I sat in an air-conditioned room whilst a very enthusiastic man told me to chase my dreams and build a business that would eventually feed me. I was ecstatic, I was energized, I was HYPED. Like every other business guru, he told me about the times he was homeless and the large sums of money… Continue reading Start Failing NOW
Don’t Be Sorry
I was watching Key and Peele sketches on YouTube, because why not? Long story short – a waiter did something that one of the characters did not approve of and he said apologized by saying ‘I am sorry’. Before he could continue, he was cut off by the character saying ‘Don’t be sorry be better.’… Continue reading Don’t Be Sorry
One Thing About Me
I was in a Yango once, kind of like an Uber. Exactly like an Uber, really. I had one of the many worst days ever and I just wanted a quiet ride home. I was too tired to be rude and unresponsive, so with the little energy I had, I used it to focus on… Continue reading One Thing About Me
You Can Just… Not
I am usually plagued by decision-making. Funny enough, most of the decisions I deem hard to make are the things that add little to no value to my life. During that moment, I process, I think, I hurt… I ask around. When honestly, I could be doing something else. My sister is younger than me,… Continue reading You Can Just… Not
In One Indescribable Instant
Sometimes it takes a year for things to change. Sometimes an hour is all you need for the course of your life to take an unimaginable turn for the best- and well, it IS life, so for the worst as well. Those moments, you have to pause and say: ‘Wait. What just happened?!’. We have… Continue reading In One Indescribable Instant
Bits and Peace(s)
Not everything goes our way. I understand that now. Something that can be planned to the TEE can fall apart as if you never paid any attention to even the most simplest of details. The hardest thing to do when stuck in between a rock and a hard place is acceptance. Ahh, acceptance. That is… Continue reading Bits and Peace(s)
12 15ths for the 2nd Time
'We suggest we should hold burial on Tuesday the 18th.' It was another night of a full house, and familiar faces sat in a large circle, deliberating the activities for the next few days. I sat next to my little sister, looking up once in a while because I had to be alert during that… Continue reading 12 15ths for the 2nd Time
00:01
I watched my bedroom door at 23:59 on the 17th of May 2021. The seconds felt like hours, and what would normally be a quiet night was a night crowded by hushed whispers from familiar and unfamiliar voices. 00:00. The phone screen read '18 May' against my black wallpaper. I looked at the door one… Continue reading 00:01
Trauma: Its Triggers and the Truth (A long read)
Trauma At a certain point in our lives, we all have to recover from a traumatic experience. Trauma can be defined as going through very stressful, frightening, or distressing events. One thing I've learned whilst dealing with my own trauma is that: 1. We are all traumatized 2. Everyone's trauma is different 3. We don't choose… Continue reading Trauma: Its Triggers and the Truth (A long read)
We Good?
I check up on myself a lot. A LOT. I take weekly and monthly evaluations of my headspace and my place inlife. Sometimes I adore what I see, sometimes I tell myself to do betterbecause I know I am capable of doing better. We have talked about the uncertainties and randomness of life more thanenough… Continue reading We Good?
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