Count your blessings!

Life is like a vicious circle and somehow we all are chasing something or other. Probably we don't even know what are we chasing! 

Of late, there are so many people (read "everyone") complaining about their lives - some about having a job, some about not having a job, some about being married and some about being single. So on and so forth!!! Everyone is so unhappy with what they dont have.

Why cant we be happy with what we have ? Why do we need to run after something we dont have at this moment? 

One of my closest friend and I were talking one day and somehow realized we are on the same page. That friend doesn't have a job for quite sometime. In fact I have seen few friends of mine not having a job for over 6 months and am so proud they didn't crib rather took the opportunity of having time. Time, one of the most precious asset one can have. 

Lets think, whats the blessing when we do not have job. Probably financial problem is the biggest draw back of not having a job - not having a source of income. We don't feel free enough to spend, to go out or do things we love doing ( for me, watching movies, eating out 
and traveling!) 

Great ideas that we can, probably we should do during our free days :

• Spend loads &  loads of time with your parents. I would love to relive my days from childhood or teenage with them. Having meals with them, going out for shopping or zoo or holidaying with them. Helping mom in kitchen, experimenting with some innovative recipe etc etc. Not to forget, get into the power puff funny mode with siblings!
• When was the last time you visited your distant relative? or say not even distant, a close relative? Am sure in this super hectic life no one has the time to visit relatives. Why not to refresh the bonding? Visit them. They are still people left in the world who love guests visiting home and don't get bugged up!
• Live your life the way you want to live! There is no deadline. There is no getting up early. There is no panic calls for any crisis! Do anything you really love doing, dil se! Say, I really wanna travel to a few place. Live there. Experience the food & culture and yes, click loads of pictures! Trust me, traveling is a pure bliss. That too a leisure one. Be a backpacker and just go out to explore the world around you. People aren't bad - they will help you, cooperate you. I did many solo trips. Trust me, there are still many good people left who are kind, loving and helpful. So I enjoyed without getting lost in transit.
• Got a hobby? Indulge into it, completely! A foodie? Great! Go, find some new joints, blog about your experience. Dont like eating out much? Awesome, learn some new recipes every week. There are plenty of cook book and shows on TV and they are pretty good! Am sure, your family and friends wont hesitate to taste your trial & error recipes! 
•  Love movies? Try making a DVD library. I have a dream to have my own DVD library. With every movie I watch, I will add a personal note or say critical review on the movie and make a kinda sticky with the DVD. You never know, one day your hobby might be much appreciated. 
• Recently a friend told me bird watching is amazing and actually addictive. So many species - so many different way to identity them. So many variety, colours, the way they communicate, the typical pattern of their every activity!!! I am totally clueless on it. But seems pretty interesting! similar way, we can do with animals too ! Much easier. For lazy people like me, better to have a pet and just grow with it. Absolutely adorable they are. 

Just a few example of fun things of doing when we have time - things that came in my mind instantly. We have a world beyond our knowledge which we haven't even tried knowing. Its a never ending path to discover and trust me, with passion it becomes damn interesting. I love self help books, reading on psychic universe. Books are addictions. 

Talk to nature. Its wonderful. They respond. See a flower blooming. See a butterfly flying form one flower to the other. See an infant communicating with its mom just by its gesture. See when it rains & feel the breeze. Enjoy the simple blessings of life. There are so many blessings around us and we just tend to ignore and somehow love to crib!

So why to crib when we do not have a 9 - 6 job? Trust me, not having a job is not a problem. Why we need to follow a set rule coz everyone is following it?  We can do so many things which we probably end up loving. And you never know when some of them actually becomes the source of your bread & butter!

By the way, when was the last time you sing out loud with your friend in public? I did it at Band Stand, Mumbai with my friend. It felt awesome!

What do you think? Let me know.