Kanhaji helps me to express myself

Expressing oneself isn't always an easy task - sometimes its very difficult to find the right words to say, to write, to communicate. This is why people always say that you should think twice before you speak and three times before you write something down. I agree with this in theory and I say in theory because the focus of this blog for me has been about writing the first thing that comes to my mind within the framework of my theme for that day. This is what I do but I sometimes edit some of my words or even the theme I have chosen!
I guess that's no surprise for anyone reading this blog since anyone who has ever written before knows that editing is one of the key aspects of writing.
Whenever I find that words fail me I ask Kanhaji for help. Sometimes I realize that I have expressed myself poorly and have therefore succeeded in offending someone dear to me. At times like that I get very upset and I think that next time I will try harder to do and say the right things around that person.
Kanhaji always helps me when I ask Him to and even now, He is guiding my words so that I can say what I want to in a concise and coherent (I hope!) manner.
I know that in this post I didnt say anything really about creative expression and that has been an error of omission on my part since creative expression really is therapeutic. I myself like writing and dancing. These are the two major ways I express myself when I am happy or even when I am sad. Kanhaji always played the bansuri, which is what I showed in the picture here today. For all who choose music as their form of expression, you understand the healing power - I myself have never really grasped music as easily as others but I do not think I will ever stop trying to learn to play a musical instrument. Maybe one day I will be as good at it as Kanhaji was at playing His bansuri.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Kanhaji's decision is always the right one

Sometimes we make a decision that really is not what we intended to say or do all along and we spend a long time regretting the decision that was made, that went against our actual plans. However, what we have to remember is that when something happens almost on impulse, when we are put on the spot and we give an answer that is unexpected and unplanned, that is Kanhaji working in our lives through us to show us the right decisions to take. He is the only one who really knows all that the future holds and so, He really is the only one we should trust in such matters.
I know that is a difficult thing to do sometimes since it is in our nature to always think that the grass is greener on the other side. However, we should eventually be able to reach a place where we can truly believe that Kanhaji made the right decision for us and that we should take a step back and try to make the best of the decision that He did make for us - see the good in it so that we can move on from the decision that may have been potentially harmful to us towards something that will serve the purpose of helping us.
Kanhaji, I want to thank You for taking control in my life and helping me to do the right thing even when I myself cannot see that it is the right thing. Thank You for continuing to help me even when I question Your divine judgement which I know is a sin. Please help me to stop committing such sins and to one day be able to truly accept all that You have given to me and to surrender my entire life to You. Please help me to work to show others the greatness of Your power and following You.

I included this very popular picture with Kanhaji bending over and giving us this penetrating look and I like to remember Him like this because it means that no matter what He is doing, or is about to do, His eyes are always on us and what we are doing or are about to do! He is truly our protector.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Kanhaji sends us angels

Whenever we need Him the most - Kanhaji intervenes in our lives. He sends people, angels I call them, to help us and show us the ropes or to take care of us when we are sick and in need of human interaction that will pull us out of our slump. Kanhaji is always with us and He knows when we need Him the most. At these times we may sometimes feel like He has abandoned us, but the truth is, He will never do so.
He is the ever forgiving, ever loving God in our lives and He will always see us through - He will always take care of us in every possible way and we should continually call on Him and praise Him for being with us.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Kanhaji, thank You again

Little things in life often make me thank Kanhaji for staying with me through it all. Today I had to get home in an unfamiliar way at a relatively late hour. But, even though I was a little bit scared, I remembered that Kanhaji is always with me and I knew that He would protect me no matter what. Eventually when I got into the vehicle I noticed that one of my acquaintances was there and that made me feel much safer. He and I conversed amicably for the rest of the journey and I really felt that Kanhaji sent that person to me to ease my mind.
As usual, Kanhaji took care of me in a potentially dangerous situation and for this I am very grateful to Him.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Kanhaji shows me that sometimes friends come through better than family

Kanhaji always understood the value of friendships and that is why He maintained so many friendships - the gopas, the gopis, other famous friends of His - Arjuna for one, was His friend more than His cousin. We all know the value of good friends - they support us when we need help, sometimes even more than our family and relatives do. I once heard a quote, I dont remember who gave it, that friends are the family that God sent to us to earn instead of handing them to us on a platter. As with all relationships, we have to work really hard to make friendships work - we have to remember their important occasions and those of their children, spouses and other family members. We have to make an effort for their parents (when we are younger) and spouses (when we are older) to like us. We have to work hard to maintain these bonds sometimes, but, when we need them, they are there to lend a helping hand, a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a hand to squeeze, an embrace to fall into and someone who will make us feel less lonely and insignificant in a world filled with many other people like ourselves. Our friends see the redeemable qualities in us even when we cant see them in ourselves, they try extra hard to make us feel better when we are down. They criticize us in gentle ways that show us the flaws in our personalities that need to be addressed.
Kanhaji, thank You for sending me my family, but I also want to thank You for sending me my many many friends who I love and who love me.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Janam din

Yesterday I received an invitation in my inbox to attend a Krishna Janmasthami prayer service and it got me thinking on the issue of birthdays - what does a birthday mean really? I know that some cultures and religions think that celebrating birthdays is a custom that should not be practiced since people get too involved with themselves or something like that. If anyone from one of those religions or cultures is reading this, please dont get offended, I am writing from a perspective of someone who is admitting to not know everything happening in other religions and cultures.
Kanhaji's birthday is one of the most important days in the Hindu calendar and people all over the world celebrate it in lavish and extravagant ways. Kanhaji's birthday signifies to us, the day when He decided to come and help us to get away from evil and its evil repercussions. Kanhaji's birthday is a day that should be celebrated.
Our own birthdays are so very important to us - according to tradition we receive gifts, we give charity, we do important things and see people who we havent seen in many years because they come to wish us well if we have a party, or, they call us on the phone to wish us Happy Birthday.
Let us all remember to wish Kanhaji a Happy Birthday and to celebrate with Him on Janmashtami.
Jai Shri Krishna!

Kanhaji grants me power to change things

Sometimes in our lives we may feel powerless and scared of people or situations and dependent on people or situations. But then, things change and suddenly...we are the ones in a position of power - we can influence the very people who used to have major influence over us. We can make them feel better or worse about themselves. However, the problem is how do we use that power? We must use the power for good and not evil. Even if we felt that persons used their power wrongly against us in the past, we should not commit the same mistakes that they did because then we will be no better than they are - we would have committed the same errors and ended up looking just as bad to them as they looked to us.
What we have to remember about power is that we must use it in a way that benefits both the user and the one subjected to it. I try not to make people feel badly about the changes in status that inevitably happen in life - to our parents, our significant others, our peers. These are the people who feel most threatened by a 'change in the scale' so to speak. We must therefore work extra hard to show them that deep down we are the same people and will always be.
If we remain grounded in our love for Kanhaji then we will remember this and continue to be good people. We have to thank Him for changing things in our favour and ask Him to help us to do the right thing with this newfound power.
Jai Shri Krishna!