To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #170       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         The goal of life is not to be loved. It is to love.                     We are all made of love and the goal of our life is not to find love but to be love. The aim is not to acquire designations, hoard riches, loot the planet, plunder the competition, devastate those who don’t love us and our ideas, ravage a higher ego or be ruthless in being number one. And on the day you become the emperor of the world, ask yourself this simple question: Were you a presence of love in this world or in your pursuit of gaining stardom, did you lose love along the way?           What is love, you ask? Here’s the thing: love has no definition.           Love cannot be defined by philosophers, scholars, pundits, experts, critics or intellectuals. Poets can’t define love because love is not merely a word or phrase. Creators can’t define love because it is not an idea; it cannot be created but can only be known, realized and manifested. Religion can’t define love because it transcends every concept and love is the very essence of spirituality. Scientists can’t define love because it can’t be stored in test tubes in labs. Sex gurus can’t define love because it goes beyond the notions of romance and pleasure - beyond bedrooms and corner seats in cinema halls.           Love can’t be defined, but it is the essence of our being. It can’t be put into a list of do’s and don’ts, but it can be expressed and experienced. Little babies sleeping in their cots are love and so are big elephants rolling in the mud. Birds bringing food for their hatchlings is love and so is the branch of the tree on which the nest feels safe and held.           Love can be experienced through joy, freedom, compassion, kindness, empathy, eagerness, belief, optimism, happiness, hope, appreciation and contentment.           And you know, while all this is love, anger, resentment, rage, blame, worry, jealousy, guilt, despair, revenge and irritation are not. They are fear.           Love is what we are; fear is what we acquire.           The idea of living a truly happy life is to drop what we have collected over time and tap into who we are.           Love is our original state, our default factory setting, our wholeness, our completeness, and our unconditional self. Only love can help you become love and be loved.                       Think of miracles as the storyline and reality as the plot twist.                     When one fine moment you choose to show up for yourself to honour your gifts, talents and purpose, the universe starts showing off.           It blows the bugle; it sends smoke signals to distant galaxies; it creates a Gnatt chart for a six year project plan for your idea to come to fruition; it calls all your ancestors for a felicitation ceremony; it calls all your guides and gurus to thank them for their devotion to holding space for you; it calls your angels for an emergency briefing to armour up with the best weaponry and stalk every breath that you take; it calls on all the divine infantry and asks them to clear the path for you to walk on; it speed dials the creators of parallel universes to have them create a green corridor for the ideas that will drop into your consciousness; it calls its intelligence department and asks for an overnight deck on what new ideas need to exist in the world that the universe can co-create with you; it talks to the pulsars and quasars and asks them to get ready for fireworks; it asks some dying stars to create theatrical smoke and fog; it asks all birds to release a new single; it asks all the roses on the planet to dab more perfume for the next few days; it asks trees to wave to the the mountains to wake them from their slumber; it tells the flowers to produce more nectar; it requests the sun to shine brighter so the flowers can bloom; it asks the clouds to rain in unison so that the pitter patter creates a new symphony; it asks bees to produce more honey; it asks the colour palette to show up for an early autumn paint job; it asks all dolphins and whales to have a Zoom call with all the seaweeds so they can clean the ocean, double shift; it sends a memo for all penguins to show up for a happy dance; it has a dinner meeting with the poetry devtas to send more ideas to the couplet writers on earth to inspire you; it speaks with the Gods of art to think out of the box so that artists can have more disruptive ideas to make the planet beautiful; it asks ‘signs from the universe’ action group to create a subtle sign as an inspiration for you, a tiny seed, a germ of an idea.           The experts of signals and signs train a Monarch butterfly to cross your path on your morning walk and get your attention so that you can see it as a sign and get inspired to transform your life.           It's miracles, miracles, miracles all around.           You step out of home, the entire universe and its creations watch with bated breath as the nervous butterfly flutters its wings to live its purpose and get noticed by you.           The moment is here. You smell the fresh morning. You feel there is something different in the air. You start walking and as you take a few steps, you get caught in the chatter of the mind. A monarch butterfly pirouettes around you and you swat her away.           A dreary, collective sigh is heard in the heavens.           Poof! Up in smoke go all the miracles.           And the painful reality that you are not willing to let go of creates the plot twist. Yet again.             Our upcoming retreats                         Munnar Sold Out 7th to 13th December     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         Kasauli Last 5 Seats Left 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     Andretta Registrations Open 15th to 21st February     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     Kolhapur July 2024                         Experience a life full of purpose                     My purpose is to act as a catalyst to spark fortunes, change relationships with abundance and enable our wealth to serve us.   Raveena Yagnik Kasauli, April 2023         The purpose of my life is to empower and mentor hungry, ambitious and underprivileged girls to find their career paths aligned to their strengths and help them thrive.   Loveena Khatwani Kasauli, April 2023               For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                           Mantra Gold Coatings & The White Paper Creative         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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