Hi Folks,

I am back after a very long hiatus. I was occupied with a lot of work and my remaining free time was taken over by lot of traveling. Lot of things have been happening but nothing noteworthy of being mentioned here.

We have heard and read innumerable times about the immense potential that each of us have which is unfortunately not being utilized in the right way. Each of us is a leader but we lack the self belief and are just happy to be in a crowd. Each of us have the qualities of a lion but we are happy living a sheep's life. I always ask myself that when each of us is so unique, why is it that only a handful of us are leaders.

Most of the great leaders made it big from very humble beginning. What set them apart from the rest of the crowd was their very strong mind. The undercurrent for the strong mind was powerful thoughts. Thoughts which are part of a mind possess power. I firmly believe that we get what we want in life and this is mostly because of our thoughts. The thoughts that we most often think tend to come true. If we pour our mental energy into these thoughts day after day, these thoughts become stronger and effect our behavior, attitude and actions. These thoughts can also be perceived subconsciously by other people who would offer you help or opportunity. That is why it is said that we must be always optimistic because there is so much chance for it to become a reality. I am reminded of a powerful story narrated by Paramhamsa Yogananda in his autobiography. The following paragraph is directly taken from the book.

My elder sister Uma and I were seated in the early morning under a neem tree. She was helping me with a Bengali primer. Uma complained of a boil on her leg, and fetched a jar of ointment. I smeared a bit on my arm.
" Why do you use it on an healthy arm?"
" Well, Sis, I feel I am going to have a boil tomorrow. I am testing your ointment on the spot where the boil will appear."
" You little liar. Indignation filled me and I slowly replied.
" By the power of will in me , I say that tomorrow I shall have a fairly large boil in the exact place on my arm and your boil shall swell to double its present size."
Morning found me with a stalwart boil on the indicated spot and the dimensions of Umas's boil had doubled. A noticeable scar left by the doctor's incision is present today. It is a constant reminder of the power in man's sheer word.

What an unbelievable story. I believe that we all have such power in our thoughts and words and I cannot imagine what we all can achieve in our personal lives if we can channelize our inherent power in the right direction. Let us be aware that we all possess such power and use it in the right direction so that we evolve ourselves as better human beings which will automatically translate into a better society.

Signing off for now,
Krishna