How busy are you?

I am always thankful for a day which has been happily busy without moments of boredom.The saying "Idle mind is a devils workshop" is true because a mind without focus, purpose,agenda,goals and hopeful plans for the future is a recipe for depression and a disastrous life. A purposefully engaged mind on the other hand is a source of high self esteem and contentment. However, in todays technologically advanced times of cellphones and laptops the need and pressure to be constantly available 24x7x365 has become like a dog collar. There is no demarcation between personal and professional time and commitments, due to constant e-mails, messaging and phone calls.More and more of us in professionally demanding careers are on the way to an early burnout due to overloading of our minds. Now the funny thing is that at the other end of the spectrum there are specific categories of people with more than extra time on their hands-- young teens,retirees and housewives, who long for mentally stimulating activities. So busy bees and the idle Toms face issues of not being able to engage their minds in the ideal way.One of the biggest challenges of life is to keep your mind engaged in ways that allow you to feel happy and live your best life.The trick is to find the right mix of activities-- -creatively & spiritually fulfilling, intellectually challenging, physically strengthening and some just plain good old fun. Let your mind have a balanced diet of serious reading, frivolous retail therapy, concentrated report analyses, carefree nail art creativity, intense decision making and mindless farmville. The more varied the minds engagement, the happier you.

Do we celebrate the peaks or the flatlands of our lives?

Marking personal milestones of our lives is important because it ushers in happiness and makes us feel proud of our accomplishments.We need to share these moments with friends, family and wellwishers because happiness when shared gets multiplied.However, the emphasis should be on marking these events than on what we do and how we do it. One can choose to light a candle and say a prayer,go out for a celebratory dinner, spend quality time with the family, go on a vacation, donate for a cause or go whole hog and throw a statemant making party reflecting your style and financial status.Whatever we choose to do we need to remember that even though these are important peaks of our lives we will be remembered not for these but the integrity and the attitude that we have maintained on a daily basis in our lives.Its the daily rigour of traversing the flatlands of our lives which in reality is the determinant of the success our life is rather than the the few and far between high points.