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We had a disagreement over a matter on our weekly family call. I was grateful that all the stakeholders handled this breakdown maturely. What we agreed in the end was that this is the basis of us having an open, loving, respectful and honest bond that holds us together. Each one walked away with his individual learnings and pledged to do better going ahead.
Are we curious enough to understand the other? Are we able to challenge our default patterns which sabotage us again and again. Recognize yours and start changing bit by bit. The fruits that you shall reap will be worth the hard work, investment and effort.

Humbly with love
Prerna #differences #love #respect #honesty #relationships #transformativesolutions #selfsabotage #saturday #goodweekend

Effective communication, active listening, and powerful conversations are rarely practiced as per my experiences in holding inter-cultural diversity trainings with organizations over the years. This permeates in our interpersonal relationships too. I was given the privilege to dissect a misunderstanding where one party did not understand the other despite efforts to deliver clear communication. The party confessed that they were blocked due to their cultural narratives and unawareness around the situation. The parties were able to resolve the situation and the friendship and cooperation continued due to the intellectual and emotional maturity of those involved.

What narratives are stopping you from experiencing the magic and bliss of life? Ponder, reflect, and make the necessary tweaks my dearest treasures.

Blessings in humility
Prerna #communication #communicationstrategy #activelistening #curiosity #openness #reflect #selfreflection #magic #culture #interpersonalskills #transformativesolutions #saturdaymorning

I was told of being stubborn over an issue where I thought I was being loving, kind, caring and generous with my resources. Upon reflection and a conversation with a very dear friend about this, she brought to my kind attention her perspective which made total sense. I, in my blind narrow tunnel vision had overlooked this perspective completely. How often do we go through life overlooking others‘ perspective? What possibilities do we deprive ourselves of as a result?
Ask yourself this question today. Reflect, journal, take appropriate actions and move forward. I always reflect upon what the other is telling me, discuss openly and curiously to understand the complexities of life and relationships. I call myself “work in progress”

Humbly in the spirit of service.
Prerna #activelistening #humility #curiosity #newperspectives #saturdayvibes #transformativesolutions #deepavali #weekendvibes

As a follow up to last week’s post – walking the path of Awareness and Conscious Presence brings its challenges in the form of difficult situations that force us to go into feelings of despair, despondency, frustration and helplessness. The mind, due to its tricky nature, casts its veil of fogginess to trap the being in its deceiving net. At times like these, the practice of surrender and discernment are useful tools to apply. We must remind ourselves that this is Consciousness posing itself in our path for us to grow and learn to choose virtue over vice.

The freedom and space experienced upon overcoming these difficult situations shall be evidence of one’s progress.

Humbly in the spirit of service
Prerna #choice #surrender #discernment #awareness #consciouspresence #consciousness #veilofillusion #maya #transformativesolutions #saturdayvibes

Have we asked ourselves why we are given the gift of life? In my humble opinion, we receive this body as a tool to elevate ourselves in the evolutionary pyramid. We are given family, friends, circumstances and events that help us make wholesome, wholehearted, and wise choices. Are we exercising this choice? If so, our lives must reflect the quality of relationships we are able to enjoy. Our outer worlds must reflect our inner way of being without incongruence.
The mind by its very nature is out to deceive and take us down a rabbit hole. The tool of awareness helps us stay conscious and awakened Let us all spend a few moments to learn from our past mistakes and rectify one day at a time. Small changes on a daily basis can lead to huge transformation.
Life offers us choices to make every moment. How are we exercising the free will given to us to help ourselves climb the ladder?

Humbly in the spirit of service and inspiration
Prerna #climbing #elevate #bodymagic #choices #healthy #wholesome #wise #wholeheartedliving #saturday #transformativesolutions #humility #inspiration #namaste

I was deeply inspired by a story I heard about a family that has never entered into arguments to date. I was in awe and wonder as to how this could possibly be true. Upon thinking further, I came up with a list of ingredients each one of us must actively practice in order to have peace and calm in one’s life.
I believe that there is a high need of acceptance, respect, mutual care, openness, kindness of spirit and absolutely zero tolerance for expectations to creep into our relationships. One practice that we follow as a family unit is to never bring up past grievances. We learn from them, have a conversation to voice our disagreements and bury it right after. I cannot emphasize how well this one practice serves us.
Let each one of us strive to live in peace and harmony practicing the above qualities consciously. We can then extend this further into our social circles.

Humbly with love and care
Prerna #stressfree #peace #respect #expectations #openness #kindness #care #saturdayworkout #transformativesolutions #humility #zerotolerance #mindworkout

On one of my recent travels, I had the privilege of encountering an American lady sponsoring 2 Ukrainians, a young orphan mother and her son (a cute little trooper full of bounce). She went through the formalities with patience, grit and faith crossing one hurdle after another until they got on the flight. In the passport control line, I complimented the grit, determination and faith that she displayed. The chain reaction this created in our surrounding circle was inspiring to witness. The conscious gratitude and joy that each one of us felt was clearly visible. Being grateful with words of gratitude and appreciation releases oxytocin within us, which makes us happy.
Spread the joy and bring these moments of happiness every minute and your life shall be transformed. Join me in creating magic on this planet.

Humbly,
Prerna #spreadingjoy #oxytocinboosting #oxytocin #chainreaction #snowballpower #creatingmagic #namaste #humility #transformativesolutions #saturdaymood #blessedweekend

My dearest readers,

My first spiritual teacher taught me the concept of being humble as a blade of grass. As a young girl, I did not understand the wisdom in a robust manner. I mistook this to be living without dignity to self. My humility and kindness often was misunderstood as a sign of weakness. I’ve spent the last 13 years fine tuning this concept.

My ultimate desire on the path of awareness is to live with a super healthy sense of the ego. I am humbly walking the path and learning from what life gives me on a daily basis. I am certain that the Universe is conspiring its wisdom as always.

My understanding of being a better manager of the ego is when the idea of the self gets upset when life throws a curve ball in my direction. Do I practice acceptance when happenings unfold at their own pace and timing and are out of my choice? On the other hand, am I becoming a victim of unhealthy pride when life is treating me well? The ability to hold these polarities with equanimity seems to be the answer to having a healthy sense of self.

Every time I become attached to my thoughts and emotions that predispose my behavior and actions, I am slipping into a trap designed to imprison me. This robs me of the joy, bliss and peace that I experience when I am living out of awakened awareness.

Hope this post gives you some pointers to stay on the path of a healthy wholesome sense of humility.

In the spirit of service,
Prerna #healthyego #ego #decoded #dissect #transformation #transformativesolutions #saturdaymagic #saturday #saturdayvibes #weekend #equanimity

My thoughts have been going out again and again to the Ganesha festival being celebrated widely over many parts of India and the world. What seems to be the reason why we have so many festivals in India? What might be expected from us?
The purpose of these festivals is to create habit patterns over a period of 10 days which we must continue through the year. Do we do so? Are we balanced and integrated in the domain of our thoughts, words and deeds?
I got upset at a co-shopper at the local farmers market when I was wrongly accused by her. I stood up to defend myself angrily. Upon reflection, I failed that day miserably. I needed to be kinder and spent the entire day reflecting on how I could do better. Might we pledge to live with an enhanced state of awareness and grow with every experience to make this year a special year of transformation?
This to me seems to be the true essence of invoking the spirit of Ganesha into our lives.

With love and care
Prerna #kindnessfirst #consciousliving #awareness #ganeshchaturthi #idolworship #futility #saturdaymusings #transformativesolutions #sensoryintegration

I believe myself to be a detached being. A new layer of the onion was recently peeled away when I got caught up in the web of attachment. The Universe very benevolently nudged me to contemplate and look for the reason of uneasiness within me. Upon honest inquiry and contemplation, it seemed so straightforward and quite interesting to witness. I was becoming possessive, an unhealthy way of being. I took stock and reset my way of being immediately.

I observed my thoughts and emotions immediately. The body whispers to each one if we care to listen. Once I observed from the outside, I was already quite detached. I could then start reasoning without identification. The worm was bubbling inside me due to the uneasiness. I refused to engage with the unpleasantness and instead sat with the feeling, continuing my life as usual. I have found that the insights and aha’s, along with the learnings, unfold at their own pace and timeframe. My agenda is to simply observe, witness, and reflect. Once the lessons are learnt, I set up my strategies and goals for the future.

Hope I have given you concrete steps to deal with challenging situations.

Humbly in the spirit of service.
Prerna #attachment #suffering #observe #ontologicalcoaching #transformation #learndetachtranscend #saturdayworkout #mentalhealthawareness #transformativesolutions #haveawondrousweek