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
In the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy, an unconscious Meredith describes how a newborn takes the first breath outside the womb. She describes it as the scariest step a human does. Breathing on its own for the very first time. Thinking about it, it made me accept the enormity of the task. That tiny little … More The Rules of Living #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
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
“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” ~Anonymous It’s normal to feel angry. But holding on to anger – that’s a different matter. Sometimes I feel this incredible anger from within. And often it is directed at someone else, originated from some undesirable memory. I’m not saying this … More Let it go #SoulfulSunday
I don’t think of myself as a profound writer. Nothing I write is of a ‘must-read value’. I don’t earn through my writings either. I tried that but it’s not for me. I am at peace with writing these flawed pieces that serve no purpose whatsoever to others but compels me to write rather than … More It doesn’t have to make sense always! #SoulfulSunday 11
Beyond Scribbles 