Tag: health

A perspective from all ages

Do you need time?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

The prompt today is such a great one that it has many layers to it the deeper you look at it…

Asking this to a child the answer would be a big yes and they get to play more and be themselves more…

Asking this to a teenager who is surrounded by studies and stresses they’d say yes too, A student would say they’d get more time to sleep and work on things they like,

Whereas those under mountain of pressure would surely reject it…

A working individual would say they’d love to have time but for themselves too,

If it were a part of work they better be paid for it equally;

A retired individual would say yes too, they’d get the maximum out of their lives if they’re going out to visits places that they haven’t, making it a once in a lifetime thing…

But,

A person who is struggling with a disease they’d definitely say no, not to have any second more of the pain and constant stresses that come with it…

A person with a disability like depression and schizophrenia or anything that makes them agitated and lash out on themselves or those around them, they’d definitely say no to that too…

A person who has lost all interest in life and living paycheque to paycheque surviving each and every month would definitely want time that goes to bringing themselves up unfortunately that’s not the sort of world we live in and often over exploitation is a thing and haunts us all…

A person who is on their deathbed waiting for its sweet embrace they want more and more time away from it, but on the contrary a person fighting with it all the time wants none of it…

For me I do need time,

To complete all these pieces that I’m writing and working on but most of the time is eaten up by work and things that demand my attention at home, leaving me with next to none…

And I know if I get more of it, a big chunk of it will go to my family and work instead of me or my growth; but that’s how life goes for me and I hope better for you…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

05/11/2025
On the brink of extinction, the human nature

What will your life be like in three years?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

With times uncertain as they are right now some days I really think is there any chance of survival for us as humans in the next couple of years…

With Ai at the brink of an explosion which gives it power to compute much beyond humans (its super intelligent form),

Which would mean a lot of our our jobs will be taken over and we will have to find other means and sources to make do what we are doing or love…

The texts that you and I read and write; for them a lot of Ai tools has come to refine them or make them better which means that in coming years too a lot of content that you will read will either be a part of Ai or wholly made by Ai;

What will happen once everything that is made has no connection to humans whatsoever…?

A fearful scenario to think about but it’s not that far into the future maybe within the five year mark…?

Fear inducing thought…!

Cheers (To all our survival) 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

04/11/2025
A holiday tailored for yourself…

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

I’d like to point out this days prompt, there are other holidays too, there were people who were pioneers who shaped our city our country this entire world too,

But even on their birthday or the day they passed away we continue to live our lives without giving any single thought as to who they were and what they achieved in their life which continues to affect us till this day…

How one celebrates is entirely upto them if one feels that they can live their life fully by shutting themselves in,

Or by taking a few more hours of sleep,

Even an extra long bath,

There are so many little things that affect our lives in the long run that we forget to live them…

It might be spending time with a loved one or visiting family that lives far just for a single day…

A holiday that would be spend according to your own needs would be a holiday in actuality, no matter what the mind desires and it’s able to achieve/do that…

That’d be the holiday where you can follow your own routine that you make for yourself and nothing matters to anyone but you…

A dream holiday where everyone does what they want at their own pace

“A holiday catered to your own needs”

(A new week is upon us and I hope it’s a smooth sail ahead…)

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

03/11/2025
Failed attempts at remembering my childhood…

Is there an age or year of your life you would re-live?

Hi…

I hope all of you are doing well…

(I hope Halloween went for all those who celebrated..)

I’d love to live a specific age in my life once again, well tbh I’m not that old yet but there’s an age which I’d like to return once and live my life to the fullest…

It would be my childhood i.e. the age when I was between 6 years to 12 years, because I see people remember their childhood,

but I really have no clue as to what my childhood was or what were my quirks or things that I used to do…

I’ve seen people remember their childhood with photos and memories, but it’s all a hazy flashbacks for me, every once in a while someone will ask how my childhood was and I’d remember bits and pieces of it nothing more ;(

I know it might feel sad to hear, but when you actively fight for survival after being the sole earner, things tend to fall apart real soon…

Every once in a while someone in my family will say do you remember that (A core memory from my childhood)..?

I’d shake my head and agree with them even if they lie through their teeth, because I have little to no recollection of what happened back then…

It’s sad and disappointing but that’s how it is for me, so I’d like to live my childhood once again…

Cheers (To some dreams that might come true in the near future) 🥂

Love Waakiye🤍

01/11/2025
What Improves with Age? Discovering Taste, Wisdom, and Confidence

Daily writing prompt
What do you think gets better with age?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

There are a few things that get better with age,
that I can think of,
at this very instant…

Taste…

Your preferences become more filtered,
instead of the crude and in their raw versions they were before;

You acquire taste in various fields like,
Music, fashion, food and art,
and these choices become yours,
because they are acquired through trial and err,
and they now show a great part of you…

Wisdom and a vision for perspectives…

As you grow and work,
you gain skill,
an insight into seeing the bigger picture,
even the missing one which you have to create to achieve that level,
But,
that does mean giving up on things that are unimportant at that time,
which can cause you to feel left alone or isolated,
because things like these aren’t visible in the early years of life,
and if it were,
you’d most probably spending much time alone contemplating them,
by planning ahead from an early age…

Controlled grip on emotion…

As you age and get reality checks,
setbacks that make you realize your position,
In life and in society,
capping your goals and framing your life within a few things that were within your reach,
you start to understand and have your views on things,
and when you come to know the actual reality of those around you,
the different way they are bound to you,
some just like you…

then you gain control over your emotions and built a stamina for it,
which makes it harder for you to take an unnecessary fall,
which can be made on early deductions…

Foods and beverages…

There are certain things,
certain foods and drinks that become your acquired taste,
like fine wine and pairing it with specific cheeses;

Taste of truffles is one of them,
it feels weird at first and after consuming it often,
it becomes a taste that suits your palate…

Just like wine,
the taste of good whiskey is acquired through many trials and errors,
you try expensive whiskey and drink it using some ice and little water,
and it doesn’t hit you back like the cheap ones usually do,
their buzz is consistent and not something that becomes a high or low within a matter of few minutes,
But,
that doesn’t mean it’s good for you;

Anything and everything in moderation is better…

Awareness of self and boost in confidence…

With age,
one becomes adamant on their rules and regulations that work for them,
all of the outside judgment is ignored,
and one becomes more comfortable in their own skin;

Which in turn builds confidence,
by not having a constant pressure of surroundings,
and growing at a pace that seems comfortable for self,
which sparks this feeling that’s-

“MORE ABOUT KNOWING LESS ABOUT PROVING”

with that being said,
these are the things that I think,
get better with age,
What about you,
do mention them in the comments below…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye🤍

11/07/2025
Struggles with Sleep and Morning Wake-Up Times

Daily writing prompt
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

All that comfort in the life finding prompt yesterday,
where I talked a lot of things that I do on good days,
but,
none of them had a mention of bad days that are there too,
so here it goes…

There are a few days when I return home late from work,
around 10 at night from work,
and I am tired and hungry,
Confused from all the piled-up responsibilities,
and deadlines that were supposed to be met but weren’t…

All of the work comes crashing,
and then it’s on me to complete it,
or get it completed asap,
even though the timelines as usual were impossible to achieve,
making it a race against time as usual,
making it possible someday,
but other days its miserable…

When I return home around 10 at night,
the usual routine takes a hit,
the tiredness takes over,
and Lethargy follows,
the schedule which is used to take half an hour at most,
takes around an hour,
hour and a half on worse days…

The night shower is spent in contemplating what if’s,
and how would the deadlines be met the next day,
and before I can look up at the clock it turned 11 PM,
so,
I hurry and get out of the bath and plate my dinner,
and have it while watching some videos or something informative,
and before I could peel myself away from the screen,
it was 11:45 at night..

After which I tidy my room a bit,
which pushes the time well after 12 Am,
and when I look at the clock,
it stuck 00:15 hours,
hurriedly I get in my bed,
and guess what,
I CAN’T SLEEP ANYMORE.
spending another 15 to 30 minutes changing sides,
trying to fall asleep…

All of this continues on until 1 in the morning,
on bad days until 2 in the morning,
which makes it impossible to wake up at 6 or 7 usually in the morning,
So,
I wake up at 8 or 8:30 in the morning,
making,
it that sort of a day,
a messed-up start,
repercussions of which follow throughout the day…

Shouldn’t this day be Friday already…?

Cheers 🥂?

Love Waakiye 🤍

10/07/2025
Daily Comfort Hacks: Tips for a Better Life

Daily writing prompt
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

There are many strategies that I employ to make my life more comfortable,
well not just mental comfort but my physical comfort too…

Daily Journaling…

One of the things that I do each day is by writing about it in my journal,
and each day I read the last one,
helping me determine the habits that I have,
and which of them make my life better,
or provide me an insight that helps me to avoid something that disrupts it…

Basking and Meditation…

On waking up,
I go to my balcony and look at the sunlight,
or the natural light peering through the clouds,
which reminds me that the sleep is finally over as I spend a few minutes in the sunlight,
someday sitting down on a mat in the balcony and meditating and reflecting on the day ahead,
the types of work I have to involve myself in,
and the roles I have to play this day…

Clean living atmosphere…

One of the most important things is to have a clean environment,
this isn’t just about having clean surroundings or your vicinity,
but my room is where it all begins from,
a clean room,
which isn’t messy,
and the soft lighting that imitates the sunlight is used to illuminate my room;
This simplifying of my environment makes it much easier to live a life that feels fulfilling and worth living tbh…

Getting to bed early…

Getting my good 7-8 hours of sleep,
even if it means getting to bed and falling asleep at ten maybe 11 at night,
because a good sleep helps me wake up refreshed,
and with new ideas that help me on the daily,
living this fast-paced life at my own pace,
and with that sleeping in early comes in waking up early to involve myself in some physical activity like walking or taking a stroll around the building complex,
which boosts my metabolism and gives me a chance to be one with nature early in the morning…

These are some of the ways I increase comfort and at the same time better my life with the help of options that suit me the best..!

Do you have a routine like this which helps you,
Do let me know…!

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

09/07/2025
Personal Accounts of Surgery: Lessons from Loved Ones

Daily writing prompt
Have you ever had surgery? What for?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Thankfully,
I haven’t underwent any surgery up until this point of time in my life,
but,
I’m surrounded by people,
who are close to me,
very dear to me who underwent surgery,
To save them,
or try to save them from a life-threatening disease,
that was looming over their heads…

My father had to go through a colectomy,
to remove a part of infected small intestine,
which developed had developed into a fast-growing cancer,
that had already spread through his soft tissue,
but,
his conditions deteriorated after the procedure,
as the medications stopped working and we ultimately lost him in late ’23,
extremely hard times those were,
May his soul rest in peace…

My aunt had to go through multiple of them,
another person stuck with cancer,
first,
the doctors ordered to remove her uterus,
which was the center,
where the problems began,
later it metastasized to her other organs,
and detection were made,
where tumors were found in her breasts,
which had to be removed too,
which broke her spirit,
as we eventually lost her after a year of fighting the battle against the fast-spreading disease…

One of my cousin sisters had surgery too,
she was developing polyps in her uterus,
which were making her life miserable,
and the history of a mother who passed away with cancer,
she took no risks and went ahead with the surgery before it could develop into cancerous ones,
which made her life better,
as she can live carefree,
but,
she has to work with caution,
as they can develop again,
by managing diet,
and having routine check-ups…

Being surrounded by,
the survivors and the tales left by those who have left us early,
remembering and keeping all of them in our heart and minds,
as they taught us to never lose hope,
until the very last point…

Cheers 🥂
(Happy weekend)

Love Waakiye 🤍

29/06/2025
The Truth About Self-Care: Stubbornness or Serenity?

Daily writing prompt
How do you practice self-care?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Returning to your work is bothersome,
more for those who are already tired,
a few hours deep into this days work,
All the best for what’s left,
much less what’s more to come…

About the prompt of this day;
its a good one,
but,
yet here I am exposing myself yet again…

There’s no such thing as self-care,
It just plain hard stubbornness,
(In my language its called ZIDD),
its the only thing that has kept me going,
A stubbornness to become someone,
someone better,
better than who I was day before,
and to a new tomorrow,
that will come the next…

There is no such thing as self-care because,
it’s a known fact that I have to get things to work the next day,
even if I feel like not to,
there’s a mindset that this works on,
maybe on or after achieving a spot or a pedestal,
where one belongs,
one can take rest and give self the much needed,
“Self-care”…

But,
If that thing or an idea that is much bigger,
and is replaced by another one the next moment,
there’s no time to rest,
or sit,
or contemplate the things that one has achieved,
that’s why,
and that’s how things have been with me,
leaving me with enough time to rest,
and wake up with a positive mindset,
ready to conquer another day…

On the days off,
the actual self-care version of myself kicks in,
I usually wake up late,
late enough for people in my house to question my existence,
And when I do wake up,
I wake up hungry like its been weeks,
And eat and spend day leisurely,
By going out with family or friends,
and by the time evening hits,
all of us are at home,
at ease,
and as we talk and have dinner,
enjoy and talk about things that happened over the week,
and discuss and plan the week ahead…

By the time it ends its time to sleep,
and prepare the challenge that is the next day…

That’s how it all goes,
that’s how my self care goes,
What about you…?

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

23/06/2025
Favorite School Lunches: A Taste of Our Past

Daily writing prompt
Which food, when you eat it, instantly transports you to childhood?
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Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Being a typical Indian kid,
we all carried lunches as soon as we started school,
and that is where we were exposed to experiences,
new things that we didn’t see before,
flavors that were new to the palate,
never ever tried before,
in this life…

So,
what we used to do as kids,
when the recess hit,
we used to gather at a selected seat,
and open our lunches at the same time and whatever each one of us felt appealing we took a bite out of,
and after that,
it was like clockwork,
we used to try a bite or a nibble of food and then took more bites out of the things that we liked…

One of the things that I remember,
that’s very dear to my heart has been Pulao…

It’s a steaming mixture of rice with vegetables of choice in it,
which was my all-time favorite,
all of my friends loved it too,
So,
I barely got a bite,
it was rarely that it was made,
and that too when That lunch box opened,
and I took out a bite,
it was then snatched out of my hand,
like it wasn’t even in my hand to start with,
there were some fights,
some persuasion,
sometimes it was admitting defeat,
sometimes it was a win because they brought something good,
and then someone else used to make them run for their food…

Simple and happy times…

Another one was chickpea stir fry,
My mom used to prepare this in two boxes,
because whenever I used to take this one,
I BARELY got a bite,
I mean BARELY even a single bite got into my mouth..

It was so mouth watering that one of the lunch box used to just disappear,
as soon I told them,
what I brought today,
so,
I used to hide one of the boxes well under my books and told them I only brought one lunch today and they used to feel bad,
telling me that,
I can have their lunch,
but,
it was worth seeing their expression,
as I pulled out another one of them,
from my bag,
hidden from everyone..

Whenever the taste of the Pulao or chickpea stir fry comes to the mind,
all of a sudden,
the memories hit back like a wave hitting the seashore,
again and again,
reliving the days of my childhood,
in an instant,
as a flashback of all the fun we used to have…

To all of the good times spent together,
I hope all of them are doing well and are living a blessed life…

Happy weekend to all those celebrating..

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

21/06/2025