Why do you like driving your old truck?

Lately, I have been working on a new woodworking project. It’s nothing amazing, but it’s something that I have never done before. It is requiring new wood cutting pattern. There is something called dados. I am needing to cut dados equally spaced on a strip of wood which has a thickness of a dado grove. In simpler terms, this process requires very precise measurements and cuts. Therefore, I am trying to use new tools.

Photo by Yusuf Gündüz.

Using new tools requires new skills, Which requires time and effort. When you have done all that and started working on the project, most of the times things don’t come out as you imagined. Let me tell you, this is a very painful situation. This is the moment of truth. Truth that everything in this material world has limitations. There are two things possible at this moment: you either give up the project, which is disheartening, or you will accept the limitations of the tool or the technique. And then come up with a new procedure. Of course, your expectations need recalibration.

Perhaps, this theme overlaps interpersonal relationships, business management, or any activity for that matter. There is always a testing phase, then accepting the limitations, and then recalibrating the process or your expectations.

Is this why you still love driving your old truck?

By Raj H.

Mesmerizing Sunset Over A Lake

Photo By Raj H
Photo By Raj H

The Sparkling Lake

Photo By Raj H
Photo By Raj H
Photo By Raj H
Photo By Raj H

Serene Moments…

Photo By Raj H
Photo By Raj H

How would you know you have made a decision?

Photo by  Liza Summer.

  The word decision comes from a Latin word Decidere. It’s a combination of two words: De + Caedare: Off + Cut. Therefore, decision means to pick one option and cut off all the other options. Once a decision is made all other options disappear from the horizon. If you see any hint of a choice or an alternative, you haven’t made a decision yet.

By Raj H.

Big picture…

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When you look at the big picture, you don’t see anything to brag about, nor do you see anything to feel sad about.

– Raj H.

Beginner’s mind…

Experience is going to help you make better decisions only in stagnant and predictable environments. In the fast changing world, experience is not of much use. It’s a burden and a drag.

In the present times, perhaps the best way to live one’s life is to look at things with fresh eyes and with a beginner’s mind.

By Raj H

Why not celebrate now?

Being able to do what you like is a success in itself. Go ahead and celebrate your success. Don’t wait for anybody’s acknowledgement or appreciation.

Stephen’s Green Park. Frisco. TX

If everybody followed the crowd, there wouldn’t be any art or science. Let’s hone our unique skills and add some color to our immediate surroundings.

By Raj H.

What’s the Right place??

Today, while I was at work, something popped in my mind: The solution to any problem is….you just have to separate things and place them where they belong. In other words, place them in the right place. I think it applies to your clothes before and after you do the laundry, your mail, your groceries, your mail box, your money, your time, and people as well. That’s it. You got to put them in the right place and you live a happy and fulfilling life.

That looks simple, doesn’t it? But you got to have the knowledge of the so called “right place.”

I don’t think gaining the knowledge of the right place is that difficult. You can learn it from others, from your experience, or sometimes you come can come up with your own definition of “right place.”

Well, then there is a challenge… “is my definition of Right place the same as anybody else’s definition?”

No, I don’t think so. It’s not the same most of the times. This mismatch is the root cause of all the conflicts and chaos in the world.

So, what do we do now?

Perhaps, getting your definition of “right place” in sync with others, perhaps deepening your connection with your fellow human beings is the only way to live a happy and fulfilling life.

Written by Raj H.

My younger version was wiser…

I had written this in my diary 10 years ago; I think my younger version was much wiser:

When you feel low and depressed, it means you lost your rhythm, you haven’t had a chance to spend time with yourself to get your rhythm back. So it doesn’t make any sense to think and plan about the future when you are feeling low and depressed. At this point, you have to find ways to get back in rhythm.

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