Small Efforts Are Important To Bring Big Changes In Life

 The Effort is Important: No Matter Big or Small

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When Ravana abducted Sita and held her captive in Ashok Vatika, a beautiful garden in his royal palace, Lord Rama decided to attack Lanka and release Sita from his prison. The enthusiasm and determination was high, but there was a huge ocean which had to be crossed by the army of Sugreeve which comprised all monkeys. The despicable demon was obstructing the entire army’s path and how to win over it was a difficult challenge for all. Finally a floating bridge was planned to be constructed with the help of Nal and Neel, who were cursed by a sage that nothing would drown in water if thrown by them. This curse turned into a boon when it came to build a bridge to conquer Lanka and reinforced the attempts being made to release Sita. All the animals started helping and brought stones and pieces of rocks and ramped up the construction of the bridge across the ocean. Lord Rama felt grateful and indebted to observe the Love and dedication of his entire army and suddenly he noticed that a tiny squirrel was working relentlessly to contribute in collecting stones and pebbles for the bridge. It was picking small pebbles in its mouth and arranging them near the boulders. Looking at the squirrel, a few animals started ridicule her by saying that her efforts were not required as it’s a big task and her enthusiasm and hard work could not make any difference so she should keep away or she would get crumpled to death. The squirrel started crying and then Rama intervened to show everyone how two boulders were connected by the pebbles put by the little squirrel; he further explained that no effort is big or small what matters the most is the intent and devotion. Lord Rama lovingly stroked the squirrel’s back to appreciate and acknowledge her work. The gentle stroke was imprinted on the back and marked three stripes and it is believed that since then the squirrels have stripes on their bodies as an embodiment of gratitude and affection from the divine itself.

We all can have such imprints of accomplishments, affection, and contentment if we develop a strong conviction in making the smallest efforts which eventually pave a bigger path to surmount the Obstacles and challenges in our lives.

Learn to Face Your Fears- 

Human life is a continuum of learning new things, accepting challenges and reinvigorating ourselves with the ability to tide over the obstacles and to sail smoothly in this voyage one has to learn how to face fears. Making small efforts to overcome fear can be an important emotional skill which helps you achieve bigger goals in life. Start avoiding doubts in your thought process because doubts give birth to fear. Having doubts about how something is going to happen opens the doors to unknown fears and that make us weak and vulnerable. Start practicing fearlessness by believing in yourself and empowering your soul through meditation and pranayam. Instill courage in yourself and stand up to face your fears; welcome crisis and adversities as platform to stir you from within and leapfrog over your weaknesses.

Develop Strong Interpersonal Skills- 

Good interpersonal skills play a pivotal role in attaining success and enriching life and one can strike a perfect and harmonious balance both at work and home environment. Let’s understand how our small efforts can bring a big change in our life; having the dream of gaining expertise overnight will only lead you to sorrow and pessimism so start practicing with small steps. Work on your listening skills first because if you absorb the ideas completely you will be able to deliver and respond in more fulfilled way. Take a small step ahead everyday to improve your interactive skills when you are well versed with your listening abilities. Try to talk to yourself for 10 minutes on the topics which you want to discuss with others and see the improvement in your communication skills. Gradually you will develop negotiation, persuasion and influencing skills which are indispensable for decision making and team-building.

Try Never to Stress- 

When we look around; everything seems to be so chaotic, disturbing and spinning out of control. Our personal and professional commitments keep us entangled in the ongoing turmoil and we often fall prey to stress, anxiety and depression. Medical research has proven that our immunity drops when we undergo mental stress, emotional pain or depression so it’s imperative to remain impervious to criticism, work pressure and setbacks in our life. Most of the times things that seem earth shattering seem miniscule and irrelevant in future so stop wasting your time and positivity on fleeting or ephemeral issues or events. Pressure and problems are inevitable but active management can save you from such stressful situations and make you resilient. Adapt good work and time management slowly and gradually to help you cope with stress.

Distance Yourself from Negativity- 

We all know the importance of positive vibes in our life then to we can’t escape negativity as humans are designed to harbour negativity more than positive attitude and enrichment. We must help ourselves by staying away from the arguments, sarcastic opinions and useless gossips that fill us with negativity. We shouldn’t waste our time in responding to petty issues and minor problems. Though ‘old habits die hard’ but if we want to bring a positive change in our attitude and way of life we have to make these small efforts to reinvent our personality. One of the ways to stay away from negativity is to ‘let it go’ and avoid indulging ourselves in the group of such people who are more inclined to talk negative things and judge others.

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 Your Dignity is Important- 

Our most important duty towards our existence is to love and respect our being. Start believing in the choices that you have made for yourself and count your self-worth. Have you ever given in just to please someone or drag a relationship that doesn’t respect you? If so; try to come out of it and accommodate yourself in your happy and healthy lifestyle. Each one of us has to draw a line so that the people around us cannot take us for granted and erode our very core. Keep your self esteem and dignity intact in both- personal or professional relationships and be true to yourself. These practices will certainly help you enjoy a life of respect and adoration from your near and dear ones.

Cultivate Reading as a Passion- 

Reading is always resourceful and when you are rich in resources you have less chances of getting hurt or humiliated. Start with a small resolution of reading 15 minutes daily, either a book or an article. Trust me it will Change your perspectives on various important things in life and build your intellect to become the controller of your thoughts, your happiness, your impulses and your emotions. Reading is pretty similar to yoga; both are difficult to practice, both don’t bring any change overnight but both can make you the happiest person if imbibed and practiced undeterred, uninterrupted.

It takes a drop to turn into an ocean, it takes the first small stride to reach a far-off destination and it takes a step up to climb the ladder of success. It’s truly said, “Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” So start your day with a small effort to make yourself happier than ever and a step closer to the purpose of your life; commit yourself to be just 0.5% better tomorrow than what you are today and feel the difference.

“Greatness can be achieved through small efforts made consistently and diligently.”