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Category: Gratefulness

Friendship…

the way you need to love yourself

8 Apr 2022July 10, 2022
So I look back in timeTurning pages through the notebook in my mindThere you were validating me as lovableThe good, bad, and the ugly. I remember it like it was…
Community…

Friendship

15 Nov 2021
A moment in time sharing silenceA taste of safety traversing unknownA word spoken with a knowing forgivenessAn experience of frienship writing eternal trust - Nim - (Nimeshe Dilraj Madanayake)
Gratefulness…

When one has to use another to have a good time – A story about me, myself, and I

10 Oct 2021July 10, 2022
I was in my own worldMe, my mom, my friend, and her son When I ran towards you, being cautious of my unwell back, carrying the kid's ball, rushing to…
Community…

My gratitude to Australian Medical System and Emergency Services

10 Sep 2021
So here I was about to fall asleep on a Wednesday night. I had taken a hot shower while listening to some spiritual music, and got myself to slowly wind…
Analysis…

“It’s the effect of the ring” – A way to identify with our ego – A lesson from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

10 Aug 2021
Last week I was quite busy watching the Harry Potter movie series on Netfllix. Believe it or not, I am one of the few who had never read or seen…
A Crazy Turn…

Being vulnerable to uncertainty vs. negative belief system – A review from a novice

7 Aug 2021August 8, 2021
Thus I've heard, the blessed Gauthama Siddhartha, the Buddha, had told us: Not to see the plans you make in thoughts as permanent or certain. Not to cling to what you…
Friendship…

Why do we cling to negative experiences? The reason for healing to take time…

6 Aug 2021August 6, 2021
So it's lockdown again for those of us living in Victoria, Australia. It's the sixth one. I was pretty upset when the announcement was made last night, as I am…
Community…

Heal thyself – A book that helps queer heal themselves

5 May 2021May 5, 2021
Note: This blog post is my way of thanking Allan Downs, the author of The Velvet Rage, and my psychologist Beau Growcott who has been working with me and walking…
Community…

Why do I sometimes wanna kill myself, yet can’t for a moment let “another’s” ego kill my “self”?

4 Apr 2021April 4, 2021
Why is it so easy to see another's ego?Why is it so hard to let another's ego win?Why does shame and guilt flood us,  when we finally glimpse our own?Why…
Analysis…

How to stay still, when my time sing?

15 Mar 2021March 15, 2021
At my first ever cross roadMy stunned self has to chooseA left, a right, or maybe a right about How to stay still, when my time sing? Ask my friendsAsk…
A Crazy Turn…

It’s a question of them knowing if their lives are worth saving.

6 Mar 2021March 6, 2021
It was two weeks ago when I last met B (PhD). I was not only heavily intoxicated, but was peaking a toxic shame cycle. I couldn't remember the last time…
Community…

Where is that peacefully loving sweet point in loving my neighbour as I love myself?

6 Mar 2021March 6, 2021
"Forever wanting more"; Do I only see when I add more to what I already have? When I see others who have less than what I have, Do I feel…
God…

Happy and at Peace!

28 Feb 2021February 28, 2021
When I add thisWhen I remove thatOrWhen I adjust yet anotherI will be ... When they think like meWhen they act like meOrWhen they accept meI will be ... When…
Artists…

Enough – Accepting the delta between

8 Feb 2021February 8, 2021
Each of us sings our song called "My Life." The lyrics, the key, the tune, the melody, only we know. But, we hear harmonies from time to time from the…
Analysis…

Who should make the move first – A dating dilemma

8 Jan 2021January 8, 2021
If you are in a stage in life where you may ask for first or next dates from a "random stranger" you've met, I am confident that you have faced…
Community…

Closing the door on 2020

1 Jan 2021
https://youtu.be/iVRg04MOj18 At the age of 40, I now remember at least 35 or so New Year's Dawns. Each New Year's Dawn we try to come up with resolutions, and consider…
Christian…

Thank you Jesus

25 Dec 2020December 25, 2020
Thank you for your serviceThank you for your lessonsThank you for your painThank you for teaching the world loving kindness, even while you were on the cross May we learn…
Analysis…

My journey in the poverty cycle and homeless cycle and lessons learnt to work towards a better world

24 Dec 2020
https://youtu.be/JtU8xquogN0 As some of you may already know, I migrated to Australia in 2010, just hours before my 30th birthday to start over new, with a bag full of hopes…
Gratefulness…

A 30 day mental health routine – 5 Reasons to Love Myself – A blog that grows with time

24 Dec 2020
Introduction Based on some advise given by a fellow human being that I met through a Facebook group, to boost my self love, I have started doing a daily mental…
Community…

Flirting on the train

19 Dec 2020December 19, 2020
This is an attempt to write a very short story based on a true incident. I can't really recall all the details as it was sometime ago. This was on…
A Crazy Turn…

Rich little me! A story about the blessed “Me”

18 Dec 2020December 19, 2020
Note: This blog is a continuation from The Poor Little me! A story about the Victim Me!. As the author, I highly recommend you to read it before reading this,…
Community…

We need to carry one another – A poem by J. D. Enslin

9 Dec 2020
This writing was posted on the Facebook wall of J. D. Enslin, my Facebook friend, or lets say "Pen Friend", the pen has changed a bit lately. With his permission,…
Community…

Shame

30 Nov 2020November 30, 2020
I started seeing a Psychologist about 3 weeks ago. By third week, I really look forward to seeing him. Its like Saturday night date night. All other boys and girls…
Community…

Under Pressure!!!

27 Nov 2020
The world they say,doesn't revolve around youBut what if it did?Then what would you say? For every word you speakFor every step you takeFor every move you makeWhen the world…
Community…

We are at the mercy of each other

25 Nov 2020November 26, 2020
Introduction A simple idea, one that I am guilty of not always remembering, I thought i will share with you. I usually write blog posts, and for a while wanted…

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