The importance of an hour for myself

How many times in life we all, whether when we were children or teenagers or grown up Men and women, we sit and think according to our individual responsibilities the list of work already done and the list yet to be completed and the pressure of the list for which we are not finding time and it goes on and on.

In today's competetive world every human being is under pressure, when its children who are in the primary School they have this pressure of waking up early in the morning and then getting ready for School, if homework done then fine, if not the pressure of the scoldings one is going to get at School, then at School again the competition with fellow students not only to get good grades but even to understand what is being taught and at times fear of getting up to ask any doubts that people may laugh at you...... its an unending list, then back home again pressure if parents are in a good mood then fine but if they are stressed up then hell at home too.

The teenagers have their own problems apart from studies, career and aim which they kind of decide but aren't very sure and the preachings and pressure from every individual around as to what to do and what not to, apart from that friends. There is this time when one shapes up his individual self too coming out of the comfortable zone of parents and family, some are shy, some are talkative, some expressive and some very quiet. So again the pressure of just one little thing that no one understands me, it is the time when such thoughts spring up on your mind, and as per people's reactions those thoughts either reach a saturation point and one revolts or they completely subside and an individual gets the label of what he or she looks like to the outside world.

The college days are kind of the best days of life because then one knows what he is doing and he has decided where he is going and he also has the freedom to make friends as per his choice and its the time when one dreams as to what he is going to have or become in personal and professional life. In this time there is one and only pressure of being or not being in love, if you are in love, its beautiful till it does not end and once it ends again pressure, and if your not then pressure as to why I am not finding the person, or why I am unable to express, or why is the other person not saying yes...... still its more of fun time and people enjoy the college days mostly.

After College again pressure if you get the right job, the right partner for life as per your dreams and ambitions then fine but if no then endless stress, one starts feeling like a failure and forgets what one has achieved till that time in life and also that this is not the end, there is lot more to come good and bad.

Marriage again is the beginning of another school, an entirely new world which you step in whether its a girl or a boy they have to bring changes in thier routine life, one has to mould onesself as per the family and spouses requirements. Motherhood is a very beautiful but very hard venture Woman are blessed with. So again starts a pre primary stage till your just 2 people, then primary, high school and higher secondary as your children grow you feel the same or even more pressure which you might have felt in your School days.
For men it is the time to prove thier caliber by earning and managing a family though nowadays women are also sharing the responsibility of running the family but that also is not an easy task to understand the schedules of each other and adjust accordingly.

Old age is the most tough stage of life becasue by then you are left with a lot of memories good and bad as per your actions and reactions of people. By then it may be a collection of mistakes or a collection of beautiful moments lived, and when you have less work and a weak body you start looking back upon life, which you lived the way you wanted to, even if it was not your way, it is you who decided to live it other peoples way so then many of us start regretting many things done and many feel proud to look back and see how they succeeded in life and what they acheived but even to them old age is difficult becasue after all the success, now sitting idle or listening to people younger to you gets painful.

Basically Life is not easy for any person at any stage, to look at from outside I may feel your life is good and you may feel mine is good becasue we all spend our life looking at other people and comparing our lives and ourselves.

Now here comes the importance of an hour for myself, I want all of you who read this to start it today and within a month you will be a much more happier person than you now are.

Please dont think I am preaching, becasue preachers just preach, they dont practise what they say, and this is not religion, this is not knowledge, this is not meditation or anything which one suggests when you are in stress.

This is the most simple and beautiful way of living life with a smile. Spend one hour everyday in doing what you like. Now you have to decide what you love to do, it could be any of the following
Sing Songs
Dance
Make a painting
Read a book
Hear music
Watch your favorite program on TV
Exercise, Swimming, Aerobics, health programs
Take a walk
Sit at a garden bench and watch children playing
Talk to a friend
Play games indoor or outdoor
Pray, Read or discuss Religion
Write and share your feelings
Browse any networking site and connect with friends

The options can be infinite, but whatever you choose to do should be something you dont do normally and something which you always loved to do, or dreamt of doing. Spend that one hour in doing what you like with complete passion and let that be your time, where you are just YOU.

Trust my words you will notice a change in your whole world, becasue life does not change, it is a mixture of gains and pains, wins and losses, happiness and sorrows, it cannot be perfect, it has to be balanced, but YOU will change and they say if you want to change the world CHANGE YOURSELF.

Do take my words seriously becasue I am serious very rarely in life :-)
I practise what I say, I have always tried and mostly succedded in living life with a smile, though I dont say I never complain or cry, well we are all human and simple people so we can be natural just the way we are.

My post is getting longer today, but when i start something I need to finish it the right way. So friends and readers, try what I said and then let me know what changes you saw in yourself.

Rest in next, please give me your feedback and suggestions for all of us will learn more from each other.