Wake up call!

Last August, One fine beautiful day as I was taking a routine walk in the woods in my backyard..I
received a call from my doctor. There was a sense of urgency in the nurses voice and a visit was scheduled at my earliest availability which was the first thing in the morning.
I was diagnosed with a rare kind of tumor and my doctor wanted to perform the immediate surgery.

As, I left doctors office and sat in my car in the parking lot, I tried to absorb the information and had a quiet moment of introspection

We keep thinking we have so much time and we make plans thinking that the life is forever.

I shared the information with my family and started preparing my mind, body and soul for the surgery. I was so happy and content to see how my daughters responded to the situation and supported me in the process.

I reminded myself again and again in the meditation everyday that I am just a witness to this pain, suffering and all the events of life.

The reality is ...It is what it is! We hold absolutely zero control. The moment we are not trying to control any outcome and accept the situation as it is...we can feel this immense freedom and such a liberation and thats how I felt every time I told myself..It is the way it is!

A couple of surgeries were performed and I was bed ridden.. I can not decide, what those days were hard on.. my physical body or my mental body because of the calendar full of activities that I was about to miss.

The Biopsy finally came out clear. The recovery is another couple of months from now. I am able live a normal life. But, when I reflect back, I feel something has changed in me, that created this sense of urgency in things I want to accomplish in this journey of life.

I always believe that we all are just the souls in the transition, we have lived before and we will live after. In this transition of realms it does not matter how much money we earned, how nice clothes we bought and how many cars we owned, how we devoted a life in pursuit of luxury and comforts.

We only carry how much we learnt, how much we loved, how much joy we shared, how kindly and fairly we lived, how we cared, how we overcame our fears and obstacles, and how many times we said to others - I need nothing..I am here for you!

What are the things you will like to accomplish in this journey of life? Are you working towards checking them ✅

We do not have to wait for the life to come and knock at the door to give us the wake up call... Every moment thats passing is gone forever....be the joy, live life fully, love and be loved!

🌹Peace, love and grace
Shikha

Prakriti Leya ~ As I walk on the path...I become the path!!!

8 types of wealth!

One of the greatest illusions created in the world is wealth. There's so much difference in the There is no logical reasoning or explanation of why someone is born in Africa and suffers for a piece of bread, while there is excess bread elsewhere, which is often wasted. Why some dogs enjoy the comfort of a home, while others wander the streets. Wealth is something that is granted to you.

There are eight types of wealth:

1. Wealth of material comfort: the first kind of wealth is what we commonly understand as material wealth. Just being born in Ford's house, someone acquired so much wealth, without any effort Some inherit wealth, while others have to work for life to make money.

2. Wealth As Health: just having money is not enough. Some people have a lot of money, but they can't eat well because of some disease. In this situation, material wealth is nothing.
Some people don't have money, but they have enough to eat and they're healthy Like many farmers in India: they have no money, but they have a lot of food Anyone who goes to them is fed. They can feed the whole city. And they can sleep well.

3. Wealth of success: some people can be born into a very rich family, but they face failure in everything they do. They are never successful at undertake. So success is another form of wealth.

4. Wealth of courage: you have to see life as an adventure game and you must play the game without worrying about the result, whether you will win or lose. But if someone is afraid to make mistakes or do something, they lack the wealth of courage. If the wealth of courage is missing for someone, there is no fun in life, even if the person has a lot of Someone may not have any money, but if they have courage, they mirror wealth.

5. Wealth as friendship: the fifth kind of wealth is sympathy - have an attitude of care, have a sense of belonging. You may have the other types of wealth, but you still feel like you're in a tight room if you don't have a sense of belonging. If you can't put yourself in every situation and adjust to them, you'll still feel alienated.

6. Wealth of skill: another wealth is having different skills and talents. Some people write well, some are good at arguing, others have a special talent for music, others have a wonderful voice, others have a wonderful voice, others have talent to educate a child, others are good at administration and So on. There are people who put their maximum efforts to achieve what they want, but they can't achieve their goal. Therefore, the effort alone is not enough to achieve the goal, you need the wealth of skill.

7. Wealth of dignity: the world is full of lessons if you only observe it with full conscience. Be as humble as grass, so nothing can touch you, nothing. No one can humiliate you. In the eyes of the divine, it is those who serve creation that are the true kings and queens Walk like a king and be a perfect servant!

8. Wealth of memory of origin: the eighth type of wealth is the memory of its source. Our life is divided into rooms, in pieces. Every life is like a play. We are "cut". we only know that we were born - we don't At some point - from three or four years old - we know what's going on. Our memory is too short. Looks like this is the only life. We are not aware of our origin. The moment you become aware of your origin and your infinite past, your whole life changes - as someone who suddenly becomes aware of how rich he is. This causes a change in consciousness. Suddenly, you become aware, " Oh! I have several billion dollars in my bank account!". your walking style will change immediately! This is the conscience of the source. You don't even have to remember all the drama you've been through - it's enough if you just remember the source The memory of the source is a great wealth. Makes life a continuous flow - not "cut" - not in pieces.

These are the eight types of wealth.

~Sri Sri Ravi Shankar