Frameworks

visual transformation through colors dispel myths of a static world   minds mirror nature framing reflections perceptions float like clouds on mental horizons   states of being rigid to flexible is a strategy taught for wordless survival   dark frameworks are misleading focus on changing colors which constitute life   Thursday Photo Prompt by Sue … Continue reading Frameworks

Floating Stories

“I hope my son is able to repay the student loan.” The mother prays, so does the banker. life develops in dark spaces between colors of hope “Congratulations, buddy! You deserved it, after all the midnight oil burnt.” sleepless nights dotted with nightmares in waking eyes I crawled through life in tunnels of uncertainty emerged … Continue reading Floating Stories

Optimism

happily ever after or till death takes us?   Optimism of irrationally positive brains colors of sunrise smells of spring blossoming of buds reincarnations give us cause sufficient to live.   I am no Phoenix I know life is a one-way street yet … I plan, I dream there are no alternatives hope is nothing … Continue reading Optimism

Diaries

The sleuth had never read a whole book in many years, and this was a series. But it held important clues to the investigation into the dead man’s life. He took time to read a little every day, till he started seeing shadows of his own self on the pages. Who was this abandoned child … Continue reading Diaries

Watch your thoughts…

I was taught that it takes minimum 40 days to internalize a new habit, or for a change to get rooted in the system. Maybe it is an approximation, but what happens when I need changes in different directions. Which one do I focus on first? Is there something like a debt consolidation program to … Continue reading Watch your thoughts…

Flash of a second

It is not a safe hour for a woman to be walking alone. Perhaps, she worked in graveyard shifts, and is used to the shadowy figures lurking outside. I am curious, but resist the temptation of talking. She is busy with her phone. I see her gesticulating wildly, asking me to get out. I do … Continue reading Flash of a second

Just Do It

‘Just Do It’ screamed the billboard it hit me like a bolt from the blue. I had been so busy learning The world of action had no clue.   neural pathways in the brain knock on mind and soul illuminated by ideas the only language I understand. convert thought to action before it slips like … Continue reading Just Do It

In other words, twaddle

She looked out of the window with empty eyes, and wished she did not have to be here. They were family, but talked of inane things she had no interest in, day and day out. The terrifying fact was that the incessant twaddle was draining her. The sameness of the mind-sets and the shallowness of … Continue reading In other words, twaddle

Veiled impact

Liz was my nanny. She was also the mother I wished to have. She ensured that I did not hear the arguments between my parents. She honed my multifarious talents, by encouraging me to try new activities. Years later, I learnt that Liz was herself the victim of domestic violence. But she never let us … Continue reading Veiled impact

Shining Through

minds are a source of light life, a multi-coloured dome or prism reflections define your identity. it is what you choose to emit and absorb, and how you process the flow.   does that vision reflect the deepest you or what you can’t face about yourself? your replicas give you pleasure all those who echo … Continue reading Shining Through