Petals!

At Costa Coffee outlet at DLF Mall in  Noida today, I hovered blankly over an iced latte. I wasn't in my best mood. You know how it is, there are days when one feels disappointed and let down by the self and withdraw into an inner shell.   [ READ: Does sincerity have any value? ]                               FOLLOW MY BOARDS ON PINTEREST   And so it happens that the server at Costa Coffee who brought to our table what we had ordered is a smiling young man. He has a big, happy smile on his face. We looked up. He was conveying something with his fingers to my son, who had his headphones switched on and was listening to music. I looked up and understood then that the young man was deaf and unable to speak, which is why he was using sign language to communicate. This is what I think he communicated to my son, ''Enjoy your sandwich. You have a good smile and a good day.  ...

You think you have all that it takes to reach the most important milestones that you have set for yourself. You have planned everything, done the work that is needed to get you (in the logical scheme of things) to reach exactly where you want to be in life and yet, surprise! Your plans go for a toss!  You feel that every relationship you worked hard at has also flown out of the window before you could even say, "Hey, what's happening?"  It happens all the time. So, does it help to cry, scream, shout names and tear your hair out over it? Not really. But there's one thing that helps - stay calm, don't panic. Nothing that has happened was ever in your control. There is always a greater force that tosses our carefully laid out plans into some wild, remote place. Not your fault. Not your failure. Tell yourself constantly, "I am at peace." Say it a hundred times if you have to. Maybe more.  The more you say th...