Tag: writing

Describing how these past couple of months went by…

Describe a family member.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

I know it’s been a while since I’ve been alive here but I’m more than happy to tell you that all of the works are returning soon…

The write ups the relations the works all of them 😉

Just had to spend some time to get all of the things in order, work to the place it belongs or it should have belonged;

All things said a lot has happened and I’m here to tell you all everything about it sooner than you think…

Life has been tricky

This realisation came after losing a few members, some people I used to do deals with(friends made through the business) their ages ranging from mid 30’s to late 60’s…

Helping them all along with whatever I could by lending an ear; sometimes just talking and getting to know what goes on inside their minds…

With that being said all that was done back then has to be exhumed and revived and a new vision that exists has to be brought to this world;

To be brought to you (my precious reader…)

That was all about me as a family member…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye

27/10/2025
10 Certainties to Shape Your Future
Daily writing prompt
List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain.

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

These are the ten things that I believe to be absolutely certain it will happen or will affect our future happenings…
1. Whatever you’re going through,
  unless you make an effort to get up and move forward,
  try and struggle to better yourself each and every day,
  you’ll be in a place (Not physically but mentally) better…
2. Your hard work will be paid off,
  if its sincere and that doesn’t involve cutting corners and stepping on someone,
  (Even if you tell others you’re not affected by it,
  a set of eyes see you,
  and see the misery you pushed onto someone to be where you are..)
3. There will be an end of you,
  end of the time that you’re staying in,
  end of all the lives that are dependent on you,
  end of all who you look up to,
  end of all those who look up to you too,
  ending is already planned well before your arrival,
  so,
  make it worth the while,
  and appreciate it all…
4. All the things that you feel are real,
  there are times when your subconscious hints you to do something,
  sometimes it tells you not to,
  and more you come into tune with this inner version of you,
  better it will be for you…
5. There is a need for you to have connections with people,
  it might feel that you are doing this for your benefit,
  or it might feel like they’re doing it for their benefit,
  but,
  when the need occurs,
  take a fall,
  and let them be the cushion that can soften it,
  but that doesn’t mean you can run amok if they’re hurting,
  you have to be there for them too,
  plus,
  you need some of these for testifying for you if something bad happens,
  and give you a clean chit…
6. Have a few friends,
  you need them…!
  they are absolutely necessary,
  have strict rules and guidelines and push them through,
  and if they still stand with you,
  through thick and thin,
  they’re there for you to stay with you forever,
  (That doesn’t mean it cannot happen to you,
  they’re going to test you too,
  and of you aren’t available for them,
  you will lose them too…)
7. Be there for your immediate family,
  your father,
  Mother brother and sisters if you have any,
  they are your crux,
  and if you aren’t available for them,
  you definitely won’t have time for anyone,
  because they are the ones who make and break you from the very core…
8. Have an emergency fund set up,
  at least 6 to 12 months of fund set up separately,
  which you should not use on the regular,
  but during emergencies only,
  (I know this seems impossible for some,
  but it has to start somewhere,
  a few here and there,
  some stuck between the couch,
  it started as a big jar for me (Earthen pot Also called Gullak),
  maybe it can for you too..!
9. Have something that saves you from this bad world,
  maybe a habit,
  maybe a vice,
  maybe a thing that you do to keep you alive and functioning in this fast-paced world,
  maybe a person,
  your s/o,
  boyfriend/girlfriend,
  a routine,
  maybe spending a few days with them,
  maybe a solo trip,
  or maybe a thing as simple as a beverage that you saw an ad for,
  or a food that you find appealing,
  wait until you can’t anymore and do it,
  or have it;
  
  Don’t necessarily deny yourself a thing that will help you live another day,
  but don’t jump on the very first moment you have a thought about it…
  
  Think it through…
10. All of it might not work for you,
  there are times you have to cut ties,
  even with those who share same blood,
  even those whom you grew up with,
  and spent entire childhood with,
  but,
  when it comes to severing ties,
  remember,
  there is no such thing as losing a vision of self to be there for someone who would show you the gate the very instant,
  they find your worth has been utilized…
These are my certainties,
What are yours…?

Cheers🥂(The fight begins)

Love Waakiye 🤍
14/07/2025
Navigating Risks: Security vs. Adventure Mindset

Daily writing prompt
Are you seeking security or adventure?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Today’s prompt is a good one,
and it categorizes the life and its teaching into two main points,
how you grew up,
what sort of beliefs you have,
what sort of beliefs were you provided and,
what sort of beliefs you accepted and adapted yourself with them…

For me,
I seek security with a touch of adventure…

I’d go for a new dish at a restaurant,
every once in a while,
and order the usual on the regular days,
and if I don’t like it,
I won’t send it back,
but,
save it as an adventure that went the other way…

When we go out,
and there is a new experience to achieve,
I’ll think about it for a while,
and if it’s not as safe as it looks,
I won’t do it,
but,
at the same time,
the adventurous me looks at the scared me,
and speaks nothing when my mind warns me about the safety issue…

The same happens in the workplace,
if there is something a pitch or an idea that involves some amount of risk factors,
but the outcome of it shall place me at a higher level than those around me,
I’d happily opt in and research it through and through,
and bring it up in meetings or in private too,
but,
with a lot of calculations,
I’d consider it,
if it was worthy of taking the risk or not…

Generally,
it happens that all of us take a mix of it,
a sense of security comes in when there is too much to lose,
and a sense of adventure comes in when we don’t have much care,
but,
consequences of it still are there on one’s mind,
making it worthy of taking the risk…

That’s it for the day,
enjoy the last day of your day off today,
spend some time being productive and preparing for the days that are yet to come…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

13/07/2025
YOUR STORY MY WORDS(Ysmw)

Thank you for providing me with your story…
#Ysmw #001

12/07/2025
Dinner with Loved Ones: Healing Through Memories

Daily writing prompt
If you could host a dinner and anyone you invite was sure to come, who would you invite?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

There was a family tradition that used to take place earlier in our family,
we used to get together,
have drinks,
cook our own food,
some it was store bought,
and it only required heating it a little bit..

But,
it was like once maybe twice a year kind of tradition which used to take place at our residence,
but people used to come from faraway places,
even from neighboring states,
a day or two before…

We used to have music,
and used to hit steps after getting a bit tipsy,
but,
all in everyone enjoyed to their fullest,
there would be people sitting in the corner eating and drinking,
talking to each other,
I would occasionally check on them and get them anything they needed,
and they’d thank me for it,
and the smile would stay on my face the entire night…

Until,
the latter half on ’23,
after battling for an entire year,
and losing at the end,
the life was never the same,
all the point of get-together became a sham,
there was no happiness whatsoever,
all the sense,
essence of happiness or get-together was lost,
as he left us…

So,
I’d invite my now deceased father,
and revive the long-lost tradition of having the grand dinner once again,
Or teach us how we could continue without the loss of someone so dear to our hearts,
where all of us would get together,
and enjoy to our fullest,
once again,
yet again…

Cheers 🥂 (Happy weekend)

Love Waakiye 🤍

12/07/2025
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
Exploring Global Music Genres: My Personal Playlist

Daily writing prompt
What is your favorite genre of music?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Intro…

Have you ever heard a track and went,
I don’t know what they’re saying but,
it feels good to listen,
so,
you end up having a few of them in your playlist,
and one day when you’re scrolling your downloads,
you find it yet again,
and revisit those old memories…?

Travelling west…

That’s how I discovered “Nancy Ajram”,
A Lebanese singer,
“Jamila El Badaoui”,
A Moroccan singer,
And,
“Nai Barghouti”,
a Palestinian singer,
composer and singer,
with such talent that is nowhere to be found…!

Finding these rare gems…

These discoveries for a person sitting in India,
is not possible unless a random one of these come on your recommendations,
but,
for that you should have heard them in advance or have someone tell you about them but,
it never happened to me,
it was always finding out on my own,
hearing it someplace,
like the background of an instagram reel,
or,
a soft tune playing somewhere,
that’s how I found out about the legends “FAIRUZ”,
And “ABDEL HALIM HAFEZ”…

Returning to my roots…

But,
that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about my culture and the origin of my being,
Panjabi folk singers like “Lal Chand Yamla Jatt”,
and “Alam Lohar” “Ashiq jutt” “Amar Singh Chamkila” “Asa Singh Mastana”
and their female counterparts,
“Noor Jehan”, “Surinder Kaur”, “Narinder Biba” and “Amarjot”…

Not forgetting the new Skool singers who are carrying the legacy forward that we got from our ancestors,
“Arjan Dhillon”,
“Sidhu Moose Wala”(Rip LLSMW🕊️),
“Karan Aujla”,
and many more who are working hard to bring up the level day by day..

So,
you see my genre focuses on my mother tongue,
with exposure from around the world..

About Bollywood…

I don’t like Bollywood that much because most of it has become a copy and paste from other cultures,
but occasionally,
there will be tunes that stay on my mind forever,
and they come back to me after a while reminding me to listen to them yet again,
and break my stereotype yet again…

Towards the end..

That’s it for the day,
hope you guys have a nice weekend,
and listen to some nice tunes along the way…

Your Recommendations…

Is there something that you recommend,
do let me know in the comments…

Cheers🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

06/07/2025
Crafting Authority: Daily Learning in Writing and Life

Daily writing prompt
On what subject(s) are you an authority?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Well,
when the topic of authority comes in,
I like to think it this way,
one can never master a skill,
no matter how much time they spend on it,
but,
a level of expertise comes in,
after dabbling in a single field…

After spending around three years,
and writing at least half a million to quarter of million words,
and given countless of them to writers and individual organizations,
it’s safe to say there’s some level of authority that I have been blessed with,
(On this),
But,
even saying this feels wrong to me,
because there is so much yet to be done,
so much yet to be achieved from this,
and coming from a background that has nothing to do with this,
makes it hard as the way has to be paved as I walk on it,
for someone to follow the same…

The field that I’m working in other than this,
makes it polar opposite,
Working in an industry where I learn new things each day,
and return home drenched in sweat and covered in a layer of soot,
but,
even there,
the learning continues on,
and it happens on the daily,
a new way to achieve results quicker and cheaper,
this tussle continues each day,
tomorrow too,
and the day after too…

So,
the struggle continues each day,
both ways,
But it’s a good life,
that continues perpetually…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

04/07/2025
Layers of Romance: Emotional Depth in Love and Writing

Daily writing prompt
What’s your definition of romantic?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

What an open-ended question this one is,
without a context,
without any relation to how we are supposed to work,
romanticism in the sense of a literary writing,
or romantic in a relationship sense…?

But,
that’s the cue to work around the topic of this day,
and we will go ahead anyways…

My definition of romantic (or romance) in a general sense isn’t clouded by the want to just get in bed with them,
but,
to understand them,
the things that they like,
the things that they hate,
the way they grew up,
and from that understanding,
what shaped them the way they are,
or how they respond to an action or a cue,
which they like or don’t,
helping me to stay clear off the things that haunted them in their past,
all the while helping them come to terms with what they were in their past,
isn’t something that is going to affect their present;

Also,
showering them with gifts,
taking them out on their days off,
and exploring new places with them,
as we walk hand in hand,
traveling with them maybe using the public transport every once in a while,
and gifting flowers,
and dropping them home or near it,
how the relationship is at that point of time…

See how I didn’t talk about having or getting your physical needs met here,
because that’s how it is initially,
taking it slow and knowing that in some cultures,
things like these take place after marriage,
and that’s acceptable,
but,
when things are forced,
and they are coerced into doing something that they don’t agree to,
or like,
would naturally mean that you’re there only to satiate yourself,
and then drop her after the sun rises the next day…

Due to that,
this path becomes extremely tricky for both,
where one has to make sure things are mutual and in agreement,
with proper boundaries set…

Whereas romanticism in literary sense comes in when things like these are experienced and a person who loves to write pens his real emotions and feelings,
about how they are truly, madly and deeply in love,
with the said person,
to the point they write (Of course in some hidden sense),
about their love,
their feelings,
which can be mutual or one sided,
but,
portraying an image in a sense that’s appealing to read,
and can be experienced by those who are around them,
without even being in a relationship to call it something that they themselves dream of being in…

So romantic aspect is much needed in life,
where a person exposes themselves,
layer by layer,
in a sense to a person,
they intend to spend the foreseeable future with…

That’s romanticism for me,
to you…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye🤍

All alone they were,
After a long time they were finally together,
There was deep longing in those eyes,
And a want,
A need that needed to be expressed,
But,
Who would make the first move…?

The first move,
After a span of three months,
These months,
Akin to years spent apart,
Seeing only each other,
And talking like strangers,
Whenever they had some time on their hands,
And these hands,
Waited,
Waited all of these days,
Waited these weeks,
Waited all these Months;

Now,
These hands,
Were in those,
Where they belonged…

A bottle of Merlot,
And two glasses were there,
A third of the way,
Maybe a sip was taken,
Before things took a turn…

From kissing the back of her hand,
To her shoulder blade,
And from there,
Those pink supple lips,
He stared at himself,
Her face tilted,
Eyes half closed,
Waiting were these lips,
For a sweet little kiss..

A known flavor coated his mouth,
Her born lippy lip balm,
The strawberry kind,
Those eyes; glowing,
Overflowing with emotions;

“Cannot tell you how much I waited,
Waited for this day..”

As those eyes shined,
As she stared into his…

03/07/2025
The Importance of Gratitude in Friendships

Daily writing prompt
How do you express your gratitude?

Hey…

I hope all of you are doing well…

Another day another good prompt,
There are a few instances where I take help of those who are around me,
and,
If I do,
I do let them know that I’m grateful for that…

Often,
it happens that they talked to me,
when I was feeling low,
or,
If i was in the need of something and they came in like a savior and handed me the thing that I needed,
or,
swooped me out of the bad situation,
by telling a simple excuse,
knowing I was feeling agitated,
and when we are out of that situation,
I usually thank them for it..

Just the happening of last week,
I picked up a friend of mine from the nearest metro station that was to my workplace which I visited during my day off,
and we went from one cafe to another in search of good coffee,
and when we were done with the first one,
we had latte and a filter coffee with some brownies,
But,
we didn’t like the ambiance as the shop was packed and we had to sit outside,

So,
we went to another one,
had a cold coffee,
they ordered a lemon iced tea,
and we ordered some snacks to go with it,
And after having it we went to an art gallery,
and looked at these beautiful paintings,
as the artist themselves invited us in,
to look at them,
and they were one beautiful,
Of course,
we couldn’t take any pictures,
but we really thanked the artist as he walked us through,
the paintings their expression,
and what message it conveyed…

And after thanking him and getting to know his schedule,
we told him that we will send some art enthusiasts his ways,
one of them who paints as a hobby,
another one who does this as her profession…

After we were done and they waited for their uber to come pick them up,
I told them to sit,
and later I dropped them off outside their home,
and they thanked me and as they were going,
they reminded me of how much of a good friend I was,
and they’re forever grateful that I came into their life…

And they told me to drop them a message as soon as I arrived home,
but,
I got late as I had to pick up essentials,
and they got worried for me,
as I texted them,
that I was happy that we could spent time together today,
and they were too,
wishing the same for the next week,
and I told them I hope they’re free next week too,
so we can spend time together…

Just these little things,
spending time with loved ones,
exploring things and new places,
which makes them happy and gives me exposure,
broadening my horizon,
all the while being a better person and thanking anyone who becomes a part of this life,
My life…

Cheers 🥂

Love Waakiye 🤍

02/07/2025