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Jul 2020 · 199
The new inhumane
rarae aves Jul 2020
People are expected to view & treat this pandemic times as the NEW NORMAL while keeping in place OLD NORMAL ROUTINE, especially in terms of academic & professional responsibilities.
With new normal has come HARDLY ANY REVISIONS in responsibilities, demands & requirements to live or merely survive. NOT MUCH has slowed down, relaxed or waived off.
Lifestyle has incurred UNPRECEDENTED CHANGES while life is EXPECTED to go on the OLD NORMAL WAY.
Being rooted or let’s say TIED DOWN to one single place, people are expected to MANAGE ALL ASPECTS of their life WHILE also COPING with the mental TRUAMA this pandemic has brought upon all of us.
So much has changed & Coping with this pandemic is a FORMIDABLE TASK by itself and as if nothing has changed, people are expecting & are expected to DO IT ALL.

I wonder if this is the NEW INHUMANE.
I also wonder if I’m being naive, however I think I’m not.
Jul 2020 · 213
Pain is inevitable
rarae aves Jul 2020
Everyone has been hurt.
Everyone feels hurt.
We either suffer, check out or
make meaning,
As pain is inevitable.
With or without our conscious knowledge it happens to get us all.
There’s no escape. Only choices.
rarae aves Jul 2020
To live a truly satisfactory life
Its vital that -
We discover our own terms
We become our own person
We live for ourselves.
The most painful & satisfactory process, journey, lifestyle.
Jul 2020 · 222
Insanely Complex
rarae aves Jul 2020
All those who do good
are not good nor
are they automatically bad.
All those who do bad
are not bad nor
are they automatically good.
We are insanely complex beings
who need to see each other
beyond good or bad, so
humanity & peace prevails.
Black & white are great colours.
And we are beings who cannot be defined merely as black or white.
Let’s work on viewing each other as the complex beings we are, beyond black or while.
Jul 2020 · 609
Proud Moment
rarae aves Jul 2020
Today marks one month of sobriety.
I’m happy with myself I’m staying clean.
I’m experiencing first hand why getting clean seems like an insurmountable task,
why it’s inherently formidable.
It’s not because of the task of getting clean itself, its because of everything that’s in my face while I’m clean-
the trauma, the distressing emotions & thoughts, the self defeating conditioning. It’s all clear as day, it’s inescapable now.
I’m proud of myself for choosing to face & deal, over numb & escape.
I’m going to take one day at a time.
I aim to live everyday now.
Jul 2020 · 144
Boundless love
rarae aves Jul 2020
We need not lose the love,
when those loved are lost.
It’s the most painful, and inevitably the only way to keep love & loved ones alive.
Jun 2020 · 201
The art of understanding
rarae aves Jun 2020
Let’s stop saying we understand each other.
Let’s show each other that we understand.
We understand only when we perceive each other without our pre-existing expectations & judgements, however sane & just.
We understand only when we accept each other with all the brokenness & inadequacies, however insane & unjust.
Only when we understand each other we can help, support & positively influence change in each other.
Everyone has a past
Everyone has a past
Let’s be mindful
Let’s practice the art of understanding
rarae aves Jun 2020
All through out my childhood
My dad was there, he was great.
When I look back now, It’s conspicuous
He was there, just not there for me.

He was there, just not there for me.
I grew up to seek someone like him
to be there for me.
To be there for me, to feel valued & worthy.

Fact is trauma repeats itself, I felt unvalued & unworthy all over again.  
Little did I know, someone like him will again be, just like him.
Trauma repeats itself.  
Because we don’t know it is trauma.
As a way to heal, we add salt to our wounds.
So real, powerful & tragically ironic.

Off course Lack of awareness, understanding and validation from the world around us and ourselves is reason why.
May 2020 · 183
You wonderful feeling
rarae aves May 2020
I notice im making little changes
Little..little,such a big deal to me..  
After being resistant for so long,for reasons that have now become known to me.
My own belief, no matter how many times I positively handled , the deep dark belief kept taking over me..pretty much telling me to *******-
its too much, its too late , it’s not worth it , I’m not worth it.
So Im fully feeling the little changes as a big deal..feeling good to me..feeling good to be feeling good to be me..aah..it’s liberating and enlightening..  stay forever,
You wonderful feeling!
LITTLE is underrated
Many a times, LITTLE is big..
making more than a little difference.
A LITTLE is all it takes to eventually produce
all big changes.
Let’s know and embrace the value of LITTLE,     become the difference it makes, and then
become the change itself.
May 2020 · 362
Timelessly priceless
rarae aves May 2020
Listening to each other and
understanding each other is a
priceless gift to give each other.
Hearing is NOT Listening  
Judging is NOT Understanding  
This difference, makes all the difference.
May 2020 · 562
Let’s Thrive together
rarae aves May 2020
With individuality & togetherness
With independence & belongingness
I crave connections deep and free
May 2020 · 138
Angles
rarae aves May 2020
How we see
changes
what we see..
May 2020 · 243
To the one I let get away
rarae aves May 2020
I think about you.
You smiled at me
when I couldn’t smile at myself.
You saw the light in me
when I saw no light in myself.
Darling, I deeply wish I didn’t look away..   You are the one I let get away.
I don’t know what we could have been,
I’ll often think, if even just for a moment, we should have been, something together.
May 2020 · 135
Push and Pull
rarae aves May 2020
I was afraid..I continued to be afraid..
I tried to bury it..I tried to fight it..now,
I’m learning to let it be. Regardless,
the fear is too deep..it’s so familiar..
I believe I’m right, because it compels..
compels me, to escape freedom itself.
May 2020 · 167
Time is here and now
rarae aves May 2020
The time is now,
moves forward from here..
never have we heard of
Time pausing or rewinding, have we?
Time is ticking..
tick..tick..tick..
Aching to relive the past or erase it..
Longing for an awaited future or absolutely dreading it..
Time is moving forward,
despite what state we are in.
Time is ticking..
tick..tick..tick..
While we’re thinking of dos and donts, hows and whys, ifs and buts..
Time is moving forward,
despite all odds.
Time is ticking..
let time not pass..
Let’s pass, through time..
make time count..
Make time count by living in the moment..
Live in the moment for what the moment is..the moment we certainly cannot change, now that time is already here.
May 2020 · 164
Upto me now
rarae aves May 2020
They play a role
in my life,
that i assign.
Not when I was born
Not as a child
But as an adult, I assign the role you play.
It’s upto me now.
rarae aves May 2020
Always , my darling
how you feel..
what you think
is ultimately
a choice, you
are making.
May 2020 · 109
Where is the love?
rarae aves May 2020
Feels less like love..
the more you love,
at your convenience..
Where are you when I need you
You show up when you need me
May 2020 · 378
View inside out
rarae aves May 2020
When we view our lives
through the same magnifying
lens as we view others..
uncanny revelations are guaranteed..
much needed revolution, there will be.
May 2020 · 309
The best way to live
rarae aves May 2020
Don’t dwell on being the best
Just focus on doing your best
We reap what we sow
May 2020 · 102
The only way
rarae aves May 2020
Ill know I've truly
attained inner peace
when it's neither about
prevention or cure..
when its about living  
through it all..
May 2020 · 231
Get out of my face!
rarae aves May 2020
To comfort me
You judge before you listen..
advise before you understand..
the rush to share
your challenges & success stories
because you’ve been through worse..
and now, you know it all.
So very admirable, no doubt!!
But wait.. you were here to comfort me,
not blow your own trumpet!
May 2020 · 227
Life Goals
rarae aves May 2020
Some days I think I love myself..
Some days I think I’m trying to love myself..
Some days I think I’ll never love myself..
Under this Oscillation ,
burning at the pit of my stomach
is a constant awareness-
I’m yet to, truly love myself..

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