Happiness?

It’s such a simple word and equally difficult to triumph.

Why do I say so?

Well, because I wonder

Is it something that I need to chase?

Is it something with in me to feel?

Is it something that I need to pursuit?

Is it something that I need to do to feel it?

Is it something that certain acts can assure you?

Is it a movie, hobby, music, people, as few quotes say?

Or

Is it just something you can just keep aspiring for?

So, is happiness a question or an answer?

Well I might sound a bit confused, lost or profound at this moment. That’s because I am searching for answers and trying to kill the debate that’s going on in my mind.

So, if you think you are happy and you are blessed with happiness… try answering the question for me.

Nothing guarantees happiness – money, love, family, friends, good job, health none of them. You know why? Because, I have all of it. More than I want. Still I am here wondering….

Seth Godin says “An alternative is to be happy wherever you are, with whatever you've got, but always hungry for the thrill of creating art, of being missed if you're gone and most of all, doing important work.”

How do you balance gratitude along with the greed to be the best & have the best?

I think I have encountered happiness very often, but when it’s gone… why does it leave me empty? Tell me why, having such a blessed life I am still conjecturing about happiness. Is it normal or I am I missing out something?

Is it too much when I am asking nothing more, but to be happy, as we all wish?

20 Random Questions - Fun!

It's been months that I have not blogged. I have so much to share – somehow life & work has kept me busy.  So I decided to update this post, something that did not need heavy thought, something that was fun and something that I would enjoy doing.

So here are Random Twenty Questions from Sunday Stealing.

You are most welcome to do them too and leave your links in the Sunday Stealing post.

1 Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?

When my boss called me for my appraisal meeting which was last month.

2. What was your last alcoholic beverage?

The best news is that I am back to being a teetotaller which I am really enjoying. If my memory is not that back my last drink would be Red Wine last year.

3. Who can you trust?

My Mom

4. Where was your first kiss with your current significant other?

Bangalore-Chennai highway

5. Favorite Band?

l'oreal

6. What is something you've learned about yourself recently?

Doing crazy stuff in public is making me more comfortable in my skin.

7. Do you like anyone?

I like my team members at office.

8. Do you know anyone who is engaged?

Yes, my blogger friend Syoni

9. What's your favorite number?

10. Who was the last person to make you cry?

A Friend 

11. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?

No

12. When was the last time you cried?

On my friend’s birthday i.e 6^th June

13. What is one thing you miss about your past?

Boy Genius

14. What is one thing you've learned about life?

Everything that you can feel or see on this earth is temporary – even true love

15. Are you jealous of anyone?

Yes! “Sheryl Sandberg” It’s strange that the lady who inspires me the most

16. Is anyone jealous of you?

Office colleagues

17. Has a friend ever used you?

Yes!

18. Has anyone recently told you that they like you more than as a friend?

Yes!

19. Who was the last person you drove with?

Family

20. What are you looking forward to?

27th June! As I go on a short vacation to Thailand :) 

Living as if there is no tomorrow

Steve Jobs died, but because of all his great work and leadership he still lives with his quotes…

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday youll

most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

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If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something —your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

You cant just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they’ll want something new.

I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Dont be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me. Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.

"Vic, unless the Caller ID said 'GOD', you should never pick up during services".

Jobs skipped a meeting to take Laurene on their first date. The only question he asked was , "If this is my last night on earth, would I rather spend it at a business meeting or with this woman?". They have been together ever since :) Ask this question ones to urself & find answers for ur rest of life, "What if there is no tomorrow?"

Just do what you love….stay hungry, stay foolish.

Lets ask Questions

Questions make us think deep

Questions help clear vision

Questions change perception towards looking at things

Questions make us angry

Questions generate happiness

Questions make us stand out of the crowd

Questions make us wonder

Questions help in finding answer to some other question

Questions bring back memories

Questions generate ideas

Questions challenge us

Questions defines a problem

Questions resolve conflict

Questions make love

Questions make things clear

Questions define who and how we are

My message is “No Question is ever foolish, only an answer could be. Don’t be scared to ask questions… its always worth it. ”

PS: Pic is of my friends lovely daughter. This post is inspired by her. She can have 5 questions in 2 minutes for U