Published in P.S. I Love You·PinnedMember-onlyWhen You Are Heartbroken, Remember This — Love Lies in You.What I learnt from multiple heartbreaks — When I experienced my first heartbreak in high school, what troubled me more than the abysmal feeling one feels in heartbreak was the fear that I may never feel this kind of love ever again. …Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·PinnedMember-onlyIf It’s Not Reciprocated, It’s Not Love.When we’re too needy to see the truth. — Of all the countless moments I had shared with my ex-girlfriend, the one I remember the most is the memory of the day when we last saw each other, on the day when she told me we were breaking up. I was sitting in front of her, on the breakfast…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·PinnedMember-onlyThe reason why nine out of ten relationships failAnd the ever ignored Compounding rule of a relationship — “We’re meant to be!” This belief. This feeling — It is the most important reason that breaks up even the strongest of the relationships. This belief that we are soulmates, that we are perfect for each other, it’s a miracle that we ever met, that our meeting was somehow special…Relationships6 min readRelationships6 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Jan 6Member-only10 Smart Things I Did In 2022 That I Will Continue Doing In 2023.And you should try these too. — 2022 was a great year for me. I made many changes in my habits and routines that improved my both personal and work life. Result — more time for what I love doing — reading, writing, and spending time with family. What helped me? Tech played a key role in…Self Improvement6 min readSelf Improvement6 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Jan 1Member-onlyStop making New Year Resolutions and Do This Instead.The new way to start this new year. — That time has arrived. Time for shedding the withered skin of the past year and wearing the fresh skin of the New. To embark on a new journey; to pen a new page. A blank canvas is waiting for us to paint it yellow, blue, and red. How exciting! How…Improvement4 min readImprovement4 min read
Published in Let’s talk about the L word·Dec 29, 2022Member-onlyThe Eternal Pain of Letting someone go.Accepting that she will never return. — In the darkness of the deepening dusk, gazing into the orange of the horizon, I wait and wait and wait for her to return. She would not return; I know it. Each day of the year past stands as a testimony of her departure; its every hour, every minute sings…Love3 min readLove3 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Dec 27, 2022Member-onlyWhy the book “A Christmas Carol” still inspires usAnd why we celebrate Christmas. — It’s only twenty-sixth, not even one day since the curtains fell over the festival of Christmas, yet already that vibrant feeling wafting in the air until yesterday is gone. …Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Dec 22, 2022Member-onlyIf You’re Suffering From Writer’s Block — Read This.And you may learn from my misery and my learnings. — Writing is mentally hard, that I knew; but it can be physically taxing, I am beginning to learn now. Though, in hindsight, I was naive to not see this. …Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Dec 17, 2022Member-onlyWhat Do You Do When Your Toddler Breaks Things.And what you should do. — I was sitting on the living room sofa talking on a video call with my family back home when it suddenly happened — a snapping sound, followed by a quick rustling, then something heavy-ish falling on my shoulder. I turned around and saw my two-year-old behind me on the sofa…Parenting3 min readParenting3 min read
Published in Stoic Writer·Dec 15, 2022Member-onlyWhere To Start — It’s A Deeply Profound Question.And a lesson on the circle of life. — It’s a deeply profound question (and a topic of immense practical importance) — where to start? Especially if you want to begin something new, something on your ‘own’, something for which you have no one to hold your hands and guide your way. Something society doesn’t expect you to do…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read