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The Yo-Yo Mind: Finding Balance in a World of Comparison
The mind swings like a yo-yo—restless, reactive, always reaching. One moment you’re enough, the next you’re behind. But comparison is a trickster, not a truth-teller. What feels ordinary to you might be someone else’s dream. So pause. Breathe. Name what’s real.
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Rhythm
As I stand, gazing at the rain,The droplets trickling down the window pane,My eyes mist over brief recollections,Of stolen moments under the grey heavens,Where, unbridled, I courted freedomEnjoying every import of humdrumThe mind once smogged with lackadaisical dreams,And in the heart where only serenity screamedI ask myself now, ‘What’s bereft’?For…
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Change…
Change is daunting, inexorable and yet why do we hopelessly obsess over resisting it? Wouldn’t it be ideal to go with the flow?
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What Is Yours Will Find You (#100WordStory)
With mindless flicks, her brushes incessantly painted a blue door that stood amidst virgin white walls. Blue…the colour of sea…signifying trust, loyalty, commitment, intelligence, tranquillity, all of which she’d kept seeking after her better-half left a childless her, for another marraige. Her journey had been a lonely despair thereafter. Then…
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The Unexpected Surprise (#Short Story)
She went about her regular chores with unusual quietness. It was her birthday but the day held nothing special. Who would bother about birthdays of an insignificant person as she? “Come back. We’ve some guests in the evening. I need your help.”, Memsahib addressed. She nodded sombrely. Memsahib usually…
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Rain Rain – Welcome Again
Drizzles and light showers in Dubai since the last couple of days. The umbrella came out of the closet after a very long time. Yesterday, as I walked out on the wet roads, carrying the but familiar load, some long-lost memories got me wistfully nostalgic. With the winds threatening to…
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Together in Spirit (A Short Story)
Four-year-old Vihaan woke up in the morning and chirped, “Good Morning Mamma”. “Good Morning Darling. How are you feeling today? Are you Ok?” asked Smriti stretching on the bed, before moving on to affectionately hug him and pull him into her arms, under the blanket. Her husband Aditya had already…
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Genetically yours…Storyteller (Super short story)
Toddler sits near Mamma and tells her in an important tone “Mamma I want to say something” ‘She’s picking up communication and manners from us really well’, mom can’t help noticing. Setting the iPad aside, the curious Mom now turns around to pay full attention, “Yes Darling! Tell me what…
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Modern Day Confusions – Love vs Arranged (marriage)
After a string of failed affairs, Alia had begun to wonder if she should look at the option of going in for an arranged marriage. Until now, where she had strongly believed in self-selection, besides the credence that attraction and romance are extremely important factors without which a marriage would…
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Thought for a day…
Never apologise for what you feel. It’s like saying sorry for being real.
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