pain
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Two Kinds of Pain
I have come to believe that pain arrives in two very different forms, and both leave their mark on who we become. The first is an intense pain—sudden or early—that shapes a person before they are ready. It arrives in childhood or adolescence, when the world should still feel forgiving. This pain does not ask Continue reading
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Where We Begin the Same
Strip away the noise—the status, the professions, the accents, the clothes, the backgrounds—and you will find that at the most basic level, every human being is the same. We all emerge into the world with the same fragile breath, the same need for warmth, the same hunger for love and recognition. At the foundation, we Continue reading
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If You Are Alive, Make It Count
Life doesn’t come with instructions. It comes with moments—some beautiful, some brutal, some unbearably ordinary. What you do with those moments decides whether your story echoes or fades. Think of it this way: And above all—If you are alive, make it count. Because one day, there will be no song left to sing, no battles Continue reading
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What is Love?
Life is a paradox, a delicate balance between creation and destruction, between joy and sorrow. Nature, in its wisdom, mirrors this eternal dance through the simplest of moments—a bird soaring high, a candle burning bright, a river flowing with purpose. Each carries within it a quiet truth: nothing exists without its counterpart. The marvelous bird, Continue reading
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The Quiet Weight of Grief
Poetry has always been a refuge for emotions too complex for simple explanation. In writing my poem, O My Heart!, I found myself reflecting on my own encounters with loss. Perhaps, in some way, we all carry the weight of an unseen sorrow—one that shapes us, but does not define us. O MY HEART!What is Continue reading
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