IN THE MIDST OF MY RESTLESSNESS
“All of them had a restlessness in common.” John Steinbeck I n the midst of my ‘restlessness’, suddenly, I found myself writing these down: Trying to please others… Trying to change others… Trying to prove something to others… Trying to cope with others… Trying to find security in life… Trying to seek approval from others… Trying to make others happy… Trying to explain something to someone… Trying to be perfect in everything… Trying to look smarter, better, wiser than others… Trying to hold on to my beliefs and possessions… Trying to control everything… Trying to fulfill my dreams through my children… Trying to depend on others for my happiness or security… Trying to eradicate fear, envy, anger, hatred from my life… Trying to be guilt-free Trying to be stress-free… Trying to be worry-free… I am not done with it, yet… I think, restlessness comes in me when my energy gets drained. ‘Trying’ is not just another word… It...