A cool breeze blows and gently tugs at strands in my braid. The same cheeky strands which try to escape from the quick fish tail I've twisted them into early in the morning. While I stand on the long winding road waiting for my conveyance I can hear distant chants from the Krishna temple 'om namo narayana' ... I feel a deep sense of calm and detachment from all mundane problems. As I inhale a deep breath and look around me I realise how beautiful nature is and how easy it is to get in tune with our inner selves. I wonder why don't we do it more often. All that we require is some silence. A strand of thought tries to creep in reminding me of the innumerable tasks lined up at work especially considering an almost impossible assignment that I've taken up. I firmly squash it away! This is my time, a few minutes of tranquility that I allow myself to indulge in every morning. This helps me remember that in the larger scheme of things there is so much more to life than what I can imagine. I am not big on meditation since controlling a monkey mind like mine is quite a task. But these couple of minutes each morning is my way of staying sane in my fast paced high stress world. Sometimes I wish this sense of calm could stay on throughout my day but as I see the vehicle (which picks me up daily) speeding towards me I know for a fact that its too much to expect. Sigh! Let's hope my day isn't too rough ;)
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