Journey

Journey

JOURNEY 

Loving My Life 

We all have to walk the path chalked out for us because keeping up with the Joneses can prove to be a  disaster, says Shivi Verma 

There was a time when I  thought that life was all  

about what you get. All  around me, there were toppers,  achievers, and successful people  who couldn’t help but flaunt  how lucky, hard-working, or  brilliant they were and how not  everyone was in their league. In  comparison, I felt small, weak,  insignificant, and sidelined by  destiny. I was working hard to  make something out of my life but  wasn’t succeeding at anything. 

I loved giving and sharing but often  felt like a fool when I found the very  people I had helped, cheating and  betraying me. I felt like a mistake  of God. However, as I began my  spiritual journey, my mind began  to settle down, and life’s picture  began to appear. I wasn’t supposed  to be someone else and resent who  I was. I was meant to respect my  individuality because kindness  and thoughtfulness dwelt in  me. If giving came naturally to  me, then I was supposed to give  without getting concerned about  reciprocity. If success wasn’t  meeting me halfway, it didn’t  mean that I was a failure. I was  meant to go on living and doing  my thing without pining for  favourable results. 

No two lives are the same, and  each one’s trajectory is different  from that of another. No two  flowers bloom at the same time,  but the late bloomers neither envy  the early bloomers nor complain  about blooming late. Receiving  or getting anything is not in our  control. But the power to give has  been bestowed on us freely.  

I learnt to give of my time, wisdom,  care, effort, money, and things  as much as I could. It filled me  with happiness and made me feel  useful. I continued to work towards  my goals with perseverance and  patience. I ensured that whoever  came into my life, whether at my  home or the workplace, always  left feeling stronger, happier, and  empowered. 

And the Universe caught up with  me soon. It began to return all  that I was putting out by way of  giving. I began to enjoy good luck,  fortune, respect, and acceptance  from others. Professional success  too began to enter my life, albeit  a bit late as compared to others.  By this time, I had learned to trust  the timing of the Universe. I had  learned to enjoy my unique being  and not live in comparison with  others. 

Secondly, I began to realise that it  was important to understand the  patterns of my life. A few things  could not be changed. For instance,  my life was filled with multiple  endings and new beginnings. No  matter how hard I tried to achieve  stability, it was going to elude me if  that was how my life was supposed  to pan out. 

So there was nothing to compare  with others. I was supposed to live  my life through its own sets of crests  and troughs, and love it for how it  shaped me as an individual. There  were going to be losses and missed  opportunities, and they would have  to be accepted and then moved on  from. Some milestones I will touch  and some will be touched by others.  What is important is whether I  acted on my intuition and inner  guidance or got swayed away by  zillions of opinions and free bits of  advice being doled out by others.  For as long as I was connected with  my inner Self, I wasn’t going to  make regrettable mistakes.

Editor-in-Chief of Life Positive,  Shivi Verma is a devotee who  found all her answers in loving  

God passionately.  We welcome your comments and suggestions on  this article. Mail us at editor@lifepositive.net