Live it up !

It feels so good to get back to writing after a little break. Also I have been fishing for a good topic to write on and finally came up with this one - LIVE IT UP!! (Sounds so catchy).My recent conversations and observations has lead to me thinking that how life has changed from what it used to be. There is this typical life cycle that one follows from schooling to college then marriage/job followed by kids and then their education and the cycle repeats . Well does it always have to be this way ? Have you lost your identity in this chain of events ? Are you content from within ? May be some are and may be it's more of a comfort zone for a few. In this routine where have you placed yourself in terms of what you actually want to do in life and have you put your happiness aside for the ones around you? Mind you, putting your happiness over others is not being selfish its about living it up, as long as you are not causing any collateral damage.

The fear of societal acceptance is so deep rooted within us that we have learnt to blind fold ourselves and follow the stereotypical path. This morning when I was talking to this friend of mine (always a fun and a bubbly conversation), she told me - Rash what's your purpose in life? what is the meaning of your existence ? Are you here just to go by the norms and worry about what judgements people pass? She very beautifully puts it that we come in to this world as individual contributors . We are born into a family, however we are individuals at the end of the day who are accountable for their own happiness and life. Simple words with deep meaning. Its refreshing when simple fun conversations touch the deepest truth of life 😊.

So when we talk about living our lives, its not just about following the mundane routine , its about doing what makes you happy , it's about you dreaming , it's about you having the freedom to think and work on your thoughts , it's about you taking risk , it's about you giving time to yourself, its about you being you, its about you breaking down the boundaries created by your own self,  it's about you LIVING IT UP ! You are not in a bondage . You should be living as a free spirit - effervescent and joyful. Well now some may comprehend it as being a rebel. Not at all. It's not about the external factors it's more of an internal element. Living it up doesn't mean partying and making noise and looking all cool. Living your life is about making sense of your own existence. Let go of the anger, let go of the bitterness, let go of wanting to control everything, let go of jealousy etc
 Instead embrace the goodness of things and people around you have to offer. Experience the feeling of fulfilment within you based on doing what you believe in and enjoy doing. Its just not about existing on this planet , it's about living that one life given to you to the fullest. It's a lovely blend of happiness, gratitude , joyfulness, freedom, positivity, fearlessness, acceptance etc.

I keep telling the same to my own mother, she has pretty much lived her entire life for us and now is the time for her to live for herself . Her time now is ONLY for herself and not to be distributed to handle our issues. This may be misunderstood, so let me clarify when I say live for yourself, it doesn't mean you shy away from your duties, it means you do the ground work of full filling your duties and then the rest of the time is for yourself. More like finding a balance. You don't have to be ruled by someone or some entity, you don't have to live by someone else's rules. You are not responsible to keep everyone else happy at the cost of sacrificing your own liberty. My heart aches when I see that certain sadness in someone's eye for not being able to live the way they want to . Dont think too much and start living for yourself!

It's a mix of how we let others affect us along with how we maneuver our inner feelings. Don't take life so seriously, it's all about being light in your head and heart. It's all about finding pleasure in smaller things in life ❤. Don't cage yourself and others. Sometimes it so happens that people chain themselves by their own negativity and wrong perception. Break loose of these and open up to see the world with a different perspective, make the most of every moment given to you . Start living now from this very second before it passes by , so that you don't regret later. Very recently I came across a phrase that goes this way ."we practise to get better so start living to live better"

So let's start this evolution from mere existence to joyful living. First step is to begin with your own self and then pass that on to people around you. Let's make this a contagious phenomena 😊 Lets live it up !!