Day 10, today was bad
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Day 10Today was bad. I ate …
Day 8, heart longs to be home.
I haven’t been able to fall asleep yet. I can feel sanity slip from my fingers. At lunch tomorrow, people will get big 3-compartment-lunch-boxes. They will have …
Day 7, 101 types of joy.
Yesterday was such a celebratory day. It was not celebrated for anything, it just felt like a celebration in retrospect. Waking up next to my baby sister …
Day 5, Thoughts.
Our lives would make nice movies. A lot of times I am stuck in situations that make me think “this would be a good scene”. I have …
Day 2, Pune
My head hurts. I spent 17 hours on a bus for a 7-hour journey. No blanket, no pillow, no food. Thank you, Nature for the stuff. But …
Day 3, office
Today is such an if-it-hadn’t-happened-I-would-not-have-noticed kind of a day. What else do you say of a day the most remarkable thing of which is the teeshirt my …
An education in gentleness
I was raised by my Nani and mum for most of the conscious forming part of childhood. Their modus operandi was punishment and harsh criticism. The negatives …
Moments that felt like a warm bath to my insides
When one spends long uninterrupted lengths of time with the same people in a tiny space, all the good in them starts losing color & shine. Then …
Taking a break
I took a break from work a few weeks ago because I wasn’t/am not well. I used to wake up every day, check myself like one checks …
Go outs/walks
In an attempt to create a wholesome solution for mental health distress, my therapist is teaching me coping mechanisms, so we don’t just rely on medication and …