Thought Thought (Day 365: 30-June-2014)
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or simply die.
So,
we have come to this. The last episode of our "Thought Thought"
series. An entire year just flew by sprinkling 365 wonderful thoughts on its
way. The idea was to trying to spread some positivism around in a way that I know. During the time the contributors think about a positive thought to share, I
hoped for a new seed of positivism to be planted in their soul. Likewise when another reads it, the positivism could take its root in their heart as well. I benefited
greatly.
I
would like to share few of my experiences from this trip. When I told Rajesh I
am going to do something of the sort, like always he said "Very good idea.
Go rock, girl". And the first proper thought I clicked was his and it read
"Feel the fear and do it anyway". His life’s mantra. That is what
kept me going.
Each
day I dreaded asking people to share a positive thought. I would remember this
quote, go ahead and ask. More than 80% of those I requested readily contributed.
These are the people who made me believe that "Ask and you shall
receive" really works. They made me believe that I could finish what I
started. Among these are the people who I call "the saviors". They
not only shared a thought, they even got some of their friends to contribute
too. Such generosity in helping others. I realised these are the ones who usually
go out of their way to help people even if it is in a small way. Good news is
there are many such people around us. The world after all is not selfish as we
assume.
And
then there were people who contributed even though I am a complete stranger to
them. I presume they liked the idea and willed to be clicked or just did it
because their friend asked them do. Whatever be the reason, thanks guys - you
don't know how many days you have made me super glad. This showed me that we
are all connected together by an invisible bond.
And
there were those who were so shy, that it was cute. They really wanted to
contribute and wanted their favorite quote shared, but very shy. So we would
sneak to the basement or the roof top and click pics when no one was around. It
was like a secret between us. They were super happy when their thoughts were
shared online.
And
the volunteers. Bless you, good souls. These people heard about my project, got
in touch with me and volunteered to contribute. One day I was lost about who to
ask next. There was this colleague who celebrated his birthday on the same day,
approached me saying he wanted to contribute. Would I say No? Thanks dude, you
helped me continue without a break.
And
some others who volunteered over long distance. They saw this project on FB and
said they wanted to be part of this. In fact, today's is a remote location
contribution, like you had already guessed.
And
the “quote”-ers. When I approached them, they got super excited and shared
multiple thoughts with me over SMS, WhatsApp, Lync, Email... and we would
finalised the quote. Once I ask them when we could meet to click the pic, they
would panic and opt out. Though they had wonderful thoughts to share, their
shyness took over and I could never share them.
Let
me not forget to mention the mind stealers. They kept telling me what was wrong
in the project, why I would not be able to finish it, why this ridiculous since there are innumerable positive thoughts already on the web, why
taking pics was a stupid idea, giving me various nick names like mad girl,
jobless, etc. Thanks to you guys. You helped me to stay focused and determined.
I dedicate today's thought to you to
show "success" is not what YOU define for others. Get busy living and
letting others live; or you would die unnoticed.
On
the happier side, our 365 days Thought Thought project got featured in my
workplace's newsletter. A memory I would cherish for long.
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