Subtle things

I recently lost my iPhone.  After 5 days and 9 hours of solo driving without phone, "I found it"! I was driving to meet my family and thought I had lost it at a service plaza. So, when I reached my uncle's place, he traced the plaza's number and called them.  To my surprise, a pleasant one, they said, they have it and I can pick it on my way back. They asked me few identification questions to see if its my phone. I was like, great! But then I realized that I will be going on the other side of highway on my way back. On most highways here in US, you may have to drive 20-40 miles before you find an exit. So, as the next thing, I figured out the route. Luckily it wasn't that bad. Then, finally on my way back, I stopped there. Only to find out that the phone they had was not my phone! I was so disappointed. I mean, I was literally waiting and was positive that I will get it now. My next worry was that I still had 330 miles to get to my place ~= 6 hours more

Not all our prayers get answered. Right? Sounds relatable? Well, the quote below made me re-think. I enjoy spending few minutes on articles related to personal development and life in general. I read them almost every other day, if not everyday. Here is one of the many that I came across today. If you ask for something in your prayer and you get it, surely, your prayer has been answered. But think about those times when that does not happen . We get disappointed and a series of "Why-What-How-Where" flood our mind. We get entangled in questions of - Why did this not happen? Where did things go wrong and so on.  The lines in the quote above sums it all. Seems like we need to change our idea behind praying to get answers, both when - we get we asked for in our prayer and also when we did not .  - Dippy

I often remember birthdays or any other day for people who are dear to me. Is it just because I have a good memory? Have you realized how you do not forget to call someone even when you are in the thick of something really important. And then there are also those times when you forget wishing a friend on birthday even after receiving multiple reminders on your phone. I wrote a few lines around that.  I remember this day not because it is on my calendar or that I have a good memory, But just for a simple reason that you are important to me. What makes me remember some days and not all What makes me remember them sometimes and not always Is it just that it slips from my mind occasionally that I forget I find many people giving out this reason though But I feel there's more to it. It is not just the brain cells that makes us remember or forget but our feelings that are tied to a day or a person. When I remember a day that is important to you It is not

Waking up in the morning as I greet my day, I no longer pray asking HIM if HE can turn it my way. I get onto my knees not with the hope that, my day will turn any different or better to say, If I pray.. For I know that HE has already planned my day. I fold my hands more in gratitude and, to acknowledge the unfathomable power of nature and the divine. With the theory of karma being mysterious to me, but hearing all the time that it is working in the background, I sometimes give up in fighting over my thoughts on, how things "should have" turned out, as opposed to how HE has made them happen.  This is not to say that I am ungrateful for waking up to another sunrise, Or that I am by any means disappointed seeing not much control over destiny, But a mere understanding and acceptance that there are few things beyond my control. With every event that is happening, Is it a blessing in disguise for I might not know what is best for me, given

I heard the live telecast of Obama addressing State of the Union today. I do not take much interest in knowing about politics. So, I will refrain from critiquing on the political substance of his speech. I am only blogging on the takeaways that I had from his speech.  I always find his speeches very compelling. And today's speech was no exception. It was aspirational, touched upon various issues that America is facing today - jobs, health care, terrorism, education to mention a few. Speeches have a hard time in making an impact on the people but in my opinion Obama is a great orator and his speeches carry a sense of optimism and an honest assurance that his administration will try their best to solve the problems their countryis facing today. I liked the parts in his speech where he talks about recognizing and creating opportunities on what America can do together, on creating a better life for his countrymen and the world. His speech reflects the idea that America wants to l