It’s just simply so. — Life is messy… We make it so Be it changes, actions, emotions… like it or not it’s almost like we need these contrasts In order to feel… To feel alive Rationally speaking, isn’t it necessary? To clean up… to simplify… to tidy… to spark joy… you need a mess, to begin with To…

In the middle — The only reason we feel stuck or that we feel terrible is because we are stuck on the notion of right and wrong on the shoulds and should not We are allowed to be strong and to also want a shoulder We are allowed to find comfort in tears or…

And that’s helpful — In the mindfulness field, I am more of a practitioner than a teacher, though I do teach. As a person, I am also more of an individualist than a helper, though I do help. …

The tussle of wanting to connect — What draws me to a person? The eyes What do I usually avoid when I look at a person? The eyes It’s paradoxical that we avoid what connects us Yet also perfectly reasonable, because it’s… vulnerable There is something telling about the eyes Well, in fact, everything is told through the…

And why it’s nothing at all — A labelling exercise to calm my critical, striving, and judgemental mind. Opening to my emotional & mental insecurities — Feel with intensity. Susceptible to self-judgment and criticism. Perfectionistic. Procrastinator. Dreamer. Lack of focus. Opinionated. Self-focused. Not detail-oriented. Not mathematically inclined. Trust easily. Chases new experiences. Opening to my emotional &…

Through Guanyin and a human friend — I was not raised to be religious. Yet I could not resist getting this elegant Guanyin statue when I first saw it. Till today I don’t call myself a Buddhist or an atheist… or whatever. Yet I found profound spirituality in my own simple journey. I don’t do rituals or…

Again — Have you ever arrived at a point in life and realized you are not who you think you are at all? Like zilch. The rug pulled from right under your feet. It’s scary and at times in the past depressing. But all in all, I see it as a joyful…

My response to #PracticingGentleness month — There is an extremely feminine and sensual side of me that is vulnerable to show. There is also a wild womanly side of me that felt impossible to flow. My whole life good, intellectual, rational, and packaged. I long to tear everything down. …

The irony of practicing mindfulness — It’s an irony right from the beginning. When learning mindfulness, the suggestion is to come up with a disciplined routine to mess up existing ‘routines’. A practice to build a habit to undo the existing habits. The habits of perpetual doing. The autopilot mode. Does the mind like to fix…