To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #120       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         You're not lost.                     You're exactly where you are meant to be.           Yes, today you may be feeling that your life is a mess, but that doesn't mean that your life IS a mess. See how far you've come from five years ago, from a year ago, from a month ago, even from yesterday. Right now, you may not feel that way but you know you have overcome things you never thought you could, you've taken decisions that have changed your beliefs about your own power. So what if you don't feel like getting out of bed today. That doesn't mean you're not enough.           You're not behind. You've not missed the bus. You're not even out of place even by a second or a millimeter. You are exactly where you are meant to be. Maybe your definition of success is not really yours. It's your expectations of you because of someone’s expectations of you. Read that again. Sure, today you may seem like you've missed the bus, but maybe you want to get out of bed and go to the bus stop. The next one will be coming soon. Hop on to that one. Maybe that is the one in which a seat is reserved for you.           You are enough because you know that even if you feel that you have not moved one bit in the last year, you have. You have constantly been walking on a path meant for you and you only and not a path that someone drew for you as a map to enlightenment. Yes, you may have had dead-ends, detours, u-turns, gravel paths and abrupt landslides but you have been walking. The speed, well again, that is your mind trying to take over the timeline and show you goals. The only goal is self-realisation and there's no deadline for it. Whenever you reach, love will be there for you.           You are enough because you found love in places you never knew existed. You met yourself when no one else was there for you. You came face-to-face with your fears and surrendered to them, taking them as a part of you. Maybe you feel you're not enough because there’s a deeper fear lurking in the shadows which is keeping you from your enough-ness.           Instead of worrying about how life could be, take a bow and congratulate yourself. For had you not been enough, life would not have been this. Sure, maybe you would have been someplace else. But how do you know that that place would have been better and enough for you?                 When you don't feel like getting up, start with giving.                     Not every day will be glitter and fairy dust, roses and champagne, laughter and joy. Hurting and healing are inseparable playmates, and they define the rhythm of life, the cyclic nature of the universe, the truth that joy and despair, highs and lows. Suffering and meaning will all come and go and even this moment shall pass leaving in its glorious trail the glue that will connect the dots.           There will be days when you will have nothing to wake up for, when purpose will never be enough to make you jump out of bed, when the coffee would also fail at its only job, when you will blame life and your circumstances for everything, when you wish things were like before you stirred the hornet’s nest with your healing. On such days, your brain will simply refuse to comply and you will just not know where to begin, you will just not know the first thing you should do.           But begin you must, and do you must, because without the beginning there is no ending to the pain. On days like these, begin with where you have the first instinct to give. To simply give expecting nothing in return. Give yourself a self hug even if you don't feel like being your favourite person today. Follow your instinct to give and give your family a hug and show your love like only you do. Give your dog an extra biscuit, give your plants some water and some TLC, give your coffee an extra sip and one extra second in your mouth as it pours itself into your being.           Take your instinct to give further. Give a smile to your driver and give alms to the urchin on the road. Give a pep talk to your teen and give a lovely greeting to your colleague. Give yourself to your meeting and give yourself the permission to take it easy. Give your love to your friends and give yourself to holding space for someone today.           Push giving a tad more. Give yourself to your sadhana - your spiritual practice, give yourself to your sewa - your selfless showing up, give yourself to your swadharma - your purpose and give yourself to your sangha - your community and the world at large.           On days when you don't feel like showing up, you don't have to be a go-getter, but a go-giver. For only those who give, get the most.       Our upcoming retreats                         Mandi Last 1 Seats Left 1st to 7th December     Mandi’s tranquil environment serves as the perfect backdrop for personal metamorphosis, ensuring you return home with a revitalized spirit and fresh perspective of life!   More details     Reignite conversation     CG Teens, Mumbai Registrations Open 21st to 22nd December     This non-residential 2-day retreat is designed to help teenagers reconnect with their authenticity and inner guidance system to create a joyful life.   More details     Reignite conversation     Kasauli Registrations Open 4th to 10th January     The stunning vistas and holistic experiences at Kasauli create the perfect space for self-discovery, and ensure this retreat is a transformative and unforgettable experience!   More details     Reignite conversation           This week, let's revisit     Jodhpur February 2024                         Experience a life full of purpose                     My life purpose is to use sports as a tool for education, development, inclusion, empowerment and transformation.   Mona Shipley Munnar, October 2022         My life purpose is to entertain, enthrall, heal and let people break free from their limited lives through my stories and acts.   Amitabh Jolly Tirthan Valley, December 2022               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. 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