Can’t imagine a life without you.

“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.” –   A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh There are things we are never ready for and this is loss. This quote from Winnie the Pooh sums up how I feel about loss. […]

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Chasing bliss.

When I came to at the hospital’s recovery room after my surgery, I felt elated, at peace with everything and everyone, happy and incredibly excited about life. I had never felt so well before. I wanted to feel this way forever. As I was wheeled out, I was told to be careful with my leg. […]

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Sadness: Why we should’t avoid feeling it.

I used to avoid and block sadness using any technique possible. Drinking, taking pills, and any form of escapism. I was afraid of it. What I feared most was my anticipation of pain which I thought I couldn’t handle. There is a positive side of sadness. Sadness can be a time of reflection, evaluation, of stepping […]

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