Yes, you can hold profound grief and everyday joy in the same day. Joy does not betray what you lost. With time the grey becomes the backdrop, and the small yellows, a line of sun, a cup of tea, look brighter against it. The question: can you let it bloom?
We imagine freedom as the day pain disappears. But real freedom is quieter: doing what needs to be done even when it still hurts. Showing up, creating, nurturing, and living alongside the wound. You’re not stuck. You’re already free. You just didn’t recognize it.
Some losses are final and definitive. A death. A separation. A sudden shift that takes something away for what you believed it to be. Others are more insidious. They don’t just take. They erase. Smudge , create self doubt making you wonder who you are. Grief doesn’t just bring pain. It brings a quiet destruction […]
When life spirals into chaos, many of us turn to God, hoping for answers, clarity, or maybe just a miracle. And what do we get? Guilt and shame, wrapped in religious bows, whispering: “Did I deserve this?”“Am I being punished?”“Why am I the only one failing at life?” Here’s the truth: God isn’t your nosy […]
Loss and grief can feel overwhelming, leaving you stuck in a cycle of pain and self-blame. However, small, intentional actions can help you navigate the darkness and begin to rediscover your strength and joy. Here are five things you can do to start healing and reconnecting with yourself. 1. Reconnect with Your Passions When a […]
Pain of Break up Tons have been written about the feeling of being discarded after a breakup, like you’re a piece of crap. It is all true and then some. The pain is incredible. It can feel like all the effort, hopes, and dreams you invested in the relationship have been negated. Especially when you are the […]
Sometimes in life, we find ourselves holding onto seemingly random, disjointed experiences, moments that don’t seem to fit, choices we weren’t prepared for, people who came and went, or jobs that felt like detours. It’s easy to feel lost in the chaos, as if the pieces don’t belong together. But when we step back, when […]
The concept of a makeover, as I’ve come to understand it, is essentially about taking something that already exists and making it useful in a completely new context. A chair becomes a stand, a ladder turns into storage, a sofa transforms into a bed, and sometimes even scrap finds new purpose. But here’s the thing: […]
I’m absolutely in love with how this corner of my garden turned out. Everything here is salvaged, a perfect blend of what I like to call kaleidoscopic crap, where a mix of discarded things comes together to create something truly special. There’s an old, weathered bench, a wasted paint can, broken branches serving as makeshift […]
Life, much like my terrace garden, is in constant transition. Right now, my garden is a mixture of old plants dying, new ones sprouting, pests visiting, and seedlings trying to establish themselves. It’s chaotic, messy, and full of challenges. But as I spend time tending to it, I’ve realized that perspective changes everything. When you […]