The Other Life

The Other LifeWritten about two and a half years ago. Published now. Based on a prompt! Image Courtesy - stayhereforu on Pexels.com The anxiety clings like a terminal disease refusing to lighten its heavy load even for a moment.  The eyes droop, and the shoulders slide every time the mind thinks of an uncertain future. …

Fighting the Inner Demons

The thoughts at first seem strange and naive But still able to fool the mind with a fleeting reprieve They though still realize their work is not done As they continue to tease my mind but not for fun The mind seems to have grown a new mind of its own Feeling the feeling even …

Interpreting Objective and Subjective Reality?

Have you ever thought about what Subjective and Objective Reality is? Something which we can notice through one of our senses and has a physical existence independent of whether we can perceive it in the mind or not is Objective reality. For example, Planets and Sun are part of the solar system.  It is real, …

The Daily Struggles of A Blog Writer

  I think I have been sitting alone for far too long nowadays.  I realized it when I began noticing and feeling every twitch in my muscle, the sound my stomach would make because of the awkward positions I would put my limbs and torso through while enabling my fingers to continue running through the …

Mumbai – The City That Grew On Me

  Ever since the Lockdown was announced and I went home from Mumbai, I expected things to return to normalcy by the time I set foot in Mumbai again. I couldn’t have been more wrong.  The situation remains grim, in fact far more worse than what we witnessed in the last week of March 2020.  …

Curious Ways in Which our Brain Decides – Follow Up Article

The last post of mine ended with two questions. why does our brain use a particular way to make decisions? And do we have any conscious control over it? Understanding Neuroplasticity Our brain’s amazing capability referred to as Neuroplasticity by Neuroscientists ensures the learning every day is used by our brain to adapt itself to the changing …

The Brain or ‘You’ – Who Controls Whom– Part-1

  How do we perceive things? Our brain works in sync with the environment around us and is continuously being fed with an unending stream of information by our senses which can be overwhelming at times and thus the brain makes use of its own wisdom and judgment in deciding what requires a conscious attention …

Did Einstein used this Technique to Achieve Extraordinary Results?

  Leonardo Da Vinci took many years to complete his famous works and Mona Lisa according to some people was more than 14 years of his hard work. Most of his paintings though took between 3 to 5 years establishing him as an epitome of creativity raising him to the pinnacle, to be hailed as …

Fighting the Daily Low of an Early Morning and Freeing Up The Soul

As I woke up in the morning, my mind decided to play around by forcing me to confront recurring thoughts of what I will be writing about, today and also added the anxiety of where I am heading towards.  I generally keep myself one write-up in advance just to be on the safe side. This …

‘7’ Easy ways to Manage Our Emotional Health

Our body has an amazing way to deal with the environment around it and throughout the day it keeps on adapting itself to the constant incessant changes.  We may not notice it; however, it continues uninterrupted at an unconscious level. Sympathetic and Para-sympathetic Nervous System (PNS and SNS) Sympathetic and Para-sympathetic nervous system (PNS and …

‘12’ Weird Phobias You May Have Never Heard Of

Are you scared of going out in the dark or fearful of gaining or regaining weight? Do you always try to stay away from dogs and do not want to fly? You hate going to the circus because you can’t stand the sight of a clown? Snow and mirrors are the type of things you …

Staying Sane in Insane Times

  Raj has been staying indoors at his rented place for the past three months, venturing out only to buy essentials and hoping not to fall ill.  The first few weeks went by fine as there was anticipation of things returning to normalcy soon.  However, it was not to be as getting back to normal …

Habits and Addictions – Exploring the Literal Meaning

  Lisa wakes up at 5:00 A.M every morning without fail and goes for her early morning run.  The day this routine is not followed, she remains irritated almost the whole day, finding it difficult to even concentrate on work.  Although, she is aware of this behaviour of hers, it is still uncontrollable.  Most of …

Habits and Memories – What leads to What

Akshay begins his early morning run and return to his place after an hour, a daily routine he has been following for the past 5 years.  He is in a job, which does not involve much travel, however, one day his boss asks him to visit a branch office in a different city.  Although, he …