Look around you right
now and try catch your reflection on some object around you (other than a
mirror) and invariably you would be searching for something that is sparkling
clean and shiny. Even if you have a mirror handy, it is essential that it be
clean and shiny for you to get a good image of yourself on it. Even in the
humdrum of everyday life, your attention will always be drawn to something that
shines, sparkles, glistens because it radiates pleasantness, newness and is
strongly coveted. A simple act of us dusting and cleaning at home is aimed at
creating such an ambience and the resultant SHINE
is nothing but the outcome of what you set out to achieve - Seeing
How Instant Newness Emerges
Quickly look around you and identify 3
objects around you that can do with a big of cleaning and get back its original
shine. (Maybe it is window panes, could be the telephone instrument, it could
be your leather bag or shoes or wall clock….) Use the appropriate cleaning
agent could be polish, soap and water, maybe a coat of paint or polish or the
right agent to polish up the sliver and brass wares. Some of you would perhaps
have stopped reading this and already given in to the urge to clean up now so that
the objects shine and you get to savor the instant newness that emerges.
Have you noticed that
when things are shiny, it draws your attention, gives you a sense of pleasantness,
soothes your charged up emotions and the
worth of those objects subtly goes up in your estimation. Are you the proud
owner of numerous medals, trophies and curious. Over the years the original feeling
of joy and euphoria that you experienced when acquiring it may have dimmed. It
is also possible that no one ever seems to notice it and perhaps it may have
become an eyesore too. The simplest thing to do to restore both the artifact
and your own morale is to go on a spring cleaning exercise and let each object SHINE. You will immediately experience and See How Instant Newness Emerges not just in the object but also within
yourself.
Action Points:
Have a schedule for cleaning and maintenance. Why wait for
the festival season to get going? Don’t forget that some of the things that
need cleaning are located at a height e.g. The ceiling fan, the portraits and photographs,
the light fittings etc. By merely dusting the upper part of the tube lights and
bulbs the room can be lit up manifold.
How about helping out an elderly neighbor or the old age
home nearby or your local library sparkle and shine? It must be done voluntarily
and if possible get others to pitch in too.
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is focused on -
Powering your Spirit
to ACT Now.
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