Love yourself to love others

Love yourself to love others. Always love what you do. Never give up what you love. Be patient and don't let others rule over you. A little fear is good but don't let fear not to do things what you love.
Patience is the success key to stay healthy and happy. Take your experiences as lessons and work out for better outcome. Practice silence to avoid quarrels and arguments. Forget bitterness of past and don't get worry about future. Past is history and future is mystery. Live in the moment which is heavenly.

 

What is happiness?

Happiness is a state of feeling when we are in joy, pride, satisfaction and gratitude. It differs from person to person. When a person's life is meaningful and worthful, then he is happy. Happy people are healthy, have more friends, they are generous and more productive, they are more innovative and creative, they love their family and the Universe and they can very well cope with stress and challenges. Social connections are key to happiness.
Build healthy relationships
Write down daily journal of gratitude
Be kind to others
Do good to others
Forget and forgive
Practice mindfulness
Have a healthy sleep of 7 to 8 hours
Absolute happiness is to find within us. It is eternal.

Wandering walk to explore new neighbourhood and stay fit

Wandering walk is entirely a different activity from walking. Walking is merely going to a particular spot, while wandering is a real journey to enjoy and explore the area. The landscapes, plants, trees, herbs and shrubs gives an idea of nature, the people walking and greeting gives the nice picture of the lovely people in the neighbourhood. When we are with our children in USA or in Australia, me and my husband used to do wandering walk to get a clear picture of the community where we live and to befriend with the nice people also who use to walk. This helps us to have fun and even an aim to live away from home with our beloved children and to know the neighbourhood and be in touch with the neighbours and residents in the community. It also helps to do some yard/ garage sales, festivals in the suburbs. Exploring along with enjoyment is great energy booster for seniors to stay young and fit.

 

Love and be kind to others

"Throughout all time and space, there is only oneself." Sri Buddha's words. We have to love and respect all beings. When our hearts are filled with love and kindness for others, without any discrimination that is the real humanity that we all are part of one another. This realisation helps us to view others just like we view ourselves. Even though we all are different, we are all humans and are thus, all one entity. We should neither hate nor disrespect anyone. We should act in a way to create goodness and happiness for all people around us and all over in the Universe.  Mostly all people wish to have wealth and prestige, longevity, happiness and merits in their life. Only if we practice good causes and perform goodness results in happiness and fortune. Let  us practice goodness to accumulate merits and fortune. And also teach and help others to do good and love and respect all beings. To start with the simple way is, " Think no harm, do no harm and speak no harm of others, that results in thinking only good, doing only good and talking only good of others and self, which leads to the principle of "Oneness."

Be happy and stay happy......

It was 8th of May....Mother's Day.
So it is a day to be treated. My friends shared their programmes of going out, having self care, invited by children like that.....So I thought to make Mother's Day great what to do. Then came the idea, I am in charge of the beautiful part of the home. Let me make a surprise lunch served in banana leaves. This is the picture of the lunch I prepared.
 Pumpkin curry on the right side, from right top avail a veggie mix in grated coconut, sautéed zucchini, red spinach and green lentil, just above rasam, tomatoes in tamarind, papadum, fish fry with sautéed onion with chilly flakes, banana chips, mango pickle and a banana. All at home were thankful and they loved to have a nice lunch on a Sunday and also on Mother's Day cooked by the beloved mom. That gave immense happiness to me. Let any special day come,  children's health and happiness are the most important things for a loving and happy mom.

Ear massage to increase immunity

 Ear massage helps to relax. It is great to massage your ears whenever you feel tensed, stressed or tired. Conscious massaging for at least five minutes will energise you. You can do this simple massage wherever you are. Just take a seat and start massaging.
Use your thumb and index finger to gently massage the ear lobes in small circles. Start massage from the bottom to upward and after completing come downward and repeat. Then place your thumbs on the entry of your ear canals, folding all the other fingers and rotate the thumbs gently clockwise, anticlockwise and again clockwise, five times each. Since the ear lobes are energetically linked to the brain any pressure on ear lobes helps to increase memory, intelligence skills and reduce tension in your body and overthinking.
Ears endings connect to the reflex centres in the brain and the massage on ear lobes helps the internal organs and the whole body by triggering the release of brain endorphins which allows to refresh your thinking, calm yourself down and energise your body.

Spend time outdoors and stay healthy

Outdoor activities are the gateway to energise your mind and body. The beauty of nature, the cool breeze and the company of dear and near ones builds in happiness and enhance your mood. Chatting, playing, singing, dancing, snacking and having fun and humour are the highlights of outdoors. The whole family from infant to seniors can enjoy outdoors and have their own fun and pleasure.
It can be for a day or more than a day with family or friends which will help to socialise and strengthening the bond of relationships.
Outdoors also helps to reduce stress and anxiety due to the daily hectic routine of work. Nature can do wonders, the fresh air invigorates and rejuvenate one thus improving their health. Go for outdoors on a monthly or bimonthly basis to enjoy quality time with family and friends.

Skies are sheer beauty!

If you are getting bored, watch the sky from your room or from any place you like to spend. Watching the cloud is an antidote to boredom. If we watch the sky on a regular basis, we will be surprised of the magic show of sky. Sky watching gives a feel of close with nature. Skies are so beautiful to behold. It's picturesque and the artist with in us can easily grab paper and paint to reproduce the beauty by drawing down.
It's amazing to observe different shapes of clouds in which we can read or write stories of our own. Without any expense one can watch this magic and beautiful show to enrich and enlighten self. Morning and evenings are the best time for me.
Above all, the sky show simply nourishes the soul.