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Introspection -The lost art

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There is a cycle of chain. Once we are clung to that, the wheel just rotates until battery drains. Never have we got a chance to look back. What happened to that vision of living a fully intentional life?

Immersed in the daily routine, we often forget to offer a little space and time to our own self.

So the game is on, post your questions for self analysis…let us think on your words…

My two cents…

“What has been the most interesting part of your week?

Can you remember that one thing which made you smile today?”

Let us hear your thought provoking questions and bring that lost art of introspection back.

84 responses to “Introspection -The lost art”

  1. Jackie Jain Avatar
    Jackie Jain

    Yes.. Such talks are very less nowadays. We all are caught up with this mundane way of living.
    Last tuesday relatives visited us, so took a break for four days and spent good time with them. Went to temples and outside for shopping. They returned back day before yesterday. Felt as if such days don’t last long.

    Have a good time, Akhila. 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Yeah.. I can understand that missing.. I always felt it when the near ones come and leave us.. sometimes even a solo walk will make us comfortable

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      1. Jackie Jain Avatar
        Jackie Jain

        Yea.. That’s true. That’s the reason may be I wrote that post of detachment way of living that day. Haha.. But it is difficult to follow.

        Have a great time Akhila. 🙂

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          😇

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  2. davekingsbury Avatar
    davekingsbury

    What am I for? has lately changed to What can I do?

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Hmm.. a focus shift

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  3. deaththelifestory Avatar
    deaththelifestory

    The best thing that happened in my week, is not really anything that I anticipated. I find that I enjoy most of it because I am alive, and the sun is shining. I think of all the things I am blessed to be able to access and am grateful.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Seems you had a narrow escape or something like that…

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  4. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
    Moushmi Radhanpara

    Anything that made me smile today?
    I don’t know I have had a very rough week and even the weekend seems pretty irritating but anyways one thing that I look up to is talking to a friend of mine. When nothing works, I think talking things out surely does.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Yes, you are right when nothing works, talking will definitely relax you.. especially if it’s someone matching your wavelength

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      1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        And it did help 🙂

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  5. shivkumaryadgir Avatar
    shivkumaryadgir

    Sorry to msg here!! Recently I have recently deleted a post from my blog do u know how get back it

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Go to your admin. Take posts. There you can see a tab as trash. Click on the same. If your post is not permanently deleted, it will be there in trash and there you can see a restore option along with that post.
      Hope you know how to take admin

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      1. shivkumaryadgir Avatar
        shivkumaryadgir

        i am sorry im not getting how to take admin

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          https://wordsandnotion.wordpress.com/wp-admin/..in this link instead of my blog name, type yours. It will take to your admin.

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          1. shivkumaryadgir Avatar
            shivkumaryadgir

            thank u thank u so much!!!

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            1. Akhila Avatar
              Akhila

              Welcome..👍..let me know if you are able to retrieve your post

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              1. shivkumaryadgir Avatar
                shivkumaryadgir

                ya i retrieved

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                1. Akhila Avatar
                  Akhila

                  👍👍

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  6. Beparvah !! Avatar
    Beparvah !!

    Too good
    Read it twice !!
    Thank you for sharing !!

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Pleasure.. hope you are doing well and recovered..

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      1. Beparvah !! Avatar
        Beparvah !!

        Yes.. much better.. 😊😊
        Already shifted to a beautiful place !! Hopefully I will be getting more opportunity and challenges
        Thank you.. 🙂 🙂

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  7. Shoba Menon Avatar
    Shoba Menon

    Smile often and try not to let others smile unreturned. It will make you happy, I promise 🙂

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Yes..no doubt upon that.😊

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  8. skd Avatar
    skd

    Magic of life makes you amazed when you start daily gratitude and introspection….. It is interesting.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Daily gratitude and daily introspection.. yes both are required..

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      1. skd Avatar
        skd

        🙏 Recommend Read: The Magic by Rhonda Byron (if i remember, mentioned before?)

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          Yes, you told me.. not yet read.. thanks for reminder

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          1. skd Avatar
            skd

            😇

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  9. Reflection of Observer Avatar
    Reflection of Observer

    Interesting thing happpend 2 hour before.me and my room mates went outside for shopping.@Lulu mall A boy 4 or 5 year old, He running in the escalator. Suddenly he fall in the flor.bt He stand up.then look into my face and smiled♥♥♥

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Ah… thank god that he was safe.. and no doubt that his smile would have been the best in your day

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      1. Reflection of Observer Avatar
        Reflection of Observer

        Hi hi…avan escalator chadi kalichappole njn kannu urutti kanichata.Arabi parayan ariyilla.avan slipncheytu kalichata

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          Appo kannurutti kannurutti avane veezthiyathanalle…🤣🤣

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  10. Colors of my life Avatar
    Colors of my life

    I wish I had a genuine smile today, had a terrible day to start with. Hope to have a good week ahead of me unlike today.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Unlike today…🤔..

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      1. Colors of my life Avatar
        Colors of my life

        Today, in order to please myself, I took an off from office. So that makes my weekend extra special 😀

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          Ha ha.. hope you had a good time

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          1. Colors of my life Avatar
            Colors of my life

            O yes went on shopping where she was spending and I was relaxing lol

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            1. Akhila Avatar
              Akhila

              🤣🤣👍

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      2. Colors of my life Avatar
        Colors of my life

        Plus I had a reply on a post, it’s a small thing. But felt some activity started at my end.

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          😀

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  11. Martian Avatar
    Martian

    did u meet a stranger today?
    Did you make someone smile or laugh?

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Nice nice.. seems you only posted the questions .. I really appreciate this…

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      1. Martian Avatar
        Martian

        This is what you asked right

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          Yes.. exactly.. but did I fail to communicate that properly

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          1. Martian Avatar
            Martian

            Hope so because you don’t need to write so much after that….

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          2. Martian Avatar
            Martian

            visit my blog too at times 🙂

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            1. Akhila Avatar
              Akhila

              Yup..will do😀

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  12. Sha'Tara Avatar
    Sha’Tara

    Thank you for the thought-provoking article, Akhila. There is an old program running that turns to brainwashing, constantly insisting that “the routine” is reality and the mind self is nothing but childish imagination. It takes a great deal of effort and serious philosophical work to put the horse back before the cart and insist that the mind self is the reality; that the routine and all the foolishness and horror attendant, is elitist programming to keep the majority believing in garbage, listening to and mouthing lies and putting value in “stuff” that has no inherent value.

    Here’s the test of what’s truly “real” and has value: can you take it with you when you die? Man’s modern world does not deserve to continue. It is not only materially unsustainable, it has turned away from the reality of true morals and the virtuous lifestyle. Hence the corruption in all high places; hence the terror; hence the wars. These are cancerous forces that will destroy this civilization in a relatively short time now. This isn’t prophecy, it’s simple observation.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Great observation shatara. If one can have answer to that question, will you take this when you die, he or she will have a rethink..

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  13. Malini Avatar
    Malini

    After a hectic week, when weekend starts, relaxation also starts for me. I tried a different recipe and got some good feedbacks.. My face is full of smile and happiness from the morning. Your posts are wonderful 🙂 Have a great weekend Akhila.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Good to know this ..it’s always a nice feeling when you can smile when your passions excites you..

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  14. Anusha Sridharan Avatar
    Anusha Sridharan

    Sparkling cleaned my desk and smiles were on my way. 😉

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      🤣🤣

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  15. Shreya Sharma Avatar
    Shreya Sharma

    I started writing a short story (fantasy fiction) this week which is out of my genre. And I am finding it interesting. 🙈🙈😂

    The one thing that make me smile every morning: Your posts. 💜💜💜💜

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Writing stories…👏👏
      Blushing me hearing your words on my posts. Now your comments made my day…

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      1. Shreya Sharma Avatar
        Shreya Sharma

        Yayy!! ❤️❤️❤️

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  16. bhaatdal Avatar
    bhaatdal

    Beautifully penned . Akhila I am a fan of your writing. This made my day 😻

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Thank you

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  17. marcuscaligula Avatar
    marcuscaligula

    Something interesting I like to share is this recurring dream, each night for several weeks now I dream being in a darken room its cold and I cannot see nothing but each time I call out to anyone and my wife respond to me from the darken room. I instantly get happy and forget that I’m in that darken room.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Oh..that’s totally a different thought..do you believe in dreams

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      1. marcuscaligula Avatar
        marcuscaligula

        Yes I do, subconsciously we speak through our dreams.

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          👍

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  18. kalyansparks Avatar
    kalyansparks

    The one thing which happened something interesting is my dream.As we discussed on your last post about a girl,who always comes to my dreams.But this time something different happened.She happen to have a some two year old daughter,and maybe she is single mom.When I went to her and I try to take her daughter in my hands.When I took baby,she hugged me soo tight.Like she sticked to me like a glue.And when I am giving again to my crush,still she hugged me..I don’t know why this happened..Am I ready for parenting or what??😝 What’s this dream?? But it’s feels soo good because that baby hugged me tight.it’s a different feel in my dream.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Oh.. may god bless you😉

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      1. kalyansparks Avatar
        kalyansparks

        What?????? I thought that you would tell me something..but I didn’t expect that my comment made you goddess to bless me😱😱😱

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          🤣🤣

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  19. Puneet Avatar
    Puneet

    The side effects of a fast paced life.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      True that.. we are in a killing hurry.. even people carry all those phones to bed as if they have got some important message to receive

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      1. Puneet Avatar
        Puneet

        Hahaha… Sure.. Even I do.. 😀

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        1. Akhila Avatar
          Akhila

          Ha ha..lol..take some books instead of phone to your bed. It’s always good for your health too especially eyes..

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  20. Simply-Me Avatar
    Simply-Me

    It’s early morning here, however I smiled at seeing my loved ones around me. It’s a blessing which we overlook.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      True..it’s the true gift or blessing one can have.. waking up watching those lovely smiles…and most importantly you are ready to accept that without overseeing

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      1. Simply-Me Avatar
        Simply-Me

        Yes very much so. It is a gift if we could all recognize that and appreciate it.

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  21. crystalamayy Avatar
    crystalamayy

    If I want to smile I depend on comedy movies,gone r those days where the smiles were not fake,sad but true.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Ya.. there were many innocents smiles, many genuine laughs.. nice that you cherish those moments..so why can’t we have some time to bring those moments back..

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      1. crystalamayy Avatar
        crystalamayy

        Oh would love to,miss those days.

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  22. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar
    boundlessblessingsblog

    So beautiful and your great posts during the week made me laugh and get inspired too. My week too went well and feel nice to be with bloggers too and then daily work. But what to blog and how to is very inspiring for me.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Thank you.. have a beautiful week end…
      As you said, if there is some motivation, we will go on..

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      1. boundlessblessingsblog Avatar
        boundlessblessingsblog

        Yes absolutely true you too have a great weekend

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  23. sudershana Avatar
    sudershana

    The most interesting part of the week surely is Friday when you know you don’t have to set any alarm for the next morning and those unplanned weekend plans.
    Family brunch news that’s what I got right now 😃❤

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Ha ha.. liked that alarm part.. but you know, I do set those alarm and enjoy sleeping hearing it’s bell as if I defeated it🤣

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  24. prashantt Avatar
    prashantt

    I’ve already smiled on one good thing of the day😉😉
    But yes, we have lost ourselves in this so called busy life that we forget to spare some time for ourselves may be this is the reason why we all are running short of happiness as the real happiness stays somewhere in ourselves.

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    1. Akhila Avatar
      Akhila

      Thanks prashant…we are so bound to this busy world…just going in a flow as if some keyed toys

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