you know vibrations of peace, tranquillity and happiness, for we
are living in the times that these three things are needed most by all of
us.
Suggestion 2: Chuck-Out Desires:
We have been given this golden opportunity to evaluate what is important to us and build our habits around that.
Make a list of your desires and see how much of them are truly needed for you
to be happy.
Examine your daily routine and find out the ways in which your mind thinks excessive wasteful thoughts. Don't let TV, Netflix, or your smartphone ruin your thinking process. Learn to tune-out from the negative news or cheap comments in the name of humor. Read, learn a new skill, talk to your parents, clean your wardrobe, cook for your family - build productive habits that make people those around you happy.
Examine your daily routine and find out the ways in which your mind thinks excessive wasteful thoughts. Don't let TV, Netflix, or your smartphone ruin your thinking process. Learn to tune-out from the negative news or cheap comments in the name of humor. Read, learn a new skill, talk to your parents, clean your wardrobe, cook for your family - build productive habits that make people those around you happy.
Suggestion 3: Accept The New Roles: Once eating
out 3-4 times a week was normal, but now people are happily accepting simpler
meals and luxuries of home-cooked food. Those who had chauffeur-driven cars are
cleaning utensils at home or children who talked to their friends throughout
the day are helping parents in managing the chores of their homes. A lot of our
roles have reversed or changed and hence the mindset should change too.
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Read More:
- 26 Hacks for Self-Motivation – Motivate Yourself Everyday
- Forgive, Forget and Move on
- Stress Management through Worry Management
- Spiritual Quotient Learning
- http://offbeatspirituality.blogspot.com/2009/12/spiritual-quotient-learning-iii.html
Only those who can change with time can stay afloat when the tides rise. If you want to be a better version of yourself, grab this opportunity to do something for which you’d always feel nice about yourself. Start by getting up early, knowing your priorities, and accepting the changing roles. This is the need of the hour. Whether you listen to it or not, that, of course, depends on you.
Peace & Smiles,
N
