Response
September 2023
Response
Fat or thin, it ain’t a sin
The article Own Your Body, in the August issue of Life Positive, was great. With so much hype and showing-off prevalent on social media and otherwise, many people have now started almost hating their bodies. We need to accept ourselves as we are and then work on making ourselves as presentable as possible instead of being obsessed with the concept of beauty portrayed by those with vested interests to promote their products. In this article, the author, Navni Chawla, shows us how to lead our lives by owning our bodies, as the title of the article says. I hope more people read this wonderful article.
– Sandy Johns, Delhi
Most adolescents, even the good-looking ones, have a body complex due to comparing themselves with others. This is a common complex that leads to many others later in life. We need to educate ourselves to not give importance to looks and curb our opinion about others, especially in front of youngsters. The lead article, Own Your Body, in the August issue of Life Positive, examines this and may make a difference to the mindsets of all. It could enable us to understand how each of us is unique and, therefore, should never demean anyone due to our opinion of them. This article also plays a role in increasing the self-esteem of youngsters.
– Poornima Thakur, Ranchi
Spiritual travel builds true grit I have always wondered why people spend so much time and money on pilgrimages, especially during times of climate change, when we hear about all kinds of calamities. The article Fierce Grace in the August issue of Life Positive showed me how pilgrimages are all about acceptance of all situations as they present themselves to us. I travel a lot due to my work, and I am proud of it; but I never thought of pilgrimages as a kind of divine travel. This article showed me the pilgrimage aspect of travel and I shall certainly include it in my travel plans.
– Sanjay Ghosh, Kolkata
Yoga column paves the way
Sirsasana is known as the crown of yoga asanas, which even experienced people hesitate to attempt. I have always tried to perform Sirsasana but could never do it, partially duto fear and partially due to a lack of effort. The article The Sitting Sirsasana in the August issue made me resolve to do it as it certainly seemed simple and doable. I am also going to share it with my friends so that we can attempt it together. Thank you Kamala Venkatji and Life Positive for adding value to our lives through simple fitness suggestions.
– Ramya Parthasarathy, Chennai
Waking up to a variety of mudras Meditation is something I attempted to do for a long time but gave it up due to my wavering mind. I know about mudras too, which are very simple to follow, and I particularly like what the author says about mudras being like mothers. I used to think only Jnaan Mudra was for meditation. However, the article Mudras for Meditation in the August issue of Life Positive showed me other mudras also, so I will now practice all of them for a holistic mind and life.
– Srinivas Shekhar, Mumbai
LP encourages skin care
Like the author in the article on collagen, Skincare: How Far Should You Stretch It?, in the August issue, my mother used to coax me to eat more fibrous food for good skin. On reading the article, she smiled at me without saying “I told you so” and shared it with all her friends too. This has resulted in everyone raving about Life Positive, which shows us how to combine modern thinking with ancient wisdom. I have been enthused by this article to speak to everyone about natural collagen.
– Shail Agarwal, Lucknow
Mothers everywhere
I was extremely touched by the article, My mother and others by Jamuna Rangachari in the August 2023 issue of Life Positive. Describing the positive role of all motherly figures in her life shows the temperament of a grateful person. I have experienced the loving care and protection of all my friends’ moms. I basked in their pampering as they found delight in feeding the one girl who was not a fussy eater. The article stirred up many pleasant memories in my heart. It reminded me to express immense gratitude for the motherly love that we all are showered with throughout our lives.
– Dr Bijal Maroo Maru, Mumbai
Of gratitude and compassion
This is in reference to a very good article Towards the Sun by Suma Varughese in the August 2023 issue of Life Positive. The writer has very well pointed out the importance of gratitude. Indeed we receive many things but do not realise their value. Rather we pay attention to things that we do not have and complain. This comes in the way of our happiness.
Along with the feeling of gratitude I would like to add the attitude of acceptance. In our life many things go wrong. At that time, we complain, and waste our energy in blaming, fuming and fretting. We should learn to accept it. This is the way nature works and is true for everybody. We need to keep calm.
Accepting does not me doing nothing. We have to take action as the situation demands. By accepting we are in the best position to find proper solution and find a way out.
Gratitude and acceptance will help us in leading a happy life.
– Arun S Dandekar, Mumbai