Humility

  Stay humble for the world will not let you believe otherwise   Stay humble for others will hold up impossible benchmarks they have failed to attain.   Stay humble for sycophancy helps and opens doors of opportunity to easy success.   Stay humble for your ability will be misconstrued as arrogance by those who … Continue reading Humility

Mindsets

Hope is so inextricably linked to trust in a higher being in an imagined future in capability and in continuity.   Trust is only a mindset based on experience and beliefs fragility makes it so valuable and desirable.   Happiness a synonym for Hope and Trust.   (44 words)   Quadrille #42

Tsunami

Who upsets the ocean to cause churning and unleashing of a force stronger than mankind?   What is a tsunami other than pent-up rage unveiling tragedies by replication?   Why do animals sense it and alert others while humans remain ensconced in comfort zones?   Hired souls in bodies living in stupor till we see … Continue reading Tsunami

Broken parts

I learnt long ago there are no gods I love my own shadow in your eyes or the bits that reflect parts of me.   You find me attractive for the adulation I pour on you which you crave for but have buried the need you found in me the missing part that fitted in … Continue reading Broken parts

Unblocked

Creativity is a spring which draws from deep wells of consciousness.   Its pristine authenticity is not immune to pollutants from external reality.   Commercial concepts invade thoughts to demand creation tailored to the market.   It is a battle to keep your self out of outputs conflicts churn.   Writing and art prompts are … Continue reading Unblocked

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 5

Welcome to Week 5 of the Exploration Challenge, friends! This week, it was a LinkedIn post that got me going. Those of you who are on the platform, know that short posts on the feed have replaced long-form articles, and the posts of writers other than Influencers are not circulated. A wise friend came out … Continue reading Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 5

So Lucky

I have been so lucky in meeting the obstacles that I did in those aggressive encounters that brought out the best in me and I learnt to face myself devoid of shame bereft of conventions.   I have been so lucky being deserted in difficult times I learnt to walk alone and enjoy the solitude … Continue reading So Lucky

Voluptuous

Voluptuousness of imagination gives  robustness to thought and paints pictures with words hitherto unnecessary.   I see colors coming alive on the canvas which were not in my wardrobe or makeup palettes   My hands give shape to discarded junk and shape them into objects with a value and a meaning I did not know … Continue reading Voluptuous

Objects de Art

Material things I own are external manifestations of innermost desires and forbidden longings   overlapping, clashing, competing to find the truest version I try so hard to conceal inside the skull and bones   beauty in a jar vanity of designer togs play hide-and-seek with the ugliness of childhood   The high end furniture objects … Continue reading Objects de Art