There are some small but adorable acts that have continued through ages, like wishing for something when you see a falling star or may be throwing a coin into the wishing pond and many more. Many of us dismiss them as just another myth, without realising that someone really benefited from that act. These and many more acts of wishing from your heart are nothing but a way of asking the 'Supreme Power' for something that one truly wants. We either believe in God or some 'Power' that guides our life and the well known forces of nature and universe. When we pray, we really put forth our belief, our wish for something that we really want, in hope that it will be heard and answered. What we may not realise is that at that moment we are also having a positive attitude towards this wish that 'it be answered'. When a person is positive about his desires and wishes, he really gets them one fine day. This is not just a reckless statement, it is something we all experience many a times in our life. Sometimes we really hope for some miracle, like, 'I really wish I get selected in this contest' or 'I really pray that I pass through these exams' etc and many more. And the wish turns out to be true. Is it not?
Similarly, being positive from within about your life, people, your health keeps you hopeful. By being positive, we induce our body to be in a positive frame, thereby ensuring a healthy body. Ever tried telling yourself that you will be fine, when faced with some illness? There have been examples of people getting cured of most serious illnesses, just by keeping a positive attitude that they will be fit and fine soon. A positive attitude not only helps you achieve what you really wish for, but also helps our mind stay in a good frame without bothering to get mired in negative thoughts and their side effects, thereby ensuring good health. Your positivity also affects people around you, by transmitting positive energy. So now we may be able to solve the jigsaw puzzle of how things like Reiki, Yoga work on people. Its just a matter of thinking good thoughts, thinking positive and being positive about any situation. And you would surely find things turning around in your favor.
Go ahead, be positive!

The whole world is bound to something or the other - rituals, traditions, religion, desires, greed, wants and everything else. Don't you feel sometimes that life is better off being a simple virtue? Having a belief in something (like religion, tradition, ritual) is one thing, and tying your life with complexities of it is another. If one's belief begins to suffocate us, or bind us in an unwanted condition, then its time to reconsider whether a belief remains a personal choice or is becoming a social obligation. Life is not as complicated as we have made it through our own choices, beliefs and considerations. Most of the times people exert their self and their ego / importance through such obligations, while at other times they have been made to control life patterns of others. Just as religion is something too sacred and a very personal way of life. Its how a person connects with the Supreme power or tries to find a meaning of his life. Yet, undesirable exertions and over the top acts make it a burden for quite a many people. Life is a very beautiful expression, which needs a lot of love and strength to grow. But obligations in the name of virtues like tradition, culture, values and religion can stunt its growth towards a beautiful journey. Lets share but not impose our personal beliefs and practises on others in a way that it becomes a burden. Lets be thankful for a life that has little wants and gives you more than you can ever think. Lets keep it simple, just like a flower that blooms, spreads its fragrance and colour and makes world a colourful place!Live it, completely and let others too...