Nurturing Thurs- IKIGAI- The Happiness of always being busy.

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IKIGAI – The Happiness of always being busy.

“Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life” by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles (Book Summary)

 

 

 

 

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #106- Paradox

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #106

Welcome to a space beyond the Equinox, where equality becomes a myth again! If the Sun and Moon are not equal, can day and night be? The strength of the stars and power of perception gain importance here. It is all a matter of underlying meaning and perspectives.

PROMPT 106

Our theme this week is ‘Paradox’.

Some well-known examples are

1. Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.
2. I am nobody.
3. “What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw
4. Wise fool
5. Truth is honey, which is bitter.
6. “I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde
7. “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.” – George Orwell
8. “I must be cruel to be kind.” – Shakespeare
9. “The earth that’s nature’s mother is her tomb;
   What is her burying grave, that is Rainbow in her womb…” – Shakespeare
10. “The child is the father of the man…” William Wordsworth

You are free to use any of the above, other examples that you like, or invent some of your own.

I came across a new one today – All of us have a lesser number of friends than our friends do.

Incorporate the sentence in your piece – be it fiction, poetry, essay, anecdotes, memories or any other format that you choose.

Post it on your blog, and link it up here. If the pingback does not work, please copy-paste the link. Tag it ‘Reena’s Exploration Challenge’ for easy search in the blog roll.

Enjoy a blast of creativity…

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My take-

Deafening Silence

 

whenever

we disagree on something

you withdraw and

go into a shell

I find

your

silence  so deafening

should I feel happy

that you don’t fight back

but

this happiness is killing me

emptiness is filling me

the void between us is deepening

loneliness is crowding

with thoughts that you are thoughtless

you always make me feel guilty

your indifference widens the differences

is the depth of love is so shallow

that it will break

with few fights, that

difference of opinions

will make a rift

so wide

which we could not fill

and drift apart

 

Nurturing Thursdays- Talk to Yourself

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“Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?” ~ Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Nurturing Thursday- Stay Positive, Stay Happy

Good advice from Becca- Nurt Thurs – Fired!

“You only have control over three things in your life – the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take.” – Jack Canfield

So shrug off all the negative thoughts, sow a seed, nurture it and wait.

“STAYING POSITIVE does not mean that things will turn out okay. Rather it is knowing that YOU will be okay no matter how things turn out.”– Unknown

 

 

 

Nurturing Thursday- Optimism

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Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you. Mary Lou Retton

Nurturing Thursday- Happiness and Self Worth

https://beccagivens.wordpress.com/2017/10/26/nurt-thurs-multitasking

 

Nurturing Thursday- The choice is yours

To “give this planet a much needed shot of fun, support and positive energy” … I dub Thursdays as Nurturing Thursday.~ BeccaGivens

 

Nurturing Thursday- Move on

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” Everyday is a new day, and you’ll never be able to find happiness if you don’t move on.”

~ CARRIE UNDERWOOD

Year- The Daily Post

Year- The Daily Post

The year twenty sixteen

 Was a mixed bag of up and down

Sometimes I reacted sensibly

Sometimes like a clown

Now it’s to be seen 

What brings  twenty seventeen

Takes me up the ladder

Or throws  me down

But I believe

Happiness and sorrows

All come to an end

Don’t lose faith till the very end

Keep the hopes and dreams alive

Without them no one can survive

Failure is the key to success

And not the end

Happiness is…

happiness is looking into the innocent, cheerful, smiling eyes.

Sitting under a tree, its trunk keeping my back straight. Weather is very pleasant, cloudy, cool breeze, giving a hint of rain. I’m all alone, enjoying the surrounding, full of trees.

There comes a dog. Looks at my face. Perhaps for any sign of like or dislike. Founds agreeable. Comes close hesitantly. Sniffs my feet, then hurriedly licks my feet and runs away. Comes back again. This time more confident. Wags its tail, again licks my feet and goes away.

Suddenly comes a squirrel, stripped, cute, just 4 inches away from me. Looks at my eyes. I’m sitting very still. Not to frighten it away. We are both looking at each other. Maybe it thinks I,m a statue, perhaps. I can’t keep long without blinking. I blink. The spell is broken. It runs away.

This is the first time a squirrel has come so near. I feel sorry. I could not take its photograph but I’m happy, very happy.

It takes so little to be happy.