mental-health
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Why are we so often trapped? And by whom? The answer is not only in the deceiver’s hand, but in our own. We are trapped because of blind trust, unchecked attachment, and the comforting story we tell ourselves about those we love or admire. We are trapped by the sibling we assume will be fair,
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Why do some young people shift from ordinary teenage defiance to behaviours that put their health and safety at risk—smoking, marijuana use, hard drugs, or even acts of violence with knives and guns? Defiance itself is not unnatural. It is part of growing up, testing boundaries, and learning independence. But when it hardens into unsocial
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How Motion Reversed My Diabetes Most people underestimate the power of motion — not just movement, but intentional, repeated, daily motion. I was one of them. After years of managing type 2 diabetes with Metformin (500 mg twice daily), my HbA1c hovered stubbornly around 53–50 mmol/mol. It stayed there despite routine medication. But in the
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How you breathe and how you walk — these are not just background actions of a busy day. They are active forces that influence your blood pressure, often more profoundly than we realise. For many, these rhythms are unconscious. But what if they could be re-trained, tuned, and harmonised — not only to reduce pressure
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We lost a friend recently. He was one of us — educated, accomplished, a PhD in engineering. His death came suddenly, without warning. The kind that stops conversation mid-sentence, that puts silence in a WhatsApp group where laughter used to live. In that pause, one friend wrote something that has stayed with me: Can we
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Why trust must be rooted in clarity, not just culture The robe may be sacred, but not every hand that holds it is clean. The voice may pray, but not every tongue speaks truth. Greed does not knock — it sits beside you, calls you brother, And smiles as you hand it your trust. We
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Life is beautiful. I often think of this simple truth, though its edges are not always soft. We all emerged from nature — from soil, water, sunlight — and one day we will return, mingling again with the quiet earth. Yet somewhere between these two mysteries, we live out a tangled story. The nature we
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A quiet mind is the true birthplace of effortless words. Here’s how to cultivate it, day by day. Most of us believe fluent speech comes from quick thinking, clever ideas, or a sharp tongue. We chase books on persuasion, rehearse perfect phrases, and try to dazzle with polished opinions. But if you’ve ever listened to
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We’ve all known people whose behaviour puzzles us — the colleague who dominates every conversation, the friend who constantly seeks praise, the family member who withdraws at the first hint of conflict. At a glance, we shrug these off as quirks: “That’s just how they are.” But often, beneath the surface, these reactions reveal deeper,
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Echoes of an Empty Playhouse– Real Story (By Maq Masi) It began with a whisper, soft as a summer breeze through an open window. “You should get a pet,” my friend murmured, a knowing glint in his eye. My sons, still boys on the cusp of adulthood, erupted in a chorus of joyous shouts, their
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