People spend their live’s brooding about what they couldn’t / can’t do and create a habit of it, thereby not only screwing up their own lives but also the lives of others around them. Life is a gift and everyday needs to be lived as such. Either you can do something about it, then do it and if you can’t then simply let it go – no point wasting your precious time & energy regretting it…
This doesn’t mean that you don’t have wishes/expectations – it simply means that you don’t live your life from the lens of the unfulfilled ones. Certainly try to fulfil every wish/expectation that you have but for whatever reason if you can’t, don’t regret it. If the wish or expectation requires participation of other people then make sure that they have the same wish or expectation, if not then either you have to pursue the wish by yourself or let it go.
A peace filled life is a choice that you have to exercise daily, 24*7. The moment you see yourself going down the regret lane or the fear lane, stop yourself and remind yourself that your freedom from regret/fear is in your own hands. Its you who is clutching on to regrets which is nothing but a memory of an unfulfilled desire and you are wasting your precious life bringing the regret in your present. Same is the case with fear – which is of the future, whilst all you can do is do what you need to in this moment.
It’s your memories(of regret) and imagination(of a terrible future) that you are suffering, let go of them by being in the present and freedom is yours…
Explorer, Philanthropist, Mentor:
Exploring and researching on practices of Self Realisation
Philanthropist: engaged in projects with social and environmental impact
Mentor: guiding people crystallise and achieve their material and spiritual goals
Background:
Former CEO of Mahindra Integrated Business Solutions- an Advisory and Business Process Management Arm of the Diversified US$ 17 Billion Mahindra Group. Ajit was responsible for transforming a Shared Services Centre of the Mahindra Group into a full-fledged Advisory and Business Process Management Company with products/services spanning Strategy & Enterprise Risk Management Advisory to Digitization and Transactional Outsourcing.
He has over 23 years of experience in the industry as an Entrepreneur. He has built businesses in Music Publishing, Media (Compact Discs/DVD’s) Manufacturing, Logistics and Financial Services and is currently nurturing his own initiative called FREE (Forests, Renewable Energy and Environment) & associated with NPO Trusts/ Organizations and mentoring select people and a few start-ups in his personal capacity.
A Chartered Accountant by Qualification with extensive continuing education in Executive Management Programs @ Harvard Business School, Michigan- Ross Business School, IIM-A
He has pursued spiritual interests since an early age exploring inner facets of self through Vipassana, Isha Yoga, Kriya Yoga, other yogic approaches / meditation techniques An Avid Marathoner, trekker/mountaineer, scuba diver, writer and motorbike traveller, is passionate about exploring the outer world as much as the inner.
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