Surya

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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings... #naturevibes #suryaraj #mountains (at Gudibanda Hills, Bangalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqBO31iq9qS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lord of destruction, fierce and true, With matted locks and third eye too, Shiva, divine and evergreen, In his presence, all else seems mean. (at Isha Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpsJkvxKmXg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Amidst the chaos of everyday life, take a moment to immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and connect with your spiritual side. #naturevibes #mahashivratri #spiritualawakening #traveldiaries (at Nandi Hills, Bangalore) https://www.instagram.com/p/CozzmOgpTXZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Coorg's lush green hills and misty mornings are best experienced from the cozy embrace of a trekking tent house, where the sounds of nature lull you to sleep and the fresh air rejuvenates your soul... #coorg #travel #trekking (at Coorg) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn95YOUBeDP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The falls cascades down the mountain A river flows below, so clear and bright The beautiful scenery surrounds me Nature's wonders on full display tonight Amidst the peaceful mountains and trees I'm lost in a world of delight... (at Kodigehalli) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnN7i60qhhl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"Nature's beauty and delicious cuisine come together to create a harmony of positive energy at this place. Indulge in the light and airy atmosphere as you enjoy a memorable meal with loved ones." #goodtimes #lightvibes #naturetheme #restaurant #friendsandfamily (at Chikoo Farm Inn) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm65IjZhZKi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The mountain may tower above valley, but it's the sunrise that gives it life and beauty... (at Rani Jhari) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmwsc5dhl_1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nature's beauty, one step at a time... (at Chikamagalur) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmrT3UspTLt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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"your love for me is such beauty, I can never express it with poetry."

I saw you, got obsessed to know more about you.

Friend request, message sent.

Introduction, joke, smile.

First date: No idea. Nothing to do. Awkward. Miserable.

Second date: Silence restaurant, Easy conversation.

Third date: Who cares if I've never tried it; I'll try it for you.

Meeting your friends. I'm not too social, but for you, I'll try to be.

"This isn't serious", I say. "This isn't serious", we say.

Still don't know what to expect, but why obsess over expectations?

I will still try everything new for you Because I love you.

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You don’t have to be rich to be happy. Cliche maybe, but also true.

“The secret to happiness is well within your reach.”

It is a state of mind and completely within your control regardless of your financial situation.

Don't make the same mistake I made and wait until you gain financial freedom to learn these lessons. You can have happiness right now regardless of your finances or what's going on in your life because happiness is a choice.

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“Always choose the right person. It does not matter you are choosing it for the wrong thing or the right thing.”

Everyone is better than you at something. This is a fact of life. Someone is better than you at making eye contact. Someone is better than you at quantum physics. Someone is better informed than you on geopolitics. Someone is better than you are at speaking kindly to someone they dislike. There are better gift-givers, name-rememberers, weight-lifters, temper-controllers, confidence-carriers, and friendship-makers. There is no one person who is the best at all these things, who doesn’t have room to improve in one or more of them. So if you can find the humility to accept this about yourself, what you will realize is that the world is one giant classroom. Go about your day with an openness and a joy about this fact. Look at every interaction as an opportunity to learn from and of the people you meet. You will be amazed at how quickly you grow, how much better you get.

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“The thing that causes you pain, you will enjoy that later.”

The question of what makes life meaningful has to be answered personally (even if our conclusions are marked by no particular idiosyncrasy). Others cannot be relied upon to determine what will be meaningful to us. What we call ‘crises of meaning’ are generally moments when someone else’s – perhaps very well intentioned – interpretation of what might be meaningful to us runs up against a growing realisation of our divergent tastes and interests.

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“Sometimes your mind and your heart want different things, and you know your heart is a liar.”

Our hearts can be our greatest enemies. They can push us toward or to things that disrupt everything we’ve built, things that make us question everything we’ve known prior, and not always to our overall benefit. They can drag us to places we never wanted to be. Maybe your heart feels that a wild business venture is more profitable than finishing your education. Or maybe your heart tells you the man you’ve committed your life to isn’t the man you’re meant to be with. Maybe your heart is right but… what if it isn’t? What if your heart is wrong?

There are only three things any of us can actually control; what we think, what we say, and what we do. As such one could argue that our only real responsibility in this life is to garner a deep understanding of ourselves and be responsible for whom we are; what we allow ourselves to become. Your life, your heart and mind, are yours and no one else’s. No one can save you or change you unless you let them, unless you chose to be changed. Take responsibility for yourself.

So, follow your heart, but maybe let your head step in and have a say once in a while.

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“I still bear the dolorous, after your absence;

I am helpless, to live with someone else;

I did not want gab, but I wanted your love;

I still feel the regret that it needs to assert.”

People may tell you it’s time you got over your relationship. Like with bereavement, you don’t ever have to “get over” it, but you may need to more forcibly move yourself on, and if you’re stuck, to take a new approach to do so.

Hurtful experiences, ones that emotionally and logistically reset our lives, leave us with two choices: open up more or close down.

The braver choice—the one that will allow new things to enter your life—is to open up.

So how about setting aside a few weeks to unfold this a little more? If you can’t climb out, dig out.

Go in, sit down, see what happens. Give your heart the chance to say everything it wants regarding the relationship and whatever is entwined with it.

Give yourself a new and different opportunity to leave it behind.

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“You can be the most beautiful person in the world when you introspect yourself.”

You rise above your fears by facing them, not by ignoring them. And you can do that because you’re not the fear or the thought or the pain: you’re the one looking at it. Read these self-reflection quotes. They’ll help you look at your thoughts and feelings without being trapped by them. It’s how you change anything.

These self-reflection quotes aren’t about lingering on what you don’t like about yourself. They’re about going beyond them by recognising that you’re not them.

By paying kind attention to what hurts or isn’t helping, you can understand those things better. You can understand yourself better, and so trust yourself more.

Introspection is the opposite of self-rejection. The loving gaze you grant yourself will free you and lift everyone else.

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“If you want to change yoourself, take actions and take it now.”

Trying to change yourself—that is, who you are—will inevitably lead you to fail and feel hopeless. But if you instead focus on changing your actions without worrying about how it changes you as a person, real change becomes much simpler.

There's an old joke where a man says, "I want to go to medical school, but it takes at least seven years--and I'll be 50 in seven years!" A wise friend replies, "And how old will you be in seven years if you don't go?"

If you're not where you want to be in your career--or, for that matter, in your life--never let yourself believe change is impossible. Don't allow your future to be limited by your age or your situation; stop being afraid of what might go wrong and start getting excited about what could go right.

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“Don’t be afraid to lose people. Else, you lose yourself, in the fear to lose someone.”

This world is terrifying me. Everywhere I look, people are constantly running somewhere. It feels like we are living in a never-ending maze and none of us knows the way out. Somehow, we are always busy trying to catch that bus, seize that next good opportunity, finish everything in time, please everyone around us, meet our friends for drinks and so on.

And while we work hard to forge our path in life and please everyone around us, we often forget about what’s good for us. We get so caught up in the daily routines that we forget to be nice to ourselves. We convince ourselves that we have the strength to do everything that we put our mind to, and we focus on everything else but ourselves.

Now, I’ve been down that road. I’ve been there for people more than I’ve been there for myself. Why? The old me would probably say that it was because of my kind heart and my urge to help others, but the new me would say that it was because I was foolish.