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How I dealt with Appreciation?

Yay, let's celebrate!
All of us have to deal with appreciation at some point in our lives, whether at work or personal life. It could be in form of an email, recognition, comment, Facebook likes, retweets on twitter or simply a big fat trophy!

Appreciation comes in many forms, shapes and sizes too. Recently it was bestowed on me as well, it came as a pleasant surprise. Often it is followed by a multitude of feelings that range from greatness to humility. 

During the latest instance of appreciation I decided to do a small experiment. I did a self-study and noted down the various thoughts that came into my mind during the next few minutes. Yes, all of this was within the next ten-fifteen minutes I say.

Feeling 1
Wow! (trying to makes sense of all this)

Feeling 2
I really did a good job this time, yay! (heart starts pumping ferociously)

Feeling 3
I am doing better than others, double yay! (I'm higher than cloud number nine Mr. Adams)

Feeling 4
Nah, that guy was definitely better than me. (Houston we've a problem!)

Feeling 5
So why me, why not that person? (wondering now)

Feeling 6
Okay, what's the use of all this thinking? Let me just enjoy this moment. (slightly relieved)

Feeling 7
I dedicate this to my parents and God. (feeling sinks in and I'm calm again)

Feeling 8
I wasn't the cause of this thing, I'm just a conduit. Lucky I did my job well. (Hurrah!)

Feeling 9
Let me just keep doing my thing and I'll be fine. (And I'm back again!)

And after all of this over I was back to doing what I do best. I worked my way through all of these feelings and realized a few inexplicable things. However the experiment was successful without any results.

It's like what Lenin said... you look for the person who will benefit, and, uh, uh..
The Dude (from the movie The Big Lebowski)
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Location: Marathahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

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  1. Bhakti PradeepDecember 26, 2012 at 4:58 AM

    I like Feeling 9, just enjoy what you do, appreciations/ criticism is the product of others' mind whereas your work is product of yours. Minds of both would react in different ways and evolve in different ways. The world is full of MINDS!

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