A poem of mine in the prestigious #SanAntonioReview today. It's about how words, actions, reactions, gestures etc. impact us and our lives. Kindly give it a read and share your thoughts about it. https://doi.org/10.21428/9b43cd98.bc508822
Category: mental health
Pausing
Today, I am not walking or running, I am pausing and stopping. I want to purposefully slow, and believe I have nowhere to go. Want to observe and absorb, feel all that makes my heart throb. remember the paths walked, and all that we talked. Relive moments from memory, and read old pages of an … Continue reading Pausing
Sleep
Some nights this manna in life, comes without any strife. other days, tossing and turning in bed, can make many see red. Sound sleep is a gift, without an argument or rift, one of the best mood lift, oh the places to which one can drift. Dreams of people and place, or past incidents in … Continue reading Sleep
Tired
Some days, I am tired of everything, nothing in particular, yet anything, routines of morning and evening, tasks in general and during. What should I do? change my thinking or my to-do. may be, I will need to do both, thoughts and actions to move forth. Feelings are important to set the stage, but doing … Continue reading Tired
Sad Days
Some days are just sad, Seems nothing can be done or had, Despite best effort to not feel bad, Things don’t work in direction of glad. Are those times just to be endured? Hoping clouds clear, equanimity restored, Sadness and sorrow cured, And normalcy implored. Sadness imparts vital life lesson, Like power of slowing down … Continue reading Sad Days
Thanksgiving
Thanks for this life, For all that has been rife, Thanks for the lessons, Without them, I would not be this person. Feeling gratitude is not tough, Once we look beyond the rough. Roses too come with thorn, Challenges in life are to be borne, Some days will be fast, others-slow, Some bring contentment, others … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Maturity
Is maturity, a gain of perspective? Does it mean-more objective? Less reactive. More introspective. Do we finally begin hearing more and speaking less, Caring not just for outer, but how we insides dress. Can we casual comments and actions ignore? And not let every word or action, harbor, linger or store. Do we become more … Continue reading Maturity
Letting Go
I remember as a child losing a favorite toy, Nothing said could bring back the joy. After tears, tenderness and time, I accepted the loss, And learnt a lesson of acceptance and moving across. Letting go is a complex art, Attachments are like sweet and sour tart, Detachment is not something for which we have … Continue reading Letting Go
Power Source
Morning and evening I see a sunflower, turn its head towards its fount of power. Like a flower, we too, need a force, to run or turn to for our life source. Belief in a higher power, a person, a place or anything, Can bring us back from the fringe. When life gets overwhelming, we … Continue reading Power Source
Lockdown Memories
From a life that seemed like a constantly moving mill, A never ending hill. Allowing no time to stand or sit still. Demanding one more chore, one more bill-a constant drill. Lockdown provided time for contemplation, Away from external and nearer to inner connection, Hours were spent in reckoning and reflection, And also in self … Continue reading Lockdown Memories
Rhythm & Rhyme 