When you know nothing,you are free — to stay stay ignorant,to be devoid of knowledge,to close off your mind,to loiter in the hallways without gaining cognizance,to be truly free, or to keep an open mind,to learn,to understand,to experiment,to experience,to improve,to remain humble,to illuminate the path ahead,to indulge in the deep end of perception and not be corrupted … More When You Know Nothing… #FictionMonday #Poem
Don’t hesitate to step back and take a look at the bigger picture from time to time. Our dreams and goals may shift as we grow and evolve. It’s perfectly acceptable to change your course. But how will you discern this if you don’t pause to reflect? At the end of your life, if you’re … More Beyond Regrets #FictionMonday
When I write a poem or a personal piece, my biggest concern is whether I am repeating myself. Will it become boring to the reader because I keep circling the same themes? This thought can be damaging because the answer I often come up with is yes; I am repeating myself, and the reader will … More Overcoming Creative Insecurities #SoulfulSunday
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
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