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The Silence Between Becoming and Being
Reflections on Art, Identity, Desire, and the Quiet Pursuit of a Meaningful Life Humanity lives in so many layers. We hide everything that is exceptional and live in a velvet prison of normality. We pay heed to appearances, approvals, and ambitions. Seldom do we peep into what lies beyond the structure that is erected to…
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If you don’t remember it, it must not be important
INFORMATION IN YOUR BRAIN IS DECORATED MESS The present is constantly changing, what are you remembering anyway? The world is a junkyard of knowledge. Some make it worthwhile by making the best out of waste; some gather the garbage in their mind and store it carefully. A decorated mess. Our minds are stuffed with such…
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Cheesy selfies and fashion blogs
WORLD OF MEN FASHION AND STYLE Infancy of the Men\’s Fashion Blog Men in general don’t grow up with a sense of fashion. We are taught to tuck in the shirt, put on a sweater, and a pair of blue jeans and that’s it. I would have thought about fashion so much if I hadn’t written for…
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It's fragile, but it will survive
LIFE AND THE CHALLENGE OF UNCERTAINTY Will you make the ends meet? I play with my 8-month-old nephew every day. I make sure to take out time to reciprocate the unconditional love and trust he showers on me. I was captivated by his innocent eyes, while I reflected on the journey of writing these entries every…
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Take a shower, you are holy
NATURE OF AWAKENED MIND Wash your mind Taking bath holds a significance in Indian Culture. You take a bath before going to the temple and praying. You take a bath if a crow or lizard touches you. You take a bath when you come back from a funeral. You take a bath in the rivers and pray…
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Dressing for Wellness: The Bright Side of Fashion
BODY IMAGE AND MIND Celebrating Health and Self-Expression in Fashion When I took on the challenge of writing for OK The Fun I was taken aback a bit. I haven’t shopped for a while, I am working on my health and I never imagined myself writing anything other than Spiritual writings. But it is not only evoking…
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Why is suffering blissful?
A JOURNEY WITHIN AND BEYOND Unraveling the Paradoxes of Happiness, Pain, and Enlightenment We are suffering the life. Until we discover that life is not happening to us, we are happening to life. A mind that is not liberated is caught up in the drama of daily life. A mind that is liberated uses the conflicts…
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Unwrapping the True Gift of Connection and Kindness
BEYOND THE BOX The best gift you can give this season It can be a gift for men, or women or a gift for your mom. Every season we ponder upon the best gift ideas for our loved one. I was doing an online course where the instructor on the last day asked us to gift something…
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Clothed in Consciousness: Dressing the Soul
ART OF DRESSING YOUR SOUL IN THE FABRIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS Navigating the Spiritual Tapestry of Fashion and Personal Expression I have taken on this challenge to write about fashion. I am being lazy about it and somewhat having second thoughts about this whole project. Fashion is an image-heavy industry. And I have only delved into…
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Parents make mistakes, Forgive them
CRUX OF MODERN FAMILY, SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY We have seen our parents growing up I grew up with an alcoholic father which depredated my mother’s mental health. My father passed away 8 months ago. He had the Liver disease. I am staying with my mother to support her. She is perfectly fine now. Has a lot…