Most of us today have built strong resilient walls around ourselves. This ‘emotional architecture’ serves to protect us from being hurt by other people. Throughout our early 20s, brick by brick, we’ve cemented these barriers to provide stability and enable us to truly discover ourselves. Recently however, I have become increasingly aware of some of […]
Read more "VulnerAbility"A few months ago, I was at Newark Airport; my mom was traveling home to Bombay. After seeing her off at the gate, I walked through the terminal towards the short term parking lot, when this beautiful geometric mural caught my eye (picture above). I was instantly inspired to write this article then. Although it […]
Read more "Mosaic"It is hard to justifiably capture in words how transformative the past few years have been for me. I can’t say for sure now, but I guess most people feel that way when they look back, regardless of their age and stage in life. When I look back at the person I was five years […]
Read more "Full Speed Ahead"Standing here under the porch of my apartment building gives me perspective. Perspective is a luxury, at least for someone like me. I once wore my heart on my sleeve. I dove into passionate love affairs with the summer breeze, fell helplessly for a whiff of the ground as the rains first drops fell upon […]
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