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Solitude!
Often times, as women, we question our ability to choose what we believe to be right for ourselves, for fear that we’ll be judged or misunderstood. What I learned, however, in those first few months after my college graduation, is that there is power in exercising my complete agency. Though, admittedly I often wanted nothing more than a friend or a new love interest to swoop in and magically make everything better, deep down I knew that the only person who could control the course of of my life was me. Eventually, the lightbulb came on in my mind: belonging to yourself is all about being your own best advocate.…
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Intent
Intent They dated you and took you to places, created memories over songs & cigarettes, treated you with candies. The drives and trips, the promises and tips. They showed you the feeling of what love can be, and made you think of something called ‘forever’. They made you see them a different version of themselves. Somewhere, in those promises and love, sharing and showing, deep down they knew. They knew that it won’t last, they knew that that was temporary. Deep down, they knew that they would break your heart. And inspite of all their incompetent fears that they buried inside of them with a layer of fake confidence and…
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Get the Glow
Everyday when I take a walk to the railway station or to office, I see the crowded city, always hustling and bustling! Millions of people take walking as an option at peak hours in South Mumbai and the city is always in motion. The streets are brimming with all kinds of vehicles, labourers, office going crowd, hawkers, and much more… I wonder how busy life is in this city of dreams and how people are toiling for a better lifestyle in the little time that they steal from their schedules. There is a whole muddle of issues to be taken care of- things like personal care, family and much more. Summer…
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Fall in love with life, again
“Sitting still is a way of falling in love with the world and everything in it.” – Pico Ayer in his book “The Art of Stillness” Now, that’s so true! We get distracted so much and distractions that turn us away from miracle of life all around us are harmful. Came across these words and these thoughts remind me of my travel to North India, one of my most blissfull experiences! At the Solang Valley, we did some trekking and for me most time I was lost watching the tourists and locals doing their routine activities. To watch every detail of the amazingly charming cattles and locals giving their hearts…