Perspective

Canopy

If I lay down and gazed unto you You are my sky all blue. If I walked all through my life You’re the firm ground under my feet. If I just gaze up ahead You are the canopy that envelopes me. You are all around me. You are all about me.

Chasing Sunshine

At times, we are so busy chasing sunshine, that we forget what it feels like to raise our faces to the drizzle, what it feels like for the breeze to caress our skin, what it feels like for the snowflakes to gently fall about us…At times, we are too busy chasing sunshine to know whatContinue reading “Chasing Sunshine”

Feelings and Reality

I need to remind myself everyday that what I’m feeling is not what’s happening. What’s happening is probably very small and my feelings are huge. What’s happening is like the broken patch on the wall and what I’m feeling is, perhaps, like the vines. When I let the feelings recede, I will see the brokenContinue reading “Feelings and Reality”

Light and Fog

Light isn’t absolute. Nor is fog. There is a little bit of light even when there is a lot of fog. There is a little bit of fog even when there is a lot of light. The one who masters how to navigate through both has mastered their mind. © Rupinder Narang

Noise

It’s so hard to sit by yourself and do nothing. The noise in your head is so loud, everyone around you is racing to somewhere and there is a definition of success. Can you listen to your own voice over the noise? Why are you sitting? Wouldn’t you be left behind? Don’t you need moreContinue reading “Noise”

Dilemma

When it snows, I want to be somewhere warm When it’s hot, I want to be somewhere cooler. When I’m stuck, I just want to walk When I walk ahead, I keep looking back. When I’m in the sun, I long for a canopy When I’m in shade, I long for some warmth. When I’mContinue reading “Dilemma”

At times, it is not about us. At times, we need to get out of ourselves and look at the bigger picture. Doing so may give us a purpose, take away some anguish, make us aim for a better life – beyond ourselves.