Life on this tiny blue dot of a planet unfolds in successive phases. We all start out the same; as infants, helplessly wiggling limbs around, perhaps to swing our brand new muscles into action. You’d be surprised at how potent a mere swerve of a babe’s fist could be, or how firm its fingers clinch. … Read more
Getting stuck irks, real hard. Sometimes you just look at the screen and feel every cell of your brain starting to shut down. You take breaks thinking you’ll come back refreshed, with a couple hundreds of words to add. Lakini wapi! (To no avail!) Other times you sit for hours typing, but end up with … Read more
Hey, shhh… Shush. Let calm reign. Stick a megaphone into the stillest of sounds. Let them whisper, a little louder. Let the tranquil ambience set in, and soak in it. Therein; peace, safety and wellbeing come rushing to embrace. It’s the healing effect; a sorta afterglow of nature’s magnificent soundscapes. Oftentimes, an obliterating shadow is … Read more
It’s been two years down the line; battling a pandemic so vile it upset the entire human race, and forced its strange way of life onto us. On the first year (2020), we held on to a little hope in the midst of rampage. Some made gains. On the second year (2021), hope grew stronger. … Read more
Bitter, sour and insufferable lemons turned into a favorable cocktail of lemonade. No catchphrase on Earth best captures the notion of turning life’s burdens, pains, frustrations and stresses – call them unpleasantries, into something bearing some ‘positive energy,’ than this: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” If only lemonade grew on trees in the … Read more