Gita knew: her life had taken a turn for the better. She was no longer feeling frazzled at juggling job and family. It was not that her life had become easier or that her problems had disappeared overnight. She just felt that she was equipped to handle it better.

Vani felt: better than she had ever felt in her life. She was no longer wedded only to her work. She had made her life richer by expanding her circle of friends and for standing up for what she believed in. Her project for providing education for the employee’s children had taken off very well and she felt justly proud.

Shyamala believed: she had made a difference to her neighbourhood by her drive against plastics. She no longer grumbled about her appearance and was more confident about herself. She was planning on writing a recipe book. She had already started driving around on her own and the few mishaps that she had didn’t faze her, as it would have done earlier. Moreover, she was having the best time of her life.

Have you too started experiencing small miracles in your life? Do you feel that you have re-discovered yourself in ways you thought were not possible?

Response to challenge

Before plunging ahead into the heady years of excitement that awaits you, be sure to take some time to re-evaluate and reconfirm your priorities.

Tighten your commitment to your self-care.

Be sure to spend your time and energy on things that matter.

Give your relationships a higher priority. Relate on a deeper, more intimate level.

Take regular breaks from routine. It’s important to have fun and pamper yourself.

All this may seem repetitious to you. Maybe you have already started doing all of the above and more to enrich your life. But important things need to be affirmed and re-affirmed time and again.

Your motto for this week –‘Stop, look and listen.’ Only by doing this, can you reach the deepest recesses of your soul.