Anxiety and depression, silent but very disastrous, one might not often know what you are experiencing but anxiety will have you in its clutches before you know it.
In the end its all about accepting that you cannot control everything around you and you need to let go and accept things as it is sometimes. The journey to realize this is a personal one. Others can only be there for you (most aren’t though – the sad reality) and you have to find out on your own that its okay firstly, to be like this and secondly, that you cannot help everyone or everything, without first helping yourself.
Vlad thanks for this post that hit me right on, I really needed this read.
Annd I wanted to share it with my readers.
**Reblogged** How to Let Go & Trust —
I simply loved this post, its so beautifully put and I had to share it with you guys. Life is one great adventure. There will be the ups and the downs, the rainbows and the thunderstorms, but that's okay if you remind yourself that if you learn something from the experience, the process will... Continue Reading →
The Handmaid’s Tale – Margaret Atwood
~Synopsis~ Location: Massachusetts (Republic of Gilead), United States of America Based in the Republic of Gilead, this is the story of Offred (Of Fred) and other female handmaids stripped of their previous identities, used for the purpose of breeding for those elite families who cannot conceive. We witness a monthly ritual of impregnation,... Continue Reading →
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell – Nadia Hashimi
https://rhapsodyinbooks.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/the-pearl-the-broke-its-shell.jpg ~Synopsis~ Location : Kabul, Afghanistan Time: Early 20th century and Early 21st Century (2007) The novel is the story of two women divided by time, a century to be exact. Shebika is Rahima's great great grand mother, and they share a similar naseeb, a destiny, of not conforming to society.... Continue Reading →
Celebrating the Empowered Woman!
https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/internationalwomensday/resources/InternationalWomensDay-portrait.jpg Why is today special? Today is the 8th of March. It is that day on the calendar appointed for the celebration of Women's social, political, economic and cultural achievements the world over- International Women's Day. This day has been observed since the early 1900's, but has now been widely recognized all over the... Continue Reading →
Before Sunday is over ^_^
Ahh the end of the week! Time for some R&R, replenishing for the week to come! Conventionally I guess. In today's day and age, every day can be a weekday. It is in my house. Today has been rather eventful. Its currently past 10:30 pm for me, so its the end of the day... Continue Reading →
3 Quote Challenge #2- Day 2
Hallo everyone! I was tagged (again!) for the 3 Days 3 Quotes challenge by my lovely friends at Not the Average Mama and The White Riddler. Please do check out their amazing blogs. You can find my first quote of this tag here. ^_^ Challenges are always accompanied by rules of course! I am to... Continue Reading →
3 Quote Challenge #2- Day 1
Hallo everyone! I have been tagged (again!) for the 3 Days 3 Quotes challenge. I decided to take it up as quotes are simple reminders in a few words that the world is not so bad a place, and there are people out there who you can relate to. Besides you can never run... Continue Reading →
Sunsets
It's time. Dusk is setting in. The rays of the sun recede before our very eyes and like a curtain, night is being drawn over us, ever so softly. There is darkness heading fast from the east while the west is in a burst of colourful splendour, the yellow, pink, orange and white, putting... Continue Reading →
When haters, hate hate hate!
Taylor Swift won a GRAMMY for the second time this year, and she had some wise wise words! I'm not a huge fan of what she does, but she has got where she is by working hard and sticking to her dreams through thick and thin, so from one sister to another, Atta girl RESPECT! We... Continue Reading →
Empty vessels make the most noise
Words are not enough, you need actions to prove them. Just saying is not enough, you need to keep your promises. Tell others is not enough, you need to live it when no one is looking. Actions speak louder than words after all. If you do not live by what you say, by... Continue Reading →
Needed This Today
To those who feel that they are inadequate to be worthy for someone's love, be grateful that you are one of those who are empathetic and sensitive enough to feel acutely what it is to be really human. You are enough.
Just do it.
In lieu of the recent episode of Grey's Anatomy, The Sound of Silence, which I haven't watched yet but am dying to, having heard of her phenomenal performance, I decided to share one of my favourite Meredith Grey quotes. its better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at... Continue Reading →