The Shift — Choosing to Turn Inward
The turning point came when I stopped asking “Why is this happening to me?” and started asking “What is this trying to teach me?”
I began to understand that growth doesn’t come from comfort. It comes from facing what we avoid. To move forward, I focused on three simple practices:
Patience—Trusting the process instead of rushing for answers
Stillness—Quieting the mind through journaling and mindfulness
Acceptance — Allowing myself to be where I was, without judgment

Slowly, I began to realize something profound: I was not here to fix the people around me or reshape the world to suit my comfort. My real work was internal. The lessons I needed were about me, my reactions, my assumptions, and my unhealed parts. This wasn’t a selfish revelation. It was a liberating one.
When I focused on resolving myself, my relationships, decisions, and sense of direction all became clearer.

Finding Peace in Discomfort
As I stayed on this path, something began to shift.
The anxiety didn’t disappear overnight, but it lost its grip.
The self-doubt didn’t vanish, but it lost control.
In its place, I found something new—a steady sense of peace.
Not the kind that depends on perfect situations, but one that stays even when life feels uncertain.

What It Truly Means
That is what I mean by being comfortable in discomfort. It doesn’t mean enjoying pain or pretending everything is fine. It means:

• Staying present during difficult moments
• Trusting the process of growth
• Knowing that discomfort often leads to clarity

On the other side of discomfort is a version of you that feels lighter, stronger, and more at peace.

A Question for You
Think about one area of your life where you have been avoiding discomfort.
Not because it doesn’t matter—but because it does.
What might change if you chose to sit with it, even for a little while? Growth rarely announces itself. More often, it quietly begins the moment you stop looking for the exit.

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Realization

Realizing that to be there for my daughter as she grows, I need to take care of myself, I decided to start a fitness journey. I made changes like giving up late-night Netflix for early bedtimes and waking up early. My motivation is to have more healthy and happy years with my daughter. As women, we often focus on our family’s needs over our health.

Healthy lifestyle choices like early morning walks, eating breakfast early, and evening walks have shown positive results for me. I believe only a child can inspire a mother to overcome her inhibitions. I consciously give myself time by incorporating hobbies into my routine, like writing, crafting, playing games, and painting with my daughter. Engaging in activities you love is a great way to manage stress.

Love yourself Mom

As women, we can be sentimental and emotional, and sometimes these qualities can interfere with decision-making. To live a fulfilling life, prioritize health and career. Neglecting these areas leads to internal conflict and frustration. Make practical choices that bring happiness and fulfillment, not stress and chaos.

It’s often said that loving oneself is the least important thing for a woman. Without self-love, it’s challenging to love others. Treat yourself to things that make you feel good. As Winston Churchill said, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Women are powerful beings, and their smiles can light up a family. In households, maintaining peace by resolving loved ones’ issues is common. Your parents, spouse, or children only want you to be happy and content.

Motherhood unfolds as an extraordinary journey for women, bringing forth unparalleled joys alongside its unique set of trials. To all the incredible moms navigating this path, I urge you to carve out moments for self-care and embrace the love you deserve. Acknowledge that you stand as the bedrock of your family, and in nurturing yourself, you’re bestowing the same care upon them. Remember, tending to your well-being is as important as tending to the ones you hold dear.

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Earlier in my life, I thought people who were born with special talents could easily succeed in what they did. Those with natural abilities appeared to succeed without much effort, while people with less talent saw every new task as a big challenge. As a result of their lack of competence, an unwillingness to repeat their past mistakes or acceptance of their failures, they simply give up. My experience brought me into the second category since I gave up several times seeing how challenging the work was.

Transformation is a gradual process

Recently, I’ve begun to view my world with fresh eyes, though this transformation was gradual rather than sudden. The past year presented its fair share of challenges as I juggled the responsibilities of caring for my child and maintaining our home.

Life has a way of stripping us of our plans, leaving us in a reality far from what we once envisioned. There was a time when I ardently aspired to a career and yearned to reclaim the autonomy I cherished before marriage. As time marched on, my aspirations began to fade, overshadowed by a growing self-doubt. It felt like my confidence had dwindled to nothing, leaving me adrift and uncertain of which path to take.

Life often changes our plans

A surprise opportunity allowed me to start a business with a former colleague. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, I invested myself fully in setting up the business, engaging with customers, and completing tasks. Unfortunately, financial difficulties forced the business to close. Rather than discouraging me, this setback fueled my determination. I embraced my passion for writing through blogging, acquired new skills, and prepared diligently for job interviews. It seemed as though these events were serendipitous, reigniting my belief in my capabilities. Job rejections continue to come my way, yet my resolve to persevere until I achieve success remains unshaken.

Adding a new perspective to life

Adopting a new perspective unveiled a more profound truth – the line between the talented and the non-talented is a myth. Everyone possesses a unique talent. Acknowledging and steadfastly applying our strengths can lead to a miraculous life transformation. It is essential to persist; while we may develop incrementally, our dedication to continue must be unwavering. We must welcome the journey, appreciating that both acceptances and rejections are part of life’s intricate tapestry.

Recognizing my gifts

Acknowledging my gifts has set me on a path marked by persistent struggles, with no intention of looking back. While some people find their true calling early, others, like me, require more time. The journey mandates self-discovery and acceptance – to reconcile with our true nature and unreservedly accept our identities.

Inspiration, Motivation, Faith, Perseverance, Spirituality, Giftedness, Adversity, Tranquility, Change, Resilience

Unless we find what we are looking for, the internal conflict will not end. God takes time to arrange things for us we just need to be patient and put our trust in him. We do not know his ways, sometimes he shows how the help came to us, and sometimes not, it just happens.

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Either way past will walk with you, so what are the possibilities to brighten up the past. It entirely depends upon the present how you are going to make it happen.

The very first thing that hit my mind is to open up wherever you are stopping yourself, find out all those situations where you hesitate, resist, and avoid. Instead of avoiding those situations, start embracing them. Flipping the coin is all you need to do. The coin has two sides, on one side you have lived by suppressing, hesitating, avoiding, and resisting. And the other side is exactly the opposite, why not see the other side of the coin and change it. By flipping the coin, you are going to live the other side as well, living the contrasting side of you. And then see what life brings for you, put yourself at risk, not an ounce of you remains on the older side.

When I have started doing it, it was very uncomfortable in the beginning but slowly steadily the spark inside gets lightened up. But the golden rule is you never stop yourself, keep moving, even if you move slow, it doesn’t matter. Slowly steadily you will learn to crawl, then walk and finally run, and that day you will start enjoying the ride. It’s not a matter of being successful and results-oriented. All that is matter, enjoying the journey of life, the moment you understand the feeling, you have unlocked the mystery of life.

Patience carries the utmost importance here. Slowly, day by day the being inside you become stronger, you will try hard, then harder and ultimately you are unstoppable. Never stop yourself in between, just keep moving, the motivation that will drive you is, living the other side of the coin. And that is full of risks, uncertainty, and danger. But what is life if I die before living it? Life is all about, living in its full swing, with all its Colour. It doesn’t matter what’s your age, situation, or your environment, you can step in anytime.

All I know is, to walk the path, all you need is to be consistent and keep yourself rooted to the ground. You will come very close to the person who has gain victory over his internal conflicts by diving into the situation and not running away from it.

And I believe there is not a single thing in this world which you cannot do. It’s just about the learning path, for some it is slow and for some it is fast. But ultimately those who stick to their plan, reach where they want. It’s a wrong saying, “I cannot do it”. You got to try before saying it.

It’s just like in our old days, when our teachers use to say practice makes a man perfect. The more you practice, the more marks you will get in your exams. But the thumb rule is, slow, steady, and consistently gets a chance to live life beautifully. Here is an example, when you start learning how to ride a bike, you learn it, multiple times you fall, but you stand again, try it and finally you gain the confidence to ride it. The same concept goes with all life situations, you have to make yourself uncomfortable for a certain period, and that is the toughest part, but being consistent in your learning you overcome all the hardships and finally you dealt with your life situation which will not trouble you for a lifetime. The mystery of life is when you have solved all your life problems and now past, present and future cannot trouble because you learned the knack of it.

That day the understanding arises within yourself that nothing is tough in this life, all you need is time and little effort. Flip the coin, change your life, and do write to me about what life brings to you.

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She walks in the footsteps of the universe and has a guiding star too
Wish she would stay with me all the time
The only way I can feel her by being the way I always wanted to be
But deep down I feel the stillness keeps us in connect

She has her own charm which pulls me towards her
This imaginary world I can only see because of her
Now life is like a child’s play and can easily be molded like clay
The silhouette of the white door of the sky magnifies every day in my mind as if showing me way to the other shore
Still, there is a long way to go but I feel blessed that I love myself from the core

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Several times I have seen my child imitating my actions and speak in the same way I do. I was unaware that she is always observing me whenever I communicate with others. Sometimes she blabbers and emulates my actions. Keeping that in mind, now I remain conscious while talking to others when she is around. It has brought a positive change in me. I am always alert about my behaviors and actions.

Whatever I have learned in these four years from my daughter, I would like to share with others.

I have realized that the most important thing a mother should do is to treat her child with love and respect. It will strengthen them to tackle life problems. In the future, they will contribute the same to society, what we have taught them. Wisdom will enter them at an early age. We should encourage the child to respect others and themselves.

Love is like the guiding star for our little ones. Mother’s unconditional love towards her child sometimes acts as a blindfold against the child’s odds. Loving your child means listening to her, feeling her emotions, and embracing her. Most importantly spending quality time with your little ones. It would provide her immense help to overcome her shortcomings.

The child would always be open with you if you choose not to get angry over her mistakes. Sometimes children behave abrasively, must be something going inside her, which he/she might not able to share. It would be wise to explain her shortcomings calmly.

To develop good qualities in our children, we need to bring positive changes in ourselves. Our actions, behavior, feelings, moods, everything is now going to be part of our child’s lives. If you love your child truly and are determined to shape their future try to be the one whom they would admire. Treating the child as an individual encourages them to be unique people. Love and respect are the water and sunshine for your child to turn out into an unshakable, sturdy tree.

I appreciate her for all those things that she takes the initiative to do. Now she listens to everything very carefully and applies it in her daily chores. It started opening the doors of creativity.

FREEDOM: Giving freedom to your child is the lesson I have learned in a very later stage of life. It was tough in the beginning, but gradually it happened to blend into our lives. It shows the utmost respect to free your child and let her be herself. I have seen immense progress and maturity in my child since I have let her do things the way she wants.

APPRECIATION: One quality I always want my child to inherit from me is to share things with others. I believe we are here to support and stand for each other. She has learned to offer and share her food, toys, and books with others. Being a giver is the one who is always closer to God. If the child is willing to give, he/she will never be bothered about filling their own pockets.

Please help your child to grow in a happy, cheerful, and Joyful environment. Always remember to provide the right soil for her to get nurtured. 

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We are restricted from good and bad feelings and still not able to transcend that stage. We have lost the connection with existence by bringing language as a barrier in our life.

Just imagined that you have no understanding of the language that you speak daily and at that very moment mind stopped the flow of thoughts and brings stillness within you. There wouldn’t be any movement of thoughts inside the mind and calmness and quietness prevails.

The real beauty of existence cannot be seen with the mind’s eyes, seeing a flower we forget its beauty and start connecting our thoughts or experiences related to it. Feelings are also the results of the same, it is difficult for us to remain with an unpleasant feeling and that is the reason we suffer because we try to fight or resist and do not want to remain with it.

If we accept everything as is, there would not be any good or bad feelings.

Mind categorizes every feeling as good or bad, we create problems for ourselves by giving them name as a problem. Try to name it in any other way and you will find the difference.

Since the day we are born, we are dependent on someone or the other, we have never learned to live alone. It seems like a nightmare for anyone to stay alone, so many thoughts and the feeling started creeping in our mind and the urge to share it with someone arises and if that person is not available for some reason we started feeling heavy from inside or miserable. But if we see deeply it’s our fears which are not letting us stay in peace. Instead of avoiding the situation, standing under your fears would help to overcome them.

Today we have almost lost our affection for ourselves. Also, we create our fears unconsciously by accepting the wrong beliefs from society and others. Then these thoughts will take the shape of ego by creating a false identity of ourselves.

In our belief system, we have placed the words loneliness, aloneness, fear, etc. as unpleasant feelings, so whenever we encounter them in our life we feel low or miserable, if we replace them with happiness, joy, bliss, this will certainly change the meaning and the feeling itself.

Words are responsible for creating feelings inside our minds. A thoughtless and direct approach is required to overcome any situation.

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I am a dream

Walking on the rhythm of my breath

I am the loneliness in the darkness

sheltering the ruthlessness of the world in my arms

I am the freedom of the wings

Unburdening the realities of life

I am the whisper in the trees

listening to the silence every moment

I am the finite in the infinite

Getting lost in the flow

I am nobody in somebody

Feeling the burden of armor holding inside

I am the drop of water

Surrendering myself happily to the vastness of the ocean

I am the beauty inside

Uncovering the hidden treasures of life

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This reminds me of an old memory that perfectly aligns with this topic. Once I have attended an Indian wedding in a village in the past. It was one of the beautiful memories that I would love to recall as many times as I want.

On the day of the wedding, I was stunned to see all the events happening in the house. All the villagers gathered in the house were happily undertaking the responsibility of decorating the house and began the food preparation. They were laughing, dancing, gossiping, and completing their chores. In a few hours, everything was in place and they left the house to get ready for the evening feast. I was shocked to see, their humble gesture towards each other, and the attitude of being supportive, simply amazed me.

I have realized that there is so much to learn from our culture and the values that are still engraved in people of rural parts of India. No ego hassles, no fights, no arrogance, all I found was simplicity and contentment among the villagers. They were cooperating not competing, whereas in metro cities it is exactly the opposite.

I spoke to one of the villagers and asked them for how long they have been following this tradition, and he answered they have no idea it has been passed from the generations. I wish

I wish I could sync my thoughts with these simple people, who are always smiling no matter what happened in their lives. With so much less, they were doing so much more. And in our case, with so much more, we share so less.

Staying with them has changed the outlook towards life and after coming back I have decided to replicate the villager’s tradition and applied it in my house gatherings too. I hope to imbibe the qualities of being supportive and wish to stand for others in their good or bad times. These stories are so moving, that they leave their imprints on our minds for a very long time.

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Suddenly a voice came from somewhere Mama you are strong, you can do it. I couldn’t believe, my 4-year daughter was saying this to me. Her eyes were shining and the smile on her face makes me feel as If God is telling me don’t give up, I am with you.

This is how I regained my strength and the trust to follow my dreams.

Today I felt that God is just a call away. The moment you are connected with your heart, he will appear in any form.

Please share your story if you have also experienced the same.

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