Her Sides

Someone once told me that still waters run deep. I guess back then I was just fascinated by the phrase and paid little attention to what it really meant. All through school, I perfected the art of skimming over things. Like a burst of water running over a rock, I read through pages of materials with incredible speed and basically got the general overview. My reading style worked well for me—at least for a while. I prided myself on being able to get through vast amounts of reading materials in an amazingly short period of time. I could also talk about what I had read with great precision but with little conviction. Paying attention to details was never my strongest point. Having a holistic idea was more fun than getting bogged down in details. I felt that getting down to the tiniest detail would mean spending more time in a particular position—and that was no fun at all. I always wanted to do something else, move on to the next phase, and face new heights...

Should you just stop trying then?   That’s a question we ask when we have come to the end of our strength and are still unable to make headway. What’s the point of trying if you are just going to fail? What’s the point of even trying a little if you fall flat on your face every time? Well, as tempting as it may be to sit back and throw in the towel, it really is not an option. I have learnt that playing a game isn’t always about winning. Sometimes it is the process and what you learn along the way that matters. You must have put in some level of work, commitment and perseverance, all of which goes towards building the strength of your character. So maybe the aim of living isn’t about the end point we set for ourselves but the process of transforming us into the person we become. Ask yourself, will I let myself become bitter from a mistreatment or will I become a stronger, more steady person? After all, living is about being involved, existing is j...

In the rush of living, in these fast-paced times that we live in, it’s very easy to forget who you are, or—even worse—to lose yourself in order to conform to a norm or to achieve some grand ambition. So, here are a few tips to help you remain you or to find yourself again. Focus on your life, your lane, your fight. Have you ever seen an athlete in the middle of the race looking left and right to admire the race another athlete is running? Of course not; all athletes know that in order to win, they need to be focused on their lane. Keep your eyes off what others are doing and how they are trying to live out their days on Earth. Focus on your life and what you were born to do, and build your temple according to the plan given to you by your creator. Faith is hope for the things to come. You can’t afford to lose faith in God or in his word concerning your life. It’s something I have seen in life; you naturally attract what you hope for. So, if you want so...

We make everyday choices and hardly give it a thought. What clothes to wear, food to eat, taxi to take – mundane task that don’t require much brain power. We don’t think about it because they have become a natural part of our lives. We have done these simple tasks for such a long time that we can carry on doing them without giving much ado.  It’s now become a part of our lives. And that is fine. With each passing day and as you master the chores of your life, there is a tendency to lose the thrill, to dissolve the anticipation of what another day brings and just carry on living. When 80% of what you do in your day life has become a routine how do you keep the thrill of living, the joy of change and the anticipation of the unknown tomorrow?   ‘Be thankful’   One of the ways I have found really helpful is keeping a grateful heart. To look at everything in your life, every day, and be grateful for the many gifts you have. I have found that being thankful help...

“Go out and stand before me on top of the mountain,” the LORD said to him. Then the LORD passed by and sent a furious wind that split the hills and shattered the rocks but the LORD was not in the wind. The wind stopped blowing, and then there was an earthquake but the LORD was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake there was a fire but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the soft whisper of a voice. 1 Kings 19:11–12 Someone once told me that still waters run deep. I guess back then I was just fascinated by the phrase and paid little attention to what it really meant. All through school, I perfected the art of skimming over things. Like a burst of water running over a rock, I read through pages of materials with incredible speed and basically got the general overview. My reading style worked well for me—at least for a while. I prided myself on being able to get through vast amounts of reading materials in an amazingly short period of time. I could al...