To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #52       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         Things they can’t take away from you.                     They can take away your peace, but they can't take away your hope and your imagination.           They can steal your thoughts, but they can't take away your thinking.           They can't take away the sunrise from you or the promise of a new moon. They can't take away the miracles that you can create or the magic you bring to people's lives.           They can't take away your history - the love, the heartaches and the people who have shaped your life. They can't take away your resilience and your tenacity.           They can momentarily take away your laughter, but they can't dim your light.           They can't take away your ability to love unconditionally or to live and love with the conditions and boundaries that work for you.           They can't take away your strong headedness and your stubbornness for wanting to get to your dreams.           They can't take away your ability to dig into your archives, dust off the stories that defined you and rewrite them with new characters and endings.           They can't take away your ability to forgive and let yourself off the hook.           They can't take away the way you can cuddle with a pup and detach from a diamond in a snap.           They can't take away your ability to step into your own power and overcome all odds.           They can't take away the smell of earth after the rain or the white blanket after the season's first snowfall.           They can't take away what only you have endured. They can't take away your truth.           They can't make you anything less than who you are. They can't take away your essence, your authenticity, your you-ness, and your deepest thoughts or your truest beliefs that come from the core of your being. They can't take away your sense of purpose.           Choose those who accept all of you without wanting to change you. Not those who expect you to hide parts of you, so they can accept you and allow you to fit in.                 Is my suffering bigger than yours?                     For someone, going through a heartbreak is suffering. For someone else, going through a heart transplant is.           For someone losing a hand at poker is suffering, for the other, it is losing a hand in an accident. And for someone else, not being able to give a helping hand is the cause of suffering.           For someone, losing a loved one is suffering. For someone else, losing the love for oneself is.           Someone's suffering comes from overeating. Someone else's from not having enough on the plate.           Every life is different. Every journey is different. Every suffering is different. There is nothing called big or small suffering, or mine is bigger than yours.           Comparative suffering comes from feeling the need to see our own suffering in the light of other people's pain. It becomes a sort of ego at play.           Life is full of suffering, breaking down of belief systems, necessary shocks and triggers and tectonic shifts to the idea of self. As Rumi said, suffering is necessary for healing. The wound is where light enters from. The size of the suffering is irrelevant. What is relevant is the size of the shift thereafter.           Allow people on their journey to find their light. You can't save them from learning the lessons they have. Don't compare your suffering to those of others. Don't gaslight people by saying that others have had it worse. The only thing you can do is hold space for them as they heal and show empathy.           Suffering cannot be quantified. But empathy can be. Make it larger than life.                   This week, let's revisit     Andretta May 2023                                 For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                         Experience a life full of purpose                     The purpose of my life is to bring people together for shared passionate experiences.   Ridhima Bahl Nainital, May 2022         The purpose of my life is to enable others to have a life of purpose.   Shashi Kapur Kasauli, September 2022         Our upcoming retreats                         Jodhpur Sold out 13th to 19th August     In a place of princely palaces and forts, travel back in time as we seek to relook into your life. Rediscover yourself amidst the undiscovered side of Thar at this retreat.   More details         Athoor Sold out 17th to 23rd September     Nestled amidst the serene Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, the picturesque village of Athoor will make for the perfect setting for relaxation, introspection and exploration.   More details         Andretta Registrations Open 3rd to 9th December     To reconnect to your inner child at a beautiful hillside retreat with 14+ soulful individuals will make this a life-transforming experience. See you at Andretta!   More details     Reignite conversation             creativegarh.com         You are receiving this newsletter because either you have interacted with us by filling an invite form or because you have asked us to put you on the database. If you would not like to receive any more newsletters from us, please click here to unsubscribe.