Does your dream have gravity?

                      "After dinner, the weather being warm, we went into the garden and drank tea, under the shade of some apple trees...he told me, he was just in the same situation, as when formerly, the notion of gravitation came into his mind. It was occasion'd by the fall of an apple, as he sat in contemplative mood. Why should that apple always descend perpendicularly to the ground, thought he to himself..." It is the manuscript for what would become a biography of Newton entitled Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's Life written by William Stukeley. The apple may not have hit Newton in the head, but let's still picture it that way. The fallen apple let him come up with the "Law of Gravity".

                       Lazing under an apple tree, the scientist was hit by an apple on his head, which got him thinking as to why the fruit had come down instead of going up? There had to be some kind of a force pulling the apple downwards. The scientist called this force gravity. Being a psychological student, I was wondering what could be running in young Newton's mind at the time while he was sitting under the tree. Being hit by an apple on the head would have been painful. I somehow have this gut feeling that the young scientist's mind was completely absorbed with thoughts about the apple always descending perpendicularly to the ground. There are books which state that Newton watched the apple tree not just while sitting under the tree but also while working in his mother's garden. Probably, the apple tree in the garden was fixed in his mind. I wouldn't be surprised if Newton dreamt of the apple tree and it's fruit falling down and not in any other direction. Bingo! Newton found direction for his dream. The passion to find a satisfying answer to his curios observation gave him the result. The result being - "The Law of Gravity didn't go either side wards or in any other direction but just landed in his thoughts".

                    It's the same with everyone. We have our own gravitational forces which we tend to ignore. These are the ones that help us realize our dreams. They always land themselves right in our hearts and not side ways or upside. It is up to us as how we feel them. Gravity of our dreams shows us the signs of possibility. A possibility to achieve our dreams. A possibility of looking at a chance and take it. Many times in life we give up and accept failure just because we don't realize how close we were to being successful when we give up. We choose to ignore the gravity of our dreams or rather we tend to forget how powerful our dreams are. But the fact is that no dream is small. A dream has the power to move the minds of men. A dream can never work against you. The gravity of your dreams would not let anything against you. There can be just one owner of a dream and the one who believes that his dream has the gravity is its master and would eventually see his dreams coming true.


                 This question is for you. Does your dream have gravity? Gravity to succeed?

Narrow your frames!

                      A human eye can watch up to 300 frames per second. Not quite surprising. The surprising fact is that of all the 300, its just one frame that captures our concentration.  Breathing your dreams cannot be put in a much simple way. While it takes someone with such a concentration to attain new levels of experience, it needs courage to see his dreams.A courage to narrow the rest of the frames for a better vision of that "particular dream" which can take our breath away the moment we realize that we have achieved it. Remember that life is not the amount of breaths you take, but it's the moments that take your breath away.

                      We all have many dreams. But the basic reason behind all these dream remains the same - to make it big. Just like the human eye, we too see many dreams.Just like the eye adapts itself very quick to an image, we need to be quick in adapting to our dreams as well.  But the ultimate success remains in narrowing our frames and concentrating on one dream and realizing it. Dreams are the most powerful weapons which can either make or break a person. If you can advance confidently in the pursuit of your dreams, you will enjoy unexpected success While we all have dreams, not everyone of us must be really living our dreams. Life might give us its own reasons for not letting us get past the dreaming stage and somewhere down the lane, we might be stuck. There is a lot of difference between dreaming and living your dreams. Making a dream come true is a joy that might not be expressed.in words.

                    Like narrowing of frames is a blind rule for the eyes for a clear vision, narrowing down our frames is important as well. You need to realize where you are stuck and get out of it. A midst travelling the rugged road, never forget to dream or go for your dreams. Most of the times, we are stuck in the stony path and forget about our dreams. We end up getting something which we never wanted to or something which was never our cup of tea there by leading to dissatisfaction over life.If your heart is in your dream, no request is extreme. You are all you can be. Go and be it!

                 
                     

Be like the dreamers of the day!

             I woke up to the sounds of joy and cheers in my house. Being a nocturnal human, am used to missing the early sun shines and birds humming. I was told that my brother has cleared his C.A Final exams. For a moment, I went back to the past. We were two sisters and a brother born in a hyper educated family (I coined the name after I lost the track of degrees my mum earned). My sister and I went on to complete our Medicine in Physiotherapy and my brother started his C.A. My parents were sure of where they wanted to see us and I guess we never disappointed them in that matter. But my brother's struggle should be mentioned here.
                 

            After High School, my mum told him that it was her dream to see him as a Chartered Accountant. He was all game for it. I wonder back then whether he even knew the responsibilities of a Chartered Accountant. I come from a small town where the world wakes up at 6and sleeps at 9pm. Little exposure to corporate world. He joined a college not far from our place. He started chalking out his own plans to realize my mum's dreams. If my mum dreamt on his behalf, my brother enacted her dream with ease. The first challenge came in the form of age inadequacy. Unlike local private schools, this is a national forum and his application for the exam returned unapproved as he was short of the required age. He had to wait patiently for his turn and meanwhile went on to complete other courses which might help him in the near future. When it was his turn, he scored a national rank and that was his first success but definitely not the last. He simultaneously went on to complete his Masters in Commerce and by the time he completed his C.A, he has a Maters degree in Commerce where he was a regular student an a E MBA degree which he pursued through distant education.  To a reader, all this seems quite normal. But for a 20 plus something guy who has little exposure to the big world, this is an achievement.


           As a matter of fact, it wasn't his dream. During a confession chat with my brother, I asked him what was his dream..He told me that he always dreamt of making my mother's dream come true. He never had any back up plans as he was pretty confident that he was going to make it come true. He went on to follow his dreams. In an era where we shout at the top f our voices about our right to dream, this guy is an inspiration for many more there. A guy who generously allowed his parents to dream for him and went on to achieve them with confidence, curiosity, courage and constancy.

           All men dream but not equally. Those who dream by the night in the dusky recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are the dangerous men for they act with open eyes to make it possible.


           

Are your dreams in place?

           Life guarantees something every moment- "change". Our hopes and aspirations change along with the world's ever changing reality. All through this while, its common and fair for our dreams to change too. However, you can still weave your dreams according to the changed circumstances. Stick on to the basics of your dream and weave with knowledge and confidence. When you have the freedom to dream, why do you have to settle for anything less? When I am talking about dreams, am talking about "highly desirable goals in the near future which we wholeheartedly intend to reach. 

       Go for the biggest thing you have ever wanted. Understand and analyse the opportunities that you have to realize this dream. All through this while, believe that you can achieve this dream. The way you encourage yourself  matters as the way others see you and your dreams is completely different from the way you see yourself and your dreams. Aim for the highest. Don't shy away from anything. We always begin from where we are and where we want to be. That seems to be a far distance. Our responsibility is to narrow that distance with confidence and moving in the right direction.To do that, we need to draw our goals and dreams closer to us, while simultaneously moving towards them.

       While am writing this blog, am trying to fight with all my might to achieve my long time dream. I have been only dreaming about this one since the time I started going to college. I know that this needs a lot of convincing and let the other part of the world see my dreams through my perspective. Well, its not easy and am prepared for it. Every morning when I wake up, I wake up with hope to find someway to at least go a step nearer. Every night, I tuck myself into the bed with clumsy thoughts and ideas with disappointment that today has been just an other day which wasn't mine. But that doesn't either stop me from waking up the next day or stop dreaming of my goals. For me, dreaming is like a warrior getting ready for a battle. He goes to the battle every time only to win. When he loses the battle, he doesn't sit there and try to transform his loss at he field to a victory. He waits for his wounds to heal and begins everything new with the same passion and concentration. A true warrior knows that a war has many battles to be fought and he just lost one of them. But he has got lot more to win and the passion continues. 

        Before somebody else gets what you wanted and again you are sick of it, believe in whatever you do and live to see it through. Don't ever be afraid to live the dream you want. Excuses will kill your dream. Until you have your dreams in place, it's not really a dream- it's just another fantasy full of excuses.Follow your passion, focus on your dreams and never quit!

Put your jacket on!

                Today, I was watching the film, "The Karate Kid".A kid who comes to China along with his mother is beaten up by the local kids ans in order to save himself from being bullied, starts learning "Kung Fu" from Jackie Chan. For the first few days, the kid is taught to put on his jacket, take it off, drop it on to the ground, pick it up and hang it on. The regime remains the same to the kid's surprise. Bored of doing the same thing time and again, the kid confronts his master telling him that with this he cant beat his opponents. The Mater's reply in his own words -"Kung Fu lives in everything we do, Xiao Dre! It lives in how we put on the jacket, how we take off the jacket. It lives in how we treat people! Everything... is Kung Fu". To the kid's surprise, he realizes that he has built his muscles just by picking up his jacket and he has learnt the basics of "Kung Fu".



              Many times in our life, we are tired of  putting on our dreams. Probably,  too tired to put them on after dropping them on to the ground. Is it that because we are going through rough times, we no more want to wear our jackets ever again? When we are going through rough roads, at times, it feels best to wait and let the time pass on while we are doing nothing. But being still and doing nothing are two different things. When we try to look at our image in a  pool of plain water, we see a clear image But when we try to see the same image through rippled water, we see a blurry image. Its good that we wait until the ripples calm down so that we can see the clearer image. But growing impatient and not even trying to wait for the water to plain down is like doing nothing and unforgivable. We need to realize the fact that our dreams are the essence of our lives. They move inside of us and flow through our bodies to give us power from within. Why do you have to try so hard to fit in when you born to stand out?

           
              Paul Coelho wrote " It's the possibility of having a dream that makes life interesting". Life doesn't give its reasons as why it wants us to drop our dreams and hang them on. But the truth is that we hang on our jacket only to put it on again. Love your dreams and you are half way through your victory. When we hope to fly, we ought to be ready to fall down for the first time. Falling down doesn't mean that we drop our dreams of flying. Every morning you wake up, you have to make some decisions. These decisions might want you to put on your jacket or hang it on.  Life will knock us down, but we can choose whether or not to stand back up. And History share its pages only with those who stand up to their dreams.



             

           

           

Get out of your own way!

Ever felt directionless in life? Thought that dreams are just dreams and not taking you anywhere? Ever felt that you are at a stand point whereas the whole worls is moving at a fast pace? Lot of questions but not a single answer? Wondering the very meaning of your existence on this planet Earth? Worried that criticisms have been piling up inspite of all the hardwork that you put up? Trying hard to motivate yourself? If you have answered positive to any one of these questions, pat your back and just say that its quite normal.

          Tom Cochrane sings-
                   Well, life's like a road that you travel on
                   There's one day here and the next day gone
                   Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
                   Sometimes you turn your back to the wind


           Not every day can be bright. You might wake up in the morning to watch the sun shining bright and another day you might wake up to see the same sun hiding behind the clouds. Rain or shine, you are the master of your life and no one can question it. Many things happen just in a blink of an eye and not all the happenings bring a smile on your face. For a moment you enjoy them and the next moment you wonder whether it was a dream. The only thing that stays with you and says " until-death- does-apart" is the passion for your dreams. If you have a dream, you have to protect it. Things might not be working the way you wanted them to be. It is common because you that gives you a chance to think different. If your "old school thoughts" aren't allowing you to think different, then it's time you get out of your own way. Sometimes, your biggest obstacle can be "you". You need to step back and think as how you want to be perceived- " A man who believed in his dreams and lived to see them come true" or " Once upon a time, there lived a man who dreamt of making it big".
                 
           Its just one life. And one single shot -either to make it or break it. It is that "one step" that can either throne you or dethrone you.

           Remember what Will Smith said in the film "Hitch"- "Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it's the moments that take your breath away".

Dream for satisfaction..Success follows

           Many a time we aren't sure of what we want in our lives. At times we have this strong urge to be successful because success makes us rich. As kids, we all might have dreamt of becoming a pilot, a doctor, a teacher or a model. As we grew up, we realized that they were our fantasies and we either decided to follow one of them seriosuly to make a career or chose a different one all together. The basic reason still being the same: to be successful. The idea of success holds different meanings for different people. Being rich has become the synonym for the word success in the recent times. But changed time has brought a change in the way people perceive success. People have realized that money can never guarantee happiness, health and success.

          Its always good to dream of making it big because dreams do come true. But one should have a clear idea of wat success means to them. During one of my conversations with one of my friends, he told me this "Learning some thin out of the box is more satisfying. Being good and learning some thing unusual which no one would have even thought of is more satisfying". Simple thought but sounded satisfying. Passion towards our dreams and optimism are required to give a practical shape to our dreams. According to Azriel Hirish Friedman, "Our lives are cluttered with dreams that have died, left abandoned as life swept us on. All our dreams -- even the silly ones -- contain a point of our deepest yearning to unabashedly invest our heart and soul into life".

         Dreaming to make it big is like a farmer digging for a pool of water. In India, where the traditional occupation is farming, every farmer's dream remains the same - a green field. A farmer doesnt find the water spring the moment he starts digging. He breaks through hard ground, moves away all the rocks and after hours  (sometimes days) of struggle, the thirsty ground becomes damp. Dig deeper and you uncover a beautiful underground stream that washes away everything in its path.The earth and rocks are the obstacles -- pessimism, unrealistic planning, incorrect beliefs, negative character traits -- that keep us from feeling truly alive.The farmer's idea of digging deeper into the ground might sound tiring but at the end of the day, he is the owner of the green spread in fromt of us.All our dreams -- even the silly ones -- contain a point of our deepest yearning to unabashedly invest our heart and soul into life. Use your unique set of talents to refine your endless opportunities and believe in your ability to actualize your deepest dreams of what life could be.

Life is a continual story of dreams.

                During one of my visits to my home town, I met one of my very close childhood friends. I have known her to be an optimistic sport who was passionate about making it big one day. It was long time that I haven't met her and wanted to see how she was doing. While I was waiting for her, I went back to our good old times when we used to sit on the terrace and chalk out our future. My friend came and after our hugs and "missed you's", I asked her how she was doing and how far her dreams have come true. For a moment, I wondered whether I put a wrong question because I could see tears rolling down her cheeks.After a bit of cajoling, she started her experience. Soon after finishing high school, we took different paths. I went ahead to complete my graduation in Physiotherapy. She completed her graduation and tried pursuing her parents to send her abroad for Masters. She always believed that she was meant for the bigger cut. Her parents were adamant that she get married. My friend hails from an orthodox family and all her cries were left unheard. Her parents started searching for matches and years down the lane, she is yet to get married. I asked her as why she didn't get herself employed all these years. Her response startled me. Her mother wanted her to stay     at home and learn the household chores as she was hopeful that her daughter would get married in the coming months. Years passed on and my friend stayed at home. All her peers went abroad and she was here, hoping for a miracle to happen in her life. I suggested her that probably she could get married to an NRI so that she can realize her dreams once she goes abroad with him. She liked this idea and told me that she never thought about this and would talk to her parents about this. Few days later, I get a message from her stating that she spoke to her parents about it and it worked! Few months later, I received a call from her inciting me to her marriage. She was excited as the guy works abroad and has approved her plans to pursue her Masters and boost her career. I felt very happy for her.

                 Having dreams and a vision is great, but what if those dreams don’t match up with present-day reality? Should you just give up on them? Absolutely not! But sometimes pursuing your dreams means stopping to build a bridge to get there. Use the resulting insights to fuel your efforts to overcome your current obstacles and help you keep an eye on your vision. Take stock of your challenges."It may not come today or it may come tomorrow, but it is well that it is within your heart.  It’s well that you are trying."You may not see it. The dream may not be fulfilled, but it’s just good that you have a desire to bring it into reality.

Life is a beautiful dream.

 Few months back when I started taking my salsa classes, I pretty well remember my trainer's very first words. While learning salsa, you need to imagine dancing with a glass of wine on your head. One wrong step and the wine is on the floor. You can neither mend the broken glass nor collect the wine back. Salsa is all about graceful body movements and its the same with your life. Life gives everyone a fair chance. Its we who make or break our dreams. Ashley Smith couldn't have written it more better when he said -"Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams". Sync in with your dreams for a perfect life.

Segismundom, a royal prince who was imprisoned by the King for the fear of an oracle prophesied sings so beautifully about life like this:

I dream that I am here
of these worlds these imprisonments charged,
and I dream that in another state
happier I saw myself.
What is life? A frenzy.
What is life? An illusion,
A shadow, a fiction,
And the greatest profit is small;
For all of life is a dream,
A beautiful dream

Live your life to realize your dreams and fulfill them. Everyone dreams but very few make their dreams come true. Are you one amongst them? Are you the one who can dance with a glass of wine on your head?

Dreams deferred?

An excerpt from Langston Hughes's A Dream Deferred:

What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up 

like a raisin in the sun? 

Or fester like a sore-- 

And then run? 

Does it stink like rotten meat? 

Or crust and sugar over-- 

like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags 

like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?

Can the answer to this be:

A dream deferred runs like the blood in the veins and supplies strength and courage to an individual thereby helping him realize reach his dream.

Don't let the obstacles of the moment create your future. It's too easy to run into trouble and get so caught up in overcoming it that you give up on the dream in the process. Life doesn't guarantee that every dream would be achieved at the very first go.Life doesn't come with a promise to accentuate success and fame in every path we travel. It's the reason why there have been so many great inventions. Let your dream be the next big thing!!

Dream above the clouds.

Few days back, I got a text message from one of my friends, which goes like-" When it rains, most of the birds head for shelter. The eagle is the only bird that, in order to avoid the rain, starts flying above the cloud."   An eagle learns to fly the hard way. The Mother Eagle stirs up its nest, hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them on its wings. Sometimes when a young eaglet is fearful of taking its first flight away from the nest, its forced out of its nest. The Mother Eagle flies high in the sky and from there, drops the younger one. But before the panicked eaglet reaches the ground, the mother comes and positions itself so that the eaglet lands itself safe on the mother's body.  In our lives as well, when obstacles come our way, for a moment, we tend to forget our dreams and the passion that towards our goals.In the whisk of a second, our dream becomes insignificant as we have an obstacle to face before we reach our destination. Its only human to do that.  The moment we stop looking at the barriers and aim high, we are already a step closer to fulfill that wish which we have been dreaming about for a while. That's what Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 116 speaks of; 


Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark 
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;


Your love for your goals should never find its alteration. It shouldn't be removed nor should it be shaken.