#musings - Verses and Hues

28 Mar

Life’s teachings

Slowly, life has taught me... To be low on expectations But high on gratitude To not deter from challenges But make your way through defeat To overlook others’ shortcomings But work on own mistakes Perseverance is the key to...

#foodforthought, #inspiring, #lessons, #life, #motivational, #musings, #perseverance, #thoughts

27 Mar

Poetry makes me believe

Poetry makes me believe In the miracle called life Poetry makes me believe In the magic of words Poetry makes me believe In the power of emotions Poetry makes me believe In the beauty of the world Poetry makes...

#belief, #feelings, #life, #musings, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #thoughts

25 Mar

Are you taking care of your emotional health in times of lockdown?

Eighty messages! I had left the phone unattended for only about an hour and it was loaded with messages. By this time, I was too tired to even open the app to check the sender’s names,...

#catastrophe, #coronavirus, #COVID19, #curfew, #destress, #disaster, #emotionalhealth, #inspiring, #lockdown, #mental health, #musings, #pandemic, #stress, #thoughts

24 Mar

Poem: I do not fear

I do not fear criticism Because… It gives me new perspectives Stimulating my way of thinking A novel approach to doing things Instilling forbearance- control over feelings I do not fear failure Because… Every failure is...

#criticism, #darkness, #experience, #failure, #faith, #forbearance, #inspiration, #motivation, #musings, #trust

23 Mar

Now that I’m forced to avoid people

#introspection, #life, #musings, #social distancing, #socialdistancing, #thoughts

18 Mar

It’s neither a man’s nor a woman’s world…

I participated in a #6BlogsIn6Days challenge focusing on #EachForEqual. The challenge had me thinking on gender discrimination and women empowerment like never before. It’s a theme that’s a part of our daily existence, day in and day out,...

#EachForEqual, #genderequality, #inspiration, #IWD2020, #musings, #relationships, #thoughts, #women, #womenempowerment

07 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo 2019 Day 7: What I want to gift myself

The prompt for the day is inspired by McKibbens, who posted these thoughts on her Twitter account a few months back: What do you deserve? Name it. All of it. What are you ready to let go of? Name...

#blessings, #deserve, #expectations, #feelings, #gift, #gratitude, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #relax, #self, #thoughts, #wishes

27 Mar

It’s never too late to begin

It’s never too late to begin and we are never too old to set a new goal or chase our lost dreams. Regrets have become a part of our nature. We often keep resenting our lost opportunities but we...

#attitude, #beginning, #belief, #believe, #confidence, #failures, #fears, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #musings, #opportunities, #past, #regrets, #rise, #surge, #thoughts