Tumbling down you fall deep into the abyss only to realize there's no bottom nor was there any sky or platform you jumped from. You're just travelling, tumbling down and climbing up your way through a question that has no answer. An explorer lost in the lusty mountains of life. Left, right, above and beyond... Continue Reading →
An Open Letter to Vincent Van Gogh
Dear Mr. Vincent, I am aware that you no longer reside in this universe of ours. I have been quite fascinated with your life ever since I listened to a song by Don McLean. The song was about you, and in that song I found stark similarities between you and I. I'm sure most of... Continue Reading →
Is It Too Late To Change My Life Overnight?
Maladies of An Exhausted Idealist I often tell myself I’m a perfectionist, but that isn’t quite it. I’m an idealist. It isn’t enough for things to be good; they must align with a vision, some imagined version of order and grace. In my mind, there exists an ideal self: at 28, she should have arrived... Continue Reading →
How To Stop Floating & Start Living
Insights from living too long in stagnant waters Picture yourself lying in a shallow pool of stagnant water. The smell of rot burns your nose, sharp and sour, while mosquitoes swarm above, their eggs clinging to the surface like tiny black rafts. Algae crawl over your skin, slick and slimy, as if the swamp itself... Continue Reading →
The Quiet Strength Of Vulnerability
A case for Vulnerability as the greatest act of courage “Vulnerability is for the weak,” said the guy I was close to in my early twenties. I had just shared something deeply personal that weighed heavily on me. His words were delivered with utter nonchalance and an apparent pride. He was, by all accounts, the... Continue Reading →
The Emotional Discipline That Changes Everything
A transformative inner practice to shift from reacting to responding Sick of Your Own Bullshit? Good. You’re Finally Ready. Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best-selling memoir Eat, Pray, Love, once said: “I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting sick of their own bullshit.” That’s the spark we’re... Continue Reading →
Disarming The Energy Vampire: Observing Instead Of Defending
Untangling from years of emotional control through conscious observation We’ve all met them, people who drain our energy the moment they enter the room. They don’t need to yell or argue; sometimes, a single glance, a loaded comment, or a subtle judgment is enough to leave us spiraling. These are energy vampires, people who feed... Continue Reading →
Anxiety: Living In The Future, Haunted By The Past
A Quiet Reckoning with the mind's obsession with control A Life of Unease For most of my life, I’ve carried a quiet, persistent unease, and anyone who’s spent time around me could probably sense it. I’ve often been anxious about things that happened long ago, worried their consequences might return. Or I’ve been preoccupied with... Continue Reading →
About Love and a Lover..
I touched God, In your sacred embrace, a rare offering, a treasure chest I could not deny, When you traced your fingers up my thoughts and up my thighs When you squeezed my scarlet heart with your tear filled eyes When you kissed my tender scars below that November sky When you rescued me from... Continue Reading →
Abandonment of Fear
The mother bird ventures into the horizons of danger, unaware of the consequences of a foreign sky. She doesn't know whether she will find feed for her chirping nestlings or get trapped in a vicious storm. Doesn't matter, for the beauty lies not in her ability to survive but in her innate design that demands... Continue Reading →
Self-respect starts with Self-acceptance
Do you ever wonder about self-respect? As humans we are expected to carry ourselves with respect. As a kid I always wondered what that meant. Those two words self and respect. I knew what respect meant. But I sincerely had no concept of self. How can I begin to respect myself when I don't even... Continue Reading →
The Liquid Mirror 