Stronger Everyday.

        "Change is the only constant", this quote left a lasting impression somewhere deep down in my heart.Never did I acknowledge how life changed around me until I started to look through this glass. Lately, I shifted from Mumbai to Canada, I knew this was going to happen, after all I was planning for it . I didn't quite realise what was happening until the first night I had to sleep alone, without having my favourite quilt, without my own pillow and without hugging good night to my grandparents. It was in that moment that I realised , I have moved out and this is a change, a process I've been anticipating for; subconsciously.

         It has brought me to a point where I know everyday is going to be a new beginning , a new learning experience not just of the external environment but me as an individual . I have started to realise that this is the most naive I could ever be again. Change isn't easy. It takes a while to realise, to accept and the moment we start to stagnate , it happens again. From someone who never travelled in local trains and buses, I have become someone who travels by the BC transit ever single day:change. Sometimes its difficult to accept a few things, or to adapt to certain situations, but this moment of being in dilemma is the first step towards becoming someone stronger than who you were yesterday.

        People often ask me , "do you miss home?" , and my answer is "no" . Very clear, NO! I don't miss home. Thats when they give me a look and say, " hows that possible ?, everyone misses home, parents , family , something...?"  But my answer doesn't change . This is often perceived as a feeling of detachment , but it isn't so. I am very much attached to each and every person back at home. 

     

         The night I was at the airport waiting to board my flight, I decided to make "HOME" my strength and not a weakness. How can a place filled with love, peace, support become a weakness for anyone ? I consider "Home" as not just a place where I reside, but as a place where I have made an impression on lives of others. My parent's love for me, my grandparent's faith in me, the bond I share with my, friends,cousins & other family members has become my support system away from home. While I wake up and go along the day , I know someone back at home is eagerly waiting for my call, for a message . This is my fortitude.  So yes, I don't miss home because thats my source of strength . 

      

      Change becomes much easier to accept once we start to look at it differently , with an optimistic approach . I don't say that I always have a positive outlook, there are times when I become a pessimist, but then I know, the moment I change my perspective towards anything, I will find my way through it . There are times when all you want to do is give up, you doubt yourself , you question your choices, but in these times of plight you will realise your heart beating and your gut consciously answering to every question you have.

     Each day I wake up with an empty mind, like a clean slate. I accept every moment as it comes to me , every difficulty as its thrown my way. Each day embeds itself in my mind and when I look back , I say to myself, Stronger Everyday!

Zindagi phir badalne wali hai,

Ek baar phir karwat lene wali hai.

Dua hai ki zara araam se Le,

Theherna ka Mauka de,

Zara sa sambhal jaane toh de.

Jo sambhalne ka mauka na de Tu,

Toh phir mere  girne ki fikr na karna,

Gir kar uthna seekha hai Maine ,

Waqt ne di hai mujhe taleem.

Gir kar uthne mein jo maza hai..

Uska  fakr mere zarre zarre mein hoga,

Zikr Duniya karegi,

Aitbaar mujhe apne  aap par hoga!

-Shreya.