Avid Voyage

YOU hold the light

Most often, many of us live within this illusionary envelope which we have created. Either we don’t have enough light to see the path ahead or we don’t have the light at all. Now, if we wish then we may choose to keep believing so and if not, then all that we need is a change of perspective.

‘This change of perspective will be a big deal’, is what we might start wondering the instance that we think about it. But in reality, it is exactly in contrast to this thought. It is one of the simplest thing which we could do. Remember, it isn’t always that difficult and complex to change your perspective. At times, all you need is the willingness to make the move, take that action and bring about the meaningful change which is required.

So, if you pay attention, close enough, then you shall find that right from the beginning you were looking at it all wrong. To have a vision, surely it needs one to be long sighted but that doesn’t mean you should be able to see the whole path leading to your vision. Your vision needs to be clearly thought of and well understood but the path leading to it, just requires to be lit enough for you to be able to take a few steps. As and when you keep progressing, the path peeps lighting up. There must not be an instance for which we should be worried about. Keep your vision in mind. Think, speak and act in accordance to it and everything shall fall into its rightful place. So stop worrying and always remember, ‘You hold all the light needed to have a clear vision’.

Valuable or trifling, we can always choose!

Isn’t this a food for thought? We are constantly faced with situations where we can choose between two options. Something which holds a value and the other being of negligible or of no value at all. The choice that we make dictates the future course of events and all the ripple effects it may cause.

Now, what we need to ponder over here is that, the things which are of value need not come in some particular form. They could be formless or could just be a heap of particles. What matters here is the value of it and nothing else. Sadly we are so hardwired by N number of external factors that we are more inclined towards the other factors and pay less attention to its value.

Now think about this for once. Do we choose the simple taste of healthy food or the tempting unhealthy food? Do we choose exercising for a healthier body or those shortcut methods for building a good physique?

This list could go on, but the point here is that we do know from deep within, we always choose the option which we shouldn’t. We let ourselves remain in the illusion of never being at any loss at all. We never realise that by choosing the later, we are always paving a path towards a mounting full of problems!

To sum up our behaviour, we can say that, ‘We always choose the sawdust over the gold dust!’

The world is full of competition?
Is there a constant pressure to race against everyone for being the best?

These 2 questions almost sums up everyone’s situation, isn’t it?

It is sad to see that people around the globe are just competing, all the time. Not that it is bad, in fact a healthy competition needs to exist, not just at some intervals but all the time. This is what keeps one growing and moving ahead in his/her journey of learning. But how is it that we forget one of the crucial essence of life? To enjoy, to cherish the journey all the while, this must have been of prime importance and not the competition itself.

What is the use of winning if you have not cherished the journey all along? What is the use of winning if you have not cherished all those little victories because you were only focused on winning against your competitor?

It would yield you better results, way beyond our imagination and satisfaction, only if you keep your focus on cherishing the journey and the teachings along the way. It’s just the matter of shifting your focus and the very competition ceases to exist and you start appreciating all the things that actually matter!

We all love guilty pleasures, don’t we?
But let us take a step back and think this through!

We wish to have an overall healthy life. Like having a healthier body, good mental health, a healthy work environment, healthy relationships and a really good emotional health. Now, if you notice then you shall find that one aspect is common among all of these. ‘Health’, this being one of the top most priority for almost every human who ever walked this planet. So, it is obvious that it holds such a prime position when it comes to our welfare.

You might find this as an irony ‘cause we always wish and pray for good health whereas our actions scream the opposite! It is more than baffling to see, one wishing about something and act in complete contrast. What’s interesting here, is the pattern of choice that we execute every time when we are placed with two choices - Healthy or Unhealthy, i.e., Delayed long term pleasure or Instant short term pleasure.

Any person with sound mind will choose the first one, but this is where it gets more interesting. Most of the times, majority of us choose the later one and without us realising, we set the domino effect in action. We don’t bother ourselves with the adverse effects this might bring back to us as we consciously choose to avoid its realisation for momentary pleasure.

This can be changed and it is easy to be done once you master yourself with self-discipline. Sure, initially it might prove to be challenging but being persistent with the efforts and seeing it through is the only way to shift your choice. As we do know that big rearwards do not come so easy, but when they do, we do feel all the efforts to be worth it!

So, stay strong and persistently keep making the right choice of cherishing the delayed but long lasting pleasures. This will surely make your life, as you wish it to be, ‘Healthy’!

‘Cause you’re amazing, JUST THE WAY YOU ARE!’ -

These words from the song might surely mean something different for many, however, we couldn’t stop ourselves from sharing our interpretation. In this world where everyone idolises someone or the other. Wishes and dreams to become like them. However, who can deny the fact that in the human history and in the future, there will always and only be just a single person like you - YOU!

No matter, what kind of flaws that you have. No matter, how flawed you feel that you are. The only thing, no one could deny is that you are unique and special in your own ways. No one could and no one will ever replace you! So stop going around to please everyone, to receive their approvals or acceptance. All that you have been through, all these years of experience from which you’ve learned and outgrown yourself, every single day. This is what that matters.

The immense journey of growth that you have been through; physically, mentally and emotionally is enough of a reason for you to feel proud of. Don’t feel bad even if you don’t fit in, even if you find yourself to be way different than everyone around. That is completely okay! You are who you are supposed to be and you can become who you wish to become.

Always keep this in mind, ‘There’s no right combination for the best you, you are best, just the way you are!’

Since centuries now we have just been discovering everything within our horizon. Going beyond that brings down a chill down our spine, isn’t it?

Just think about it for once. When was the last time you pushed yourself out of your comfort zone? When was the last time you tried learning something that was alien to you? When was the last time you thought about crossing that very comforting line called horizon?

It isn’t a necessity but if you wish to grow then this is the way you want to walk on. This is the path which can lead you to all those amazing things you have in your head, to all those wishes which seem wild to you. Well, it might be scary for you but are you sure about it?

Who knows that this very feeling of being scared might just be the exhilaration that you are feeling. Now whatever you think this feeling might be, if you are pursuing your passion and it makes you walk beyond your current horizons, then don’t hesitate to move forward. Just stay on track and be determined, you won’t believe this but when the time comes, your efforts will pay off.

Just remember, “Journey beyond your horizon is surely scary but as long as you’re on track and determined, the treasures await you!”

S U P P O R T

From the dawn of human existence, we are prone to an undying need for having support. No matter what is the case, even if we are the greatest of all, we need some amount of support in one form or the other.

Seeking support isn’t a bad sign, but do we need to cling onto it? Is this a healthy sign? Do we really need this? Does this kind of a living, ever prove to be good for our overall growth?

We know that we need it but need not be necessary for us to be clinging onto it. It isn’t that without support we won’t progress in our life. It isn’t that without it we won’t grow as a person. If we do know this, then what keeps us from freeing ourselves out of this constant need?

All that we require to know is that we can easily learn, grow and progress in any of the venture in our life. If in the journey, along its process, we require some amount of support; then rest assured and look around. Even though if you cannot see, all the required resources are around you. You will feel their presence and they will help you out at the right moment when they’re actually needed!

So be confident, keep learning and keep growing as the meaningful resources are just around!

We often hear people saying that life isn’t that simple, it is complicated and sure it might be. But who says that it only needs to be a black and white as well?

In this world of variety where one can find an array of choices ranging from the tiniest to the mightiest. You can have a beautiful life which is far beyond from the usual norms of yes or no, this or that, so on and so forth. Your life could be more than just the choices that you make which could lead you to have colourful experiences.

Well, if we think about it, don’t we all wish to have a colourful life filled with exciting and happy experiences? If we wish for it then why do we keep our way thinking to just the plain simple ways. We’re here on this planet to experience a chain of events and cherish the things around. When we could have such a wonderful life, such a wonderful journey, then why do we restrict ourselves from all of it!

Stop casting yourself away on a distant restrictive zone where you are void of all such amazing experiences which you could have just by choosing to. The life is yours to live, the choices are your to make. Then why stop and settle down with the black and whites?

Go out there, make the right choices and paint your life’s journey with all your favourite colours!

MAY YOU ALL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LIFE YOU WISH FOR!
- Team Avid Voyage

It is said that we are comprised of multiple layers, so does our environment around and not to forget the situations and our progress. When thought about, these layers do posses a challenge for us which makes us feel threatened. A sense of failure dawns upon us even before we’ve started.

However, if we dwell deeper then we realise that these challenges are in fact the training wheels we’ve always asking for. Going through something which makes us feel uncomfortable, which makes us feel uneasy is surely what we won’t prefer. Although, we even choose to grow as a person.

Now this is where the realisation, this awareness helps us to get through. Crossing every layer, crossing every challenge, makes us grow as a person. It not only enables our innermost abilities but even makes us learn some new ones along the way. These are the very presents laid out by our life for us after every layer that we cross. So no matter what happens, however difficult the challenge might be and sure at times it will be but you do remembers this, “Every layer that you cross, new presents are your way!”

We love our little comforting circle! Isn’t it? It is our normal impulsive choice to stay inside this circle. We think, speak and act in accordance to the comfort that we feel.

But have you ever thought about what it is doing to you? What is it doing to your personal growth? What is it doing to your mindset? It sure feels good to keep things that way but at what cost?

Well, to lay it out straight, this circle is your little well which has kept you bounded and your reality limited. It is better to jump outside that well. Break out the limitations, go past your fear and for once break/cross that circle.

Doing so will expose you to new horizons. You will see that until now you were just restricting yourself and your true potential was left hidden. Shift of mindset will start occurring and all this will lead to things you can’t even imagine. So, just break out of your circle of comfort and win over the world!

How come we are stuck up with waiting for the doors of opportunities to open? The world is a breathing ground of opportunities and yet we somehow manage to neglect this fact. Sure, our platter is full of N number of things, everyday and it becomes difficult at times to focus on the things which are right in front of us. But this doesn’t mean that we should not even pay attention to the things around which could potentially hold the opportunity we’ve been waiting for.

This surely will benefit, however, why not take it a notch up! Get yourself more interested in to learning something new. It shouldn’t be something of a mammoth task for you, just begin with baby steps. Take small learning tasks at hand, keep practising them and get good with those. Doing so will give you a list full of advantages, including the one we’re talking about -
“Open more doors to yourself”

There are plenty of doors out there in the world. So keep this in mind, ‘Learn something, and the opportunities are all yours!’

“The show must go on!”

Just by thinking about this, do you feel afraid? Or does it excite you? Well, for most of the times we are afraid. No matter how uncomfortable we may feel to express this but deep down we know we are afraid.

But wait for a moment and just think about it once. What it actually is? What really makes us feel so? What are we really afraid of? Is it just the only option? Or better yet, why can’t we feel otherwise?

Surprisingly the answer will always boil down to ‘you’. Every individual out there just keeps pressurising with countless number of reasons like being perfect, pleasing others, doing something different, to excel than others and what not. However, the only few criteria needed here are:
1. I love doing it
2. I am doing it not just for myself but even for other’s
3. It is bringing a sense of meaning to something or someone
4. I love the process
5. I am elevating myself along with helping others elevate in their lives

Life is too short to be afraid, just live it like it’s your first breath! So do not forget, “Chairs are set, the show will go on. So make the most out of it.”