Just like forgive, forget and try again ... GOODBYE IS JUST ANOTHER WORD

There's nothing that's so final about leaving
Even though I know that's what you've heard
Just like forgive, forget and try again
Goodbye is just another word.

This post is dedicated to all those who have had to bid "goodbye" to a loved one ...

"Don't be dismayed at goodbyes, a farewell is necessary before you can meet again and meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends or 

soul mates."

                                                                     - Richard Bach

But in reality there are no goodbyes, and if we ever have to bid a goodbye at all, let it be only to our demons and fears. 

Life always goes in a full circle , there are no ends.

Sometimes it is so heartening to suddenly see a old member come back to my class after an unexplained long gap and just as i have mentally written them off , one fine morning, I suddenly see the person, I am treated to a pleasant surprise. I may in turn treat the person to a stern "where have you been for so long" look. But, inside I am smiling and wink to myself (there are no goodbyes, also wondering if they are gonna disappear again). Life is a circle .

So leaving you all to enjoy your weekend with some lines for a furry friend who indeed sneaked off in the night:

If you feel the time is right

And you sneak off in the night
And live out all those stories in your head
When your shiny knight goes home
And you're left there all alone
And you need a friend remember what I said.

There is nothing that's so final about leaving , goodbye is just another word.

The Rainmaker ( confessions of a friendly ghost of a yoga teacher )

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear

Sometimes when you hear a "crash" its not broken glass or a broken window pane , its just life.  Its just then you realise that there is something much bigger than faith, courage and belief and that is hope...


Sometimes when i look at my yoga mat I see a magic carpet and again that hope creeps in promising to take me into that enchanted world where there is no fear of loss only love and that is when I embark on a beautiful journey inwards.


To all you beautiful people out there ... if you have trouble dealing with a tiff, loss, grudge or even anxiety try taking a plunge into yourself, try meditating. 


I have an amazing reflection on this from an amazing blog that I follow:

This is why i meditate today. In order to remind myself that who i am is deeper than a grudge, deeper than who’s to blame, deeper than the temptation to judge. Deeper than all the stuff I get right and all of the stuff I get wrong. Deeper than success and failure. Deeper than most of what goes on all day long.

Who i really am hums with a different crowd: with love, peace, good will, compassion, beauty everywhere i look, and peace.

When i don’t meditate, i fight my grudges.

When i do meditate, i remember who i am and wrap my grudges in love until they look like love inside and out.

Is that reason enough to meditate?

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Meditating is a positive energy that also gives our hopes a pair of wings, and you never know whatever you were hoping for, may even come true  :-)


A prayer to God
By
A friendly ghost

The Butterfly Effect

Would you believe me, if I told you that the wings of a butterfly flapping in Bali have an effect on the Gulf Coast tornados in North America?

It's true this is the incredible “Butterfly Effect” – the idea used in the chaos theory that even a very small seemingly insignificant thing done by us today may lead to monumentally world-changing event tomorrow.

But you know “The Butterfly Effect” is actually happening in our lives on a daily basis. Our actions could be affecting others in ways unknown to us. Even though we may never know the exact effect of our words and action, it is pretty fascinating to just give it some thought. We can never know who is being hurt or benefiting from something that we do…  Just imagine for example a simple “smile”  instead of glaring angrily at the driver of the car who was not able to give you space to overtake, you just smile at him and in turn he feels a relief from a maybe 5 hour of road rage he may have been suffering from , he calms down and maybe , just maybe you saved a possible catastrophe on the road , where someone could have lost a very near and dear one forever. You just saved a life. Well done!  Keep smiling …

Similarly when it comes to the mat or matless world of yoga as we incorporate the practice in our daily life, while the postures, the breathing exercises, the detoxifying vinyasa flow brings about a tangible benefit to our bodies, it also energizes our energy bodies lifting our spirits and cleansing ourselves of all our physical, mental and spiritual toxins, hence making the world a better and cleaner place.

So to all you beautiful people out there .. we are all agents of change. Our words and actions never stop with us. We are all affected because we are all connected. 

 The universe is like that, light pouring into light, love increasing, the awareness of connection growing wider and wider until inside is outside and outside is inside, and all we are left with is miracles.

Ghostwriter ( Spelling correction : Guest writer)

Raindrops keep falling on my head, and giving me a reason for...

The first drops of rain always bring a smile on our faces. The smell of wet soil, the damp grass, and the slosh of puddles under our feet make us want to dance with wanton joy. Rains make a heart go romantic. Ever danced in the rain? The feeling is inexplicably beautiful. Hold your sweetheart's hand and walk in the rains while the clouds play cupid.

we all just love this weather, the whole city looks washed and pune looks beautiful this time. It's green all around and the plants look so happy, the sun keeps on playing hide and seek with the clouds.... Oh it's breath taking.
On a personal note this weather makes me curl up in the bed and just vegetate. Or I would love to sit by my bay window with a book and soft music playing in the background and me watching the raindrops on my window like tiny drops of pearls . The mere thought of it makes me smile.
It's such a satisfying feeling just to be by yourself ....ok now I am getting into a dreamy mode , but what to do it is just so therapeutic.
One more thing a hot cuppa tea with this ambience is like icing on the cake .
So folks go enjoy this romantic weather .