#reflections

O mundo não cabe em uma única forma.

As inúmeras vidas não cabem em um único modelo.

The Unsaid Thing a Poem Circles but Never Names

One of the most powerful qualities of poetry is its ability to suggest rather than explain. Unlike essays or stories, poems do not always…

what goes around, comes around

it’s strange how some things find their way back to us. not necessarily in a way that makes you immediately go, oh, this is karma…

Jangan Lupa

On Keeping Clothes for Futures That Never Arrive

Letters from the Corner of My Mind • Letter VI

Notes of Feelings and Reflections on an Event in My Life

Foto oleh Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 di Unsplash

I Met an Orchid, and It Made Me Question Myself

Photo by Dmitry Burdakov on Unsplash

Forgetting the goals set in January

I wrote down what I wanted from the year. Then I didn’t open the page again for months.

When Trust Becomes Difficult

A reflection on trust, fear, and the emotional weight we quietly carry.

Everything I Used to Get Bullied For is “Cool” Now

And I’m still mad about it.

When the Predictions End (WCD 39)

The 2026 World Cup has its champion — and so does BET BOT — THE AI WORLD CUP 2026. This special World Cup Diary revisits the final weekend…

My Personal University Lesson 4: Compounding — The Most Powerful Force in Wealth, Knowledge, and…

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t, pays it.” — A quote widely…

The Color Green and the Space to Fly

“Amal changes lives.”

The Paradox of Self-Reliance: What Emerson Still Teaches Us About Independence, Community, and…

A Year in the Gallery

Authored by Kruthika Sanjay, Experimentor, Science Gallery Bengaluru

Guilty Before the Crime: A Review of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment

On the true power of consciousness, and the crimes it cannot forgive.

The Kind of Grief We Never Talk About

I hear my mom praying in the middle of the night. She whispers

Sometimes the Pause is Part of the Journey

I just finished watching Off Campus and a part of Garrett’s story stayed with me.

Moving Forward Feels Heavy

Moving forward feels heavy.

A Rainy July Morning

Calmness and Being

Quiet Is the New Me?

The most surprising part wasn’t that I stayed quiet. It was that I didn’t regret it.

The Emotional Side of Immigration

A writing challenge

Cutting the Flowers, Growing the Bulbs

Essentially, a mini garden update.

Speaking Up While Afraid

With everything I have, I cannot understand WHY. Raising Awareness: Gaza’s People [Part 5]

A Letter To My Younger Self 💌

Letter Writing

Beyond The Alley

How Jealousy Expanded My World

太陽の余韻 The Afterglow of Love

The Invisible Path

Most of our lives are not spent on the highest peaks. They unfold in the quiet moments that, almost without us noticing, hold us together…

Returning to the Same Place, Seeing It Differently

Every trip back reveals a different version of myself

Today Was Yesterday’s Tomorrow

Simple reflections on time, worry, and making today meaningful

27,322 Steps

Tuesday, I had left home in the morning hoping to go on that 100 steps hike I’d heard people talk about a lot. It was early, and knowing…

DOA

Pernahkah kita mendapatkan sesuatu yang, kalau dihitung-hitung, sebenarnya tidak sepadan dengan usaha yang kita keluarkan dalam artian yang…

Protecting My Heart Wasn’t What I Thought

What do we owe suffering that is not directly ours?

What Does Freedom Mean Beyond Independence?

The Gravity Weekly Reflection

THE BEAUTY IN DEATH

You lay on ground, or on the bed or even in the comfort of a loved ones arms.

Untuk Jiwa yang Berhasil Merawat Luka

Menyambut Diri yang Kembali Pulang: Sebuah Refleksi

A Life Without Joy

But with plenty of room for wonder and awe

Ketika Kepalamu Seperti Hutan Belantara, Kamu Bisa tersesat di Dalamnya

Kata Grok, tulisanku suka lompat-lompat.

Barangkali

Pertama kali gue nulis di sini, umur gue masih 24. Sekarang 29.

I Opened My 2026 Goals… and Somehow Ended Up Writing This

Half of 2026 is already gone. How? I still feel like it was January a few weeks ago.

Memilih untuk Kecewa

“Kedewasaan bukan tentang menolak rasa kecewa. Kedewasaan adalah memberi ruang bagi rasa itu hadir, tanpa membiarkannya mengubah siapa diri…

sky-gazers

I often look at the sky and wonder how many others will be sky-gazing at the exact time as I am, all of them with different emotions and…

Mid-Year; Six Things I’m Grateful For.

Family: Most times — through and through — you’ll realize that your family is the only unit that comes through for you and stays true to…

Losing the spark in their eyes

What we lose when we use AI every day.

Kenapa Saat Membahas tentang Gender, Kita Cenderung Menyerang Satu Sama Lain?

Hayoloh, mau nulis tentang apa hari ini

One Month Changes Everything

Every visit reveals a different side of life in Chapala.

One Strange Night in Paris

The night someone called me “Asian”

The Quiet Power of Reflection

A Journey Through External Flow, Pause, Energy Shifts, Decluttering, Awareness, Depth, and Expression.

Tumbuh di Sela Diam

Setiap pagi sebelum memulai aktivitas, Lily terbiasa berdiri di depan cermin. Bukan untuk apa-apa, hanya melihat dirinya sedikit lebih lama…

Do You Believe In Miracles? Part 1

Is it luck, faith or something beyond our understanding?