She is the unsung lyrics, the pieces of her favorite quotes stitched together. When one plucks the lyre of her heart melancholy melody soothes another heart. She is a palette full of rich and moody…
Gap Year – A Blessing Or A Bane?
A gap year can be incredibly eye-opening, heartbreaking, transformative, and powerful. I still remember mine to be by far the darkest of times yet be pivotal in the best of ways. From senior year itself,…
There Is Growth In Going Backwards And Dealing With It Differently
I’ve been sweeping quite a lot of emotions under the rug lately, closing them behind doors, because I couldn’t deal with the uncomfortability of experiencing them. I couldn’t withstand feeling stagnant. Stuck. Not knowing what…
Catastrophic Thinking
A great deal of our lives is based on Defaults. The disregarded decisions, habitual behaviors – all of which manifest in our thinking, actions, and our response to stress or crisis. One such default is…
Are We Capable Of Missing An Individual Or Just Their Interpretation And Memory?
I often found myself retreating and re-connecting with certain people only to be shattered and mistreated for years over and over again. In view of the fact that upon reminiscences, I would only remember the…
Internalizing Behaviour
Modern life is full of emotional challenges. The pressure to succeed, need to “keep up”, fear of missing out (FOMO) , and tucking in a social life somewhere in between – all evoke volatile combinations…
Transactional Relationships – Interact, don’t transect.
Relationships and interactions between people are core to our existence and they often define how we experience this world and perceive ourselves. Each of our relationships elicit different responses in ourselves to help us grow and…
Toxic Positivity — When Positivity Can Actually Be Negative.
Have you found your vents cut short, struggles invalidated by sayings like “think positive”, “it could be worse”, and just have a happy pill shoved down your throat? Well, that’s called toxic positivity, and…
Did Your Body Not Warn You?
Did your body not warn you before you were wrung dry? The day you found yourself depleted, the nights that lead upto it became fragile, your cell heavy as they were heaved onto the bed….
Ephemeral Escapes.
Escaping is short-lived; eventually, actuality catches up to you with guilt crashing like waves. Your thoughts are far from the ground, Like cumulonimbus clouds thundering by And pouring rain. Life seems to pass by, scattered…