Mathews Jacob- Motivational

  സന്തോഷവും ദുഃഖവും നിരാശയുമെല്ലാം മനുഷ്യമനസ്സിന്റെ ഓരോ ഭാവങ്ങളാണ്. മനസ്സിൽക്കൂടി കടന്നുപോകുന്ന ചിന്തകളാൽ രൂപപ്പെട്ടതാണ് ആ ഭാവങ്ങൾ. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ താൻ സന്തോഷവാനാണെന്നു വിശ്വസിക്കുന്ന ഒരുവനെ മറ്റാർക്കും ദുഃഖിതനോ നിരാശനോ ആക്കാൻ കഴിയില്ല. Read in English ഏതാനും വർഷം മുൻപ് എന്റെ രണ്ട് ഉറ്റ സുഹൃത്തുക്കൾക്കൊപ്പം ഞാൻ കെഎസ്.ആർ.ടി.സി ബസ്സിൽ പത്തനംതിട്ടയിൽ നിന്നും ഒരു ഗവി യാത്ര നടത്തുകയുണ്ടായി. കുമളിയ്ക്കു പോകുകയായിരുന്ന ആ ബസ് ഗവി മേഖലയിൽ എത്തിയപ്പോൾ ഒരു നാടോടി കുടുംബം ആ ബസ്സിൽ കയറി. അച്ഛനും അമ്മയും നാല് കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളും അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു കുടുംബം. കാട്ടിൽ തേൻ ശേഖരിച്ചു വിൽപ്പന നടത്തി ഉപജീവനം നടത്തിവന്ന ഒരു കുടുംബമാണെന്ന് അവർ കൂടെ കരുതിയിരുന്ന സാധന സാമഗ്രികളിൽനിന്നും മനസ്സിലായി. അവരുടെയെല്ലാവരുടെയും മുഖത്ത് വലിയ സന്തോഷവും സംതൃപ്തിയും നിഴലിച്ചിരുന്നു.  നാട്ടിലെ ചില കുടുംബഫോട്ടോകളിൽ അല്ലാതെ എല്ലാ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങളേയും ഒരുപോലെ ഇത്രയും സന്തോഷത്തോടുകൂടി ഒരേ ഫ്രെയിമിൽ ഞാൻ ഇതേവരെ കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല. അവരിൽ കൂടുതൽ സന്തോഷം ആർക്കാണെന്നു കണ്ടുപിടിക്കാൻ ഞാനൊരു ശ്രമം നടത്തി; പരാജയപ്പെട്ടു. എല്ലാവരും ഒന്നിനൊന്നു മെച്ചം!...

Happiness is not just a fleeting emotion—it is a complex biochemical process driven by four key neurotransmitters: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. These chemicals, often called the "happiness hormones," play a crucial role in shaping our mood, motivation, and overall well-being. Understanding how these chemicals work can help us take conscious steps to enhance our happiness naturally. 1. Dopamine – The Reward Chemical Dopamine is often called the "feel-good" neurotransmitter because it is associated with motivation, pleasure, and reward. It plays a crucial role in goal achievement, learning, and reinforcing behaviors that bring pleasure. How Dopamine Works: Whenever you accomplish a goal—big or small—your brain releases dopamine, making you feel satisfied and motivated to keep going. It is also linked to the anticipation of rewards, which is why we feel excited when we are close to achieving something important. Ways to Boost Dopamine Natu...

Financial stability in one’s life will increase the confidence level of the person and it will increase his chances for success comparatively. But the concept that more money will make a person happier is unfounded according to some rich persons’ testimonies. It’s always a package. Along with richness some sort of miseries also is included in each package. Again, everything will appear to be perfect to the outside world, but the person himself will realise that more money or more richness did not bring any more happiness with it. In fact, more happiness was there when this richness was not there. There is nothing wrong in becoming rich. However, the rich one should realize that there is a majority deprived of the facilities he has, and he is one of the luckiest few blessed with the richness and, therefore, he should keep a considerable portion of his richness to help the poor. Amassing wealth by struggling and not even meeting the requirements of the present situation for n...

In the previous part we discussed that faith in God calls for total submission to God. When we submit ourselves to God, there won’t be any complaints from our side. We should always remember our beginning; the starting point when we were a big zero. From there we reached here. It’s quite something! It’s has been a long way! And, it’s something to feel happy about! Above all, it’s something to be grateful to God! But even though we have travelled a long way from the big zero, we will feel unhappy when we compare our lives with others’. That is the biggest mistake we make. Everyone has a unique life. While a person can recollect each trivial things of his life, he can only see some facets of others’ lives. What we see in others’ lives would be mostly deceptive. Some clever, wicked persons will show off things that are not existing. That are only pretensions to misguide us and put us off-track. My advice is never fall for that. Whatever you see in others’ lives should not be a...

One may think that why I am so happy and claim to be leading a contented life when I have the same problems others have. Well, that is the point; you can’t postpone feeling happiness to a future date. If you plan to lead a happy life when all the problems are settled down and retirement from job is nearer, let me tell you, it may not work. As you get older, your problems also will increase. Therefore, the key is to be happy now, in the middle of problems. How we deal with our problems is very important. I will explain my way of dealing with life’s problems. I first evaluate the problem with a condition; is it within my control? If the answer is YES, I will try every means available to solve it and believe me, restless days are ahead. If the answer is NO, I just forget about the problem and let Mother Nature or God, whatever you call it, take care of it. When the answer is YES, it’s going to be hard work from my side; if the answer is NO, life is relaxed; as the divine or na...

A few days before my retirement from Bangalore Airport, my boss, the Vice President- Engineering & Maintenance, suggested me that I should make a PowerPoint presentation in the send-off party on the last day of service. He observed that it would be better if I give some tips to the staff on how to lead a contented life. Well, I made the presentation as he wanted, and it was greatly appreciated by the audience. The content of the PowerPoint presentation is reproduced here in a series of blog as requested by some of the staff members of airport. Certainly, I’m asked to make this presentation because my life is seen as a contented life by others. Upon a review of my life, I too believe it’s true. Yes, I am a contented person and my life has been a contented one. When we talk about contentment, in fact, the past should not come into the way. The present moment is what is important. Live this moment. Don’t live in the past; neither should you worry about the future. What is ...