Waakiye

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  • Exploring Personal Admiration: Who Do We Look Up To?

    Exploring Personal Admiration: Who Do We Look Up To?

    Daily writing prompt
    List the people you admire and look to for advice…
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    Hey..

    I hope all of you are doing well…

    You must be thinking that,
    I must,
    I really would have people I look upto ,
    admire and would want to be like,
    but,
    there in reality,
    there are none…

    There are a few whom i read,
    who pushed me into a direction to work hard,
    write with consistency,
    explore different avenues of life,
    to be a better person on a whole…

    But,
    really there are none whom i admire,
    there wasn’t someone who would guide me to write,
    even if i am grateful for people who pushed me in this direction,
    but,
    admiration per se?
    that,
    i think is earned when someone looks at you,
    looks up to you from the bottom up…

    But,
    I’ve taken my steps looking at something far beyond a person,
    or what anyone is capable of,
    so,
    I’ve yet to find someone i admire,
    from the bottom of my heart…

    Till i find someone….!

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    Now this is something that i call an inspiration,
    or a source of one,
    the moon its serenity is something that i admire forever,
    a countless number of images in my phone you’ll find of the same,
    much thanks to the world for existing and letting us witness the beauty it possesses…
  • Voter Apathy: The Case for Casting Your Vote

    Voter Apathy: The Case for Casting Your Vote

    Do you vote in political elections?

    Hey..

    I hope you all are doing well…

    The prompt of this day sparks a real honest question to all of us,
    it just doesn’t ask us about our political stance on the type of government we favor,
    or what political beliefs we grew up with,
    cherishing them,
    even spreading them among those who come from us or are in our company…

    G0d knows,
    I’ve seen many people who don’t vote,
    just because they think that their votes don’t matter,
    and just because of that they sit home,
    or avoid making an effort that will ultimately be a changing point in their lives…

    I come from a place where elections happen after every 5 years,
    and its a bias to think,
    one is good,
    the other one is bad;

    But,
    the scale goes like this,

    All of them are bad,
    all of them either came from money,
    or they come to make money,
    no matter the path;

    If they have to cheat someone for money they’ll do it,
    if they have to remove someone from their paths they’ll do it,
    if they want to stay in power beyond their terms, they’ll do it,
    they can and will do anything to stay in power and make money,
    and more even if it means cheating their nation of money,
    that are paid by said taxpayers of which you and me are a part of…

    That’s why it’s important to choose,
    who are good even if they stem from evil,
    they must have a certain side to them,
    that makes them less evil than others,
    isn’t it….?

    Almost forgot to answer the question,
    yes,
    I do vote,
    and with all might,
    i tell everyone,
    your vote,
    the person next to you their vote,
    your old grandparents.
    even their votes matter…

    So,
    if you get a chance,
    go out,
    and vote…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    This is how it feels,
    choosing something that’s not necessarily for your benefit,
    but for a good that is going to come out of your peace and mind,
    but that’s the price that you pay for existing among those you consider your own…

  • Finding Direction in Life: My Personal Journey

    Finding Direction in Life: My Personal Journey

    Daily writing prompt
    What gives you direction in life?
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    Hey..

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    A sense of direction;
    it has been weird enough that i have been chasing what i have had in my mind for such a long time,
    I really don’t have anything that gives it in an essence a direction…

    Chasing money has been an all-time top five of the things that give me a direction,
    to work hard for my family and their survival,
    and to have what they need,
    or something that’s new and helps us live a life better than yesterday…!

    This writing is one such thing,
    where I can freely be expressive of who I am,
    no matter what type of lifestyle i come from,
    I am and have free reigns of how and what i write here,
    and for me to be a better writer/storyteller,
    a better person in general,
    who loves what he does,
    this has been an eye opener and helped me to find thing out much earlier than others,
    like the traits people have,
    and,
    how and when they use a situation,
    or a happening for their advantage…

    But all in,
    things have been there to keep me pulled into the race that help me motivated enough to continue and keep me working hard…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    Clicked this random station,
    it was a long journey,
    but returning home was the best thing ever,
    I took a seat and breathed with ease,
    as my destination wasn’t far,
    the serene peace and love,
    with monochrome and the late night empty halls ,
    just made me think of things,
    conversations,
    the stories
    the tales
    that these walls were a witness of…
  • Life Lessons from Personal Quotes

    Life Lessons from Personal Quotes

    Daily writing prompt
    Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?
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    Hey

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    There are a few sentences that i live by,
    they aren’t necessarily quotes,
    but they’re self-drawn rules that I live by,
    Well,
    I think each and every one of us should have some,
    rules or something that helps you set,
    what is right or wrong,
    in a situation…

    Quotes are those who are written by a writer and such,
    and when you are one in the making,
    what’s better than looking at something that you wrote,
    to keep yourself in check,
    during times that you thought would be the end of you…

    The said quote(s)…

    1)

    THE FALL TAUGHT ME TO GET UP AND MOVE FORWARD,

    IT DIDN’T TELL ME TO STOP AND SIT DOWN,

    IT TOLD ME THE REASON FOR THE FALL,

    AND I DIDN’T STOP LEARNING,

    NOR I’M STOPPING,

    DIDN’T STOP YESTERDAY,

    WILL NOT STOP TODAY,

    WONT STOP TOMORROW,

    BECAUSE,

    I DIDN’T STOP LEARNING…

    ★Didn’t stop learning★

    2)

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    CAN’T CRASH OUT

    ✅CAN THUG MY WAY OUT OF THIS ONE, SO

    I WON’T CRASH OUT

    These two are the ones I often check out,
    there are more but those are some other ideas,
    prompting some other feelings…

    For the time being,
    you can read them,
    save them,
    make them your quotes too…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    This is exactly how it feels when some prompt like this comes in…
    (Ai generated image…)

  • From Scrolling to Creating: My Social Media Shift

    How do you use social media?

    Hey

    I hope all of you are doing well…!

    The use of social media has changed significantly for me in the past couple of years.
    From the outside perspective,
    it would look like a drastic change.

    Earlier I used to spend a lot of time on social media.
    I was just scrolling away from one app to another.
    but,
    these days it’s the polar opposite…

    Any spare time I have is spent jotting down ideas.
    I feel these ideas will hit the right bone,
    or they will help develop my consciousness.
    This will give me a better insight into someone’s life…

    Initially,
    I used it just to chat my time away.
    But
    this social media has helped me meet beautiful souls who aren’t just expressive.
    They are also much better writers than I am.
    Because of social media,
    we managed to connect with each other.

    I would be here writing, editing, and making images just for my social media handles.
    Also, I would also be working on my blog.
    It was like shooting arrows in the dark…

    I still haven’t got used to the type of change it has brought.
    I have had to undergo many changes to become a better version of myself.
    All for the best,
    isn’t it …?

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    What we see here is an effort to grow from a point where even the mere thought of existence is a threat,
    but here we still are,
    still trying to make the best out of the situation that this life throws us in,
    and just like this bud growing from a crack in the wall,
    this seed has had a life too,
    and,
    I wish to hear his side of the story too…

  • How Emojis Reflect Our Emotions and Memories

    What are your favorite emojis?

    Hey,
    I hope all of you are doing well!!!

    I guess you’re reading this on a Sunday afternoon or morning (or even late Saturday night,
    to those who just came home after enjoying the weekend…!

    This came to me as such a curveball because i don’t use much of any emojis,
    because these words portray the message that i have in my mind in a crystal clear way;

    On looking at my phone’s emoji section i see some that I have used in the past and I shall give you a roundabout


    😂
    With the absolute saddest resting b face i send this one,
    when something is really hilarious,
    and i feel like i have to show laughter…

    ☕
    The only thing that i live by these days,
    a good cup of coffee/tea that wakes me up and give me a will to live,
    a new one every morning…

    🤍
    Do you ever feel like this,
    what do you think this means to you..?
    To me it feels like the white heart is a meaning of peace and doesn’t carry the same meaning as the red one that gives off any unwanted ideas,
    it signifies absence of disruption,
    and focuses on the essence of self…
    i.e.
    understanding the need to reach stability, before disrupting someone’s…

    😇
    the ever grateful one,
    who feels blessed even in all of the stresses that he endures,
    just because he trusts that his efforts shall be paid off…

    🎗️
    The yellow reminder ribbon
    This one will go with me forever and,


    ITS A REQUEST KEEP THIS ONE TO YOURSELF TOO…
    the significance of yellow reminder ribbon goes beyond life itself,
    it helps you to remember your goals, ideas;
    the thoughts that keep you alive,
    what makes you,
    you;

    Your real version…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

    The image that i took with the timestamp on that too..
    Do you ever think how something like a photo can help you relive a memory?
    Also according to me, black and white helps in giving the image a life that is only understood either if you were at the place where the photo was taken or;
    it helps us to have our mind fill in the dark and light shades with the colors that we see fit…?
    isn’t it???

  • A Journey Through Life’s Stories

    Daily writing prompt
    What topics do you like to discuss?
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    Hey,
    I hope you all are doing well…!

    Today’s prompt forced me into exploring my notes app and the pad that I carry on me,
    he|| even the conversations I’ve had with people up until this point…


    It was and has been a fever dream of sorts,
    I’ve talked on human psychology (of all age),


    I’ve talked about love,
    pretty vocal about two people meeting and some intimate scenes too,
    (I don’t know if they are safe to upload here…?)

    I’ve talked about addiction (its consequences too…)
    and numerous stories about people finding true love,
    some about losing their better halves,
    and many losing their lives too…

    There were many a things that shaped me into who i am today and i utilize them wholly
    even the little things that i see as I’m driving from or to work…

    But all of this for a cause greater than life itself,
    to provide each and every one of you a version of life that’s unseen from a place that isn’t explored by many,
    even if we all have it,
    what we call our mind…

    It is maybe due to meeting people from so many different fields,
    some being doctors,
    aspirants of government jobs,
    psychology students,
    teachers of high schools,
    businessman/women
    and many more that are skipping my mind…

    All in,
    it has been a journey that is to be remembered forever,
    and it shall be with the type of influence I’ve got from these godsend people…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    This is the one place where I found myself,
    the essence of self,
    the being that I am today,
    there were a lot of problems that came within the path of reaching this place,
    but when I stood there,
    and took this picture the breathtaking view absorbing all of it in,
    it felt like I found a new love for the things the same things that existed back home…

  • A risk bigger than life…

    When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out?

    Hey,

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    One of the biggest risks that I’ve taken on till date is to start all of this,

    Yes, this writing;

    No one in my family had what is called a said knack for writing,

    So,
    All I’ve been doing is hitting it day in day out,
    without skipping one day,

    Also managing my business where I work by hand
    (because I love to do that…)

    There isn’t any said time that I can afford to take out of my day for writing specifically,

    but,
    the ideas that I jot down in my note’s app are really good ones,
    and one day I will start to share them in the form of stories or maybe some short one-two liners that work here…

    Part of the risk is that some days these posts have a better reach, even though I just reached 20 posts here last morning,
    But,

    Being a writer means that you have to tackle this world along with the fight that goes on within,
    to be expressive sometimes vocal about your dreams and wants,

    But,

    At the end of the day
    you can get a good night’s sleep knowing you wrote and expressed how you felt,
    and maybe changed an aspect of someone reading your posts…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    There’s no such thing as the next moment, until there’s a proof of existence that was acknowledged by someone around you, i.e. your proof of existence is confirmed by those who are around you who know you, like you; and when one shall return to the form that it all began from their presence shall be remembered and the words unspoken shall be regretted forever…

  • How I Conquered My Nerves at a Theatrical Play

    What makes you nervous?

    Even though I’m quite a reserved person,
    there are some things that give birth to nervousness within me….

    Being the person that I am,
    I’m not that open to new experiences and if I want to experience new ones,
    it feels like my mind already has planned all of the outcomes even before I am to undergo the “Said” experience…

    For example;

    I once went to a theatrical play and I was running late,
    I had a fixed seat which I booked a few weeks in advance.

    On reaching there a little late,
    the host had already opened with the introductions.

    …….

    As I entered and looked for my seat and saw someone else sitting in mine,
    on telling them this was my seat,

    He told me he had a seat in the middle somewhere which he booked outside the hall,
    can I take that one..?

    On telling him that I couldn’t
    because I booked this seat weeks prior and I will sit here;

    Nervousness creeped in
    as he didn’t get up even after asking politely,
    and after that in a stern voice,
    after a few moments the staff came in as he stated to raise his voice against me.

    Knowing this was a public place,
    and they reserved the right for our admission,
    as I showed them the ticket and he was politely told to go to his seat,
    which he refused.

    On pausing the play for a moment all the lights were lit,
    and the said person was told to move to his seat or to be escorted out of the venue by security.

    The smug look on his face now wiped clean as he murmured something in his mouth and squeezed himself to his seat in the middle..

    That thing made me quite nervous.

    But thankfully I booked in advance and the staff were really helpful…!

    Overall,
    A good day that was.

    Apart from me losing my sh|t there.

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

    The first pic I took as I reached the destination after transversing through roads that were small and had a great abyss on the other side; the hazy memories of those times stay just like these pictures in my mind!!!

  • How My Cousin Inspired My Writing Journey

    Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.

    Hey,

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    This is a basic idea
    The relatives (from your extended family) are the absolute worst people because they pray for your downfall, just because you’re doing a bit better than them..

    But,

    There’s a cousin sister that I have;
    She has been an absolute blessing for me because she has been there for me at times when I couldn’t write or do anything..!

    It was her who pushed me into this direction;
    to write to be expressive to read more books,
    To write random scribbles that come to my mind,
    I still have that old notebook with me where all of this began…

    It was her in our family who pursued English honors and masters and has a good job educating students,

    To be honest even I became a student of her’s in this way,
    and learnt a lot,
    She bought me G0d knows how many books some of which are still left unread,
    but all of this-
    Planting a seed of this writer belongs to her and the nurturing of it belongs to yours truly…

    It has been quite a while that i sent her some of my work that i wrote these past few weeks
    sometimes i upload it on platforms other than this blog,
    but this is a place i can certainly call mine and be truly expressive without any boundaries;

    And i really thank the powers involved and my curious mind for being on the toes and always ready to learn something new,
    just for the heck of it…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye

    A canvas blank this world is, the thoughts and ideas that exist beyond the horizons of our mind, always a quest to conquer, this ever going conquest called our life…