Making Peace With Privilege
Privilege Guilt is the helplessness of having something one did not earn. But your self-flagellation doesn’t actually make heal a sick person.
Evolution
Twenty-Twenty Vision
I wrote this post at the start of this year, having hit 40 and mistaking midlife crisis for twenty twenty vision. What a year 2020 turned out to be.
Different Shades of Grief
In how many ways shall I experience grief? I watched THAPPAD and thought about all the people who have hit me. In plural
Pockets of Courage
Inside my pockets, I keep pieces of courage, to reach for when I need them. See, life has become an unpredictable horizon strewn with landmines called memories. An accidental sighting and unfortunate coincidences. We’re so connected, we’re entrenched seamless and a chance encounter, becomes an obituary. Memory, that unreliable narrator…
First Deaths
The first time you watch someone die is a surprise because wasn’t death supposed to be silent?
Moonlight
I make the decision to let go of the validation & security they offer while I’m on this quest to discover who I am.
Prison Perspective
I’ve been in situations before where I’ve felt like there is no way forward. Like being in prison. This is a good thing.
Rebirth Feels A Lot Like Near-Death
I lost all my Instagram Drafts, at least 15 Drafts in stages of completion. Gone in one shot.
A Box of Pain
Pain can be addictive. Science will tell you that your brain releases a tiny amount of dopamine each time you feel pain (perhaps to help you weather it).
Flying Solo
I choose to believe in flight, to want it and to reach for it. I choose to fly. I choose to fly solo.