Evaporation – The Marie Kondo of COVID
Surviving my second COVID-19 bout in 3 months, an evaporation of fears. From the dungeon of despair to finding trust & purpose.
Navigating Family, Friendship, Marriage, Colleagues, Companions & other social connections
Surviving my second COVID-19 bout in 3 months, an evaporation of fears. From the dungeon of despair to finding trust & purpose.
Post COVID, life is uncertain but it’s an open road. Everything is a lesson, every meeting is a gift.
I went back to my alma mater, this time as faculty. It brought me even more lessons. Back to school is always learning.
We do not have a consensus on what love, commitment, sex or identity mean. Maybe we don’t need to agree. What do we owe each other then?
Finding myself at a lull between sumptuous stories, I wandered into a familiar storyline. And just like that, I found friends again.
What were the brutal experiences of the last two years but lessons in love? Who are you when all has been stripped away/
I’ve heard of asexuality, aromanticism and polyamory. Then a friend sent me this video talking about AMATONORMATIVITY. Well-meaning friends have gently (or bluntly) told me that my experiences of abuse turned me against men/marriage. There may be some truth to that. The very thought of weddings – invitations, over-the-top engagement…
Kim’s Convenience asks, “Do they treat you well?”. I wish someone had thought to ask me that. The question has affection and no saviour complex.
Who are you after what you have learnt? Who is your real teacher and what is the lesson?
Unexpected echoes from a pandemic, old connections, and buried trauma collide—showing how time can trap us in moments we thought were gone.