When I entered on the first day I had no idea how effective these days were going to be. I learned a lot in the last two days. Especially regarding the fears. I had a lot of fears in my life but I am much well prepared for them to face now and I am sure I will be able to face them and overcome them. Also loved the movie Fatherhood. It was really inspirational.
The title of the class got me interested in the topic but that time there was a different thought also following that the class might be boring and heavy but it turned to be interesting. The discussion was quite interesting and the examples shared by the facilitators were quite apt and interesting. We discussed varied topics and were about the fears of judgment. How to overcome the fear what all we also listed down the fear. There were many new things we learned but there was one point I remember is ” i can handle” the effect of affirmation and positive words makes a difference.
2 days was awesome, I learned about the true meaning of integrity, fears & strength in life.
Below are a few reflection points of the 2 days:
Finally, Thank you to my Kavita Ma’am & Manisha Ma’am, who conducted a wonderful session with us & share as many as possible examples of their lives.
During these 2 days, I learned a lot. I got to know about integrity in detail with examples as before the session I was just aware of the basic definition of integrity and few examples. Listening to examples shared by others helped to differentiate between integrity and honesty. The sessions were very insightful and they also helped in identifying various fears of life and its levels. I really liked the statement “I can handle it” which we can use in daily life whatever the situation is or the fear, which will help you deal with the same. One of the takeaway from the sessions is to face the fear and go through it that will help you to overcome the fears. Sessions were very well planned and executed. It was a great experience to be a part of these sessions.
The class began with “judgemental hai kya” dialogue and discussion on what actually being judgemental is and it’s various aspects. This leading to discussion of various kinds of fears, their root causes and eventually to disintegrate the fears into further categories of what needs an action and what needs to be accepted. This bifurcation is very important to acknowledge and have acceptance that if things are not in our hands then it needs to be just accepted gracefully.
I must admit that all the life classes have made me a better listener. The sharing of integrity sessions are definitely deeper and matured than the sharing that happened till now. Well, we can say life definitely happened in these past two years.
The word integrity in itself is a heavy and provoking word. I once read a quote by Warren Buffet saying that, always hire a person who has qualities like integrity, innovative and energetic.
No matter how much we learn in these life classes, I guess it’s practical application is also possible only and only when one has integrity to practice integrity :p
To conclude, it’s a great quality to have and it can get better only with time and experiences. Your desperate times are the true measure to check you integrity!
As the name says it all, Integrity sounds so simple but has so much depth. Before attending the class, I was told “Arrey, yeh toh bahut boring hoti hai, bahut hi heavy type ki class hai” I carried the same notion till I attended the class. And to my surprise it was nothing like that. We explored some known and unknown facts about our fears. Fear, a feeling that everyone has, some face it, some try to escape, but it spares none! I had the same, but the mantra that I picked from the class is- I can handle it!! & every time I feel scared, I repeat this to myself The journey started with the deepening of the understanding of the term ‘INTEGRITY’. It means following your moral or probity and doing the right thing in all circumstances, whether your work, not in others eyes. Having integrity means you are sincere to yourself and would do nothing that dishonors you.
Every human being has the fear of the unexpected. Life’s mysteries can only be understood by daring to explore the unexpected. To seek possibilities, opportunities in the unexpected.
I learned an important lesson that facing fear and overcoming that is the only option to overcome the fear.
Thanks to Kavita ma’am and Manisha ma’am for such deep enlightening sessions.
Regards,
Mayuri Agarwal
I won’t deny that I had my inhibition for this life class because when entered the room I had some of my prejudices in my head. But one thing I was sure of was that this life class is definitely going to help in my journey of life. Facing your fears right in their face is a thing I would never have done without this class. We always tend to put them under the carpet and fool ourselves that it’s no longer there like a child playing peek-a-boo. Whereas deep down it does prick us. These two days have not only taught me that you have to be honest to yourself when it comes to acknowledging your fears but also some strategies to overcome them. A reassurance from my peers that we all are sailing in the same boat relieves some pain and gives a new zeal to deal with our fears heads on. Looking forward to putting the strategies into practice and overcoming my pain because I know I am going to be the victor in my life story.
I know ‘ I can handle it”
Love, pain, fear, rejection is part of an ongoing journey. I can handle it attitude, a positive outlook will help one to enjoy the journey even in tough times.
We end up blaming people or situations responsible for our condition or for our fears. That is true sometime in life you are offered something you don’t need to do or have or you simply don’t deserve to have, THE PAINS.
We all know the proverb ‘There is no gain without pain’ but when we actually face pain, we start feeling powerless. The power is the gain that has to be acquired, it doesn’t come to you just like that. In order to get it so easily we start adding the pains to our pain list and list people responsible for these pains. We expect people to step back, we expect the situations to change, we expect help, support, attention and eventually we start believing it that we being powerless is result of someone else’s actions. If I want to feel powerful, will I need others to step back or I will step ahead is the choice that we make. We can be victims or we can achieve victory- choice is ours. That is what our Life Class Integrity is all about. For now the feeling I have through two days experiences is It’s my life! If I will not take charge of it than who will! If I don’t take a step now, than when?
The two side of coins all of us have. If we are weak, we also have strengths to be strong, stronger.. We just need to toss it and start using the other side of us. Trust me these tosses will need to be going on until we are alive. Just say bring it on because I am alive and It’s My Life.
I would like to thank Kavita ma’am and Manisha ma’am for this wonderful session. It was an engaging session. We discussed on several topics. What being a judgemental looks like. what do we understand from integrity. We discussed our real examples where we have applied integrity in our life. What are different types of fear. We also did one activity where we have classified our fears with different levels. In next session we have focused on how to overcome it. We also watched movie “Fatherhood” which was followed by few reflection questions. The session was concluded by a task of preparing mission statement.