I am
I feel physically incapable of carrying the expectations I have of myself. I would love to blame my parents, relatives, over-achieving cousins, media, and society but I …
Period of panic
A weird thing that happened to me in these months of panic, that’s the working title till I find something catchy, Period of panic?- is that I …
Of calm joys
Goldie limps when he walks but I see that he hasn’t lost his spirit. He still chases rocks with the same fervor. On our way back, there …
Blue skin
I spent the whole day staring at one wall or another. Not in a sad way, just in a “there are too many things I want to …
Connection
In the past months, the situation in our country didn’t help with my distress. Social media, news channels, and newspapers showed so much apathy and hatred, that …
To not surviving
I almost didn’t survive the last 3 months. I am hardly doing a good job of surviving now. Life feels like a long thriller movie where the …
If ifs and buts were candies and nuts
If I had written this post 2 days ago, which I would not have for I felt the world ending, this post would be dark and disturbing. …
Mental housekeeping
At the end of my workday at six, I, with my work partner and a bunch of other people, do a check-out calls, from across cities if …
Figuring it
I pray for a day the high point of which is getting an Amazon delivery or reading a brilliant quote on the internet or convincing Dadi to …
I lived a nightmare yesterday
I lived a nightmare yesterday. Everything that my anxiety made me imagine, came true, over laundry. Laundry. Lesson: any reason is excuse enough when you reach saturation. …