To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #108       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         What are you saving yourself for?                     That bone china set that came as a part of your 'dowry', the one you proudly display in the living room. You've taken it out twice. Once when you had your boss come home for dinner, and then that one time when you realised it had gone pale yellow from pristine white and no lemon with baking soda could resurrect it.           What are you saving that Kanjeevaram saree for? The heirloom, the one that no one in your ancestral line has ever worn. The saree that has seen only the insides of termite-infested almirahs and aired once in a kitty party.           The expensive candle you were gifted when your son was born. The light of your life has flown the nest but the candle still sits there on the mantelpiece, the wax attracting more house dust than the attention of house guests.           The perfume you bought from your first visit to Paris. The curves of the ochre bottle dressing the dresser for the last three decades but never has it enhanced the scent of the woman who has owned it but has lost her essence in the rancid smell of life's dying dreams.           The poems you wrote in a leather-bound moleskin that lies buried in a cheap carton with 'Personal' written on it with a bold black permanent marker - a sign to oneself that things personal should not see the light of the world. But within those verses lie the story of your life which owns you, for better or for worse, you will never know till you put yourself out there in the world.           The paintings that lie in the garage. A permanent exhibition for the cockroaches and rats who feed on your forgotten canvases like a person deprived of the joys of life feeds on breadcrumbs of love to forget his suffering.           What are you saving yourself for? One day, the dress won't fit, the crockery will crack, the perfume won't smell, the candle will become an addition to the clutter, the poem will die without having lived its purpose.           Life will pass by waiting for a special day. Have your rajma chawal in the bone china, wear the Kanjeevaram for a date with yourself at home, light the candle as you pour yourself a glass of wine, wear the perfume, put those poems, those paintings, those business plans, those ideas out there.           Save yourself. Not your possessions.                       It's not about creating magic but allowing miracles.                     What you want to create wants to be created, and it wants to be created through you. You are the universe's co-creator, so creativity and the act of creating a big life should not be suffering. It should be cheeriness, joyful, effortlessness, enchanting, being unbothered. Creating a big life is not blacksmithy, but alchemy.           It's not about toiling hard, but showing up and allowing. It is not about rigidity, but being endlessly shape shifting.           It is not about perfectionism, but creating with abandon. It's not about the big No's in your life, but many little Yes's. It's not about creating something exciting, but knowing that everything is exciting.           It's not about the 'system being rigged.' It's about knowing that there is no system but the universal laws of love, compassion, generosity, kindness, gratefulness and gratitude. It's about believing that everything is rigged in your favour.           It's not about letting the game of life kill your spirit, but allowing the universe's leela to lift yours. It's not about temporarily raising your vibration. It's about permanently vibing at a level where you simply attract everything you want, at will.           It's not about sounding the bugle and bringing the world to its knees just because you are working. It's about whistling your way to do the work that makes you love yourself so much that you are weak at the knees.           It's not about 'what's in it for me'. It's about how I can make it about others. It's not about the service to the self but service to the whole.           It's not about burning the midnight oil wanting to change the world. The world is perfect. There's nothing to change there. It's about going through an inner change that oils all your forgotten and rusted parts, gifts and talents.           It's not about showing up because you have to. It's about showing up because you want to. Because you want to live a big life.           It's not about wanting to become, but just being. It's not about reward, but wonder. It's not about showing your mettle, but discovering your gold. It's not about indifference to the outcome but a detachment from it.           It's not about creating magic, but allowing miracles.             Our upcoming retreats                         Munnar Full 19th to 25th January     Sitting amidst lush landscapes and misty mountains, Munnar offers the perfect backdrop for a retreat focused on self-discovery, growth, and renewal of life purposes.   More details         Jodhpur Registrations Open 16th to 22nd February     In a place of princely palaces and forts, travel back in time as we seek to relook into your life. Rediscover yourself amidst the undiscovered side of Thar at this retreat.   More details     Reignite conversation     Andretta Registrations Open 16th to 22nd March     To reconnect to your inner child at a beautiful hillside retreat with 14+ soulful individuals will make this a life-transforming experience. See you at Andretta!   More details     Reignite conversation           This week, let's revisit     Andretta June 2024                         Experience a life full of purpose                     The purpose of my life is to help people achieve abundance and financial freedom.   Aastha Manoj Shukla Andretta, December 2023         The purpose of my life is to create oneness in the world.   Sumedha Sharma Andretta, December 2023               For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                                 Watch All Episodes Here                   creativegarh.com             You are receiving this newsletter because either you have subscribed to it through our website, interacted with us by filling an invite form or because you have asked us to put you on the database. If you would not like to receive any more newsletters from us, please click here to unsubscribe.