emotional wellbeing
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The chessboard we didn’t sign-up for
Everyone’s Playing Chess. You Just Didn’t Know You Were the Piece. Ever feel like life’s a giant chessboard and you’re just… part of the game? Look around. People are making moves, strategic, subtle, sometimes ruthless. But instead of rooks and bishops, they’re using us. For someone, you’re the pawn they push forward. For someone else, you’re the knight they rely on to leap over chaos. And if you’re lucky (or powerful), maybe you’re the king they protect, or the queen they fear. It’s wild when you realize: we’re all pieces on someone’s board. But here’s the thing, we get to…
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The More More More
Why don’t you go easy on me, Life… why don’t you? It’s the same old Sunday night, and my chest grows tighter, tighter. The same old Sunday night— but I’m not hoping for a Monday on the other end of my blink. Work stacks up— a weight beyond what even a camel can bear. Capitalism never bothers. Corporate never flinches. I stand in the center, bound by threads pulling me apart, day by day. I shed my skin, showed my bones. But all eyes turned blind— because I’m known as the camel built to carry and wither. They said: You’re…
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A Break from “Caring What Others Think About Me” and “Me Caring To Much About Others Feelings Over Mine”
The content reflects on the struggle of individuals in prioritizing others’ opinions over their own desires, highlighting how societal pressures can hinder authenticity. The author seeks freedom from these constraints, aiming for a life uninfluenced by external judgments.
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Today Ain’t My Day
The day started with the continuation of my fever that started from Saturday. The head ache… Felt like millions of minions banging hard inside the right side of my head. Hardcore pain. Still, I took some meds, packed my bag and started to work. Like always, pre-planned the tasks to be completed for the day. There was some hurry burry works, waiting to be closed and buried. That’s the primary reason that I didn’t take a sick leave. But… Well well… Day didn’t turn out the way I wanted. Entire day my vision was dark tinted. Felt like my entire…
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In the eyes of my Dogs
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? Being a human has made me lonesome the moment my door of consciousness opened. The human-human connection. The longing to be loved by fellow humans has always been beyond my scope. It’s just a facade. Or should I say a mirage. The love I am talking about is not the one that fits just as romance. Love is never a one size fits all. We all know that. To be accepted for who you are is the purest form of love. Every time I watch anime, I love the…
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Learning: A never ending trail that keeps our life a little more interesting!
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? I always have a clear understanding about the difference between studying and learning. And that is why the word learning always excites me and it quenches my curiosity without bias. My greatest teacher in my life is life itself and myself. And my learning courses are always intense and annoying. I better split this blog post into two, first I talk about skills I learnt and next I’ll talk about lessons I learnt this year! The Tiny Little Skills I Learned Recently: I want to learn a lot more new skills in…
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Echoes of Liberation
The one who beheld the true beauty of darkness knows the vanity of the moth. The one who feels the pain of self and the pain of others knows the true depth of suffering. The one who succumbed to the allure of flight has seen the terror of fright. And the one who has nothing to lose is honored with the strength of the fight. The one who felt the depth of affection knows the emptiness it leaves behind. And the one who can sense the soil beneath their feet knows the essence of freedom. If this is what it…
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Reclaiming My Garden
I removed the rose beds,Cleared away the weeds,I never wanted them to begin with.There was no one to help,It was just me,With bare hands.I dipped my fingers into the hardened soil,Plucking them one by one.The thorns cut my skin,Blood droplets painting the soil red.I put them in a box,Asked the mailman to send it to those women out there…Women who deserve those roses,Women who want those rose beds.I burnt the weeds to ashes.“Alone? Didn’t it take too much time?”They asked me…Yes, alone.While the sun rose and set…Fifteen moons passed by…I got drenched in the drizzles,Drizzles that swept from the darkest…
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I Cried Today In Front Of My Mother
Today was that day for me. The day that we INFJs have… The day when all the worries which we have been ignoring and stuffing inside the closest inside our mind so that we make believe everything is fine and try to carry on with life breaks out. And today is the day for me… The day everything broke open overflowed infront of my mother – My source of existence. May be I was desperate to know how to steer past this part of my life that has been drowning me. Ofcourse both our paths are different. She is the bravest…
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The Passing Breeze and Silent Mountain
There was a time when winter settled in,A mountain stood, untouched by warmth or spring,Content beneath the sky’s indifferent gaze,No need for change, no promise of new days. But then a breeze, soft as a distant hum,Wandered through the valleys, gentle, numb,A fleeting warmth, felt like a whisper through the frost,Not much, but enough to feel and show what had been lost so far. The mountain let the cold begin to melt,Not knowing yet the trick the breeze had dealt…For winds, they never stay, they only pass,Like sunlight flickering on broken glass. Pebbles in a stream, touched once, then left…
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Colosseum of Time
I am aliveBreathing, laughing, loving,After years spent in shadowsAs a sick child clinging fear, and fight.Grateful for this fragile heartbeat,For the sunrise I never thought I’d see. I no longer chase the world,Nor care to please its fickle crowd.It’s okay to be oblivious,To stand alone inside truth.Let me be free from the weight of others,Their opinions, their fleeting praise. But still, things often makes me crossThe career, the grind,Responsibility that demand to protect who I love.We inherit no riches, no legacies,Only dreams of distant lands,Where I long to roam but need to earn.In this world, in this culture,The work is…
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What No One Tells You About Your First Corporate Job: 10 Takeaways
Stepping into the corporate world can be intense. Working smarter, finding support, setting boundaries, and prioritizing health are crucial.
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Making Myself A Priority Again
Life is a journey with its ebbs and flows. Sometimes, we find ourselves at a crossroads. We feel lost and undervalued. Yes, people are scary and unpredictable. It’s okay to close the doors to your heart after getting yourself pushed to the edge of a cliff. It’s alright. It seems hopeless today. But this is also the sign that life is protecting you. It keeps things and people that are not meant for you away. It’s in these moments that we must remember to rank ourselves, to find our way back to self-love and self-care. It’s not just a way…
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The Quest To Happiness
What are 5 everyday things that bring you happiness? How to define happiness? We all define happiness differently, don’t we? Not everyone is made happy by the same things or people. For me, happiness feels like warmth and comfort. It’s like resting under the shade of a tree while watching big, fluffy clouds move aimlessly across the sky. Happiness is like breathing without difficulty. It’s the overflowing emotion I see in my dogs’ eyes when they catch sight of me as I return home. Some days, happiness is just a feeling that comes naturally. Happiness is the kind of emotion…
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Sink or Swim: Learning Swimming as an Adult
Picture this: A land-dwelling creature (Me) with lungs that occasionally protest. And then there’s water, the mysterious, liquid abyss that I have never understood, always seeming like it’s waiting to swallow me. Back in 2019, I decided to create a bucket list. List of – things that I wanted to do, things that I thought will give me a reason to look forward to the future, things that drifted me from the thoughts of existential crisis. My list had everything from “Seeing Fireflies” to “Travelling to Barcelona”. But nestled among those wishes was the granddaddy of them all: swimming. Yep,…
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Being Weak: Personal Reflection
Weakness is a word that we often associate with our inabilities, negativity, shame, or failure. We tend to avoid it, hide it, or deny it. But what if we could see weakness differently? Weakness has two sides: physical and emotional. I experienced the extremes of both. Physical Weakness The first time I felt physically weak was when I was diagnosed with a health condition that affected my muscles, nerves and bones. I had to undergo several diagnostics, and treatments, and I spent months in the hospital and at home, unable to do the things… Things which I thought were not…
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Tall Girl 2: Breaking Stereotypes and Embracing Imperfections
If you haven’t watched the first part of Tall Girl before, watch that and then start watching Tall Girl 2. Tall Girl has a special place in my memory. The way it broke the stereotype, the way it fight backs louder than any scream could get. It seems like another highschool drama. But, it is more than that. Besides, Jodi(Ava Michelle) and Dunklemen(Griffin Gluck) is one of my most favourite Netflix couples. Their charm has always been so surreal. And with Tall girl 2, we get to see the beautiful and talented cast coming together along with some new faces,…
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Art: A Way To Let Go Of All Your Complex Feelings
Art is for everyone, not just the talented or trained. It defies standards and rules, offering a liberating outlet for emotion. Embrace it for therapeutic expression.
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Soul Mechanic – Series that showed different sides of mental issues
A lot of us know how important it is to talk about mental health. Talking about mental health as something significant is quite a necessity. These days, slowly people are trying their best to advocate about this. If we need to make something to reach its significance to a large mass, at present social media plays a vital role to convince it. But, if you want to reach it to a larger mass without convincing them and make them to realize naturally, I feel like television series and movies plays an important role. There are a number of directors and…
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Healing from Bullying: Empowerment and Self-Acceptance Journey
Bullying, the term which was quite aware by a lot, is also the word which I didn’t know about when I went through it. Bullying still happens a lot around in our country yet there are less people who are ready to address this issue. There is a fault at the system all along. When we watch movies we see comedy or humor is something where when one is put down and trashed talk or mocked and we consider it as funny. This again observed by the children and reflects through their behavior. It is basically a cycle. So what…
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