I have come to the resolution that I don’t have time to be fussing about all the nooks and crannies around my home that could do with a sprucing up. There are the everyday things that need to be tackled such as vacuuming the rugs or washing dishes or cleaning toilets. None of them areContinue reading “Let There Be Dust”
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A Conspicuously Colourful Life
If there’s anything that imbues in me a sense of intoxicating glee, it has to be the occurrence of abundant colours especially in the natural world. Drinking in all those glorious hues is the best antidote to sadness. It never fails to cause a sense of rapture in my mind. It is the perfect medicineContinue reading “A Conspicuously Colourful Life”
Keeping Promises
If there’s anything which I find unattractive in a person, is when they make a promise which they have no real intention of honouring or have not thought through carefully before opening their mouth. One of my mottos in life is to never make a promise I know is very unlikely to be fulfilled. IContinue reading “Keeping Promises”
The Secret of Anti-Ageing
It is a fact that with age comes all the physical and visible signs of maturity. There’s no escaping them even with the subscriptions to the best vitamin supplements and the best names in make-up. It’s a process which is master over us and is a losing battle. That being said, it’s not all doomContinue reading “The Secret of Anti-Ageing”
25 Years Without a TV
This is not a call for a pity party. It is not even meant to be a lament. It is simply a statement of fact. I recently succumbed to the purchase of a TV after so many years and yet I had resisted having one for different reasons. The main justification for this decision hasContinue reading “25 Years Without a TV”
Life is Greater than the Sum of its Parts
Every individual goes through challenges in life. That’s a given. We all oscillate between the usual highs and lows, moments of glee and then stress and so much in between. Nobody can claim to have had a life of purely one state or the other. In particular, if anyone does boldly (and erroneously) suggest theirContinue reading “Life is Greater than the Sum of its Parts”
The Blame Game
This title needs no introduction. At some point in our lives, we have had encounters or relationships with people and somewhere along the line, they have let us down. Disappointment in others is part and parcel of life. Finding perfection in others is an ever-elusive goal. To be honest, who are we to seek perfectionContinue reading “The Blame Game”
Blessings Are a Test Too
We all know the need to bear patience when things don’t go to plan. Our plan. How many times have we heard someone give that timeless advice to keep positive, understand that when things go seemingly wrong, it’s Allah’s way of testing us to remain calm? We need to put our wholehearted trust in Him. Continue reading “Blessings Are a Test Too”
Mind the Gap…
…between reality and fantasy. It is a harsh truth we must learn to face. Who has not lived a life where, in our youth, we had high hopes and an innocent confidence of what was yet to come? Then, as time passed, those hopes slowly diminished and at the other end of the time spectrum,Continue reading “Mind the Gap…”
The Secret of Insouciance
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about longevity. I guess when the prime of life has passed, this is the inevitable phase that the mind enters. Coronavirus, lockdown, vaccines, isolation, death…all pretty grim words that have become part of the vernacular of front doorstep conversations and political debates across the world. Glancing at newsContinue reading “The Secret of Insouciance”
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