July is my birth month and my birthday is in a few days. I don't really like to celebrate it but I love getting all pensive before the actual birthday. This time though, probably because of everything that's happening, I'm a lot more introspective, ultra-sensitive and extra sober. Today I feel extra grateful and decided …
A Birthday Project
I've never been one to care about gatherings or celebrating birthdays, but this time especially, I almost can't stomach celebrating while thinking about others in crisis in this pandemic situation. At other times, that can be a problem for me, caring too much. In this case, I think it's...justified. My birthday is in a few …
Shaping The New Normal
It's been almost five months since this global pandemic planted itself in our lives and forced us to face our problems, personally and globally. While I'm still coming to grips with the situation and trying to get by, concerns about the future, survival among other things rear itself from time to time. Hard not to …
International Women’s Day
Oh, it's been awhile! I thought, when better to revive my blog than today. Check out my other project here. What have you been up to? Happy International Women's Day! #BalanceforBetter
FOWC: Tryst
Same routine every day Barely living Mundane dwellings Save for one mischief Came a love child Borne out of a tryst Tryst
Avoidance
TO-DOs come in droves? Just duck.
FOWC: Impose
Just like a punch, you force your will like it's a gift. Sometimes it's a jab here and there until the other loses out of fatigue or resignation. Or you change the narrative ever so subtly, the hearer won't doubt nor sense the manipulation. Sometimes it's power play; a silence at the right time for …
Don’t
Don't be afraid to do something instead of nothing, if that will bring forth good and not harm Don't be afraid to do nothing, if doing something will worsen a situation Don't be afraid to speak up, if that will bless others Don't be afraid to disrupt the status quo, if that will change things …
Oojamaflip
British slang for something un-nameable or unspecified or temporarily forgotten. Don't I get that a lot these days.. Posted as part of One Word Sunday
Outside a See-through Box
Posted as part of The Weekend in Black and White and Cee's Black and White Photo Challenge
