Tag: inspiration
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I had it wrong: Letting Go is Empowering
Just like the sand in hand, I was tightly holding on to my past for too long. For me, letting go of the past meant I was weak. It meant that if I forgave the people who hurt me, and what they did was right. I was not ready to accept that. How people treated…
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Lost, Found, Repeat..part 1
As the cold waves gently washed my feet and the warmth of the sun receded from my face, I could feel her leaving me. My eyes were closed, and a serene smile graced my face. The invisible threads that connected us snapped the instant she decided to leave. We both knew it was time, and…
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The Body Remembers: Understanding Emotional Triggers from the Past
At the restaurant: When they delayed my order my first fast reaction was to get up and confront them. “ They cannot do this to me , oh no, not this time” , is what I kept telling myself. I called the manager and was all set to give him a piece of my mind. The manager came to me…
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Dark days
-short poem for those who fail to see the light in beginning I went to a place so dark,No thought or word would embark,Lost all hopes and cried a lot,Despair and pain was all I got,Forgot myself, soon hatred spread;My life, I could see, hung on a thread,Before it snapped, I held it tight;Knew I…
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When Will My Life Be Normal? The Hidden pressure of Chasing Society’s Timeline
When would my life be normal? I am so fed up with my son’s behaviour. My friend was venting about her son. She was upset because he would never do his homework on time and always needed someone to remind him about his tasks. More than his behaviour and how it affected her, what drew my focus was her question. What really came as…
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The guides outside my window: what nature taught me about dealing with life’s challenges
It was an onset of a thunderstorm. Strong winds gushed through the windows and filled the floor with dust and dry leaves. I was frustrated to see the mess in my room caused by the weather and jolted towards the windows and door to shut it . That’s when I saw them. The grove of tall…