To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #60       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         Heal yourself by laughing at yourself.                     Everyone talks about self-love. But how do you love yourself when your ears protrude from your face a tad too far, your tummy is round, your skin has blemishes, you say the wrong things at the wrong time, you can't cook, you can't keep a relationship, you can't hold onto a job, hell, you can't even hold a conversation.           You have cried yourself to sleep a hundred times. You have let tears of sorrow soothe you on lonely nights, you have tried to sob your woes away, you have tried weeping and sweeping your regrets under the pillow.           But nothing is changing. Clearly, the crying is not working.           Try laughter instead.           Love yourself, they say. What they should be saying is, laugh yourself.           Laugh at yourself when things are not going your way. Let it be a chuckle at the mirror after you have said something that you should not have. Or let it be a side-splitting roll on the floor.           Laugh at your big nose, your round tummy, your stubby toes. Guffaw at the fact that you got all the leftovers when God was creating you. Laugh as if the purpose of your life is to be the material for someone's stand-up comedy routine.           Laugh at the stories of your past. Rewrite them from over-the-top soap operas you loved lamenting about with a wad of tissues to sitcoms that you love regaling with popcorn on the side.           Make yourself laugh. Because when you learn to laugh at yourself, it hurts a lot less when the world laughs at you.           Laughter is an energy so pure and potent that it will heal you at levels you don't even know. The proverbial best medicine. And also, the most potent form of therapy.           Laughter heals, so warm the cockles of your own heart by self-deprecating humour.           Laughter is a release of pain and suffering, of letting go and making space for new energy. When you laugh from the deepest part of your being, you swallow the sun, and you speak a love language that your inner child understands.           No, it's not about making a joke of your life. It's about not taking everything too seriously and being present to and accepting of the highs and lows and the ebbs and flows of life.           Go laugh in places where you have cried. Change the script. Become your own LOL model.                 Meet the greatest guru of them all. You.                     What if what you are seeking is not found in the weekly podcasts of a world-renowned spiritual teacher?           What if what you are looking for is not explained in simple English in the pages of a bestselling self-help book?           What if the answers that you are looking for in the Instagram feeds you mindlessly subscribe to leave you with more questions than before?           What if the path you need to walk on is not discovered through the many transformation retreats, yoga camps and meditation residencies that you attend? What if the path you are told to walk on has not been walked by those guiding you to do so?           What if the gurus, mentors and guides you seek are able to give you all the profound wisdom in the world but can't make you see beyond the world that you have created? Or all that they try to do is lead you to them?           Seek those who can give you the tools. Not those who make you believe that they are the tool.           And once you find them, allow them to hold your hand and lead you inside and then hand over the tools to you to dig and pave your path while they hold space for you, and sit on the sidelines with compassion, empathy, tissues and band aid. And a bear hug.           All self-help books, podcasts, ideas, writings, retreats, mentors should lead you to the finest guru of them all, the one that lives not in caves or mountain tops but in the deepest crevices of your being. You. Yourself.           That's where you will find all the answers you have been seeking. It's a place of inner wisdom, a sanctuary where the language used is not words. It's a place where the ambiguity of conditioning and long held beliefs are ripped open to reveal your truest self.           Sit with yourself. Listen. Go deep. Allow yourself to do the talking and the listening. You can't life-hack your growth through theory and others' perspectives.           Make your inner guidance system your go to person for all answers. Do the inner work. Let your higher self be your guru.                   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                     My life’s purpose is to help people celebrate their inner child through poetry, music, education and spaces.   Aashish Agrawal Jodhpur, August 2023         My purpose is to bring people back to their roots with a sense of pride and dignity.   Sakshi Jain Jodhpur, August 2023         Our upcoming retreats                         Andretta Last 2 seats left 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     Munnar Last 5 seats left 21st to 27th January     Sitting amidst lush landscapes and misty mountains, Munnar offers the perfect backdrop for a retreat focused on self-discovery, growth, and renewal of life purposes.   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.