“MINDSET”, is a current catchword in the wellness and psychology landscape. But what is it? Why is it so important? It is not something new, but with the world changing with tides, it shows that people have begun to focus more inwards and not try to gain control over what is in their purview. It is critical because it is the key driver of all … Continue reading Let’s Talk about Mindset | Lavanya
I survived, an echoing fog Wrapping around is what it feels like I freeze in the hope for this nightmare to end But it is all tired cliché It hurts, I try to sedate it Oh, but it never works I try to imagine the day If I didn’t wake up But it is making me sick And I can’t take no more But I … Continue reading I’ll Heal | Lavanya
Why doesn’t it stop, Perhaps it never would stop The thought I could be yours or I could not, This may work or this might not, This may last or this might not The emotions could be real or they might not, And while there are all the chances that this could be More wrong than right I would love to hold on to the … Continue reading Perhaps | Lavanya
Since childhood, every single thing you have been asked not to do has intrigued you. Why? What makes you want to go where you are specifically told not, or what makes you want to do things which you are forbidden from? DO NOT OPEN, every thriller movie has a similar premise, the entire story depend on the protagonist’s inclination to do the exact opposite of … Continue reading The Forbidden Fruit | Lavanya
Blog Post: Perfect Imperfections Continue reading Say no to Perfectionism | Lavanya
February 11th is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, launched in 2015. But wonder why there is a need to allot a specific day for women’s contribution to science. It was launched to bring women from shadows to spotlights, to raise awareness of, and achieve gender parity. In education and scientific participation of women and girls in the world. While there has … Continue reading The Female Scientist | Lavanya
AMOR FATI: – A Latin phrase for ‘love of fate’. Fate is an event that is out of a person’s control. Fate makes you vulnerable, it occupies so much headspace that you are compelled to ‘hope’. Say fate can also make you ‘optimistic’, but how are being hopeful and optimistic different yet they mean the same thing. Being in a positive state of mind still, … Continue reading Hope vs. Optimism | Lavanya
As an extension to the positive culture, many of us have been ‘propagandized’ with the belief that we should non- reluctantly be accepting and be affirmative. Here’s the main say from the so-called positivity books- ‘open yourself to opportunities, be affirmative. Say yes to everything and everyone. But what needs to be done is to “close the sight to senseless sights”, because we need to … Continue reading Rejection is not Denial | Lavanya
Life is a bewitching tempest Wherein love alone ensures conquest Filled with intriguing moments. Life is an amazing Amalgam of experiences Blending thoughts and actions, Life presents its unique reactions. It smiles like in a reverie Never failing to usher in another worry, Life is a testing puzzle Challenging our faith and hope, It preaches like holy Pope, Seizing our peace and calm It bestows the sea with placid … Continue reading Life: A Bewitching Tempest | Lavanya
Somehow, we are convinced to find peace and to be full is the goal, When maybe the goal is to just be okay with the chaos, to find the peace which still is astray; at times we really do teach ourselves how to accept the uncertainties which life offers. Maybe the goal is to be okay with not having all the answers, To finally learn … Continue reading Perfect Imperfections | Lavanya
