2026 Word of the Year
January 6, 2026
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Zig Ziglar … More 2026 Word of the Year
Category: Musings & Essays
Biggest Challenges
January 1, 2026
Well, there is only one big challenge—being consistent. It’s something I’ve struggled with for as long as I can remember. … More Biggest Challenges
New Year Resolutions
December 29, 2025
The thing about New Year’s resolutions is that they’re a tricky area. I like them because they force me to stop and reflect on the changes I would like to incorporate in my life. At the same time, I don’t like them because I almost always fail to keep them throughout the year. … More New Year Resolutions
My Morning Ritual
December 7, 2025
Every morning — well, most mornings — I start my day by writing my morning pages.
It’s a slow process ,the first reminder to slow down and savor the moment. And of course, it’s 5 a.m., it’s cold, and I’m somewhere between sleepy and trying to keep my eyes open. … More My Morning Ritual
On Days Like Today
December 4, 2025
Some days are like today. I feel empty—
like there is nothing I can do,
like there is nothing I can excel at.
Emptiness, a rapidly attacking virus, chews me up from the inside, and I’m disappearing. Slowly. Steadily.
… More On Days Like Today
Purpose of Life
November 17, 2025
An elusive, distracting phrase, isn’t it? Purpose of life. I could stop you from carrying out that urgent task you’re doing right now simply by asking this seemingly harmless yet deeply important question … More Purpose of Life
Everyday Stories
October 1, 2025
Earlier this month, I decided to write and publish daily. Although I didn’t publish every day, I wrote almost every day. When I first set out to write with the intention of publishing — beyond poetry and fiction — it felt like an immense task. … More Everyday Stories
Of Headaches and Hopes
September 22, 2025
Yesterday was the first day in a week that I woke up without a headache weighing me down. Last week was rough, with stubborn headaches taking over my days and leaving me feeling inadequate. I couldn’t read or write as I had planned. … More Of Headaches and Hopes
One Day at a Time
September 11, 2025
Yesterday was such a long day that I couldn’t publish anything. I sat down to write at night and almost finished a piece of fiction. I was happy to have penned something in my book, but… … More One Day at a Time
Confronting the Demon
September 8, 2025
Once upon a time, I used to write about anything and everything that popped into my mind. I wrote about what happened around me, things that piqued my interest, thoughts that made me reflect, the mundane, the happy, bits of everything. Sometimes it made sense, sometimes it didn’t make a shred of sense to me, and maybe not to the reader either. But I enjoyed it. I enjoyed writing and sharing those little tidbits here.
… More Confronting the Demon
Void Thoughts 