Shilpa Deshpande

Evolving Reflections Shilpa Deshpande

When life presents us with the unexpected; fear is our instant response. It is this fear that makes us put incessant effort into avoiding the unknown. And despite all the effort we put in, to dodge uncertainties, life keeps presenting us with aspects beyond our control! Isn't it? So what if, we consciously choose to honor the uncertainties, instead of avoiding them? For the truth is that - When one develops the courage to welcome the unexpected- one is led to the gift of awakening! Amidst a heart wrenching unexpected loss, frightened about the future, everything felt absolutely empty and then for once, the soul's serene voice filled the void "I have a purpose beyond these uncertainties that you fear". Thus, began a beautiful journey, with a deep prayer to God, to be blessed with his strength, to gracefully accept and look beyond any uncertainty. This book is about that transformational journey, towards acceptance of life as a whole. It is a memoir of the thoughts, questions, dilemma and realizations that one encounters on that journey and how it slowly unveils itself into an eternal expedition of self-realisation and awakening. Evolving reflections is about a journey that helped one bloom into a 'self' who -has a deeper faith in God, relies more on the strength within, is fearless of coming across the unexpected, is unashamed of being imperfect, is more invested in positivity and a self who is evolving to gracefully accept a flawfully beautiful life.