Tomorrow: NaPoWriMo Day 5

NaPoWriMo Day 5: The challenge is to use/do all of the following in the same poem. Of course,  if you can’t fit all twenty projects into your poem, or a few of them get your poem going, that is just fine too! Begin the poem with a metaphor. Say something specific but utterly preposterous. Use … Read more

Rising above fears

Self-doubt! We’ve all felt it, haven’t we? At some or the other point in our life or rather, even while making weighing simple alternatives in our daily lives, we often find ourselves struggling to find answers to questions fostered by our fears. But are these questions really worth our time? Do we truly need to … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My monologue

Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that lend themselves extremely well to dramatic interpretations (this kind of work was basically Robert Browning’s jam). And … Read more

Annihilate Your Worries

  A pest that feasts on your peace Worry is a crippling disease Stripping you of your strength It drains energy like slow poison       It has the power to impair your future It has the tenacity to ruin your dreams It works to estrange you from focus It confiscates your buoyancy to … Read more

Comprehending Anger

Lately I have found myself getting annoyed and irked at slightest provocation. Every little thing seems to test my patience. Whether it’s kids messing up their room or my inability to sneak a few hours for blogging, my irritability is resulting in an outburst on one or the other family member. I know, I know, it’s not a good practice. But I am sure this happens with many of us from time to time.

Buddha said, “You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”

I completely agree with the advice of the wise saint.

Anger causes much damage to our individuality than we anticipate or realize. So, I thought it would be a good idea to understand this unsolicited and frequent guest of ours, Mr. Anger, a little better 🙂

I plan to split this post in two parts as it is likely to be a little lengthy.

Let’s try to tackle Mr. Anger now.

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