Category: Write up
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Breathing beyond the limit
That feeling you have is real. Getting pulled to the depths of nothingness. Days are becoming grey and exhausting. That chaos you’re thinking about right now is real. The confusion of choosing the right words for the right conversation. Drowning in the deep ocean breathless. That inexplicable feeling in your heart! Feeling a lump in […]
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365 days of being that parent!
It’s been 365 days before, 365 days, we waited patiently in front of the doctor’s room with him! We were literally sweating because of getting out after the quarantine and was not ready to leave Canadian winter behind! He became increasingly irritated in waiting. After 15 minutes with the doctor, he became agitated. My husband […]
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We
We fight over stupid reasonsWe often sleep back to backWe burst out and never say sorryWe act grumpy on each otherWe sit in separate rooms and watch the same movie And the same we; We discuss movies over our breakfast We talk football over lunch We share politics over dinner We sit together and listen […]
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Hope!
Is this your story or just mine only!! Is this your day going on or just mine only!! Hanging in that only hope where we are not sure whether there is a hope or not!Looking forward to the sunny days where I am not sure whether it will stop raining or not!Hugging myself in the […]
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‘Tis the season!
Another wonderful time of the year is another chance to reminisce about the past. Christmas is and will always be my most favourite time of the year. It might be due to the cold winter days or the holiday lights that are all adorned around. Until now, it hasn’t been clear to me why I […]
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Being Alive!
We are all so lucky to be alive! In little ways and big ways! Maybe it hits you differently than it hits me. But we must realize we are all lucky. When I get hit by every avalanche in life there is a tiny weeny moment I feel like ‘Why me?’ It hits me down […]
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The Talk
“If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.”- Nicholas Sparks, The Choice ‘Listen, we should stop this. I know you can’t love me for a long time.’ ‘Okay! If you wish so. And who said I love you?’ ‘Travis, […]
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What Are Your IAS Dreams Made Of?
Thousands of people from different walks of life appear for the UPSC exam every year. College students, graduates, post-graduates, post-doctorates, working professionals, and homemakers alike go through gruelling months of preparation to gear themselves up for the exam. What motivates these people to invest so much time and effort, spread over months and even years, […]