You still don’t have a study table in your room. Naturally, your books aren’t kept meticulously. That reading habit you’re hoping to form hasn’t become a part of your routine. The mild germophobia will not stay as mild. It’s okay. Your dislike for spicy food will only get stronger, though…

It’s 3:30 am. It’s happening, I’m supposed to get my period in three days. More than the period tracker I have on my phone, my body gives me the signs. And there’s a new one: sleeplessness. I don’t remember getting cramps or feeling any discomfort till about a few years…

Just finished arguing with my sister. Maybe not the best time to write this. Or maybe the timing can’t get better. I am enraged (she tends to bring that out in me, from time to time) yet I feel so much love for her, even in the given moment. I…

Feeling helpless is easily among the worst feelings to experience. Seeing someone you love with the core of your being, hurting or in pain and not being able to do anything about it is gut-wrenching. …

My Dad lost his Dad when he was five years old, in 1977. I never met the man so didn’t really think about him. I can’t be blamed, the connection wasn’t there. Lately, things have been different. Of course, the connection is there — I am a part of him…

The freedom to eat what you like, and however much, without giving it a thought, is one of life’s major blessings. Of course, you don’t realise that till it’s taken away. I’m affable and kind, based on the feedback I’ve gotten about myself over the years, but I’m not generous…

It’s easy to lose sight of the good during the bad, easy to dwell on what’s wrong and ignore what’s right. So easy to harbour feelings of anger, hatred, frustration, helplessness. Even when in each difficulty, each challenge, each crisis there is always goodness. Always a silver lining. Always light. …