Mindspace

the first time i heard this concept was in a marketing context. but here i want to talk about something else. more like the closet space in your mind. and how you use that closet space. which reminds me of my closet here. when i first opened it, i thought it had no space. but then i rearranged it, bought some stuff in, adapted a design to it, made adjustments to my idea of arranging clothes and the closet works fine now. same way it works for the mind too i guess.. like sherlock holmes - he didnt know that earth goes round the sun and when watson told him, he wanted to forget it. because it would take up unnecessary space in his mind.

be careful though.. there are things that can be more overpowering than a geographical fact. like how work takes up all that space in your head. i am trying to justify the trickling down of my blog posts.. work just expands and takes up everything in your life. reading is relegated to commute, and so is music. things like physical exercise are reduced to the 5 min walk during the course of the commute. i have started swimming, but everytime i go it gives me a runny nose and i stop swimming for the next week. at work you sit and stare at a screen all day, worrying about meeting the number targets, eating at your desk, and swallowing gallons of coffee. the sun is a picture on your laptop and friends are pictures on your facebook page.

thats sounds so depressing! work life is not so bad actually. you have money to start with, nice and smart people around you, you are engaged in meaningful and intelligent work, and you live in a vibrant city. the point however still remains, that one has to be careful to not let work absorb you in itself. remember you work for living, not live for working. keep time out to call friends, go for a movie, take an aimless stroll, watch tv, laze around on a sunday morning, enjoy a relaxed cooking and eating time at home.. you own your work and the pace at which you want it to run. when you notice that blogging has trickled down or has become nonsensical or shallow, you know the symptoms to figure out the problem AND find a cure.

and then there are worries to fill up that space. what if this doesnt happen, that doesnt happen. what if i can do this or that. what if i cant make everyone happy, or just those who i want to make happy. what if. sometimes i get caught up in that too and look for a sign. like in the movie p.s. i love you, she found the suspenders buckle and turned into a shoe designer. i wish i could have a sign that would say, its alright honey. this ones just another bump. hang in there, its almost over. its a nice approach as long as you dont start depending on it. signs are not what they are, they are only what you make of them. stop looking for them, when they appear on their own, thats when you will really feel the magic of a coincidence working out. and besides, you will never know whats gonna happen until it has, so forget trying to anticipate it. if you really want to be told that everything is going to be alright, then tell it to yourself. coz you are the one who knows exactly how you are feeling, and when you are feeling depressed. i read something today - dont think you cant do something. you always can, but if you say you cant, there is something that is making you not want to do it. figure that and sort it out. and you need a clear head for sorting out and checking yourself when you are being unreasonable or hiding behind a fear.

then you will see how you can do everything. keep a clear head. you got to clean-up rearrange, do whatever it takes but free up some space to make way for churning those thoughts around..