Waakiye

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  • The habit of going back to books that saved us…

    The habit of going back to books that saved us…

    Which book have you read more than any other?

    10/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    To be honest with all of you;

    Reading Books is something that has become a rare thing for me now…!

    The cycle of life and coming back from work has taken a big chunk of my time and whatever free time I do have in life,

    I try to spend it with loved ones and penning things and ideas that I like…!

    But nowhere that means I’ve lost the love for reading…!

    It can be reading a post by my fellow writers here on WordPress too,

    Because there are many who write here and they write so well that I often get inspired to write and explore a mindset that makes my writing sharp…!

    There is something that I have been chipping at for the past few weeks now and this is something that has been on the list for a long time and now that I secured it,

    Reading it was a dream up until I couldn’t find the book and now that I have found it, I can’t seem to get the time to go around it…!

    (Khair)

    The book in question

    Yes,

    I know it’s an old book but I did want a paperback version because all of the online ones make me switch from one app to another very easy…!

    So I bought this books and now it sits in my drawer until I switch my habits and actually kick off this habit of reading and getting another concept in my mind of how the lives were back then…!

    For an answer

    I’ve read the prophet(standalone book) and complete works of Khalil Gibran more than a healthy person should…!

    I’ve sought answers to things and behaviour of people and this is the only book that has stood by me and given me enough clarity and understanding to be the person I am today…!

    I hope you do read a little bit each day if you’re trying to add reading and growing into your life…!

    And I will try to get atleast a few pages in if not a whole chapter…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • A habit that helps me live a fulfilling life…!

    A habit that helps me live a fulfilling life…!

    What’s one habit that has improved your life the most?

    11/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    A singular habit that has improved my life a whole lot is writing and penning down my thoughts that I have…!

    Earlier I used to think and think a whole lot about things that I used to observe on the daily, but as soon as I started to pen down this thoughts which came to me,

    No matter how poorly defined they were,

    My mind automatically became a blank slate which would have thoughts which are filled to the brim with feelings and emotions that people can feel if they try to read it…!

    And due to this habit of penning down my thoughts and ideas I can get to places where I haven’t been in this body;

    For example—

    “If I were to imagine a scenario about how loneliness feels once a mother is all alone at home after her S/o has passed away and all of the kids have gone to start their own lives”

    Now even if I were to think about the scenario first you would think it would be impossible for me because I don’t have the same gender so I cannot feel what goes on in her mind,

    But,

    For that in my mind;

    I start to play myself in her role and when the role feels normal to me I put this character through hardship,

    “Like the loneliness and how the empty wall feels and how her mind plays fragments from the past on how she used to take care of her kids and how she used to sit with her husband and drink tea while it was pouring outside…!”

    Just imagining little details here and there gives me a general idea where it aches and how it is supposed ro feel and where is it supposed to feel…!

    And after getting a general idea,

    I begin writing it all…!

    This thinking critically and going in depth to understand how and why things happen has given me an edge and perspective into many lives and roles people play…!

    And due to this all of my life has come along with it,

    Like when I’m done writing I clean my room and make my bed and after doing that I leave for work….

    And that has given my life a fixed path on which it moves each day,

    Giving me a sense of direction and a purpose to live this life—

    To the fullest…!

    I hope you too have a habit that has an impact to improve your whole life…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Three chapters that shattered the veil of reality for Waakiye;

    Three chapters that shattered the veil of reality for Waakiye;

    What’s a chapter of your life you’d title “The Hard Years” — and what got you through it?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    There are three chapters that I’d call the hard years of my life and I’d like to share it with all of you and the reason behind it too…!

    First would be the year I was forced to quit all of my dreams to join our family business…!

    It was the year 2018 and I was preparing myself for the yearly exams of my B.com course from School of open learning…!

    And my father decided it was my time to quit funding my education and I was forced into work and the first two years I basically killed myself forcing to learn the work that I didn’t study or train for…!

    And thinking back about it I kept my head down and worked hard and I didn’t got paid for two whole years because they thought it was a better way to help me learn the skill…!

    Yes I was fed and I could go anywhere on my day off but,

    Imagine hiring your kid at work and not paying them and telling them to work without pay…!

    (Khair..)

    The second chapter that impacted my life a whole lot would be the 2020 lockdown…!

    It ruined all of ours mental peace and well being of which we still face repercussions of to this day;

    I know we do;

    Children glued to phones not eating or drinking without it and the things we did just to kill time…!

    Let’s not forget the everlasting effects of vaccines that made our lives miserable;

    I know people who suffered tremendously after the shot and they still feel things like night tremors, depression, and many other symptoms that they didn’t feel before but do now…!

    The third time would be when the tragedy happened right at home;

    It was when my father passed away…!

    It would be three years this September and we miss him in our hearts and minds each day…!

    All of the things happened in a single year;

    Terminal intestinal cancer and I was given less and less of a chance of survival;

    A year max and countless hospital visits that made our lives miserable…!

    The thing that broke me the most is something that he did the day before and I hope I don’t have to tell that to anyone but my eyes seem to tear up every time I remember him in that situation…!

    Yup,

    No one said this life was easy and neither was mine…!

    But I do hope when I see a stranger that their life is a bit easier than mine…!

    To loved ones who departed before us,

    One day we will meet again and share how it was for us to be endure and face the world all alone without their support…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Importance of chaos in life…!

    Importance of chaos in life…!

    Is a little chaos actually good for us?

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Yes, Yes

    God yes it’s important to have some chaos in life…!

    Because without chaos life feel monotonous,

    If you ask me,

    My sister was the source of my chaos and now that she has been married off the life feels very stagnant and the line blemishes between day and night…!

    She came here last night and it felt like the chaos returned with her and I don’t have to actively seek chaos anymore…!

    😂😂😂

    (Khair)

    She’s lovely and she has evolved into a lovely daughter in law and I hope a great wife for my brother in law…!

    But,

    She can behave how we were before and that switch flips instantly as she comes here or sees me…!

    Other than that,

    Some chaos like getting late or even getting into some problems make us realise the importance of neutral energy even more,

    Otherwise we take our normal life for granted…!

    Well we cannot talk about chaos and forget about our loved one and how there are certain things that they do which makes our nerves tingle and want us to snap at them…!

    But,

    The same fades and hurts us when there is nothing going or we are away from them…!

    We miss that chaos and how that chaos makes us love them even more…!

    Let’s not talk about kids,

    It’s like they came with a mission to make this life as chaotic as possible and only after they cause a boatload of chaos they feel their daily tasks are over…!

    But,

    Try to look at this world from their perspective…!

    It’s their first time living life and they are learning how and what it feels to be and it shapes them into who they are or who they will be in life…!

    And if you have a pet,

    Forget that you can even have a life that is easy and without chaos because they are unpredictable being sent to us by gods to take all our pains and sadness away…!

    So endure some chaos every now and then;

    And then see how even neutral times feels like blessings…!

    Happy Monday..!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Challenging yourself when you start from scratch…!

    Challenging yourself when you start from scratch…!

    Hit 5,000 steps today and drop your achievement here — we’re cheering you on!

    02/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    5000 steps might be achievement worthy to someone who has started working out after a while or it might be a starting goal for someone who is starting a fresh after skipping their routine;

    But for me I easily reach the five thousand step mark as my work requires me to be on my feet all day…!

    Walking to and from one lathe machine to another and checking up on the other machine and making sure if the material coming out of it is of appropriate size and then coming back and resuming my job…!

    If your job demands that you sit in a cubicle and work your rear off for 8+hours,

    I’d advise you to change some habits like getting up and walking for even 30 seconds or a minute if possible every 45 minutes…!

    This way you can reach the goal faster and start a change that will lead towards a better health…!

    Only if you keep it up each day,

    Along with changing other destructive habits…!

    Well,

    I guess this is where the prompt ends today…!

    But,

    I do cheer on someone who is making efforts of starting things from scratch;

    I know it requires sheer dedication and a lot of patience and commitment which in itself is cheer worthy…!

    So,

    Keep on and hit the 5000 step mark today…!

    A stranger from this side of the world believes in you…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Dealing with negative thoughts that loom over our head..!

    Dealing with negative thoughts that loom over our head..!

    What’s the best way to deal with negative thoughts?

    01/07/2026@Waakiye

    Hi…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    You won’t believe but the world is filled with negativity and negative thoughts all around…!

    And,

    The moment you understand that your life will be neutral with occasional disruptions that go in the both positive and negative directions…!

    Even I have thoughts that are negative and pull me in a direction that I don’t want to swing towards…!

    These vary from saying something bad about someone to doing something that might be against the well being of another person…!

    But,

    These things go hand in hand with how you handle yourself and bring your conscience back from these self destructive paths..!

    Each and every one of us has negative thoughts and how we deal with them makes us different from each other…!

    How do I deal with them…?

    I usually think about the negative thoughts and try to get to the root of the problem and try to solve by thinking how I can stop this from growing into a big problem;

    For example when I feel too much about how things around me are going on and how negatively they are affecting me,

    I try to stop fighting around,

    And sit still,

    And think on how things around me are affecting me and what measures I can take which range from

    Going out on a walk,

    talking to a friend,

    playing with my pet dog,

    Even listening to music which helps me so much by shifting my focus away from whatever negative goes on in my mind…!

    Earlier I used to be on a destructive path of drinking my pain and sadness away but those days are long gone and I’m happy for myself to be a better person who changed his ways and wants to better himself…!

    I think there are different ways in which everyone deals with negative thoughts;

    Is there some way you deal with these negative thoughts…?

    Do mention them in the comments box and I will be ready to reply..!

    Before going I want to bring you something⬇️

    My mom asked me a dangerous question—

    Will I ever be able to meet dad in the afterlife and how complex is this life is and how we(all four of us) were bound to come to this life together and only the almighty knows how long we are bound together…?!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Type of things that shaped us into adults that we are today…!

    Type of things that shaped us into adults that we are today…!

    What do you love now, that you hated when you were younger?

    30/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I absolutely hated being alone at times and being by myself when I was a kid;

    I used to play in the evening and be a happy kid and thought so much about my future and my well being later in this life…!

    But,

    As soon as I got to know about life and people in it,

    It changed forced me to change my views and my ways…!

    There are many things that we hated,

    We can agree on the fact they may we hated a certain food or a vegetable and as adults we began to embrace it as there are times when you cannot be picky about food like when you visit someone;

    There are a few who ask ahead but where people don’t we can’t be choosy…!

    Being the type of person I am,

    I talk to strangers and people who I meet on streets a whole lot,

    It gives me a perspective into their lives and how they face problems and things that bug them…!

    A few days before I met someone who talked to me about their dream in which they had a kid with someone they loved but their life went different ways and when I think about their life and put myself in their shoes I find it very challenging and these challenges help me hone my skill…!

    Something that I hated when I was a kid was how adults drink and abuse their wife their children,

    Thankfully I don’t come from a family where I saw abuse after drinking,

    But I do come from a family where people drink on social occasions and enjoy company of those who are around them…!

    And I used to be one of them,

    Up until the end of 2025 when I gave up alcohol for good and have switched to sober alternatives which help me enjoy the company and still be with the people who I love…!

    That does mean I look at them from a different angle now as I’m the sober one and enjoy the company more than the drinking…!

    These are some of the things that I used to hate as a kid and love now…!

    What did you think was bad as a child, which you happily do now…?

    Comments box are open as always…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

  • Consumption of media and it outcomes..!

    Consumption of media and it outcomes..!

    What’s a piece of media (book, movie, song) that changed how you see the world?

    26/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    Any sort of media that you consume maybe it’s a short video or a long read based on text,

    Every piece of media leaves an impact on you and in a subtle way changes the way you think or detours your mindset from the regular one…!

    For me it’s like that;

    Even if I watch a reel that is very niche and tries to bring out something that is very specific,

    For example a reel that brings to the world the songs that Arjan Dhillon produces through pictures and lyrics written in Panjabi it makes me instantly connect and think of a perspective from the person in the picture…!

    The same happened when I read a philosophical book like I bought metamorphosis a few days back and I want to read it in one go;

    I’ve seen people change and be a different person after reading it and I hope I will also get a fresh perspective on life and a new vision from which I can view this life…!

    When I watch a movie,

    Which is a rare occurrence in my life but, whenever I do, it is mostly sci-fi based or something that goes along the same line which explores the unexplored…!

    And when I’m watching it,

    It becomes a surreal experience as it takes me into a different world and helps me understand that there is always more to this life than it seems…!

    Coming back to the main topic—

    I feel like every thing you see even in real life the outside world,

    It shapes you in a way that no book or no piece of text cannot,

    When you notice hardships and difficulties in life and see people overcoming them and becoming a better person or even a better version of themselves,

    It stirs you up and pushes you to be a better person just like them..!

    Doesn’t it…?

    I know there are side affects too;

    There are other types of media which shape a perception of people towards a specific gender and it harms when people assume and act things they saw online with people in real life which leads to problems which are hard to handle when we see them though our eyes…!

    Do you think the media that you consume affects you in ways that it makes you short tempered or angry;

    Or,

    It helps you to be a creative person…?

    The comment box is open as usual…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • TV shows I’d like to watch once again…!

    TV shows I’d like to watch once again…!

    What’s a book, movie, or TV show that you wish you could experience again for the first time?

    20/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    I’m not that much into movies but I do watch when I’m with someone like a friend or a group of them and we decide on watching one;

    Reading has been my forte and it has helped me grow to who I am today…!

    but,
    there are different perspectives I gain when I’m reading it from different pov’s and it always is like a new read for me whenever I pick up a book…!

    There is a TV series that I’d love to rewatch once again,
    and experience it once again;

    It would be,

    The Office

    I know it might be a choice that many people might choose but,
    there is something so funny about the premise that makes me forget everything that is looming over my head and helps me relax as I watch clips of it on YouTube…!

    I’m at a point where every other video is the pranks jim played on Dwight or a collection of bloopers that happened during the recoding,
    let’s not forget the deleted scenes that didn’t make the cut…!

    If I can ever get to watch the whole series once again with a clean slate along with the bloopers at the end of each episode plus the deleted scenes at the end of each season it would be a blast…!

    Another TV series.
    Well not technically TV but YouTube series would be

    The Big Lez Show

    It’s such a good movie that started at ms paint and led to what it is right now,
    I watched it a few years back as it was recommended by someone I know;

    And it changed my view on Australian comedy…!

    So much effort when into it and it was such a sad ending when the show came to an end that it broke something within me…!

    They are still working on mini series and standalone series of characters who were the part of the main series and it is such a good recap as it brings back a lot of memories…!

    These two TV shows I’d like to watch again after forgetting all of the memories that i currently have of them…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    Mastering skills to help someone who really needs it…!

    If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be and why?

    18/06/2026@Waakiye

    Hey…

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    If you were to ask me about mastering a skill it would definitely be something that I can use for public benefit and mine too…!

    It would be something like having better observational skills and achieving a better conversational skill which would help me achieve my goals earlier…!

    There is a vast difference between observing and just watching the world walk by without gaining anything from it;

    It would be to my benefit to be able to observe and talk to people using my mastered skill set and get to know things that bug them or cause them harm,
    and take all their pain away as they feel some ease after talking to me about themselves…!

    There are a lot of things that haunt us,
    and we are constantly fighting a battle with them all the time,
    it can be a boss who’s making your life miserable,
    or some problems back home which make you think like you’re shrouded in darkness;

    And when I ask you about your life in such a way that it makes you tell me(A complete stranger);
    everything wrong that is going on in your life and I say some words that are comforting even if for a little while,
    it makes your life feel worthy of living,
    even enjoying if you truly feel free after talking your heart out…!

    So,

    Mastering observational and conversational skills would be my top choice…!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍