Reflections...

 As I listened to one of the videos R@J had shared, I started to reflect and draw parallels to my life.

Letting Go...This is not easy. It takes some crucial life's experiences and a whole lot of conscious effort to let go. I think age and the maturity that comes with age also helps a little in rationalizing the reasons and the need to let go. Looking back to my 20s, I would have never ever understood this concept. I had such a hard time accepting the reality of the situation and letting go. I caused a lot of pain to many people around me at that time because of that. Fast forward to now, I realize the importance of letting go to find peace. I can't believe I am trying to practice that in my life with people, food, habits. Introspection and strong urge to prioritize what is important to stay calm and peaceful helps me in finding the strength I need to let go and remain unaffected. Letting go is the secret of life, the emptiness creates more space for newer experiences!

Love without Entitlement...Not being selfish in love - Loving someone with zero expectations, continuing to love someone even when they are not around, staying away from someone while it is extremely painful to let them adjust in their chosen life - I did not realize any of these concepts until last year's reunion with R@J. I wondered how someone could be so selfless and love unconditionally like only a mother would love a child? The more we talked, the more I learnt about him and his take on love, life in general I understood the beauty of this concept and how it would bring in calmness and contentment in one's life. Now I see both of us are so comfortable with each other since we dont have any expectations from each other and we even encourage each other to be best version of ourselves and build stronger relationships with our respective families. I am enjoying this bond we have much more now and it is only getting better by the day!

Being Spiritual amidst Samsara...For me personally spirituality is not so much about being religious, it is more of exploring within to find answers to questions that arise about meaning of life, purpose and finding the ultimate inner peace amidst life's chaos. It has been almost 9 years since I got this bug within me and slowly and steadily it has grown. Over the years, I have wavered quite a bit back and forth trying to focus and then lose focus giving into distractions. Earlier this year, I had a greater resolve to put this in order and be more focused. Letting go of emotional attachment and moving forward gave me emotional freedom and suddenly the universe opened up more opportunities to learn and grow. In addition to that,  universe also gave me the aid of a companion who can guide me through it with all their might! (Looking back, perhaps the timing was not right for the meeting last year since I was not ready yet.). I think this is a next big step in the path of my spiritual journey! I am so looking forward to see what future holds.

Karmic Relationship...This one has intrigued me for a very long time now. Only Love is Real book inspired me to research more on this topic. As I came across various people in my life, I wondered if I had some soul connection with them from past life. From what I have read and understood we have soul connections with all the people we meet in life. Everyone's presence in our life has a purpose and we travel together until the purpose is fulfilled. But in life we come across some people that leave a lasting impression, that shake up the entire existence and end up changing you. When such people come back in our lives for a second time after a really long gap, when they have maintained that same adoration all those years while not in touch and the reconnection feels stronger than ever before there is definitely a higher purpose to that reunion. May be they owe each other something from previous life. I am not sure if we will ever get a definitive answer as to why we have this connection but definitely want to get the best out of it.