360 days of writing day 108 There's always such a pressure to be great. To be brilliant. To keep striving and achieving. However, recently I came across a video whose perspective hit way too close to home. The speaker talked about how we have capitalized on the idea that you, your ordinary life, your daily … Continue reading Being Ordinary
We’re all in this together
360 days of writing day 107 We're all in the same storm. All of us. Yes, our conditions differ. Some have a bigger boat, safely anchored to the dock. Immense protection against the storm. Some have smaller boats, trying to battle the raging sea. Some don't have anything, they're exposed, vulnerable, left to die. But … Continue reading We’re all in this together
New Habits
360 days of writing day 106 Have you ever wanted to change a habit. Or form a new one? Have you devoured the internet and read pieces on habit formation which sometimes say 21 days, sometimes say 40, and sometimes say just do it? To be honest I've done that quite a lot. However, today, … Continue reading New Habits
Missing Life
360 days of writing day 105 Over the past one and a half year a lot has changed. I try to accept that. I have so much to be grateful for. However, some days when you wake up, it just is filled with this intense longing and a feeling of missing something. In my case, … Continue reading Missing Life
Time to waste
360 days of writing day 104 For the first time in a long time I wasted away a lottt of time. And I mean a lot. For two days I slept. And then for two days binged on Netflix. While I should feel guilty, what I feel is revived. I wish to work again. To … Continue reading Time to waste
Dead bodies in the lake
360 days of writing day 103 I can't stop thinking about the time back in nainital. While on the boat, I asked the boatman had anyone ever died in this lake, given her depth. He replied, "no, no one dies while boating. Of course many jump into it to commit suicide". I didn't think about … Continue reading Dead bodies in the lake
Rain and Revival
360 days of writing day 102 What can't rain fix?What can't she revive?From a dry deathly earthTo a despondent depressive moodWhat can't she fill with life? And today she cameTo find me cooped in bedAttending a class Forcing a report. She moved them plantsMoved them treesScattered some birdsDarkened the evening. Then shouted a lotMade the … Continue reading Rain and Revival
Reminder that I’m free
360 days of writing day 101 Continuing yesterday's thoughts. I'm reminding myself today that I'm genuinely free. To choose to live how I wish. To wake up at 5am or 10am and walk or dance or watch a movie. Free to work and free to not work. At the end of the day both the … Continue reading Reminder that I’m free
Refusing to be a Prisoner
360 days of writing day 100 This is a pretty special post... In fact a pretty special thought that I've been saving since a few weeks. I wrote a poem long ago called cage. It showed how much in life is present to make us prisoners. Our culture, our family, love, commitments, obligations, work etc … Continue reading Refusing to be a Prisoner
The times with no mask
360 days of writing day 99 Woke up today from a dream where I was going outside and was trying to look for my mask. A part of me is shocked to see how deeply covid has impacted our psyche. And honestly, I can't even recall the time when we had no masks on. But … Continue reading The times with no mask
