War in the middle east

I just returned from a workshop offered at one of our local hospitals and it was on the home-coming of our sons from Iraq and Afghanistan. As a therapist myself I could see the value of my work to be offered to our brothers and sons, our sisters and daughters as they return home. The speaker mainly spoke of men, but I have known a lady for year who spent 2 years in a prison cell in Iraq in first gulf war. Today people love speaking of PTSD and prescribing drugs. I did not see anything positive come out of this way except for the pharmaceutical industry dumping more drugs and making more profits. The health industry having some thing to do for a living and the cops having someone to arrest.

The middle east belongs to america only as far as oil is concerned. The U.S. does not truly have any interest in the affairs of the middle east except to keep the supply of its fossil fuel being perennial. There is untapped oil reserves in our backyards and there is visible seepage which I have witnessed less than 20 miles from my house. All that our presence in the middle east is doing is creating monsters out of our own children who get recruited as teenagers. It is also fueling the antagonistic attitude of the rest of the world towards american arrogance and claim to supremacy. 

The liberal people and activists when they one step towards equality of gender and progress of the less fortunate, a war only gives the patriarchs more to put down the women, the weak and the liberalists. The educated and the intellectual elite finally leave the country and become part of the nations that decide war against war.

Mother Theresa said that she would never march against war but she would always march in favor of peace. When will America understand that?

Poetry through Pain

Poetry from Pain and Beauty from Disaster....

There is a song in hindi which goes "What else may I offer you besides my heart, May God add my years on this earth to yours..."

I always thought this was a beautiful song, since the words were so poetic and singer enriched it with her voice and it is like a birthday gift a friend offers to another. I know this song is older than me and I cherish it dearly.

But as I was growing up I realized that everyone is India blessed the other with long life. As a teenager I became aware of the misery in people's lives. Looking back now I realized my own growing pains was being reflected in the pain in the outer realms. But growing up in a India, a patriarchal male dominated society where all men are fearful of themselves and each other, the only person who will ever say that they had a happy childhood while growing up in India before the 90's is either suffering from amnesia, creative or convenient memory, or is too insensitive to their external surroundings and lives in a make belief world. 

The only joy people had was in sharing tales of each other's miseries, exotic food, festivities, shopping and fantasy tales of bollywood and its equivalent in every language of the nation. No one was happy within themselves and every child grew up in terror of at least one of the parent. Every woman was either terrorized by her husband or mother-in-law or sister-in-laws. Every man was nagged by his wife or terrorized by their parents or employer. Emotionally it is a weak society. The only thing that makes India thrive even today is our belief in the immortality of the soul, the laws of karma as expounded in Bhagavad Geeta. The millions of monks (sadhus), the holy sons and daughters of this holy land, living in the caves and forests or river banks and in hamlets, unseen and unheard by the media and the rest of the world in continuous prayer through each breath who still keep the vibration of the place at a higher frequency. 

Anyway, about living longer, each time I heard someone grant a blessing to someone else, "may you live longer" I would correct them and say "may you be happier" and people would look at me and say "wow! never thought about it. It is true, what will a person do being alive if he is not happy, so Yes, may you be happy for as long as you live."

As a toddler I could sing before I could speak and I could dance before I could walk. There was no way of keeping me quiet in my seat when a song played on the radio with a nice beat. I would every song with melodious note and meaningful lyrics and sway and dance to every foot tapping beat. As I was growing up I began getting into the meaning of the songs I sang and realized that the more I loved a song, the more sad were the lyrics. 

Recently I heard a Vietnamese song which is beautiful but so sweetly sad. It is a ballad which speaks of a girl who is married off and the unspoken love of a boy is expressed in this song. He mourns her separation and asks why did she have to be married off so far that every time I wish to see I have to close my eyes. Why couldn't she be married of somewhere close by, so I could continue to glance at her when I wished.

Nowadays when I hear a song I wonder why does it have to be so painful? But it is so beautiful that I can do nothing but helplessly sing it to myself. The tale of every loss, whether it is physical or emotional is expressed most beautifully in poetry and songs that transcend time and gender. All of Tagore's creation, Rumi and so many of the poets of yesteryears were an expression of their pain, which we identify with even today.

During the revolution for India's independence poets were all over the nation inspiring the masses with thoughts and feelings of unity and freedom. The bullets of the british had to eventually bow to power of the passionate cries of the poets of India. Like Voltaire said the pen is mightier than the sword. Today I lift my pen again to write a tale of the power of words over war.

Where does it end?

Right now my mind shifts to who am I and why am I here? How much pleasure do I experience when I am helping others find themselves? How does it vary from when I am helping my self, working for myself in full knowledge and complete knowing, experiencing the power of manifestation and creating for myself.

For the past three years, I have been on a 100% conscious quest for all these answers. The last three months I went through excruciatingly painful changes in everything I knew and believed in and now I know that I am there, where all these questions brought to me, almost to the land where there is the vastness of ocean in front of me and the skies above and the air in between.

I know that I must choose, either to fly or to swim and either one of these choices will lead me to the horizon, the new frontier, a future I am creating by my choices and decisions. Isn’t that the best way to predict the future by creating one? Gandhiji said “Be the future you want to see.”

Yesterday I was enjoying my lunch with a couple of my friends and they said “Sharmila don’t build a wall so high, you will be lonely.” I told them I do not want to hurt and so Paula said “allright! At least have a gate in it too.” Right now I wonder if the caterpillar built a cocoon with a hole in it, would she emerge into the precious butterfly, a magnificent being spreading radiant joy and beauty all around her.

For me right now, I do not have the luxury to have a gate in my wall. I feel safe within my walls. This is where I spend time with my loved ones, my children, my family. This is where I build my enterprise from and expand out of. But action out of inaction is effective, efficient and easy.

So when does it all lead to and end in. Where do we go from here? Where do we begin? Where does it all end? Everything is exists here and now. Sacred Space in Sacred Time.

Until we cross paths …. Wishing you radiant joy and health!
Love & Light!
Sharmila Murthy,
Life Path Guide
805-275-2289
lifepathguidance@yahoo.com

The Secret to the Secret is...

Being a clinical hypno-therapist this is easy for me, It is the power of the sub-conscious mind which is the secret to everything that manifests in our reality. The self-image that is created and sealed in our sub-conscious mind controls every action and choice. Unless acted by a force that is greater than the force that keeps this intact and constantly reinforces it, we as humans are victims of habits and circumstances. We constantly react to situations instead of responding. The only way we can respond is when we know we have choices. We are more present. A situation comes up, we pause, step back, evaluate our options and respond by picking on the appropriate choice.

My Master Paramahamsa Yoganadaji says there is a way to measure everything, intelligence, strength, health, finances – but how does one measure wisdom. A person can only grow in wisdom. And the sure way to measure is by asking ourselves the question everyday “Am I happier today than before?” And the answer must always be an instantaneous YES.

Usually people sometimes say YES to this and sometimes NO. That means we are not growing wiser. One who grows wiser is always happier everyday than he/she was the day before. And this can only be felt and experienced never explained. So go ahead and ask yourself this question everyday and know that you are wiser today.

To your eternal happiness & infinite wisdom.
Sharmila Murthy
www.SuccessGuru.Info
(805)275-2289

... Before I sleep

Today I met a lady and I felt WOW!
She is young, beautiful, well traveled and sought,
A speaker, a teacher, a successful professional…
I shook her hand she gave me a hug
We conversed we connected

Then I looked in her eyes and I found something amiss
She was looking for love and
she found it in her work, in her cats,
I know she wants to be held
I know she would love to be loved

As our time drew to a close
We bid adieu
As I write out these lines now
I say a silent prayer softly
Dear God: please send her way her love
So she may love and be loved

I come home and as I open my door
to my messy furniture and trashed floor
I gently tip toe upstairs and thank God
For my beautiful babies resting gently
In their bed on their pillows
And I feel my gratitude
In having the presence of these angels in my life
God’s way of allowing me to know and serve Him
Through them

As I rest my head on my pillow
I ask God to send my friend someone she could come home to
Who might mess up her house but yet keep it warm

I know too that kisses aren’t contracts nor are presents any promises
She taught me that I can tend my soul and grow my own garden
instead of waiting for someone to bring me flowers

Love hurts and heals, Kisses cut and cure
Hugs help and brighten up a day
Softly keeping a memory alive
The thought of a friend is just a heartbeat away…

My chin is up and head high, no more flogging a dead horse
I accept life's victories and its lessons
with the grace of a woman and not the grief of a child
My children are with me and I have a life to live
Miles to travel, mountains to climb, dreams to build, oceans to swim…
...before I sleep.

-Sharmila Murthy , Ventura CA, Wednesday, October 4, 2006 9:11pm

If I had known ...

If I had known …

If I had known, if I had known
How precious love is …
If I had known, how easy love is
If I had known, how peaceful love is
Now I know, how strong love makes us…

If I had known, it would be the last time I saw you
I would have gazed at you a little while longer
If I had known, it would be the last time I held you
I would have held you a little bit closer
If I had known, it would be the last time I kissed you
I would have kissed you a few times over
My dearest, my darling, my daughter,
sweet Alecia …

- Sharmila Murthy
- Ventura, California
- 9/21/06 8:40am

A life Beyond Freedom - The Liberty League

What does it really mean to live a life beyond freedom? What is Liberty League? Who are members of this exclusive club?

Come join us this Saturday, August 26, 2006 at the Biltmore Resort in Phoenix AZ and meet with the elite and the exclusive. Watch this site for more postings and news after the event. But for now visit www.ProsperityThroughAction.com or better yet call me direct at 805-275-2289 or write to me at sharmila@sharmilamurthy.com and ask me as to how you may join the league and experience a life of Beyond Freedom.

Skepticism keeps us in the rut and being broke. I once heard someone say a rut means being 3 feet away from your grave.

Fascinated people ask WHY, INTERESTED People ask How, Committed people ask WHAT?

Award Business Council Member

This empowers individual enterpreneurs to be part of the decision making process in the senate. Be part of the mind team which effect the every day lives of every citizen of the nation and the world at large.

Some one said - "It is the small groups if individuals who make decisions that effect the masses for generations to come." Never underestimate the power of the individual.

If you desire prosperity and are willing to take action. Come visit my website www.ProsperityThroughAction.com If you like what you see and want to know how you can be part of this massive momentum leave me your name and number and the best time to reach you. I will call you only once and at that time after that it is up to you.

PRESS RELEASE - Sharmila Murthy, Chairman Business Advisory Council

Why HOME BASED Business?

For many, the idea for home based business sounds like an out-of reach fantasy, a dream they have had many times only to wake up to the cruel reality of the everyday grind: The traffic, The boss, The constant money arguments.

You see, I was never like that. I loved the traffic because it gave me an hour of quiet time from my family and job to listen to music. My bosses, I could care less, each time someone tried to tell me they were the boss, I would tell myself I am not married to him, I deserve better and they would get my two week notice before the end of the week. I had live-in nannies for my children and full-time housekeepers to do the chores. We took 4-6 day vacations 4 to 6 times a year. We traveled abroad at least once every year. But I always knew there was something out there that I was missing and did not know about. I knew I had to be my own boss and have my own business.

As soon as I got my EID(the last step to becoming a resident alien or a green card holder in the US), I got myself registered as a business owner in the Lake county of Illinois. I was done working for others and became a proud business owner. I had the education and the experience in the software industry so I started a software consulting company. I started generating $75/hour and this was 1997. I had a husband a child, another one coming, lived in a northern suburb of Chicago. In fact my older son was born in the Lake Forest hospital and those who know Chicago know that Michael Jordan has a house or used to have one at that time in Lake Forest. Everything was good. There was Y2K and software industry was booming and Indian programmers were the top earners in US then. Then came 2001, stocks crashed, dotcoms were busted, all the jobs went back to India. With 911, that was the end of my search for another JOB. So may “well wishers” asked me to go back to India and continue my journey to making money, but I knew one thing - people dream from the day they are born of a good life and a life in the US. My good friend Jim Rohn says no one dreams of settling in Russia or Poland.

I know I am a warrior and I am never looking nor going back. America is my home and I am living here and I shall continue to travel the globe like I always have but I am making it in America, that was a promise I made to myself and my children. My youngest child at that time was 1 yr old. My last year in the software industry I made $350,000 along with my husband. We had a house with a pool, 3 cars, my daughter attended private school and like they say “LIFE WAS GOOD”.
When things went wrong with the economy, my employers/vendors did not think twice before laying me or my employees off and canceling all contracts.

I always say you can take everything away from me, but no one can take me away from me. In 2002 I got introduced to the Network Marketing industry and have since been blessed with true entrepreneurial spirit, the spirit that America was built on – one of freedom and liberty in its purest form.

In this industry the market can never go down, since this is a true business of people, an opportunity, a chance at what life truly means and living it fully, sharing it with those I know and those I don’t. One can say no one needs computers, or XYZ product that you are selling. I know there will always be a thirst for happiness in life, a desire for prosperity and abundance and a hope for many and a passion for some - for a life of FREEDOM. When we come to America we see the statue of Liberty - the Lady with the flaming torch. Today I know what it means to be that Lady - she has a soul and I am one with it.

But then there is the industry (broad) and then there are companies and finally there are systems and people following systems. I know there is everything for everybody and there are “somethings” for me. I fell in love with the industry and after a quest of over 4 years I found a company I am in sync with.

Enough about me and now a little bit about this business...

This is a simple system which my mentor loves to equate to the game, "SIMON SAYS" SYSTEM and following it is easy... This is a business where you get in for yourself but are never by yourself. I have tried businesses since 1997 and trust me, I never had the support or training like I have here.

Today, I work out of my home office 15-20 hours a week, I take my younger children to school and pick them up too, I am home when my daughter leaves for school and am here when she comes back too. I love to cook and they get three fresh cooked warm meals a day. We go to the beach 4-5 times a week, hike on trails with my dogs in the morning and play in the park every night when it is quieter and cooler. I could never do this when I have my $100K/yr job or $250K/yr traditional (brick and mortar) business. Things are changing in my life as I am changing and it is primarily because of this incredible opportunity.

To learn more visit www.ProsperityThroughAction.com or call me direct at 805-275-2289 or better yet write to me at sharmila@sharmilamurthy.com .

Wishing you infinite peace and abundant prosperity.
Sharmila Murthy