pause and reflect — Don’t hesitate to step back and take a look at the bigger picture from time to time. Our dreams and goals may shift as we grow and evolve. It’s perfectly acceptable to change your course. But how will you discern this if you don’t pause to reflect? At the end…

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Happiness” —

this week in gratitude — Once again, I found myself unwell during the Thanksgiving festivities, and another long weekend slipped away as we remained stuck at home. It all began with a sore throat that eventually developed into a low-grade fever and fatigue at the start of last week. Both my younger one and I…

Prose Poem —

musings —

poem — When you know nothing, you are free — to stay ignorant, to be devoid of knowledge, to close off your mind, to loiter in the hallways without gaining cognizance, to be truly free, or to keep an open mind, to learn, to understand, to experiment, to experience, to improve, to remain humble, to illuminate the path ahead, to…

Prose Poem — In quiet contemplation, I often find myself questioning the essence of living in the present. If our focus narrows to the current moment alone, does everything else lose its significance? Can such a focus truly lead to a fulfilling life? …

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Happiness” — Little things, bigger joys — beautiful life! Growing up in Kerala, India, I don’t recall seeing a house without a hibiscus plant and its vibrant flowers; it was ubiquitous. We used to collect the leaves of the plant, mash them into a pulp, and apply it to our hair — our herbal shampoo. This was the kind…

My writing journey — Did I want to become a writer when I was a kid? No. Honestly, I didn’t know that becoming a writer was an option. Maybe I thought I couldn’t be a writer because of two main reasons: The options I was given when asked what I wanted to become when…