DAY 39 - LIGHT TRAILS

One advice that I hold on to with my dear life is this:

When things are not going your way or when you are in the middle of a mind boggling problem or when everything is a mess -there is a surefire way to get out of it.
Rampage of appreciation. Look at something in your immediate environment, something that you like or something that evokes even a whiff of a positive feeling in you and focus on that.

Slowly,you will realise that you not so angry any more, or you are not so confused any more. You might still be in the middle of the problem that's nagging you, but at least now you are in a better position to find a solution than before when you were so blinded by fury or confusion.

And if you are unable to focus on something, just get out and do something fun and silly with no agenda.

And every time I put this into practice it worked. So much so, now it's become second nature to me.

These days, i go into Rampage of appreciation not because I have a problem or want to clear my head. But simply because I enjoy the feeling. It's wonderful.

This image, a trail of signboard lights, is a result of one such activity.

To others it might seem like a waste of time -"What does she hope to achieve by walking down MG Road at sunset and shooting lights? It's not like as if she is doing it for a client and she is getting paid for it....then why the heck is she wasting petrol, driving all the way to MG Road to shoot some lights?"

Very, very valid point.

However, the amount of fun I had just shooting those lights put me on a different plane where everything that I saw instilled in me a sense of joy and appreciation.

At the end of the hour every fiber in me was filled with positive energy.

What did I do? I drove straight back home. Sat in front of the computer and finished the article that was really troubling me for the last week or so. An article that I would get stuck in and not move forward every time I sat in front of the computer.

With my head all clear and my heart filled with joy I finished the `troublesome' piece in 30 mts flat.That is the power of Rampage of Appreciation!

Even if its just shooting some billboard lights!