So, Who has Your Soul?

I read the following words the other day, "Give my Sins to the Devil and my Soul to God...." and loved it. It's such a simple line, yet, so profound and meaningful. The statement also got me thinking, who has my soul? I am definitely not learned or spiritually enlightened enough to be commenting on this, but, I now believe that when we give in to emotions like jealousy, greed, anger, hatred, revenge that's probably when the Devil has your soul and you commit sins.And, when you rejoice in others' happiness, forgive and add a smile onto someone's face, that's when you give your soul to God. I have made the statement a part of my prayers every night and hope to make it a part of my life by acting that way too....So, give it a minute and think...who has your soul right now?

Granted!

Why is taking someone for granted made out to be such a bad thing? I think it is the best gift life can ever bestow upon you. It just means that you can count on them to watch your back no matter what...how many such relationships can we boast of today? The comfort that your heart feels when you know you can take someone for granted in unmeasurable--the comfort of knowing that someone is going to be there for you...always, whether you mess up or do well.

Looking at it from the other side of the table, I'd say that if you are being taken for granted...then it just means that someone trusts you immensely. You should be proud of yourself that someone considers you worthy of that unconditional trust.

So, stop and think...how many relationships you have that you can count upon, unconditionally? And then...thank the heavens that you have them!

Right Vs. Right now

The battle between Right and Right now seems to be endless. I know that choosing the right way may bring some obstacles, and ultimately rewards, while the Right now may just seem alluring for the moment, and so I should choose the 'Right' way. But that's not the question...The question is How to decide which one is more important and which one to let go of? and what if you will pay dearly for either of those decisions?  How would you know what will be right in the long term, anyway? 

The Treadmill of Life

I run about 10 minutes on the Treadmill everyday. That's when I stop and think--on just about everything. Today, I was thinking of the treadmill of life. Aren't we all on a treadmill, constantly? Day in and day out, we run, trying to keep pace with life and all that it has to offer. We run for a better job, higher pay, we run to find love and sometimes, we don't even know what we're running after. I suspect many a times we are running away rather than running after something. What we're running away from, you may ask. I believe that we are running away from ourselves, from who we are, just that we term it as running towards a better future or better tomorrow. Life would be less of a treadmill and more of a winding path along a scenic hillock if we stepped off the treadmill for a minute and enjoyed and accepted what we have and who we truly are.