Waakiye

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  • Are You a Leader or Follower? Discover the Truth

    Are You a Leader or Follower? Discover the Truth

    Daily writing prompt
    Are you a leader or a follower?
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    Hey…

    I hope each one of you reading this are doing well…

    This is the first time I disagree with the prompt,
    because there should be both the qualities in a person;

    They should be capable of leading as well,
    and even be quick to follow when they come across a concept that is unknown to them,
    or if you have less information on,

    because all of us are humans,
    we have limits,
    limits to our knowledge and capabilities,
    which makes us different from each other…

    There are times that I’ve led people on with these words,
    giving them vivid stories to read,
    also live in,
    but,
    I was led on by them too,
    when they provided me an insight into a concept that was foreign to me…

    For example,
    A person,
    Whom I cherish,
    told me about her life,
    How her mother separated from their family,
    brutally which led to her forming extreme issues,
    but,
    the story of the said person is coming out of it is so brave,
    that,
    it makes all of the other problems seem small…

    There’s no such thing as being a leader,
    without being a follower first,
    You followed someone footsteps,
    even if you are unaware that you did,
    IT HAPPENED,
    You unknowingly followed and aren’t aware,
    OR
    knowingly followed but choose not to admit,
    because you think it makes you a smaller person….
    BUT;
    the day you admit to this,
    is when the real growth happens…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

  • Whisper Collector: A Job for Just One Day

    Whisper Collector: A Job for Just One Day

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s a job you would like to do for just one day?
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    Hey…

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    This question had me bugging as soon as I logged in on the app last night,
    a job that i would do just for a day,
    a single day,
    and never again,
    never ever again…

    I was thinking about being a WHISPER Collector;

    Imagine being a wall,
    a bench in a secluded spot,
    a crack in a wall,
    an old Tyre that has been sitting,
    or even a dark alleyway…

    And from each of them,
    oozing soft whispers,
    that come to your ear,
    in the voice of those people who aren’t there anymore…

    Imagine hearing someone confess their secrets;

    Someone telling how much they love the person who is moving infront of them,
    and within whispers you hear,
    the soft voice of the person moving infront of them,
    telling the alleyway how much they love them and want to be with them forever…

    As you move from the alleyway to the remains of what seems like a playground,
    You start to hear crackle of children,
    their laughter,
    and from them seeps voices of few parents who brought their kids to the playground,
    as I go past the swings,
    and reach a big swirling slide,
    from there i heard,
    crackling of happy children,
    Amongst them a sad voice,

    in a sad voice
    “Have to go, dad has to go to work,
    we’ll be back tomorrow”
    in a crying voice…!

    I wish they did meet tomorrow,
    or escaped to safety safely…

    Tears streaming down my face,
    this has to be something that should be done only once,
    and once only as,
    the screams of those who lost their lives started to come to these ears…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    With a lantern I was handed,
    told in a voice stern to walk through the night.

    With the secrets to unfold,
    in the shadows to move unheard,
    Each whisper that i heard,
    shall remain in my head forever.

    The regret of lost,
    the silent ones,
    and those who didn’t make it,
    Amongst those whose voice,
    traveled from far a places,
    to reach my ear with a sense of relief,
    in a bittersweet way a soft smile stays,
    on this face saddened with grief…
  • 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…
  • 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…

  • Chaos to Clarity: My Writing Journey and Productivity

    Daily writing prompt
    When do you feel most productive?
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    Hey

    I hope you all are doing well…!

    The prompt of this day,
    forced me to think the duality of the life I am living…

    One where I manage and run a business,
    another one where I do all of this writing,
    it has been a chaotic mix of feeling thing and tirelessly working my b|_|tt off..

    All of us know that living two lives within these 24 hours isn’t possible but we all have to manage right…?

    The most productive I am during work is the afternoon hours,
    i.e. 12 pm to 3 pm,
    but,
    it’s the exact opposite for this writing between 12 am to 3 am;(IST)

    Waking up early to set things in order,
    and then working on them including this blog,
    and Instagram post before I have to leave for work,
    the fine line between night and day blemishes,
    and for weeks it feels like I haven’t taken a day off,
    but,
    the show must go on…

    So,
    I think you get a gist of the type of broken schedule I live on,
    necessarily the dependent on caffeine is hard and takes a toll on this mind and body too…

    But,
    both parts of my life requires different strengths,
    different capabilities,
    very drastic shifts in focus,
    and,
    with that I need to have a very cool, calm and a composed mind…

    But,
    from the chaos that I’m in,
    generates a world so vivid and well versed,
    that it feels almost surreal..

    And,
    this is the type of blessing I seeked all along,
    to live a vivid, beautiful life with,
    hard work too so i can get a good nights sleep…

    Cheers 🥂

    Love Waakiye 🤍

    That’s how I am staring at nothingness some of these days…

  • 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…