To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #143       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         A fulfilled life is a fully emptied life.                     Empty yourself. Empty yourself of every piece of gold, every ruby of talent, every diamond of skill, all the riches that have been buried deep inside you by the universe. Mine them one by one, as you thoroughly use yourself up in the service of the universe and find immense fulfillment in the process.           Blog, do yoga, paint, play cricket, design clothes, sculpt, dream, skydive, snorkel, bungee jump, sing, make films, make noodle namkeen, host a travel show, dance, surf, be a bartender, heal. And none of these have to become your identity. And none of these have to be something you have to be perfect at. Just do them because they give you immense joy. Become childlike. Become curious. Do it because you want to. And not everything has to make you a living. Some things just make you alive.           Do whatever it takes to empty yourself to that one day when you go back to the heavens, and God asks, “What do you bring?” say it with pride that you have come empty-handed, empty-minded, with an emptied life, emptied of identities, desires, expectations, longings, but with a heart full of love.           When you go deep inside yourself, you become empty. When you empty yourself, you stop feeling the emptiness. Use yourself to the point that you become totally empty, completely bereft of yourself, totally derobed of every identity, opinion, belief, and attachment you have.           And as you are on this journey of emptying yourself, ask yourself if you are really willing to change. And wait for the answer. And if your answer is that the world needs to change but there’s nothing wrong with you, it’s a sign to empty yourself more. Spring clean yourself. Take yourself to the cleaners. Dust yourself off your limiting thoughts about your own expanse. Hold yourself upside down, shake vigorously, and empty your pockets of beliefs and prejudices about yourself that have made home like useless cotton lint. Put yourself on tumble mode and then hang yourself out to dry and use an industrial-grade steam iron to wrinkle out your own conditioning.           The day when you are totally empty, you’ll realise you’ve made space for the divine to settle in. And that emptiness just makes space for joy and fulfillment.           You don't choose the path. The path chooses you.                     You don’t choose your purpose; your purpose chooses you. The one that will make your life meaningful, magical and magnificent.           You do not choose a book; the book that wants to be read by you chooses you, so it can show you a new perspective when you honour your purpose.           You do not choose the story; the story chooses you to be told in the world first by you, before it finds more tellers.           You do not choose your talent or your gifts; they choose you so they can give you joy as you serve others with them.           You don’t choose whom you want to serve; they are chosen to choose you, so that their lives can change through you, and you feel fulfilled and purposeful.           You don’t choose the bus ride; the bus ride chooses you to bring you closer to your realisation and to the destination where an idea that is waiting to be birthed by you.           You do not choose an idea; an idea chooses you to take birth in this moment in time, so it can bridge the gap between past and future creations in the universe.           You do not choose the destination for travel; the destination chooses you and calls you when you are ready for it.           You do not choose the time; time chooses you when it’s the right time.           You do not choose a play; the play chooses you as a character in it.           You do not choose the gift for someone; the gift chooses you to be its messenger as it serves its larger purpose to manifest in the life of someone who has been praying for it.           You do not choose the dog; the dog chooses you to give you unconditional love on days and nights when you feel alone, and in the process, honours its own purpose.             Our upcoming retreats                         Kolhapur Last 8 Seats Left 10th to 16th August     Escape the city's clamor, reconnect with your inner light. Indulge in a life changing retreat, experiencing the discovery of your true self, within the arms of nature.   More details     Reignite conversation     Kasauli Last 6 Seats Left 31st August to 6th September     The stunning vistas at Kasauli create the perfect space for peace & self-discovery, ensuring this retreat is a transformative and unforgettable experience.   More details     Reignite conversation           This week, let's revisit     Jodhpur August 2024                         Experience a life full of purpose                     My purpose is to inspire hope in the human soul through the beauty of visual storytelling.   Bernadette Lobo Sakleshpur, August 2022         My purpose in life is to energize the world and lead people towards self-healing.   Ekta Sheth Sakleshpur, August 2022               For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                           Swati Gandhi         Sunita Somani         Pedal On               View Our Collabs for Joy                   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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