Last week was a weird one consumed with all sorts of heartbreaking news from across the globe. These are stories of real people and it is difficult not to be affected by all this news. I worry about my family and friends back in India. Then I see these posts about toxic positivity. Initially, my … More A Rant! #SoulfulSunday
a hint of restlessness settles,longing for a yesterday when worries were only about being young and naive.my mind is unable to make up what it needs to do todayto free from the tumultuous affair, it’s dealing with! there were joys and sorrowsin the days those are gone but today all I remember is a trail … More Mind #SoulfulSunday
Today was one of those days where I felt it was impossible to write. See, it wasn’t the lack of topic ideas that stumped me. I had a few things in my mind to write about. I even started writing on one of those topics. Then it didn’t feel right to me. So I scratched … More When Words & Muse Doesn’t Get Along #SoulfulSunday
For a long time, I used to believe that praying means asking God for things. Things that made my life good and happy. Then one day some years ago, I realized if there is a god he or she doesn’t need my telling what I want. God would know everything. Why would I pray to … More I’m Not God-fearing #SoulfulSunday
Hello writers! Welcome to the thirty-eighth edition of Fiction Monday. “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.” ~Jane Yolen It’s the same old advice that keeps … More Fiction Monday – 38
Sometimes I stumble upon this question. After all, what is the point? Because life is so messed up on so many levels and beyond a point, we humans can’t even make sense. Look at the events that transpire in the world every day. There is no rhyme or reason. Why some people are poor and … More What is the point? #SoulfulSunday
Life is a mix of this and that. Sometimes life resembles a pile-up crash on the highway. But we need to keep moving forward irrespective of how disastrous it appears. To keep moving forward we need to fill our head and heart with happy thoughts and positive vibes. Especially, when our life goes through one … More Happy Place #SoulfulSunday
Pause, breathe and breathe againRemove oneself from the noises of mindEyes closed, follow the sound of breathSurrender to the present Enter the zone where only now mattersNo past or future are here to botherTenses melt into nothingness, as do tensions. Mind slowly gets into the rhythm Of the gentle breathing Moments stop and become oneEnding the echoes of … More Present Moment #SoulfulSunday
Had I taken the other road,⠀Might I still be thinking today,⠀Had I taken the other road!⠀ -Vinitha This week I read the book The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. It was a fantastic read. I finished the book in four days. This book gave me some much-needed perspective. I started thinking about my other lives … More The Million Crossroads and life #SoulfulSunday
When I created my first blog, Void Thoughts, in 2008 it was to document the random thoughts that strolled my mind. I wasn’t blogging per se. Neither was I a blogger. In 2014 I gathered the courage and started publishing posts with the intention of connecting with other bloggers. I gradually accepted myself as a … More I Don’t Have A Niche! #SoulfulSunday
Beyond Scribbles 