Live life to the fullest !

Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho
Jiyo toh iss pal aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhri ho

Just watched Golmaal 3 last evening!  A whole time entertainer!  Punch in various dialogues. The one most striking - "Add life to your day, not days to your life". What a message in the same.

      "And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
-  Abraham Lincoln

Coming to the crux of the message have we anytime pondered on this?

OK. Let’s begin the day today adding life to it.  How do we do that? Well my experience put the following in the forefront.

Positive thoughts  for the day : All of us do have a lot of thoughts in our mind , some really worrying , some refreshing , some painful , some joyful...... . Of all this, let us take an oath that we would begin the day only with the most cherished thoughts. That   sets the day rolling without any hurdles what so ever. God forbidden if there could be any hurdles, the positive feelings of joy would nullify them by empowering one and all to face and solve them.
Duniya ki baatein waatein chhod ke
Gummo ki baahon ko marod ke
Khushi khadi hai jis mod pe
We got to go that way, we got to go that way
What we focus our attention on grows and becomes a more important part of our experience. Hence let us focus on the positive happy thoughts and experiences and begin our day.

Live a passionate life: I have been given this duty in my life. Let me accomplish what has been destined & sail through this voyage of life with all its glory. Let me feel the passion to live every second of this voyage in their bountiful experiences… Let’s begin the day with these sparkling thoughts to rejuvenate ourselves to add life to our day. Let’s learn to enjoy every bit of activity that we do through the day. Passionate life is continuously learning, loving & growing without any doubt.        

Realize your unique potential: Every man is bestowed with a unique quality, ability, art or any developmental potential. Harness this potential and plan your life. This ability would be possible only by daily practice of visualizing the results of your potential. This does not mean Day dreaming but a constant awareness to get to know what your potential is and capitalize the same.    

Live each day as if it were my last, but learn each day as if I'll live forever:  Recall the happenings of the previous day silently. You cannot change what had happened. But certainly they must have made marks on your life. Let experiences each day teach you   a new lesson which could be cherished through years for a successful voyage in the vast sea of life. 

Some lovely music, a walk in the garden tip toeing on the rhythms with the music or else enjoy the sounds of the dawn. Sound in Mumbai would mean not the chirping of birds, but the cycle bell sounds of the milk vendors & paper vendors and bustling autos that have just begun their day. These have become part of any Mumbaite. We have learnt to accept these sounds of dawn. Well the fortunate ones who could walk around with the Mp3 player could start the day from 5 am with various bhakti geet from channels. Such in their own world are contented that they have begun the day most peacefully.

Be aware of every moment:  Time to have your bath. Enjoy the water drops trickle all over you from the shower. Have a nice breath of the scented soap. Recall the fragrance of your favorite flowers! Watch the lather on your body whither away like froth from the sea as you stand under the shower.Oh! How fresh am I? Ready for a jubilant day..... At your breakfast table....... Feel the aroma of coffee /Tea. How refreshing is it? Do not gulp it down with thoughts of what has to follow for the day. Celebrate all the wonders and precious moments that make your life special!

Enjoy Good Food:  How often have you wondered why there are so many of food outlets across the Globe. Is it just for your survival? Oh No...... Mankind spends enough of resources toiling and making them the most relishing, divine. Oh Yeh ! What a variety across the globe? We all do relish quite a variety of them too. Direct satisfaction to our taste buds which could be really measured on a scale of ten. Right? On a daily basis have we ever enjoyed each morsel that we are destined to? Remember one of the greatest pleasures is to eat great food and enjoy every bit of it. (All of us earn for bread & butter. Do we really have time and mindset to really appreciate that when we have it? We drag the day along running for the money to get these............?)

Thanksgiving: Oh I had a wonderful day to live! Thank you God to have given me this to make my stay here worthy of living. Have we anytime gone to bed with this attitude? OK. Let’s start today. Get back to me with your feelings after following this. Let's be amazed of our existence and show gratitude to the power what ever you may call GOD, Krishna, Allah, and Jesus Christ..... Think of those special moments you are grateful for!