I've traveled around collecting ghosts all my life As if I didn't have enough on my shoulders I chose to carry every person that ever left a mark on me Down familiar streets and train stations where nostalgia swallows me whole From now on I will try to take only lessons from them Rather than … Continue reading Happy New Year
I see you watching me When I instinctively swish my hips to a song on the radio Or laugh at a joke you didn't tell me You're worried You're insecure You should be You've earned it Because you spent so long trying to convince me I wasn't magic That now I'm bursting with it
I have suffered with mental health issues for as long as I can remember. Even in primary school, I just found life too overwhelming. What I didn’t consider though was that my diet and lifestyle didn’t help - I bunked every P.E class and I lived on fried chicken, ramen noodles, frozen food and concentrated … Continue reading Exercise saved my mental health
Heartbreak like this make me yearn for comforts I never even had The urge to bask in my motherland’s South Asian sunshine and feel warm rainwater splashing down my back Elders calling me their child in Urdu, sending me to sleep with head massages laced with coconut oil Bare feet, long braids, eating food on … Continue reading Take Me Home
Like a lot of women, when I need change in my life, I’ll express it with my hair. When I’m hurt, I have to fight the urge to cut it off. And when life delivers uncertainties I want my hair to help me feel fearless – and I suppose that is where I have been, … Continue reading Bleaching Dark Hair For Dummies
She always lay beneath the moon, forever at service to the earth that held her and the ocean lapping softly at her feet The stars winked in the midnight blue sky as the ocean inhaled and gave an unexpected roar Splashing the earth, disturbing the peace Who can save us when we begin to drown … Continue reading Dramatic, Period
Today I want to share some words that do not belong to me. Sometimes you hear something so inspiring, so uplifting, it has to be shared. I know we are in a world where if you’re not present to witness a moment happening, you’re late. Well, this speech was made in 2014 so by that … Continue reading 5 Life Lessons From Jim Carrey
