A few years ago when someone shared with me the concept of self-love, I felt… kind of weird about it. The idea of being so soft towards myself felt insulting, wrong, and.. even a little beneath me. This is because I felt it was better to be the kind of person who can be strongContinue reading “what even is self-love?”
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to be kind anyway
This past year re-taught me a lot of life lessons in a new light. One of them was to ignore the advice of “matching someone’s energy”. This advice is only effective when people care enough about their personal integrity and constantly enjoy becoming and doing better. But if this advice is followed in dealing withContinue reading “to be kind anyway”
7 habits that beautify life
One. Thanking others. It reminds you that there are people who are kind and caring, and creates positive feelings as people like to be appreciated for what they do. It also helps you remember to not take people’s kindness for granted and think about how you can return the favours too. Two. Finding pieces ofContinue reading “7 habits that beautify life”
courage in adulthood
One thing I’m realizing about growing up is the need to live with courage. When we are kids, it’s easier to dream big dreams, feel imaginative and inspired, and continue pushing ourselves outside our comfort zones to grow. We feel like we have so much time to make changes and live out so many adventures.Continue reading “courage in adulthood”
ONE year of blogging! (some insights)
This month has marked the end of the first year since I started blogging. There were some lessons I had learned from other areas of my life, along with some experimentation that helped me maintain and benefit from this hobby. I’ll write down some of those insights. 🍃1. Don’t be too forceful with work WritingContinue reading “ONE year of blogging! (some insights)”
5 ways to make reading books easier for yourself
1. 🤔Why? Why do you want to read books anyway these days? Is it because you want to learn a specific skill like cooking? Then don’t feel guilty about not being able to make time for other books. Is it because you want to get lost in a fantasy world and escape real life forContinue reading “5 ways to make reading books easier for yourself”
softness is strength
After pondering over it in the last few months of my life I’ve come to a conclusion about what it means to be strong. Strength is not walking into a room with big energy, intimidating someone to get your way, dressing a certain way for influence, raising your voice at someone, and wielding power. StrengthContinue reading “softness is strength”
on finding the right ideas to live by
How does one make the smallest decisions in life? How do you decide how to approach a creative project? Why even start a creative project? How do you decide if you should take up the habit of exercising regularly, or drinking tea instead of coffee every day? How do you decide how to treat someoneContinue reading “on finding the right ideas to live by”
8 things we can learn about problem-solving from jigsaw puzzles 🧩
🧩 1. You can’t fit a wrong piece where it doesn’t belong, even though it might look like it should. At that point, it’s best to let it go and try another piece, or you’ll just waste your time. ⌛ 2. If you get stuck trying to solve a problem or trying to find theContinue reading “8 things we can learn about problem-solving from jigsaw puzzles 🧩”
Reflection: On seeing opportunities despite hardship – Vee and Malala
I recently watched this interview of Vee Kativuh by Ali Abdaal and wanted to note down some of my thoughts. Vee is a girls’ education advocate and she had quite an inspiring story, and perspectives to share about making positive change in the world. Coming to the UK from Zimbabwe where she would have aContinue reading “Reflection: On seeing opportunities despite hardship – Vee and Malala”
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