As I sit to pen down my thoughts, a myriad of emotions courses through me. The journey through depression has been a tumultuous one, marked by lost time, missed opportunities, and a cascade of emotions ranging from desperation to acceptance, dejection, and rejection. As I look at all the days in my past, I feel that life has been little unfair to me and the factor of luck seems to…
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The Beacon Within: What Hope Looks Like
Every human soul, at some point of time in their lives deals with situations extremely gloomy, forged by circumstances beyond their control and characterized by a significant decline in emotional, physical, and mental well-being, where they may experience a pervasive sense of sadness, lack of interest or pleasure in activities, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and a bleak outlook on life. Such low phase in human life leads to feelings…
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The Fear of Failure: A Comprehensive Exploration
As far as I am concerned, I believe there is no soul on Earth who would say they do not fear failure. When I was to begin with following my passion and chasing my dreams, I was so hesitant about the uncertainty associated with that. Fear of failure is a common human experience because of the risk associated with it, but the extent to which individuals fear failure can vary…
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The Brighter Side of Hope: Lessons from the School of Hard Knocks
In the grand theatre of life, where professional and financial woes often take centre stage, hope is the understudy that always seems to be waiting in the wings. Yet, as I’ve navigated through the labyrinth of rejections, betrayals, and denials, I’ve come to realize that hope isn’t just a passive dreamer; it’s a witty strategist with a few tricks up its sleeve. Here are eight lessons hope has taught me,…
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The Virtue of Discretion: Why You Shouldn’t Tell People Everything
This topic has been on my mind since long but never got any opportunity to talk about it. But here it comes, finally. I have been way too talkative like a human radio, except I never needed batteries and there is no off switch. But in the whole damn process of being an open book to others, I realized I was being way too open about myself and I might…
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Truths of Life: What I Know for Sure
Ever since my days at school hostel, life has always thrown various challenges all the way up till now. Of all the things that I have learnt, one thing is for sure, it is going to be like this all the way till the end. Life is filled with various truths that, of late that I have started to recognize it, respect it and more importantly accept it. Since then,…