Words are overrated!
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“From where do you attain the weight of your words?” asked someone at a seminar… “From my moments of silence” was my answer!
Though an uncharacteristic (and modest 🙂 ?) thought from someone who lives around them, I feel in life, we are too wordy to be at-peace…talking a tad too much, keen on filling every pause with any sound and trying to express everything & impress everyone!
Silence is beautiful! Look around…Most of the beautiful things around us are silent! The meditative Buddha, dancing trees, starry sky, serene lake, fragrant flowers or a sleeping baby! All melting effortlessly into their background…all so complete in themselves – Arrived! Pure existence…No strings attached.
Silence is enriching! Relationships gain their depth during the moments of shared silences! When you are neither dependent on each other nor independent of each other…but simply coexisting! No motive to persuade, no agenda to dominate, no desperation to dodge voids and no aspiration to create joy… Just being there…
Silence is revitalizing! When we speak, we move outward…and when we are silent, we turn inward… discovering the treasure within – the scope of observation, the seed of realization, the source of creativity and the origin of happiness!
Well! One evolution happened when man invented language! Another is due when…he will reinvent silence!
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Silence please!
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
