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It was the year 1994, I was in school. My parents had built a small 2-BHK house, our first own house 😊 and we were shifting there. I was going to a new school. I had not seen this school so far nor met anyone. I was filled with anticipation of going to new school, new uniform, new bag and books. I was very excited.

My dad dropped me to school. I was feeling a little lost and then gathered the courage to ask for directions from some kids who were walking next to me.

I didn’t really get a response so I decided to follow them and kept walking in the general direction of the crowd and reached the assembly area. This seem to have worked, I was standing with my other soon to be classmates. However, everyone was ignoring me. I felt my enthusiasm reducing by minute.

After assembly, I entered my class. Class had started and I was called to front by the teacher and introduced to the class saying “Hello kids, this is Madhulika. She has come from this school and will be joining us this academic session. Make her feel comfortable and help her settle down.” I was standing in front of class and smiling at everyone ear to ear.

And then in the break between classes, I tried to talk to some girls. AND They said something that I will never forget. They said “We don’t want to talk to you because you’re so dark and ugly.”

I felt like I was punched in my face. My heart sank. I was literally into tears. To save my dignity, I held my head high and I just stepped away from them.

I stepped away but with a resolve that I will make these 3 girls itself my best friends within 3 months. By the time first unit tests rolled in – I became the most studious girl in the class and scored maximum marks in 3 subjects. After that incident, things changed and I was able to make my resolve come true.

Did I feel rejected? Yes

Did I feel heartbroken? Yes

Did I feel shame? Yes

All I remember is that I didn’t want to feel the shame and believe that DARK and UGLY defines me. The only way the young me knew was to break that input by befriending those very girls who said it.

Have you experienced being labelled?

Do share your story/incidents in the comments!

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Merry Christmas to everyone from our house to yours!

We feel a medley of emotions every day..

And while they seem to be absolute to us at the surface - they always have deeper layers to it...

Feel all the array of feelings yet strive to be joyous and content often.

To know more how to do that, connect with me now.

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There is one quote which I always have in my mind. "Maturity is knowing when to act matured."

I heard it when I was in school. I used to be someone who would be light-hearted, naughty, yet crisp and timely with my work and actions. Most of my schoolmates couldn't believe it when I was awarded the head girl title in my senior year.

Life for me is having fun and knowing when to take charge and act matured...

If there is a crisis - take charge and focus on action.

If you are with friends - be as childish as your heart desires.

Be as the situation demands externally yet in your heart be the free child who knows how to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.

We believe in so many things subconsciously, means we don't even know about it. It takes being in the present to uncover all the beliefs which we operate from everyday.

I invite you and your loved ones to come join me on my FB group First Love Yourself to explore more....

My Dear Soul members

I received a very beautiful message today - so sharing it here.

It is Diwali time and let's enjoy the journey. Here we go.

While we all light our houses , do spend some time today to light a few lamps inside u and sit in silence with ur eyes closed...

Light the first lamp inside u and let it burn your anger and / or jealousy that u may have for any one till date; see it melt away...

Light the second lamp and let it burn away unwanted greed and desires... feel happy and contented with what you have been blessed with.

Light the third lamp and let it fade away all insecurities that you may have in your mind related to anything or financials; just beleive that God has given u life and he will surely give you enough to survive.

Light the 4th lamp and carry that lamp to each part of ur body; let it burn away all your diseased cells or any disease in making. Feel healthy as this lamp travels to each body part and illuminates each organ.

The 5th lamp is a miniature of the Sun... nothing but the divine light... light it in the centre of your body and let it fill the warmth and love inside your whole body...feel one with the Divine... let the love and warmth filled inside you ooze out of you through your smile...eyes..speech...and body....carry this love with you through out the day...u will find that everyone who meets you is happy and elated. This is the biggest blessing that whoever meets you becomes happier after meeting you... this will also make you happier in return.

Light these 5 lamps each day morning and carry the positivity wherever u go...

Wish you a very happy Diwali....

God bless us All..
🙏🙏🙏🙏

Emerging Voices wishes all of you a lovely festival of lights..

May the light shine within You!

This Dhanteras, activate abundance that's my wish for you.

Day 11/30

Day 10/30 do something that you love today

Day 9/30

Take care of yourself dear!

Today, I inhale confidence and I exhale fear!
Repeat this multiple times
Day 6/30

Day5/30

Day 4/30

You have an internal switch which we usually call as emotions. It's a fact that our mind tries to paint a very dark picture of everything that ever happened to us.

You attempt something new and mind pulls you back telling it's not safe. Because mind has only 2 responses fight or flight. It doesn't let you be at ease with change as it likes familiarity. Familiarity is comfortable and comforting.

How to let the mind quieten and yet love yourself?

It is only through acceptance and saying yes I am aware what you are telling me yet I choose to be a little more kind to myself today.

Emerging Voices
Your self-love and confidence coach

It’s possible to be and do anything if you are clear about what you want and can focus on that with singularity! Such a proud moment for India… I support women athletes, I support Sufiya Khan.

Under Armour Athlete Sufiya Khan, a world record setter for long-distance runs has now become the first female runner in the world to complete the run from Manali to Leh. Sufiya started her ultra-marathon 'Himalayan Ultra Run Expedition' on September 25, 2021, at 7.34 a.m. She concluded her run on October 1, 2021, covering a distance of 480 km in 156 hours, amid the difficult terrains and ruthless climatic conditions, reaching up to 5328 m altitude and gaining 8200 m elevation throughout the expedition. The temperature dipped between 0 to -5 degrees and oxygen plummeted by 60 per cent on mountain passes. In 2018 Sufiya quit her airline job and started running as a means to relax and de-stress. She took part in multiple marathons and races. In the year 2018, she broke a national record by running the Golden Triangle -- 720 km -- in 16 days. In 2019, she made the record for the fastest time by a female runner in the "Kashmir to Kanyakumari" category and in April 2021 she became the fastest female to run along "The Indian Golden Quadrilateral Road". She currently holds multiple world records and continues to explore what her body is capable of. Congratulations Sufiya. Courtesy :

Day 3/30 days of walking towards self-love 🥰🥰

Who inspires you ? and what is it about them that inspires you? Share in comments

Day 2

When love comes calling - go ahead answer the call

Where you ask?

Within - the call is from within and you know this voice.

You have heard it million times, the voice of your own self that is what is LOVE

This is first of a series of 30 day posts, musings, thoughts about my take on self-love

Ourselves

People look for love through relationships. Yet this ❤️ is coloured with expectations😅. When these expectations are not fulfilled we get upset.

If you want to cultivate self-love, first release expectations and shift focus inwards.

Before we can love others we need to learn to love ourselves




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Love Yourself and love will flood your life!

Its time to be the love you would like to receive in your life, acknowledge yourself, don't wait for others to do that for you.
I know you have experienced disappointment and sadness in your life, if you haven’t then I am genuinely very happy for you.
Don't we all wish someone who understands us, who loves us, who is wonderful or special will walk into our life one day and fill us with lasting love that sounds like forever.

If that is your idea of love, then all I can say is All the Best!. I am sorry to break the bubble.

Do you wish to be happy most of your day?
Do you wish to smile often?

You need to learn how to love yourself the same way you seek and be that very love.

Sounds confusing?????

Announcing soon how to love yourself easily and with focus just by spending a few minutes on yourself everyday!

Watch out for this space :) :D

Stay tuned...
Madhulika Tiruvuri
Self-love and confidence coach
Mindset transformation coach
LOA, relationships, and wealth trainer

Arranged marriage! Is that for real??

These are the questions that I hear often from my friends who are based out of India.

In India, it is a common concept where two strangers who have never met start their life together because their parents feel that they are a good match.

Sounds strange even to me as I type it here! Yet I am writing about how beautiful the concept of arranged marriage is and how it lies in the framework of any individual's value system.

The concept of arranged marriage has a lot of myths, lots of words like oppression, child marriage, "girl is a liability" tied to it. Any Hindu ritual that we adapt had robust reasons for that era and time that it originated in.

Now it is up to us on how to make it work for us.

Few Points-
^My husband's family didn't ask for a single rupee as dowry.
^All wedding expenses were shared by both groom and bride's families
^This is my personal experience.

I was quite young when I got married, and I believe its the best decision I could have taken for myself.

My husband has been always supportive of my decisions whether to work or not work. My (late) father-in-law a pillar of strength, a guide in my life and I miss him immensely as his only daughter (in-law). My mother-in-law pampers me and adores me. and I BELONG to this family.

I BELONG here and I know it so well in my HEART and it happened almost immediately because there is RESPECT, OPENNESS and LOVE in the fabric of this family.

You can now guess what I am coming to I think..

Yes, I am saying whether it is arranged/love marriage or any relationship with friends or family or work colleagues, it begins with only YOU.

You're the one who can establish:
1. Mutual Respect
2. Open communication
3. Love for yourself
4. Personal Intent to improve and grow

Attached is my wedding day pic!


With Madhulika Tiruvuri and Vijaya Rao and Harish Rao

Step away from the race! Create your own way! .Madhu
Your way is the right way! if you tweak, then that has to come from heart.

Yesterday I posted about changing my mindset that it is okay to wake up late. I received comments and raised eyebrows that how can I say something like this! Isn't getting up in the morning the ultimate goal??

Being in the brahmamuhurat! Getting more time for self? Ideal behaviour! Good habit! Discipline!

All these were the reasons that were given to me for the need to wake up early.

I had only one question - do you read the compulsion behind this? Do you hear the critical voice here?

If you don't, then let me break this myth for you that "get up early" is a message which has been coming from your society, parents, culture and it seems like that is the only way to maintain good habits.

However, if you are grumpy the whole day after waking up at 6 am and are on snooze mode till 7 am then you won't be getting any so called benefits for waking up early.
Instead follow a schedule that is more suitable for you and you wake up bright and smiling.

In fact, I would advocate that you wake up everyday at 7 or 8 am if you're a person who can focus on work better in the night.

The issue here is we push ourselves into doing things which we don't enjoy and then drag our feet.

Choose to do things that keep you energized and active and joyous!

Madhulika Tiruvuri and Vijaya Rao

Everyday, in fact, every moment there is a choice available to us. The choice is not about whether I should go to work or exercise - those are outcomes.

The choice is to change the feeling and belief behind any action we take.

I chose today to change my thought, feeling and belief about waking up early in the morning.

Did I wake up you ask?

No I didn't, because I like to work late nights.

BUT - I chose to release the belief that I am good only if I get up in the morning.

Now if I get up in the morning - I am awesome. If I don't - I am awesome.

I released the compulsion I had attached to waking up and my worth with that thought.



with Madhulika Tiruvuri & Vijaya Rao