Are you in 'drift mode'? Post 2. Blog marathon.

Most of us go through life, in 'drift mode'. We want to badly do something, but we are not willing to swim against the current. We badly want to try something, but we are so afraid of failure. We want to follow out hearts, but we fear the repercussions. We make excuses saying 'If I do this, I will come across as selfish, I would really like to do this but ________________ prevents me from doing it, I want to but I lack_______________". (Fill in the blanks suitably)



We comfort ourselves with statements like above and we continue living life, in 'drift mode'.



I did this for a long time myself. I did not really know what I wanted to do with my life. I knew I wanted to be a good mother, and a good human being, but of course that was not enough. I was certain that I would never take up a corporate career, leaving my kids in a day-care or a creche , and so I spent almost all my time with them, when they were little. I read to them, played with them, talked to them, taught them cycling, we had discussions, we laughed and  I did enjoy it.



Gradually they grew up a bit more, and did not need me around so much. Then my beloved father with whom I had a very close relationship (we would talk every single day on the phone) died all of a sudden, and the this 'drift' which I was comfortably swimming along in, suddenly stopped. I was lost. I had no clue what to do. There was no 'current' to carry me along anymore. I was shocked. I was scared. I was terrified. I discovered for the first time, that there are really no guarantees in life.



I went through a really hard time, broken, shattered, devastated emotionally.Those days, I rarely smiled. Finally I found my calling in Art and Writing. I had nothing to lose anymore. All that I had , all that mattered had ceased to exist when my father died. I went on to write three books, (all on the best-seller lists) and I am working on my fourth now.



Looking back, I know this happened only because I was forced to step out of 'the drift' I was earlier so comfortable sailing along in.



If you are in a drift mode, I urge you to stop. I urge you to step out of your comfort zone and take a stock of where you really want to go. If you are content with your life right now, it is great. But if you are not, then do take time out and think about where you want to go.



Contemplate, spend a few days, spend time alone and listen to the voice of your heart, whispering to you. It may be feeble at first, because in drift mode, we have ignored it for so long, that what it has been saying has been lost in the din. But listen carefully and you are sure to hear it. It will give you immense joy and untold happiness, once you begin to hear what it says.



Follow it. Chase your dreams and LIVE your life.

It's so short. Make it worthwhile.

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