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As a kid, I loved going to my cousin’s weddings because it was one of the handful of times in a year that I got to see all of them. I did not understand the gravity of those events back then, because everyone assured me that it was all worth celebrating and I should just…

“If only I could concentrate for a bit, I know I can do this” “If only she paid more attention in class, she could be a good student” “If only you could focus on your work without getting distracted” I’m sure there are more variants of these that all of us have heard. In fact,…

Anger and I haven’t always been on the best of terms. Well, that’s a mild way of saying I pushed anger away consistently since childhood. I was known as the “reserved” child, and to keep up that image and to avoid anything I perceived as conflict, I chose to express anything except anger, almost every…

There was a time in my life when I used to find the phrase “be yourself” really confusing. What did that even mean? How do I even know what “myself” means, and even if I did, how do I flip this imaginary switch to suddenly “be myself’? Not to mention this sort of advice usually…

Part 1 – People One any given day, it is not uncommon at all for me to get overwhelmed by something or the other. Sometimes, it’s a chore that needs doing. Sometimes, it’s something that suddenly pops up and seems to demand a response or a reaction – whether that’s someone inviting me to go…

The past couple of weeks, I travelled to be with some of my family – my brother, his wife, and another close friend who all live together – who I also used to live together with. It had been two years since I’d left the city and them, and I could not be there for…