PERSONAL SPECIAL .........The power of EUREKA

The power of EUREKA





Weave in `wow' moments on a daily basis by not leaving your happiness to chance. Here's how to make 2016, ` The Year of You'

Unleash your inner `eureka moment' is the mantra for 2016! Eureka is about cre ating your own `wow' moments, not leaving your happiness to chance. But how does one go about creating joy on a regular basis?
Spiritual coach Meadow Linn says, “Start small when you are discovering your eureka moments. Happiness can grow and blossom into a beautiful bouquet; but first, it starts as a tiny seed. Plant the seeds of happiness, then nurture them each day. Begin by revelling in seemingly insignificant objects and moments. Perhaps it's the perfume of a vibrant flower, or the way the evening light dances across the sky before sunset. Savour these moments. Once you start seeing beauty and magic in everyday life, you'll begin to experience them in all areas of your life. The life answers or intuitions you get while enjoying little things, will further expand your life path.“

Eureka moments redirect your life compass ­ they prompt you into making small and big life changes, help you mend broken rela tionships, motivate you to find a new job or get a professional high in your existing job, help you find a new hobby... the list is endless.

Blogger Annilda Esterhuysen finds eureka in little moments every single day, “It is a state of mind, a thought, a conscious choice.“ Sitar player Anoushka Shankar says she would like to create her eure ka moments this year by “staying con nected to my inner core, and project ing my own unique light outwards“.

EVERYDAY SERENDIPITY

Greek mathematician Archimedes' Eureka (I've found it, in Greek) moment was a big step in establishing a very impor tant principle in physics.

Today, we don't need life-changing discoveries. Finding per sonal inspirations to discover the self is a eureka moment. Spiritu al coach Katja Rusanen explains how... “The two most powerful words that can em power us -just us as much as it can knock us down -are: I AM. Your happiness or sadness depends on what you attach to these words; because whatever you attach to I AM, is who you will ultimately become. If you give power to the negative, negativity will be repeated, and if you give power to the positive, you will create eureka moments every day.“

The key is repetition. Take time every day to repeat some happy moments. Fashion designer Kiran Uttam Ghosh says, “You meet your eureka moments when you take breaks through the day, by doing new things, indulge in the unknowable essence that exists. My eureka moment could be creating a new outfit or drinking a cup of chai. Sometimes, when I'm overwhelmed, I focus just 10 minutes on tidying my perennially messy handbag. I know it sounds silly, but that's when I get great insights.“

THE UNIVERSE IS ALWAYS LISTENING...

The eureka effect also refers to the common human experience of suddenly understanding a previously incomprehensible problem. In their book, The Eureka Factor, neuroscientists John Kounios and Mark Beeman, talk about how there is one moment of pure joy that anyone can experience, regardless of life circumstances ­ when a fog clears and you have a rare insight to a problem which you didn't have before. That's your Aha moment, the moment, when the sun breaks from behind the clouds and reveals something completely new. British hynotherapist and professor Ursula James says, “All you need to create a eureka moment is to make space and time in your mind to let ideas flow spontaneously. You have the power in your mind to create these Aha moments.“

Yoga coach Mini Thapar says, “For me, there needn't be something extraordinary to find my Aha moment. I get my euphoric fix from the complacency that sets in, while living my everyday routine.“

Your `wow' moment usually comes when you least expect it. Researchers over the years have concluded that much of what's seen as creativity folklore actually has foundations in rock-hard fact.There are firm reasons why we get our best ideas in the shower or while gazing at the ceiling.

Nona Walia

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