zoom out

 i guess all things are absolutely beautiful - including whatever we consider NOT to be - IF we can 'zoom out' (or 'zoom in') at 'right' level ... is the key in the 'balance' of our sight/mind?

https://earthview.withgoogle.com/gujarat-india-13818

https://earthview.withgoogle.com/kondh-india-13814

(both above from Earth View of Google)

iceberg यथा पिण्डे तथा ब्रह्मण्डे

it was a trip being planned for a long time .. wanted to again visit dark-sky reserve (some few hours from our place) during the recent neowise comet's appearance .. but it did not happen

finally - my son got a new phone - and he wanted to try out some night sky photography with it - and yes, he also wanted to drive for long (making good use of his recent learning license) - so, we both thought of going on a weekday 18th sep (though it was a weekday; since it was closer to new moon - for darker sky & better observation) .. 

it was indeed a good view - away from the light polluted night sky of a city .. but it was little chilly .. despite of the cold and the pandemic situation .. it was quite crowded (the ride through the rural roads made us feel we might be just 2 of us - but as soon as we reached the actual dark-sky reserve location - our assumptions were proved wrong .. we had to wait for getting a parking spot) ... we hardly spent half-an-hour out in the dark/cold night .. his excitement did not last long - his new phone settings that he wanted to try did not turn out exactly as he wanted .. but all in all it was good experience .. we even got a glimpse of a black baby bear on the way back (very close to our car/road)

we live in a high-rise building - and our parking spot is on the 3rd basement (that is 3 floors under the ground) .. the access to the lot is secured - and we have key/fob that we show at the door to open the locked gate .. our fob is attached with the car key - and we have to switch off the engine to take it out - roll down the window glass and show it to the sensor .. i think power of positive intention (or LoA - Law Of Attraction) helps me a lot .. almost always someone is coming out from the other side - so that I get the garage door open for me to smoothly get in without need to turn on/turn off ignition .. [sometimes i wait for few seconds - and off late i have noticed people have helped me from not only other side - but also from behind .. they have remote 'fob' and they come to my rescue :-) ]

while coming back from the dark-sky reserve trip - it was about 3am .. and coming close to the door - i made a passing comment to my son - "it is so late .. that my logical brain is not able to digest the thought that some car would be coming out from the other side so that we don't have to stop" .. and we used the key/fob - after putting off the engine for a while .. and when the door pulled up - i was happily shocked to notice - a guy was walking out on foot from the other side .. i was right! had i convinced my logical brain to wait for few seconds - the door would have been opened up for me even at 3am on a dark/cold night - and if not by an outcoming car - then by a man walking out on foot - very unlikely and unbelievable - but if you do allow - the universe has extraordinary power to re-arrange itself in a such a manner that it works out in your favor - because you want and believe - and it is win-win - where all involved are happy :-)

from - http://stock.adobe.com/free

our brain/mind - whatever we say is like an iceberg! the logical/conscious  'component' is very small/visible part - and it does the 'reasoning' (necessary for routine functions like 'driving') ... it also acts like a 'door keeper' and allows only logically convincing (or 'reasonable') thoughts or desires/day-dreams to enter the much bigger 'sub-conscious' mind - but if somehow we let those ideas (at times after 'fooling' the sentry) pass on to the super-powerful component - it invariably makes it happen - and it does it in its own unique effortless manner in most harmonious way - since it is in alignment/connection with the all knowing universe (that we often term as "God") .. that omnipotent is what is inside each one of us - and hence we bow to all with "namaste"  reminding i bow to divinity within you .. what is inside is what is out there यथा पिण्डे तथा ब्रह्मण्डे yathaa piNDe tathaa brahmaNDe

PS: while I share this with humility & gratefulness - I am also reminded of the guidance of the author of "The Science of Getting Rich" - where he says "Do not brag .." but instead "Take an honest pride .." :-) --> here

99 out of 100 is good enough ?!

 just finished '100 days or running' challenge for 2020 ... i could keep the self-commitment on 99 out of 100 days and i am happy ! ... grateful for the daily walks :-)

#comewhatmay was catchy - and that made me interested to explore this https://hdor.com/ in 2018 .. 

2020 was my 3rd consecutive year !! 

https://facebook.com/groups/769735296556908?view=permalink&id=1358265824370516 or https://bit.ly/HarshHDOR has one small write-up

what a day?!

with sun-rise starts one cycle of nature - and it was great to witness a rainbow

Yes! morning rainbow that too without rain was unusual treat i am grateful for :-)

and then in the night - i could witness the full-moon too :-)

Thank you GOD for the beautiful nature around all of us!

Apples OR Peaches?

 Below is a "guest" post - by 'Apple lady' :-)

“Apples or Peaches?” is a question I always had. To give more details let me present my question. I feel there is a thin line between compromise and positivity. Let’s say you want to eat an apple. You are really craving for an apple. You can almost feel how wonderful it is to bite into your crispy apple and enjoy its sweetness. With that thought you walk into a farmer’s market, excited to enjoy your apple. But its not apple season, its the time for peaches. Beautiful juicy yummy peaches all around you. So, what would you do? Would you buy a peach and say may be this is what is meant to be? May be peach is good for me? I will accept it and enjoy it. Or would you say good to see peaches, but I would still want to eat my apple  . What would you do? If the peach makes you happy, forget about the apple then the peach is really meant for you. You should go for it. But if in-spite of enjoying the best peaches of the season, you still crave for your apple what should be done? I personally think go for your apple. At least that is what I want to do, get my apples, and not compromise on peaches. Peaches are not for me. May be after trying the apple, I might want some grapes. That is ok because it would be my decision at that point not a decision I was forced to obey or was expected to abide by.

 

Now does that work, is the biggest question. Will it be considered as arrogance? Will I be punished by God, universe, or supreme self for not accepting the "peach" and going after the "apple"? I think No. Because everything goes from inside out and not the other way around. If God is all about Love, and only means well, He is above all the feelings of anger, rejection, arrogance. By that I mean if you thank him for the peach and continue your journey toward the apple, He will just assist you. and eventually make it happen. Now that is self love. You love and care for your decision or choice to the point that you are not ready to give up or compromise. And when you take care of yourself you will have the love and energy to do the same for others.

 

How do I know all this? Well I m learning it all myself... but I did do an experiment  . People who know me will tell you how I love the ‘why’s and ‘how’s and ‘what if’s? Curiosity is my second nature. So, let me tell you about my experiment. I was listening to "Awesome AJ”, I enjoy his small 10-minute videos on law of attraction. One of the videos he said try manifestation with something small... like a rubber duck. Yes, you heard it small yellow rubber ducky. He said think of it and it will show up as an image somewhere on TV or website you surf. So, I did. But I imagined that I am holding it in my hands. So that is my apple. I do not want to see an image of it, I want to touch it. Usually its there in homes that have small babies and I have grown up kids. So, it was going to hard, but I wanted to get some answers. First 24 hrs nothing. Next day I saw a real duck in a TV series I watch. I said, ‘thank you’, but I want to touch and feel a rubber ducky. Third day I saw a green ducky image on my son's shampoo bottle. I again said thank you universe, but I still want to touch and feel a rubber yellow ducky. By now trust me I thought maybe I am pushing it. But I continued. 4th day I walked into my daughter's room to give her a message from her friend. She is 17. We talked and I turned around and saw 2 yellow rubber duckies on her desk. I gasped and picked them up. I could touch and feel them. I asked my daughter where did she get these and she explained that her math teacher likes to give out rubber duckies to her students who do a good job. She was proud to get 2. She had lost them, but cleaning lady who had come a day before found them and put them on her desk.

 

why just 'OR' - make it an 'AND' :-)

I felt humbled and loved at the same time. For me that was the biggest lesson of self love that I needed to learn and also got a glimpse of the abundant enormous energy power, we refer to as GOD.

 

So, the Universe will give you whatever you are ready to work towards... apples or peaches. Nothing is enforced on us; we sometimes give up or lose faith in our self.

wave of GRACE

sharing one of the creation during the recent road-trip below -

All we need is a gentle wave of GRACE to see all our negativity effortlessly erased :-) 

universe is amazing!

have you slept on a WalMart parking lot?

it is not as bad as you might think ... telling from recent experience :-) ... yes, we have! in fact, it was a 'dream' for few years that finally came true ..

i checked my inbox - and it seems i had signed up for CanaDream's promotional offers way back in 2017 .. after 3 long years - finally, it happened - we rented an RV on a deal and had great time for the past weekend (some 3-4 days one way journey in a 'home' on wheels for 800 kms culminated with a train ride back home) .. apart from many experiences and learning - one of them was 'sleeping' in the 'luxurious' home parked on a WalMart lot .. for 2 nights in a row (not the same lot though - few 100 kms apart)

and yes - it was not just concrete jungle that we got to explore - there is more to share - but let's see one of the sunsets we got to experience at the Sandbanks Provincial Park below (where we could even do 'om mitraaya namaH' to the suryadeva

(to be continued .. ?)