Things that Matter...!

I always look forward to meeting people who do things differently, or should I say those who decide to pursue their passions. Interestingly, 'coz of my habit of speaking to strangers while I am communiting to and fro via my favorite Metro North Train to Grand Central Terminal, NYC - I manage to meet lotsa people. yesterday, I met a guy who was going to update NY to meet some of his friends. He (Richter) was with his best friend Gavid who was juss lazing an hardly spoke anythig during our short junket Now, Richter told me that in his good old school days - their gang of friends decided to take up one activity per week which their parents would not normally let them do. Now, the impressive fact was that this 'gang' decided to update Richter's diary everytime they felt they did something different n' were successful at doing that....!!

Now, one might as well say that "So What?' - I too do lotsa innovative things but juss 'coz I don't keep a log - doesn't make me different. So here's my point - in the current world (read World Wide Web) - where distance between information and its destined audience is perhaps say 0.3 seconds (Thanks to Google :) ) logging & publishing information does make a visible difference to lotsa people. Atleast I have decided to do new things (the more unconventional the better) and post them here.For those of you who wish to know what other folks are doing in their free time - have a look @ http://www.43things.com/ - te site & its concept impressed me a lot. Go - have a look yourself.

I say that 43 Things does something which perhaps 1000 or even 10000 words cannot...!! By the way it was nice meeting Richter & Gavid (his dog) ;)

Breakthrough...!

I was checking the new bestsellers this morning - and was amazed to find the following video song. Its about a new book "Two weeks to a Breakthrough" by Lisa Haneberg and believe me its awe inspiring - Nice song & presentation does creates a positive 'n' lasting impact. N'joi...

"We are put on Earth to learn our own lessons"

Vrrooooooooom...!

Let me start by accepting that by nature I am quite an impatient guy. If I have an idea or a notion, I want it to be completed tomorrow no matter what. And when life smiles back to me with the unexpected - I have no choice other than to sit back in dismay. I am sure you would've already made an impression about me or abt the post that follows. Thats 'coz thats the way human mind is hardwired to make quick associations with the available audio visual available in one's close proximity. Interesting - isn't it? ;)

Anyways, now that the summer season is on - there's so much my wandering mind wants to indulge itself into. Hope some one helps me narrow down the list ;) Well, may be get involved in some Volunteer work or explore American flora or write for IMZ or read posts like this and get amazed.

For now, have a look at Google Summer Of Code Entries - these folks are indeed inspiring young techies to participate in Open Source Web Development. Providing passionate young minds with a platform to pursue their dreams would certainly make the world a better place to live in.

Good Things Take Time

Stream Of Thoughts...!

While trying to captivate the stream of my ever wandering thoughts today, it occured to me that we probably remember things as pictorial representations than words. Our lives can be compared to an ongoing movie script over which we have complete creative control. Within us lies the power to examine what works or isn't working in our lives and make "edits" to our life's script, accordingly. Sounds simple - ain't it? ;)

Granted, editing our real life isn't always as easy as erasing a line of text. If we've carried emotional baggage or held on to an unconducive relationship for a long time, these may be difficult to edit out. But when we do cut out what isn't working from our lives, we'll feel lighter & more alive. Editing out activities that we find stressful, disassociating ourselves from people that drain your energy, and letting go of your emotional baggage are all beneficial cuts we can make - all by ourselves. Many times, when we try to be perfectionists - we overexert ourselves & in case we learn that things we wish to improve are simply not under our control - we feel even worse !! Then we think - should we actually take life that seriously?

Probably not - since good 'ol childhood days, we have been conditioned to believe in truth and pursue our paths to excellence / perfection. How can one unlearn this? Anyways for now let me

make the commitment to remove these disturbing & non-value adding Add-Ons from this adventurous game called life.

And yes, wish you all a very Happy & Eventful Independence Day !!!!