A Letter to ‘Self’
This one is dedicated to each and every one of you beautiful souls out there! 🙂
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Dear SELF,
How are you my dear?
It has been SUCH A LONG TIME since we got in touch!!
I really miss you and hence, although we haven’t been talking to each other regularly, I have been keeping a tab on what’s going on with you. 🙂
And lately, seeing the way your life has been going with all the struggles that you are enduring and your confidence that seems shaken, I thought I HAVE TO get back in touch TODAY and remind you of a few things.
A few things that you need to recall during these testing times… especially NOW, because the turbulence that you are facing lately is quite an enormous one!
So let us RECALL those few forgotten things and get past this damn turbulence! 🙂
First of all let me say, YOU MAKE ME PROUD!
I see you standing tall even after bearing all the blows that life has dealt you with. And that my dear, is commendable!
So, don’t even think of giving up now, you are stronger than that!
Look dear, I know that many times you and your dreams have been the topic of fun for many! You have been laughed at! Trust me, it is very common. It has been happening since time unknown to every dreamer and achiever. So, don’t let that make you question your dreams. Don’t let the discouragement enter your heart or mind.
Know this my dear; the mediocre have always made fun of the great! Every great person, at some point in his life was ridiculed. Some were even labelled insane! If you go through any great human beings life story, you would find that what I am saying is so damn true!
Hence, guard your dreams my dear, Guard them Fiercely! Ignore the detractors because, generally, the people who do not have any dreams of their own or any real strong will to achieve anything that actually matters….are on a lookout for people like you! They get a sadistic pleasure in crushing other people’s dreams and shattering their will to achieve!
So don’t pay heed and immunize yourself from such people!
And the only way to do that, my dear, is by moving ahead even more fiercely and dedicatedly !
Fulfill your dream in the grandest way possible! DO IT!
Also, I know that there are some people in your life that are jealous of you and they dislike you. Some even hate you! And most of these people are like the wolves who wear the attire of a sheep! I know that just as many people wish the best for you, you also do have a good number of people who wish to see you sad, see you defeated, see you trampled and see you cry.
But know this my dear, it completely depends on you whether they get that satisfaction or not!
You would keep coming across such people filled with jealousy and dislike no matter how nice or loving you are towards them! Such people remain jealous and dislike you for your Abilities, for your never ending strength, for your magnanimous achievements, for your never-say-die spirit!
They hate you because they lack the magic that you possess!
But you shouldn’t be bothered by the actions or words of such people! All that you can do, and actually SHOULD do, is to keep becoming better and better….better than every yesterday! Let them burn even more! Let them hate you even more!
You simply have to keep your eyes on your goals and shut your ears to this outside NOISE! The size of your step ahead does not matter, as long as you are moving ahead!
Eventually the haters would give up hating you, either because they would themselves be consumed by their own hatred and jealousy or it would be converted into admiration, because intense hate has the ability to be reborn as intense admiration!
So don’t worry about the haters and the jealous people throwing road blocks in your path my dear…
you just keep jumping over it…
galloping above it…
circumventing around it…
whatever you do, make sure that you are moving ahead, on the path that you set for yourself ….don’t stop or return from half way….Keep Going! 🙂
Never ever doubt your strength my dear. You have the strength to achieve whatever you wish! You are not just a speck in the Universe, but you are an entire Universe in yourself! You are on a Voyage and a Voyage cannot be called a Voyage unless it is filled with challenges and hardships! You are the captain of your own ship and your decisions alongwith your belief in your own strength alone would determine whether your ship will sail through the storms and reach the shore or whether it shall succumb to the violent waves!
So, Do not listen to anyone’s judgment about what you can achieve and what you can’t!
Do not let your past failures make you doubt yourself!
Trust me when I say this that your hardwork, perspiration and efforts upto today have instilled the perfect ability and strength in you to tackle the storms, to complete this voyage, successfully! You just need to have faith in yourself and continue to put in your best efforts.
Most violent of storms and the biggest of waves are experienced only in the deepest of seas. So if you feel that the storm you are facing today is an enormous one, rejoice my dear, atleast you had the courage to tread into such deep waters! Celebrate the fact that you have the guts to reach where few others have reached, you surely are one hell of a gutsy person! And the same ability that helped you reach so far would also help you cross over and reach the shore of final victory!
Please remember my dear, only the “Great Voyages” become worthy of “Great Glory” because they were made of “Great Challenges.” And so, don’t let your setbacks define you or the intensity of the challenges scare you…Let your Voyage continue…
Be patient and do not give up now….you have almost made it! Just a little bit more to go! 🙂
I know that sometimes situations and circumstances become hard..TOO HARD!
I know the kind of toll insecurities and uncertainties take on a person’s spirit and mind.
I know how difficult it is to stand back up after a fall.
I know how hard it is to keep your spirits high amongst setbacks.
I know how it feels to walk all alone in a dark tunnel not knowing when you would reach the light.
But YOU my dear….you are made of something different…a different mud!
The elements that you are made of are a unique lot, a very rare combination! And hence, I know that you shall reach the finish line, for sure!
It is a fight, and I know that you are one hell of a strong person, a perfect fighter! And just like every strong fighter, you do have your weak moments too, and that is when circumstances or people have struck you and would keep striking you! But so what if they struck you a few blows during your weak moments! Glorious and the strongest of fighters are known for the number of blows they could take and not for how many blows they could give. And so, I urge you to withstand the blows, keep enduring the pain and keep standing strong! That is what you are meant to do!
The fight is over only when YOU say it is over!!…Until then, ITS NOT OVER, MY DEAR!
So do smile and make sure you ask “IS THAT ALL YOU GOT??!!”
Trust me, you will not be remembered for your falls, if you decide to stand up…..EVERY TIME! If you wish to float amongst the clouds, then be ready to face some of the scary lightening too, that accompanies the beautiful clouds.
You are meant to be amongst the clouds, my dear… soar high! 🙂
Courage, my darling, is not always some dramatic action. And courage is definitely not the absence of fear.
Courage is a fiber that runs in a persons thought process.
Doing what needs to be done when it is the most difficult to do so…that is courage!
To hold on to your dream, your goal and to keep working towards it when it is almost impossible…that is courage!
Overcoming a fear or a weakness and going ahead with an action or a stand which is the need of the hour…that is courage!
The voice in your heart at the end of a really bad day which says, “ITS OK…I shall again try tomorrow”…that is courage!
I know the gravity of courage that is required during bad days to push yourself out of the bed every morning….
The ability to cling onto a hope that, “Today it shall be different, it shall be better!”…that is courage!!
The ability to hold on to your faith in yourself and pursue ahead when things are in a terrible state, a complete mess….that is courage!
When you are completely battered and drained in every possible way…and yet having the willingness to reach the finish line…that is courage!
Courage is about a persons nerves…and you, my dear, have nerves of steel!
Your testimonies of courageous acts speaks volumes!
Not many people would be able to bear what you have and still be the way you are today!
Your scars tell me about the battles that you have fought! And I hope that you are proud of your scars and I sincerely hope that you never try to hide them!
You are the kind of person who is described as “Greatness in the making”.
And trust me, everything that you have gone through in the past and are going through today with utmost courage, is preparing you for what you asked for, what you dreamed for!
So keep rejoicing, for the pain is making way for the pleasure!
Your courageous deeds of today are going to keep echoing in history…
And you should know this, You are writing a glorious history my dear! 🙂
I know how badly things get destroyed when they are hit by a hurricane. It uproots and destroys…but have you ever seen a hurricane uproot a mountain!!??
I am sure nobody has, and you are that mountain my dear which no hurricane can uproot!
The hurricane might ruffle you a bit, make a few dents here and there but it definitely does not have the strength to uproot a strong mountain like yourself! 🙂
When the world shall look back, they would talk about your dedication, hardwork, sacrifices, perspiration, strength, humility, discipline, wisdom and courage!
And everyone would agree with me that not many people could do and face the things that you could and come out victorious across the finishing line in such a triumphant way…
You are such an inspiration my dear! 🙂
You are the most real thing I have witnessed in this highly unreal and shallow world.
\Make a promise to retain that realness, that rawness, that purity and that clarity my dear, it is rare!
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So let the flame keep burning in your heart…and let the efforts keep soaring in your actions.
Don’t look back….Let those wings flutter….and just fly my dear…FLY HIGH…
because that is what you were born to do!!
🙂
Take Care and Please Be in touch.
Warm Regards,
YOURSELF.
Dear Reader,
Please do share your valuable comments and feedback on my write-up at the comments section below or by emailing me at vishrut.parekh@gmail.com.
I would be obliged.
Thanks. 🙂
May Peace Be Unto You.
-Vishrut
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Fly High 🚀 Yourself 😀
🙂 🙂
I hope to see you up there.. 😀
Get going,Move forward,Aim high,Plan a takeoff.Nice words of encouragement.
Very Motivational write-up.Keep up the good work!!!!
Its really nice to know that the write-up had the intended effect on you 🙂
Thanks a lot for your encouragement:)
May Peace be unto You 🙂
Take Care.
-Vishrut
Extremely motivational write-up and as usual very beautifully written.This write-up could be like a light in darkness,like a source of strength during extereme weak moments for many readers.Beautiful gift to all your readers.
God Bless!!!
Thanks a lot for your super kind words of appreciation! 🙂 🙂
I really do hope and wish that all that you said turns out to be true and this write-up assists its readers in lifting their spirits. 🙂
Thanks again.
May You Be Blessed and Take Care. 🙂
-Vishrut
Superb written,truely motivating.Thanks for the stimulation to fly high.👍😊
Thanks a lot for your kind appreciation 🙂
May You Fly High and Be blessed! 🙂
-Vishrut
Keepgoing. .voyage is nt a voyage if not challenges. .well written Mr.Parekh
Thank you 🙂
Very well written… Hope to see more of such write ups in the future 🙂
I am glad that you liked it! 🙂
I hope, in future too, you are able to connect to my thoughts and writing ! 🙂
Thanks for the appreciation.
Stay Blessed. 🙂
-Vishrut
Not feeling good …….’
It is then, when we need or wish some 1 to b with….
Who could I talk to ??
Oh dear become that friend n sit by your side & talk to yourself…
Sometimes thinking & analysing is not just what we need. In that kind of a situation maybe it’s a little support, a sweet word of care n sympathetic feel, some light of hope to go on n bit of motivation or just something to look forward to….
When that’s what I need…
in those low times…
I WIll COME BACK to THIS PAGE and
find that somethings needed to
BRING a SMILE back 😊😊😊
Thanks a lot friend!
It is great words when it can make someone feel a smile from within
Good luck 👍🏼
WOW!!…
After reading your comment, I am just smiling away. 🙂
It is such an immense pleasure to read that you would keep coming back to this write-up during your low times!! 🙂 🙂
I am very very happy to knw that you could connect so well to the write-up and took the time to express the same back to me in such a beautiful way 🙂
Thanks a million for such a wonderful feedback and the appreciation that you showered on me! 🙂 🙂
May You Be Blessed
Take Care 🙂
-Vishrut
Its a very beautifully written write up.
It is full of motivation to fight with the every day challenges.
Looking forward for many more good work….
Thank you for sharing it.
Thanks a lot for your compliment. 🙂
I hope you keep connecting in future too and I keep getting your feedback too! 🙂
All the Best Wishes to you…
Take Care 🙂
-Vishrut
Truly motivational writeup…Greatness in the making..nice words…it gives a hope to see life in a different direction and work towards it…would love to see more of ur writeups in future…
I thank with heartfelt humility for your appreciation of the write-up 🙂
And its great to know that you find it motivating enough to be helpful in seeing things differently in a new direction in the pursuit of goals and dreams 🙂
Thanks once again for sharing your thoughts.
I Hope we can keep connecting in future too! 🙂
May Peace Be Unto You. 🙂
-Vishrut
Dear,
really amazed with an article…it feels that you have used all the emotions and expression on behalf of all. Was feeling while reading that its was written by anyone for them self only.
So motivating and encouraging. I am sure anyone reading it, surely will find courage to fightback with anyone and find self to live his/her dreams.
I really loved each and every words used as if it was essence-full flower of this garden. keep it up.. god bless you..
I really feel at a loss of words in trying to express my happiness when someone showers me with so much of appreciation in such a beautiful way! 🙂
And it is an amazingly blissful feeling to know that someone was able to connect to my thoughts and words so strongly and took the time to express it 🙂
I humbly thank you for giving me this ecstatic pleasure and all the encouraging appreciation 🙂
I really do hope and pray that, when the going gets tough, each one of us finds the courage, strength, discipline and wisdom that is always there inside us to tap into to be able to get through and reach the realisation of our dreams! 🙂 because, thats the beauty of the insurmountable human spirit! 🙂
May God bless you such that you find all the beautiful fragrances inside and around you whenever you need it. 🙂
And a heartfelt thanks once again, for expressing your pleasure about my thoughts and writing.
May You Be Blessed. 🙂
Take Care.
-Vishrut
I am not as expressive as the above message but It is unfair to name this beautiful emotion as write up. . This is truely an inner voice which is giving us a hand to stand up and face the world. Thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts with us. . Looking forward for more of these kind. . .
Wow!!…after reading your feedback, it is absolutely amazing to know that the purpose of this writing is being served because I really did hope that it acts as the helpful friendly hand in lifting the spirits of everyone in need of it 🙂
That is such a beautiful compliment that you expressed to me!! 🙂 🙂
Thanks a lot for giving me this happy feeling! 🙂
Yes, you are right…whatever I write is straight from my heart and is an inner voice of my emotions related to various aspects of life that I wish to share. And hence it feels great beyond words when someone is able to connect to it soo strongly as yourself!! 🙂
Once again I thank you for taking the time to express what you just did and I hope that all that I write in future is also able to strike a chord in you and you are able to enjoy and connect to it 🙂
May You Be Blessed. 🙂
-Vishrut
that is an amazing article. A friend shared the link on facebook and thats how I got it and I thank my friend for sharing this.
This article is like an energy booster! made me feel amazing!
thank you and Keep it up!
I thank you for giving me such amazing encouragement through your appreciation. 🙂
Please thank your friend on my behalf too for sharing the write-up and allowing us to get in touch 🙂
It makes me extremely happy to know that you could connect so well to the write-up. 🙂
Please keep visiting and connecting in future too.
Take Care 🙂
-Vishrut
You are a blessed person. It was sooooo soothing to read your thoughts. May God keep blessing you with his choicest blessings. And please keep writing. You are doing an amazing job!
I thank you from the core of my heart and soul for saying such beautiful things to me!! 🙂
It really does make me feel super humbled! 🙂
May You Always Be and Feel Blessed. 🙂
I Hope we keep connecting in future too.
Take Care 🙂
-Vishrut
Best article to boost your strength and inner voice . . When i found no one to hear me out, i remembered i have one write up which would help me out 🙂
I felt extremely nice reading your comment 🙂
I feel humbled in the truest sense!
Thank You 🙂
May You always be surrounded by people who would love to hear you out.
Take Care 🙂
-Vishrut
Dear Vishrut ji,
just a thought and request….can i use this article to print and display at my office area…where many can read and connect to self….
Dear Sir,
That is a beautiful thought and idea! 🙂
Your thought shows that you care about the people around you. 🙂 And it is a testimony that you are a good Human Being. 🙂
And also, I appreciate your gesture of asking me before going ahead with your idea. Thanks for that! 🙂
The very purpose behind this write-up of mine is to reach out, connect to and assist as many people as possible and hence, I dont have any problem at all with you displaying this write-up at your office or any place else. 🙂
As a matter of fact, I thank you for helping me and my words to reach out to many more people! 🙂
A heartfelt thanks! 🙂
So, Please go ahead, sir, with your excellent thought 🙂
However, I would like to request one little thing that would you please mention my full name “Vishrut Parekh” as the AUTHOR and this website’s address “www.vishrutparekh.com” as the SOURCE in your display?
I would really appreciate that! 🙂
And also, can I trouble you a bit and request you to please email me a photograph of your display frame when its ready…it would be an absolute pleasure to see that and so I hope you can email the photograph to me..but that is only if it is not too troublesome for you 🙂
My email id is vishrut.parekh@gmail.com.
Once again, I thank you for this gesture and I hope we can keep connecting in future too! 🙂 🙂
May the Universe shower you with its choicest blessings. 🙂
-Vishrut
many thanks for confirmation. sure, i will share the pix of the display.
The Pleasure is all mine and Thank you. 🙂
Take Care.
-Vishrut
Trust and believe in you and your dreams. We are so engrossed in our day to day routine that we don’t (or practically can’t) chase our dreams.
Nice write up… Will surely read it again and again whenever I feel low
I believe that as long as our dreams exist in our mind, our heart and our sub-conscious, THEY ARE COMPLETELY ALIVE! AND, IN A WAY, WE ARE CHASING IT UNKNOWINGLY THROUGH OUR SUB-CONSCIOUS! 🙂
So I feel that it doesnt matter if, sometimes, there is a delay in its actual practical fruition because if the flame of our dreams keeps burning in our heart, it shall see the light of the day sooner or later 🙂
It feels absolutely amazing to know that you shall keep visiting this write-up during stressful times 🙂
I hope it lifts your spirit, EVERYTIME! 🙂
May You Be Blessed with a Joyful and Peaceful Life 🙂
-Vishrut