Waakiye

Category: PERSONAL

  • Learning to Breathe Again— This Morning, After the Rain…!

    Learning to Breathe Again— This Morning, After the Rain…!

    What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings?

    Hey…!

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I came here early as it’s 6 in the morning and Delhi is receiving rain…?

    In the middle of march…?

    I got up and pushed our clothes stand indoors, which was chilling in the balcony;

    And Mithu , our pet indie dog started barking and howling at the cloth stand that we have…!

    It’s now 7 am and it’s still showering;

    —

    I don’t know what is going on anymore…!

    After scrolling some reels I’m on my terrace as soon as the rain went away…!

    It’s now 8:18…

    And the weather is soo beautiful,

    A blue grey sky and our Indian flag in my line of sight…!

    The cool breeze that is blowing occasionally makes it even more mesmerising…!

    I was almost positive that I wouldn’t be able to go on my morning walk because of the occasional shower but this rain has cleared a lot of dust and brings out the vibrant colors around me;

    Which makes me happy…!

    Flowers of kadi patta plant…!

    Walking right into our prompt

    Things I do to cope with negative feelings…!!!

    Well,

    One of the things that I do daily to cope with these feelings are go on a walk…!

    Well because it all used to start in the morning for me,

    So I planned to change it by going on walks and distracting myself from it all,

    The first thing in the morning…!

    Because I usually pen down things that come on my mind early in the morning and it’s very easy for me to go and doom scroll,

    Because it’s a shift from this app to that…!

    So to avoid it all and spoil my entire day, I do all of the thinking and writing on my morning walk…!

    Listening to music is something that is right up my alley—

    When I feel like the world is overwhelming for me I just get away from it all by putting on my headphones on and listen to some soft tunes or focus on my breathing while having some frequency playing which helps me focus and shift away from negative feelings…!

    Sit and observe

    It might feel unlike me,

    But, sometimes when nothing works I just sit still or visit a park or a nursery,

    And think about things that are beautiful and tell myself there’s so much to live for;

    Yes I tell myself there is so much to live for because sometimes thoughts coincide with each other as they aren’t far from each other…!

    Meeting with friends and talking to them

    Something that is right up my avenue is talking to my friends and hanging out with with them;

    Often they say something that is funny and makes me forget about life and all of its problems,

    The very root of my problems seem to fade when I am with them…!

    And when that happens It seems I’m the happiest in this whole world…!

    Read/Listen something interesting

    This is something that happens rarely as I don’t have much time on its own,

    But I do have time to listen to podcasts and audio versions of the book which I really want to read but don’t have the time for;

    And it brings me real joy when I finish an audiobook or when I get some inspiration to think from a perspective different from mine…!

    Well there are things that I used to do but those take us down a bad path,

    Like drinking to cope with all of the pain and negative thoughts and ideas…!

    And harming yourself to feel something other than sadness;

    Like pain…!

    But,

    I’m really glad that I had the power to pull myself out of that situation thanks to people around me and their continuous support,

    To the point it seemed like this life wasn’t worth living,

    And I’m glad I made it out of all those time…!

    Life is worth living,

    Surviving all of the problems that come with it;

    So keep your head up,

    Look at things around you,

    Sniff some flowers if you have to…

    Whatever helps you to live and pull yourself away from the negative thoughts it works(not if it harms your life in other ways…)

    Keep on living it will get better…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The Quiet Ways We Disappear Each Day…

    The Quiet Ways We Disappear Each Day…

    What activities do you lose yourself in?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Well this day started a bit early as I was up at 7 and writing down a dream that I had about someone passing away and the things that happen as soon as we discover it and we call those who are around us and try to begin things according to our traditions…!

    It took me 40 minutes to recollect all of the information and write;

    And after penning it all down I got up to go for my morning walk but then my mom came into my room and I told her all the dream and people involved in it…!

    And she told me something like that happening in real life and how she saw living proofs of it may time and then the conversation drifted off to a different topic—

    Here I am,

    Writing this all at 8:21 in the morning and the sunlight is blessing us all…!

    Well it’s a common occurrence for me now as I have been penning all of my dream(which I remember…)

    As soon as I wake up I grab my phone,

    And not scroll anything,

    I just open my notes or journal app and pen what I remember in a fast and quick manner and I skip all of the mistakes—

    Which I correct later when I am proofreading or I have to upload it somewhere…!

    —

    I will try my level best to give you a proof this evening about a dream that I had somewhere along this life…!

    Coming back to the prompt…

    Activities I lose myself in…

    I know these times are very difficult;

    Once we keep in our perspective attention span of people and how it has deteriorated compared to previous years—

    —

    When we look at people walking by and they are looking into those screens;

    We get into a painful realisation,

    That the childhood that we spent once playing,

    Getting hurt,

    Crying,

    Learning to get up yet again and doing it all over—-

    Those times are over and everything happens over calls or video calls now;

    Or—

    You didn’t remember carrying your power bank and the battery in your phone died that’s why you are looking at things around you now…! 😂

    But;

    A painful realisation comes in,

    The devices have controlled us more than we imagine;

    They came in these big boxes, those bulky monitors and that cpu unit we once had—

    But these days the phones and laptops have turned each and every thing into a something that you can carry everywhere and do everything on the go…!

    Well,

    For me it’s the same and a bit different simultaneously;

    You know you read all of the above 12 maybe 13 lines because I love to lose myself within these words…!

    As I begin to think and write about something by dwelling into a world that exists within mind;

    And simultaneously trying to explore the readers mind and coming up with some things that might be common with both of ours….!

    Another one would be work,

    Because I’ve developed love for it over the years,

    And the day feels unfulfilling until a major chunk of work isn’t completed;

    Well not all days are the same and some days I return home with this unaccomplished feeling that’s hard to shake off—

    And when that happens,

    There’s nothing more worse than that;

    Until I go next day and come back home with a sense of accomplishment…!

    Other than those two I love to listen to music and lose myself within that moment…

    And love would be an understatement because if it were possible I’d keep an headphone in my ears all the time and not worry about my hearing at all…!

    Well this one couldn’t have come at a bad time because I do have my earphones in…!

    Well,

    It takes me to a world that exists beyond this one as I listen to a wide range going from classical to new school;

    Folk to rap,

    From Fairuz to Nusrat Fateh Ali khan to Sidhu Moosewala(LLSMW 🕊️)…

    It takes me to a world beyond this one and makes me exposes me to their pov and their mindset…!

    And if you are still here reading this after-all,

    I cannot tell you how we lose ourselves in the arms of our loved ones…

    There is nothing that is more soothing than being in the arms of someone who loves you for who you are and time flies away so—

    Oh so fast…!

    And how the time passed so soon as I’m writing this one—-

    It’s now 9:06 and I have to go…😅😂

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    (Final editing time 9:16)

  • A deeper look into LPG shortage in India and rewatching old classics…

    A deeper look into LPG shortage in India and rewatching old classics…

    What movies or TV series have you watched more than 5 times?

    Hey 👋

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    A cool breezy morning it is and it’s 7:33 in the morning here;

    And I’m back on my routine of morning walk as I’m writing this one…!

    Something I’d like to bring to your attention that’s happening here in Delhi…!

    We the residents of Delhi are going through an LPG(liquified petroleum gas) shortage;

    There are lines near the agencies,

    Increased rates of the LPG cylinders,

    On top of that the rates have been increased by a factor of 60 rupees in the matter of a month;

    And the duration of rebooking period has increased from 21 days to 25 days now…!

    I know it might feel like it doesn’t affect you but it does affect people around you and as an informed citizen you should be aware of what is going on around the world,

    And what are its consequences that we all are facing…!

    We all were already stretching it to 21 days and now the new rule tells us to extend it by 4 more days again…?

    A task that seems impossible without having an induction plate or chipping in money to buy one in black…!

    You know what,

    If we had pipeline gas at our residence I would be unaware of this fact;

    But,

    I don’t so you have an insight into this…!

    The main reason for increasing this time limit and the shortage is to trap the banquets and restaurants owners who illegally buy domestic LPG cylinder cans that are cheaper than the regulated commercial ones by a factor of 1000 rupees…!

    This crackdown is on agencies and their illegal tie ups with places of business and the illegal way they were obtaining these cylinders on fake name and address proofs;

    Diverting an essential commodity away from its specific use i.e. us common people…!

    1700 worded LPG rant later we are here 😅😂

    Coming back to the prompt..

    Movie or TV series I have watched more than five times…!

    It would come to you as a shock but I don’t watch much of TV or movies;

    But,

    I’m into trying new things—

    I do watch videos YouTube a whole lot like an old uncle in your family…!

    😂🫩

    As I had mentioned in the prompt a few days before,

    I am watching The nanny.

    A 1993 tv series which is so hilarious as I accidentally came across it while doomscrolling reels…!

    But there isn’t anything that I watched five times;

    Not even a movie…!

    Because I do remember bits and pieces of it enough to remember it from my memory…!

    And it just stops being funny or worthy of spending my time on…!

    That’s how it is for me,

    And it can be very different for you I know…!

    There is some anime that I like to watch when I am free and secluded from the world,

    And when a new season comes in I do watch the old one to keep the flow going;

    Because, a new season can either be months or years apart and if that happens,

    Things slip from the cracks;

    So I rewatch the season quickly to jog my memory and keep up with the things that spill from the previous season to the next one…!

    Well I hope you do find something new each time you watch,

    And I hope you watch it from a different perspective each time making it a new experience for you…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Being Superstitious and Binge watching TV series…!

    Being Superstitious and Binge watching TV series…!

    Are you superstitious?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Slept well past my normal hours today for the first time in a while…!

    I remember going to sleep at 2:30 in the morning just because I wanted to watch a few more episodes of the TV series The Nanny from the year 1993…!

    And after watching a few episodes half asleep I think I will be watching them again to remember what I watched in the last hour…!

    With binge watching comes some munching so I had a bag of puffcorns that I went through almost until it was two in the morning…!

    Waking up at 8:30 and with a massive head pain and pain in my right leg;

    I decided not to go on my morning walk,

    But instead I will go on a night walk later after returning home from work….!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Our superstitious nature…!

    Are you even human if you don’t have a tad bit of superstition in things around you…?

    Well,

    A bit superstition makes us be aware of things that happen around us;

    Imagine travelling on an empty road that doesn’t seem empty to you;

    That’s your superstition talking to you and telling you to avoid walking on the road;

    The same also kicks in when a black cat passes the path that you wanted to take,

    And you change your path thinking it brings you bad luck…!

    But let me tell you something,

    That black cat is probably scared of something or running to get some food…!

    Another one would be sneezing before going someplace…!

    Like as soon as someone is leaving from home or leaving to do something important,

    And someone sneezes;

    They tell them to wait a few minutes and leave home a bit later—

    That is because if there is some mishap that was supposed to happen sometime in the future, it can be avoided as that wait kicked a change in the timeline…!

    I don’t know much about that…!

    Well,

    A bit of this superstition makes us who we are;

    We do things in advance or delay them as much as possible as possible,

    Sometime we take a detour,

    Sometime we avoid going to a place altogether that day and decide it can be delayed another day;

    And when that happens—

    It brings out our superstitious self and let it take over us…!

    Well,

    Maybe for good,

    Our good luck and wellbeing of those around us….

    Don’t we…?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The Power of Moving Unseen…

    The Power of Moving Unseen…

    Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?

    Hey..

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Another one of the days I woke up with a weird/ sad dream early in the morning and I spent half an hour penning it all down,

    As I recollected it from my memory halfway through my morning routine like brushing and freshening myself up…!

    If it would be possible for me I’d upload it as an evening post today itself…!

    And if i didn’t just think it needed more refining and it will be made as a post some other day…!

    It’s 7:23 in the morning as I’m writing this…!

    There’s something I wanted to ask this world…!

    —

    Do people still read books…?

    Or,

    Something like this,

    A WordPress blog from a random person…!?

    Because I have many people in my vicinity who would rather watch some shorts or consume media in the form of reels or something like that because the attention span has hit an all-time low…!

    To the point that I haven’t seen children reading a book,

    The plain textbooks that are the mandate for getting the basic education—

    It feels like even those are a chore to them;

    This genuinely makes me feel worried a whole lot about our coming generations;

    And;

    How we adults are actively taking down the world with us…!

    Would it ever be sustainable for those who come through us or will come through us in the near future…!

    (Gibran reference there…)

    Well,

    It’s this fear that will spark some change within me to make an effort towards improving their lives,

    No matter how insignificant it may feel on a broader perspective;

    But if a single child develops this love for reading;

    My task would be accomplished…!

    Coming back to the prompt…!

    Animal I compare myself to and the reason thereof…!

    Well,

    I am stuck between two animals that I would compare myself with—

    It would be

    An owl 🦉

    And

    A tortoise 🐢

    A common feature that they both share is that they are considered wise;

    The owl because of the abilities which they possess,

    Working swiftly to catch their prey,

    And in the middle of the night when the entire world is asleep…!

    Tortoise because of their sheer dedication to achieve what they want and with those trunk like feet they move each step towards their goal…!

    Well both of them possess wisdom in their fields and do what they have in their minds with excellence…!

    There are drawbacks too;

    Owl is practically blind during the day and it stays hidden until the sun sets when this normal world gets to rest;

    And the tortoise reaching from point A to point B takes so much time that in that duration maybe several of hours pass…!

    Even though they have their significant drawbacks;

    Those are overshadowed when it comes to their abilities…!

    And that is what I want you all to think;

    Despite being practically blind they live their lives, have their offsprings and raise their young ones…!

    Same goes for the tortoise,

    They achieve their goals no matter what by being consistent with the efforts that they make…!

    Teaching us two valuable lessons;

    Even though the world is coded to be active when the entire world is;

    It doesn’t mean that you are any less than those who are around you..!

    Maybe you possess some skills that activate when you are away from everyone;

    Or

    You can work significantly more than those who are around you and keep your dedication going on for longer than anyone around you…!

    This world is a blank slate and everyone has some skills that work that they uncover as they grow and explore themselves…!

    Until the growth and exploration doesn’t stop nothing can stop you ever…!

    So—

    Keep on growing and exploring..!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Offerings to Time on A Steel Plate…!

    Offerings to Time on A Steel Plate…!

    Write a letter to your 100-year-old self.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Running a bit behind my schedule as it’s almost 8;

    Technically 7:59 as I am writing this…

    I had to wake up early as there is a puja 🙏🏻 (A prayer)

    That we do each year on the Tuesday that comes after Holi festival;

    Preferably the next week of Holi;

    But I’ll confirm this and come back to update it after making this post after asking the adults that are still in our home…!

    (Update here-> )

    Well the context is that we pray to a goddess named,

    Sheetala (शीतला माता)

    An incarnation of goddess Durga,

    Who protects us,

    Well technically all of her worshippers from infectious diseases like pox and its forms…

    For which every year we make food before the midnight strikes and eat that food throughout the day making it a day old and the same is offered to goddess Sheetala…!

    We wake up before sunrise and in a plate we keep what we made,

    The plate after we did the prayer and asked for all of our well being…!

    The same are mentioned in the image 👇

    Puri filled with potato(A veggie version of your standard empanada…)

    Gulgulay( literally donut holes but without a consistent shape as they are hand dropped into hot oil…)

    Sweet roti( A standard Indian flatbread that is sweet…)

    And wrapped in the newspaper is turmeric and chana daal( split Bengal gram…)

    And Bengal gram you see in the plate were used as an offering to the goddess; a handful of which were left overnight to soak in water…!

    And a crisp 20 rupees note that you see which we will put in the temple donation box…!

    The brown coloured doughnut holes in the right corner which are on top of the veggie empanada and on the left is the flatbread and in the newspaper are the turmeric and split Bengal gram…!

    Walking right into our prompt

    A letter to my 100 year old self…!

    Remember all of these traditions that we carry;

    And have been carrying for generations that have moreover been morphed according to accessibility…!

    These traditions make us who we are,

    Without them we are just nameless,

    Clueless being whose days are just stringed together without any change,

    You work,

    Come home to sleep and then repeat…!

    Make an effort to talk to your friends,

    Try to do something with them every once in a while and keep them in your good books and be in good books with them…!

    I hope we found a life partner that tolerates us and the deep thinking and over analysis that we do…!

    I’ll be spending more time noting down things that I like and both of us love to do—

    I know that’s what we both want,

    Also I know there would have been times when it would be great to keep our phones in our pocket after noting the bullets that we write and continue them later…!

    Because if you’re not present with those who are around you,

    You didn’t live your life…!

    I know we still have a habit of taking morning walks maybe on the rooftop of our house or maybe with a pet that we have,

    Because I know we have a pet at home…!

    I hope we do occasionally go on night outs on the weekends and drink tea stopping at random thela(a tea stand);

    And we have conversation about life and it’s happening with people that we love and travel with…!

    Something very important,

    I hope our kids and their lives are taken care of and not left hanging in the middle just like ours—

    And I hope—

    I sincerely hope you remember the infinite sacrifices that our parents went through and you do remember dad’s laughter and our mom’s smile including both the sad and happy moments that we spent both in our old and new home…!

    And,

    If you’re alive at the time of reading this one,

    (Which I really hope you are…)

    Look around you and tell me if the people those who surround you—

    Are they really happy for you to be there or they’re there just to mooch off of you…?

    Also,

    I hope we are still writing,

    It might not be much because with age comes a lot of forgetfulness,

    and some of our posts might sound repeated to the readers …!

    But continuing something for almost three fourth of our lifetime would classify as some sort of special event…!

    Well,

    I hope the entire world is cheering for us,

    As we make another post—

    And even if they aren’t;

    I know each one of them is special to us;

    Both of us…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Between Responsibilities and Retail Therapy…!

    Between Responsibilities and Retail Therapy…!

    Where would you go on a shopping spree?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I’m staring this day early as I have a well packed Monday that i have divided into factors of half hour…!

    It’s 7:22 in the morning…!

    Firstly there is a court date that I have to attend that my family has been fighting for almost 15 years this march;

    And it’s almost the time for final arguments now,

    A date that we got three months ago is finally upon us;

    Well,

    Let’s hope things go well and we can get away from these routinely court visits and constant payments that we have to make to our lawyers;

    I will also be going to confirm the banquet for my sister’s wedding function and paying them the advance after getting the best rate possible…!

    Other than that I have to go and spend some time with my friends who are waiting on me from the past couple of months as I haven’t been able to make time on my days off..!

    There are also necessities that I have to buy for that I need a few hours,

    And after that go put my winter clothes in my bed and take out the summer ones…!

    Maybe take out some which I don’t need and give them out to my family members that are in need…!

    Yet again;

    I’ve walked right into our prompt—

    Places where I go for a shopping spree…!

    You won’t know where I’ve been for a fresh pair of kicks;

    Or,

    Maybe a summer collection that was on the ramp a few weeks; maybe a month ago…

    Getting hands on such pieces makes my day better even if I wear them every once a while;

    I am on the lookout for a fresh pair of shoes all the time;

    Going to the dingiest of the places that brings in shoes from all around the world—

    For the clothes;

    Some people try to get into whatever they can get their hands on;

    Whereas I look for comfort with movement;

    Shopping adidas in store or online a few times a year is the norm;

    That’s how reliable their products are;

    Other than that if I see some clothes that are available online and look good plus they come from a reputed source;

    I add them to the cart and buy a few…;

    Every once in a while I’ll visit a flea market too as I’ve made some connections there which bring me unique pieces of clothes that are fresh off the production line in company packaging…!

    That’s all I’m gonna say about my sources without exposing them anymore…!

    Spree shopping is something that happens rarely with me;

    I buy what I feel looks good on me and before those clothes give up on me I buy some more;

    So I’m always moving clothes in and out of my wardrobe all the time…!

    Well,

    I don’t believe in spree buying clothes as it’s a waste of money to me,

    And I won’t probably wear something that I bought on a whim once and that purchase won’t be justified to me…!

    First of all if you can afford going on a shopping spree without denting your savings or spending more than your planned purchase amount you’re all good…!

    But what good are those clothes or a purchase that you regret later…!

    Spend wisely is the sort of advice I can give to all of you…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • The Empty Space Between Our First and Last Names…

    The Empty Space Between Our First and Last Names…

    What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Well yesterday ended on a weird note—

    Last night as I wrote some sketches on things that I wanted to describe;

    One was “what epitome of evil looks like”;

    Another one was how on a mother’s passing she meets her newborn that wasn’t able to survive…!

    .

    The latter one brought me to tears because it was all too emotional for me to feel and write;

    To be in someone’s shoes that I wasn’t made for and trying to give you all a witness into the thought…!

    The other one sent chills down my spine as I wrote that in a completely empty room and I felt like I wasn’t alone anymore…!

    Well they will be polished and uploaded some time in the near future here;

    But,

    For the time being there is a prompt that is unanswered by me which needs my attention—

    Middle name and it’s significance

    Well I’d call them blessed those who carry their legacy with them, which was granted to them by their forefathers;

    Oftentimes it can be something that a person considers to be an issue because it extends their name and there are other beurocratic problems that comes with it…!

    Well it hasn’t been my problem because I don’t have one;

    But my father had one;

    An it was “Kumar”

    The problematic aspect

    There were some problems with our 10th class marksheet where my sister had his first and last name but didn’t have the middle name which became an issue as we went to make passports because they rely on the marksheet and the details didn’t match which becomes an issue;

    A big one as no one was willing to budge…

    So we had to change it on Aadhar card which matches the marksheet which in turn now matches the passport that she holds…!

    Whew 😥…

    The process took a couple of months,

    Not taking money and time spent on it into the account…!

    The legacy;

    The name was chosen by my grandfather for his son which made him special from their other kids;

    Maybe there was some special attention that he was given;

    Or they expected him to be the one who will carry their name ahead…!

    Oh the hopes and dream that we have from those who come from us…!

    And a want that we have deep down in our hearts that they carry out our dreams too…!

    The middle name kumar doesn’t have any set uniqueness because it’s quite common in northern India;

    It’s also used to mention someone who is unmarried or underage;

    The female counterpart of which would be Kumari…

    Well that’s it for the day…!

    It’s a Sunday today and spend it wisely,

    Complete all of your chores early on so you can spend your evening as you wish…!

    Go sit in the sun for a while if you can and eat some tangerines if possible…!

    Don’t forget to hydrate…!💧💧

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Lessons from a Morning Walk in a Restless World…!

    What is the last thing you learned?

    Hey…

    .

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    .

    A pleasant good morning to everyone…!

    .

    As per my routine I’m on my morning walk and it’s 7:45 in the morning…!

    Something happened last night and I can’t put my finger on what it was but I was up at 6 and spent a good half hour on catching up on some news, the geopolitical situation around us,

    And it’s safe to assume it’s not looking good for any of us as there is a lot of tension and stresses that we are going through global and personal too…!

    …

    A thought roams in my mind that isn’t this war or war like situation a coverup for not releasing the 3pstein files which physically incriminates a lot;

    I Mean A whole Lot of our top officials and those in power and their cannibalistic behaviour or their predatory tendencies that harvest our young ones..!

    ..

    There is a lot that’s going currently and it’s also supported by something fake that is built up by Ai;

    So a plea from me to you is,

    Kindly check any sources that you refer to and if you’re forwarding a video that someone sent you,

    Confirm it’s genuineness from them and if it’s not credible enough;

    Don’t share it ahead and advise them the same…!

    ..

    Anything can be morphed and changed to your liking or what you want it to be;

    So beware before sharing anything that seems even a tad bit sketchy to you…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Last thing that I learnt

    This life that we all have been blessed within it are things that we learn all along…

    In my personal life, I learnt that there are some quirks that I have and some people have told me how they feel threatened by it…!

    When I am talking to someone I look into their eyes and many have told me that it feels like I am threatening them or trying to extract some information that exists within them just by making them feel scared…!

    .

    To which my reply always is,

    You don’t have anything to hide do you…?

    .

    And on hearing a objection worthy and a questionable “No, I don’t. ?!” as a response from them I draw my conclusions and continue to hear them;

    Because I’ve already got my answer from them…!

    In my business life,

    I learn something new each day because when you have employees who don’t care about the machines and infrastructure;

    There are new problems you run into everyday;

    And you have to tackle them in a new way each day—

    On top of that having a habit of noting each thing down in my notes app and the way we do things so it’s easy to see it later and jog our memory is something that I haven’t seen anywhere yet…!

    In my professional life

    This is something that might be very common with you all;

    There are lot of people who are just on this face of earth to make your life miserable…!

    They push work onto you that aren’t yours to begin with and then they take credit for it too;

    ..

    So it might be easier to just tell them no beforehand and give them the reason that you have in your mind of their wrongdoing and it would be better to make it public so that other people don’t fall in their trap again as you did…!

    ..

    You will save may lives going down that miserable path,

    Only if you have proofs for the fact that they are mooching your work and calling it your own; only then can you call them out otherwise it’s you all alone in that fight…!

    Other than that there are things that we learn each day by bettering ourselves each day…!

    Being true to your own self and taking action where things aren’t matching your ideology and what you planned when you started all of this…!

    It might be a hard path ahead but,

    Changing yourself today means that you can be better tomorrow and that tomorrow never comes until you make an effort today…!

    Life’s full circle in the above line…!

    So,

    What are you waiting for,

    Go do a thing that sparks that change and makes you better…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • When society tries to decide your timeline….!

    When society tries to decide your timeline….!

    What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    It’s 7:57 in the morning as I’m beginning to write this, on my morning walk per usual…!

    And I can’t believe how getting this morning sunlight has helped me in so many ways;

    Earlier when I used to just sit in my bed and write prompts;

    it used to feel vague and I used to feel empty while writing them;

    But,

    This change that I’ve brought within me—

    Has turned my life into a better one…!

    I genuinely feel less depressed than I did before,

    Plus there is a new inflow of ideas that come to me as I sit on my terrace and take all the nature in..!

    I would advice you to do the same and if you don’t have a garden you can visit a park near you…!

    Even visiting it once maybe twice a week is something that can be beneficial for you…!

    But it’s upto you to go or not;

    and I might be a medium that can give you the final push to do it like someone did it for me…!

    Coming back to the prompt

    Question I hate to be asked and the reason why

    I mean I think all of you have been asked this and still many of you are being asked each day by your parents or your relatives that live around you…!

    “When do you plan on getting married…?”

    Last month when I cut my birthday cake it was my family and a few loved ones who made this life worth living;

    Later I had a long conversation with myself that night…!

    The same day I got many congratulations from the people around me,

    And,

    Amongst them were a few who asked my age and after giving them a reply they asked me the million dollar question…!

    When do you plan on getting married…?

    I told them that there is still some time and I need to bring my business to a level that it needs to be and I still need to achieve a level of success in my personal life before I think about settling down…!

    And,

    Guess what—none of them were looking for answers like that,

    All they think about is ladening us with this responsibility and think everything will be sorted out later as we try to find ourselves,

    Maybe our space or place in this newfound relationship with a stranger…!

    When I asked them, why don’t they get their children married;

    I was absolutely shocked to hear their answer….

    They said that their kids don’t believe in marriage and they walk away as soon as they hear this conversation…!

    And there was this moment;

    Where I blurted from my mouth,

    Your own kids don’t believe in what you say and you think the world outside will fall for your words…!

    Then my mom came in to do some damage control as I walked out of the room;

    And I saw the look on their face,

    Distaste , disrespect and anger all mixed together…!

    Well after they were gone,

    I told my mom to ask me before inviting them ever again…!

    And she laughingly told me,

    Will she ever come back again after what you said…?

    And she was right,

    It’s been a month now and they haven’t come to our home but we do see them walking away from us without meeting our line of sight…!

    They still talk to her when I’m at work and I don’t think they have asked anyone again about marriage from that point on…!

    A sweet relief it must be for all those who avoided them just because of the cross questioning about marriage and its benefits…!

    Well,

    I don’t condemn the sanctity of marriage,

    It’s just that you shouldn’t rush into it just because someone says you should;

    And,

    Finding someone who loves you and stays with you no matter the state of your life; is more important than doing it just because you’re pushed into it by people who surround you…!

    A thought…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍