Tag: #writing
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Dhaka Diaries : Anchoring myself
After a month here, I finally picked up the paintbrush last night. I love painting and yet, I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I have all that I need – the art supply, the table to paint on and even the easel, which I picked up at the local market even before I moved […]
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Waiting
If a month had a theme, then July’s would definitely be ‘Waiting’. I feel all I’ve been doing through July is, waiting- waiting for the rains to give us a break from the heat, waiting for my daughter to return from University, waiting for my younger one’s grade 12 results, waiting for my older one’s […]
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Mumbai Diaries: After Diwali, movies and more
I just realised I haven’t written since November 4th and that, too, was barely a post- it was a promotional offer on my artwork, and before that I shared some quotes. I don’t count that as writing – it was a way of saying, I’m alive and breathing. Talking about breathing, it’s tough doing even […]
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A writer’s prayer
Let my words Like birds Fly high And like a wisp of a cloud on a clear blue sky rest gently upon the soul of he who reads them; soft or aloud. Let my writing be Like branches growing unrestrained and free burst forth with leaf, fruit and flower Comfort the weary, the hungry and […]
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My journey to healing : Forgiveness & Gratitude
I’ve stopped counting days since dad passed away. It doesn’t matter anymore because I know no matter what I will always miss him – like when I’m cooking, I think of him calling me up and asking me what I have cooked for the day or when I’m watching the news, I think of what […]