There is a quiet grief that comes with growth not the loud, dramatic kind, but the soft ache of noticing who no longer walks beside you. As you evolve, some people fall away. Not because you failed. Not because they were wrong or you were unworthy. But because the version of you that once fitContinue reading “The Sacred Losses of Becoming”
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Sometimes We Break to Become Whole Again
Pain helps you grow. I wrote these words 13 years ago, not realizing that I was quietly preparing myself for the storms that were coming. Back then, these words felt like gentle wisdom. Today, they feel like truth, carved into my soul by lived experience. Sometimes things must change so you can change. Life askedContinue reading “Sometimes We Break to Become Whole Again”
From “Stupid Housewife syndrome ” to Master’s Graduate: Rewriting My Life Story
There are some labels we never asked for, but somehow they get stitched into our skin.Mine was “stupid housewife.”It was a name given to me long before I even understood what it meant a gift from a patriarchal culture where a woman who speaks, questions, or dreams is seen as a threat. In a worldContinue reading “From “Stupid Housewife syndrome ” to Master’s Graduate: Rewriting My Life Story”
When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me
Life has a way of revealing truths that remain hidden during our calmest seasons. When everything is smooth, people show us the version of themselves they’re proud of , the version they want us to see. But it’s during the storms, the unpredictable upheavals, that their real character quietly rises to the surface. I learnedContinue reading “When the Storm Hit, I Saw Who Truly Stood With Me”
Stand Tall: The Gita’s Lesson on Fighting for Your Rights and Truth”
There comes a time in everyone’s life when staying silent feels safer than speaking up when bowing down to what’s wrong seems easier than standing tall for what’s right. But silence, as the Bhagavad Gita reminds us, is not peace. It’s surrender to fear. When Arjuna stood on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, he was tornContinue reading “Stand Tall: The Gita’s Lesson on Fighting for Your Rights and Truth””
I Started Living at 50: The Quiet Awakening of a Woman Who Forgot Herself
For half a century, I existed but I wasn’t truly living. My life moved within the walls of duty: housework, laundry, grocery lists, school runs, and meals to prepare. I did everything that was expected of a “good woman.” Society taught that a woman’s purpose was simple to marry, have children, and stay with herContinue reading “I Started Living at 50: The Quiet Awakening of a Woman Who Forgot Herself”
The Bridge of Invisible Efforts: Trusting the Work You Cannot See
There are days when you give your best and yet feel like nothing is moving. You try, you show up, and still, life looks unchanged as if everything you do disappears into the stillness. But what you can’t see is that every small action, every quiet decision to keep going, is laying down another plankContinue reading “The Bridge of Invisible Efforts: Trusting the Work You Cannot See”
The Art of Rising: Healing Through Small Steps and Self-Realization
It’s not how you fall it’s how you get back up.Life has a way of humbling us, reminding us that growth often comes through discomfort. The ladder of life is full of splinters, and they prick the hardest when we’re sliding down. Yet, it’s in those painful slides that we learn what resilience truly means.Continue reading “The Art of Rising: Healing Through Small Steps and Self-Realization”
Ode to My Eyes
Oh, my eyes,You have been the quiet witnesses of my journey.You have seen the storms of betrayal,the weight of rejection,and the sharp edges of words that tried to break me. You have also seen my daughters’ faces,their laughter, their innocence,and the beauty of souls untainted by society’s harsh gaze.Through you, I have watched them grow,andContinue reading “Ode to My Eyes”
Ikigai: The Art of Living with Purpose
In Japanese culture, there is a beautiful word—Ikigai (pronounced ee-kee-guy). It means “a reason for being” or “a reason to wake up in the morning.” It is often described as the intersection of four key elements: What do you love What are you good at What the world needs What you can be paid forContinue reading “Ikigai: The Art of Living with Purpose”
SELF LOVE AND SOUL HEALING 