Manage your life.

From the stone age to the modern age today, from bare necessities to comfort and luxuries, we have achieved almost the maximum that a man can.  However, this development has come with a cost.  It has costed us time.  We are devoting our precious time and working harder in a more stressful environment than ever before to attain all the luxuries and comfort that have been made to actually relax, soothe and comfort us.  Paradox! So many inventions to comfort us, to relax us and to seemingly give us more time to spend with our loved ones, but the fact that remains is - does that really happen?  A vacation at a luxurious place that makes you feel royal temporarily for a short time and then again you are back to the place where you shall toil for another entire year waiting for that small piece of heaven. Sometimes I wonder that we ourselves have caused this never-ending loop of chase behind comforts and luxuries forgetting that the most important aspect of our life -'time' is being spent in this chase.

Now comes the most important question - what to do? Good or bad - this is how life has become today.  This is how it is going to be for another many years. Might get worse but not better with increasing attractions and distractions for all of us to chase.  So there is only one option that is we manage whatever we have with us intelligently. So many options for so many things are available to us. Find out what suits you the best.  Take help of technology, gadgets, organizations that offer help.  Try making life simpler.  Spend money you have earned also in comforting and organizing your life.

Organize your life.  Manage time effectively on a daily basis.  One must have some time daily for oneself and their loved ones or this waiting for that small holiday builds up stress in day-to-day lives. It is important to live life on a daily basis. Live your life one day at a time. Of course, you need to plan for the future as well. Forget the past but live in the present because that is the only one you are in control of. Neither the past nor the future in in our hands. 

Time management is a much talked about topic.  It plays a very important role in our lives because that is a nonrenewable resource. Keep yourself happy. Keep yourself comfortable as much as possible.  Don't bend yourself so much that one day you break down.  Be flexible. You cannot keep everyone happy. It is okay. Try but it is not necessary it will work but that should not affect you.  Do not compare your life with others. Each life is different.  We never know what they are going through their lives.  Be content.

For managing time, again as I said above. Take help. Everyone has been given just 24 hours. Depending your capacity, your health, your personal conditions take decisions to make the most out of it.  Make use of technology for your help. For eg. machines that can chop veggies for you, knead dough, dishwashers, washing machine, and other small and big gadgets that can make your life easy and save time for you.  A simple gadget that chops veggies for you can save so much time in cooking. Plan your day ahead of you. That also helps to a great extent. Do not try to do everything that others do.  Their conditions are different from yours. You can plan as per your conditions. For eg. a person may personally prepare all savories and snacks during festivals.  It is indeed appreciable.  But if you do not have the time, energy or conditions, you may find someone to do it for you or even you could purchase them at your convenience.  We will have to be flexible as per our circumstances. Times have changed and so that has to be accepted.

Keep it simple. Keep it comfortable. Keep it happy because your happiness will not only make you happy but also the people around you also happy and smiling.

Take care.

Regards

SRN