The Woman That I Am… …is careful to use the right words and tone while talking to others, but is at her harshest when talking to herself. …has the wisdom and patience to bear every mistake made by the ones she loves, but none when she makes her own. …has used up her reserves of kindness so liberally that she …
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Gratitude #BlogALeague
Jacqui stood facing the neat rows of the corn field. Yes, they were withered now due to the harsh Autumn but she remembered them when they were green and flourishing. The paths carved through the lush fields lead to a destination, to the harvest. She remembered working here, head down with the harsh sun beating down on her back, thought …
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A Decade of Ooh, Aah and Ouch! #DecadeHop #RRxMM
‘If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans’, no I didn’t say this, Woody Allen did. I have only been experiencing it for the past decade! 2010. My Tarot Reading practise was flourishing, I was writing 6 monthly magazine columns and basically living it up. I was also single. I remember thinking, ‘life set hai’. Boom! I …
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The Circus Comes To Town #BlogALeague #Fiction
Hidden away in the inside of my jacket is a small pebble. This pebble used to be little rock, but my habit of getting it out and rubbing it between my fingers multiple times a day has reduced its roughness and size both. My jacket seems to be getting a tad snug around my frame too, so either I lose …
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The Promise #WoWe Week 7
Darwin looked up at the tree and wondered why it looked higher than it did? He had climbed it so many times, he felt like he knew every inch of it. He shrugged, braced himself, took a deep breath and placed his foot in the first groove, then the second. Just a few more steps and he would almost be …
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Outside My Window #WordsMatter
I have looked outside so many windows and seen varied views. Seasons changing, different weathers, nature in all its glory and the rage of it too. The lush green hues brought about by the rains. The dull browns that the palette and paint brush of Autumn shades everything around. The washed out colors of Winter, till Spring renews it all …
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Give & Take #WoWe Week 6
‘A Philanthropist at 21.’ ‘Youngest heiress in the world wills her fortune away.’ ‘The Altruism of Adele.’ On her 21st Birthday, this sole heiress to an unimaginable fortune had inherited it all. Only to lose it within 24 hours, thanks to having willed it away by prior arrangement with her lawyer. Footage of the porcelain doll like Adele walking away …
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The Christmas Present #WoWe Week 5
Christmas was almost here and she hadn’t even started preparing for it, Rebecca chided herself as she walked around the house with the hope of starting. The house required a clean-up, the Christmas Decorations had to be aired and presents needed to be bought. As for the Christmas Cards, the thought got her misty-eyed. Pappi’s beautiful writing on each of …
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Choices #WoWe Week 4
The country had a new leader at last. Decades after being ruled by a dynasty, who had been inheriting the throne on the basis of their bloodline. The new leader was chosen by the people, and they celebrated their choice with aplomb. They spoke of the things he had done, and prophesied the changes he would bring. That he had …
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Mumtaz Mahal’s Wedding Dress #WoWe Week 3
‘Mumtaz Mahal ke shaadi ke jode ka kapda khareed lo! (Buy the cloth Mumtaz Mahal’s wedding dress was tailored from) In a small corner of the market stood Mahmood, under a structure fashioned with bamboo sticks and tarpaulin. Cloth from which Mumtaz Mahal’s wedding dress was tailored from? Didn’t she pass away 100’s of years ago? Did Mumtaz Mahal exist? …