ConnectSoul

02/12/2024

A calm, organized, and focused mind is a creative powerhouse, while mental chaos can hinder its full potential.

In today's digital age, constant phone use can create clutter in the mind diminishing its power, especially if it's done haphazardly throughout the day. It's important to find an effective way to manage phone usage. Personally, I find that checking my phone for 15-20 minutes after each meal or snack works best. Since meals are a routine part of the day, this ensures I don't miss phone updates, allowing me to catch up on on social media, emails, and other essential tasks with focus, while avoiding its random use causing distractions.

I'd love to hear what strategies work best for you—feel free to share in the comments!

𝐵𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑,
Anant Mittal

28/11/2024

A key factor in living a happy and fulfilled life is whether you are living it 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒌 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅.

Accomplishment of a task gives mental peace because mind has one less thing to worry about. But when one task is finished, another one is ready to be born. Living this way, day by day, will make you miss out on the deeper meaning life has to offer. This attitude often results into complains such as life is boring or there is no time.

So how can one live with life as the primary focus? The secret is to focus on most important things in life first and then sprinkle in a few tasks each day as secondary priorities.

The first and most crucial area to focus on is 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉. This includes 𝒑𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 (exercise, nutrition, rest), 𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 (meditation, prayer), 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 (reading) and 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 (play, socializing with family and friends) growth. Personal growth lays the foundation for a fulfilling life and positively impacts every other area. So do not miss out on these and allocate time every day unless you have some other urgency.

Next, it's important to balance 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 (education, job, business) and 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 (meals, laundry, dishes, children's activities) responsibilities. A healthy balance between these two is vital for a thriving family, society, and even a peaceful world.

Finally, once your core areas are in place, you can add one or two 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒔 each day to further your goals. Try to become more efficient in managing the tasks using ideas such as carpooling, buying items in bulk or combining shopping with other outside activities etc. This framework can guide you, but remember that urgent tasks such water or heater issue in the house, will take higher priority over any other planned activities.

𝐵𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑,
Anant Mittal

19/11/2024

It is not the type of work you do or the position you command which matters. It is the attitude with which the work is conducted brings you the much needed fulfilment. Krishna humbly chose to serve as Arjuna's charioteer yet delivered the timeless wisdom in the form of Bhagwad Gita for entire humanity for generations to come.

When the attitude is that of service and contribution to the greater good, even a small act or role can have profound impact to this beautiful gem of creation.



With Love,
Anant Mittal

21/09/2024

21/08/2024

“It is easy to be heavy; hard to be light.”
― G.K. Chesterton

Its easy to criticize, but hard to appreciate
its easy to complain, but hard to be grateful
its easy to control, but hard to let go
its easy to despair, but hard to be hopeful
its easy to be serious, but hard to have positive attitude

But one who consciously choses the harder way, achieves none other than the divine bliss.

With Love,
Anant Mittal

12/08/2024

Do not confuse faith, patience and gratitude with inaction or laziness. It requires lot of internal work with continuous awareness.

~Anant Mittal

12/07/2024

Relationships are built on understanding and connection, ironically they flourish when space is granted for learning, stumbling, failure and personal growth.

~Anant Mittal

02/06/2024

Don’t let your past blackmail your present, to ruin your beautiful future
~A dialogue from movie 'Dear Zindagi'

God created us in his own image so we are destined to live with prosperity, meaning and freedom. But many remain stuck in the past living same life of suffering. It just takes a little conscious awareness and attitude of gratitude to think and utter thoughts of abundance than lack, harmony than disharmony, ease than disease, meaning than boredom and freedom than pain. Believe it or not, that creates the magic resulting into changed circumstances towards a beautiful future.

08/10/2023

In a vacation, 'vacating' a place is obvious to everyone but it is actually vacating the mind from sorrows and even accomplishments of the past; and vacating the mind of anxieties and even excitements of the future. Nothing remains except the joy and magic of the current moment.

We all can be on eternal vacation if we can learn to live in the present with mindfulness and be grateful of the place, people and things around us!!!

25/08/2023

Past if remembered, forgive it or thank it. Future if anticipated, hope for good things. That is the only use of past and future.

13/08/2023

God designed us to be happy consistently but usually we base our happiness upon the external circumstances. You can not wait impatiently for your circumstances to change before you become happy. You have to be happy now. Remember, 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆. And when you make a choice to be happy in each of your moments, you will experience that your circumstances wonderfully change to match that choice. It is easier said than done when you encounter difficult situations but happiness becomes your habit when you live with these three pillars of positivity-

✅𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 - Faith is strong trust in God to provide you with an abundant, meaningful, and joyful life. Scriptures tell, that is what God wants for all of us. Adverse circumstances are when we can exercise our faith muscles the most. Let God cruise you through them to bring you out as better and stronger. Keep that faith and patience.
✅𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 - Usually we take our life and its blessings for granted. Some people go on with their life always seeing negative, complaining, and blaming. They need to remember there are many people in this world who would like to switch place with them happily. In worst situation, one can be grateful for being alive. When we are grateful for what we have, God gives us more of what we want. This is THE magic, and it can only be experienced by yourself, not explained by anyone.
✅𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 - We usually live our life affected by the ghosts of the pasts and anxieties of the future. That is one of the reasons to remain stuck and not progress. It is difficult to remain in present moment during hardships or trials, but remember present moment is what contains the solution to all problems. Present moment is a healer. Try to remain as much as you can in present moment with mindfulness, accept it and see it wonderfully change your circumstances for the better.

𝐵𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑,
Anant Mittal

05/08/2023

Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

~Vivian Greene