“The same boiling water that softens the potato, hardens the egg. It’s about what you are made of, not the circumstances around you.” So the real question is- are you the potato that softens in the boiling water, or the egg that hardens in it? Define who are you, Don’t let your circumstances, your situations,…
It is the most important lessons that are learnt in the hardest way possible. You can try everything you’ve got- try kindness, try patience, try silence, try wisdom. But sometimes, with some people and in some situations, it all fails. But, it is important to not beat yourself up over it! It is important to…
Trust me, I know that feeling to wanting to “feel positive” all the time. When the whole world keeps telling me to “think positive” and “be strong”, I begin to doubt myself because I feel sad or tired or scared about something happening in my life. But ITS OKAY. Its’ perfectly okay to FEEL.…
“God gave us memory, so that we might have roses in December.” While I was studying for my exams yesterday, I came across this poignant quote by James M Barrie, and somewhere, it left me hopeful. We live our lives facing broken friendships and empty relationships that end without closure. We meet people who can…
Of course, you will be spoken about- it’s what people do. Whether you do well or not so well, the gossipers can only do that- gossip. However, you can choose whether you want to be the names they call you, or the phenomenal person you want to be! The only thing you must remember, is…
Always remember, the issues are theirs. The bitterness, the jealousy, the lies, are all theirs. The insecurities are theirs. Not yours. If they project their own shortcomings onto you, sympathize and understand. Not because it’s not their fault, but because it’s not yours. And above all, things could really be a lot worse- you could…
“Don’t set yourself on fire to keep others warm.” Because, sometimes, even when you light yourself up on fire, there are those who will come and tell you that you aren’t warm enough. Lots of love, P. Daily PostDaily QuoteDestructionDon’t give upFireLifemotivationPeopleQuotesRelationshipsstrengthTruthWarmth
There are often days, more frequently than you’d hope, when you will feel the world pushing you down; telling you that you can’t. People will try to convince you that you aren’t pretty enough, brave enough, smart enough, strong enough. They will try to break your resolve, and they will try to make you doubt…
Every time I travel, I realise the value of the small, little things in our life that we take for granted. The smell of good food, the splash of the water from a fountain, the feeling of holding someone’s hand and exploring a new place, the warmth of the hug from someone you haven’t met…
If you’ve been following my blog recently, you may have observed that a lot of it addresses the angst, the darkness, the pain that people experience in their relationships with the people around them. But today is different. Today’s post is for all of those people, who have felt that they were the light, but…
Stardust & Sunlight 