Category Archives: musings

Fiction is read mainly by women, statistics reveal It appears that men do not get the appeal Of getting lost in a world of the writer’s imagination While for women it serves as a mental vacation To vicariously inhabit fictional characters’ lives At least for me, reading fiction makes me feel alive * Yet maleContinue reading “Reading as a woman”

I began to try my hand at art nearly a decade ago I was happy to share my creations with others, to show What I could do, the artwork is still posted on social media for everyone to see But when I look at it now, I cringe inwardly And wonder what I was thinkingContinue reading “Don’t Judge your Old Work..”

I took a test today that was supposed to be An examination of my knowledge of my subject and of my proficiency I had taken a similar test ten years ago The change that has occurred since then, one which I did not know Is that now it feels more like a test of enduranceContinue reading “Test”

I know you are nervous in anticipation You feel well but you still need confirmation From me that your condition has improved That the needle on your heart function has in the right direction moved I review your tests before going in I already know I shall be delivering a win Your expression on hearingContinue reading “How did my test come out?”

It is roughly ten minutes before my usual bedtime And in a state of overdrive has gone my mind Despite this being not my current intention Various project ideas are springing up in my mind, competing for attention Some are related to work, some to creative interests I want to explore them right now insteadContinue reading “The most fertile time of the day”

Of creative energy I feel deprived I need to create in order to thrive * A major chunk of my time is spent in professional obligations Leaving me with little energy to harness my imagination To create something that can satisfy A deep longing within me, I try To find pockets of time in myContinue reading “Creative Satisfaction”

A method to improve efficiency I learnt about recently It sounded like it was designed just for me The suggestion was to create a 2X2 table and classify All tasks into four categories in an effort to simplify The never-ending to-do list where each task appears to be Equivalent in terms of its urgency *Continue reading “Boxed To-Do List”

Of all the writing advice I have read Nothing has managed to pique my interest Like the piece of advice on finding inspiration From tarot cards, using their esoteric illustrations To stretch your imagination in directions new There is an event dedicated to “Tarot for writers” at a literature festival too.. * So I decidedContinue reading “Tarot Cards for Inspiration”

The explosion of influencer culture has amplified Social voyeurism, where every aspect of the a private life is advertised For monetary gain by the influencer, and serves to satisfy Morbid curiosity of the audience, who can now pry Into the most intimate details of their preferred influencers’ daily lives In this abnormal ecosystem, the attentionContinue reading “Voyeurism, redefined”

To simply sit with my feelings is an art I have never learnt When strong emotions make me uncomfortable, I tend to turn Towards some activity that helps me temporarily forget The intense emotions, but by doing this I do not let My mind accept the feelings as they happen to be I keep resistingContinue reading “Sit with my feelings”

On work-life balance some good advice I read Stop treating your day as work plus a little stuff around the edges, instead- Divide your day into three parts where work constitutes The second part of the day, and rarely contributes To the morning and the evening- the other two parts of the day You canContinue reading “The three parts of my day”

I don’t know about you, but the Internet is trying hard to convince me That whatever I am doing is harmful, that I must change my life radically.. * The low carb, fiber-rich diet to which I generally adhere Is not enough for my midlife body, the fear Is that I do not eat enoughContinue reading “Wellness..”