Life goes on with or without your permissionSometimes it feels like a nightmare strangling from every direction Squeezing out the last bit of lifeSuffocating mercilessly Nevertheless, life works out as you intend it toBecause you are steering it Although it feels often that you didn’t have a choice Life goes on with or without your permissionShowering you … More Puzzling Life #FictionMonday #Poem
This past week went by at a slow pace. We are at my mom’s place and there is nothing to do here. We have been eating quite a lot. I am not doing anything, anything at all. The first two days I liked being here not doing anything, just relaxing and eating all the food … More My Wise Foggy Brain #FictionMonday
Last week was a good one for me. Nothing exciting or out of the ordinary happened. It was a boring, normal, good week. We all deserve such boring good weeks, don’t we? I have been trying to write my daily gratitudes every night, but sometimes I forget to journal. Then I realized, I haven’t completely … More Gratitude Lessons #WeeklyGratitude #SoulfulSunday
There are certain principles and rules that all of us follow. Today I would like to share 10 such rules that I keep going back to. And, here is a bonus rule that works for me: Most often a simple restart is all that is needed. Remembering these rules help me in getting on with … More 10 Rules of Life #FridayReflections
“It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” – David Steindl-Rast January is a month of freshness. Like opening a fresh new book with blank pages ready to be filled in. But it also makes me nervous. Anything I write on this new page quickly takes away the … More 2023 Weekly Gratitude – 1 #SoulfulSunday
Let me say this right away. I am dreading this post. Then why am I writing this? Because I always do. I have been writing an end of the year review since 2014. It’s a habit I got into since I started blogging. But this year I don’t have anything to show. 2022 was a … More 2022 – Year In Review & Reflection
It feels odd being here. It’s been too long since I had last wandered along these corridors to share something from my heart. Trust me, I tried. I wanted to share. But the mere thought of showing up frightened me. And I have no idea why. Even at this very moment, I am scared. Like … More Begin Again #SoulfulSunday
Last week was a stressful one for me. I don’t want to get into the details. Instead, I would like to share a few things I learned. I am not always right – it might come as a surprise to many of you, but there are times I am wrong. For example, no matter how … More Weekly Gratitude – 32 #SoulfulSunday
Life is full of surprises, both positive and negative ones. When we are ready to welcome the positive surprises that life hands us, then it’s our duty to accept the negative ones, too. Every twist and turn would eventually lead us to something marvelous. That’s what I like to believe. However, keeping a positive attitude … More Weekly Gratitude – 31 #SoulfulSunday
The broken kaleidoscope wasn’t reflecting darkness. Neither did it trap black spots. The broken kaleidoscope reflected more colors with a vengeance. Pieces of blue, pink, orange, green, yellow, and a mix of more colors. It sparkled brilliantly as the more broken pieces accumulated. Broken doesn’t have to mean losing the ability to shine. Often, being … More The Broken Kaleidoscope
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