Gratitude & Thank You

My Reading Marathon Became Part Of My Therapy Pills Too

What about you? Some writers wrote 1 article at a time to reach out to others. I read 1 writer at a time because there is no absolute way I can give my attention to over the hundreds I followed in Medium. It helps a lot.

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I thank you for writing great articles. I thank you for writing between 3 to 5 minutes articles. Because when life gets down, we feel tired. We wanted to read something straightforward and get to the information quickly.

I thank you for expressing yourself with courage, without thinking how the world would think or look at you. We have plenty of people struggling and nobody would like to complain or hang their dirty laundry in public.

However, the courageous ones who showed up with authenticity made those who had low self-esteem learn that it was okay, to be honest. Then, we tried to look for resolutions or healing.

How do we heal or solve anything without first acknowledging where the ailments or issues were?

I thank all of you for your patience in writing. I read 10-articles with one 1-writer at a time. All of you made a difference in various ways.

Today, I introduce to you Aarti Tailor, who wrote articles that resonated well with me. She had her authenticity in all her messages, so I hoped you would drop by and read from her.

Stop Saying We All Have 24 Hours in a Day

My 24-hours were mainly with toxic family members and spiritual battles. Sometimes, I lost my mental and physical energy when interacting with my parents. Subsequently, they affected me spiritually. I needed a rest.

The 24-hours could be spent fruitfully by earning through a side hustle. I needed to walk outside for a breather instead. This article mentioned we had different 24 hours by which we could not compare to be the same.

Just Let It Go

It sounded simple to tell someone “Move on,” or “Wake up,” or “Let it go”. It involved the time factor. Let me give you an example. How would you be able to move on, wake up, or let it go while under traumatic circumstances like abuse?

Aarti gave good suggestions, which were (probably) common, to most of us. It included journal-ing, writing a letter, having less contact, and etc. But, the hidden message behind these methods was how we could make it manageable while finding healing within ourselves by letting go.

Taking The Leap Of Faith Is Always A Good Idea

Aarti mentioned the blues she faced upon returning home after a trip. I did feel that too.

I thought we brought our life baggage with us when we hitched a ride to a cheap place like Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cambodia. It became like an escapade from life, only to return having to face the same shenanigans.

But, 1-thing I learned from travel was that circumstances would not change yet in our homeland or families. But our mindset could have changed in different ways to handle life issues better. Get recharged and renewed.

So I Started The New Year By Getting Fired

The 1st article I read from Aarti was in January 2022. She shared her feelings about being retrenched. If I recall correctly, she wrote in another article that she moved 6-times in her life to live elsewhere. It took her some time to leave the job.

Wait…Why are we so clingy to our jobs? Have you ever wondered?

And, the time came for Aarti to move on when her boss probably was drinking a margarita on a beach and decided to downsize the company. I thought of that as liberation as she knew the job misaligned with her life goals. It was time for her to leave.

5 Essentials For A Strong Morning Routine

This article might be something we read about already from other writers or self-help books. But, I love reading some of these reminders because I constantly found it a struggle to have a fixed morning routine.

Maybe for a Muslim, we woke up 30 minutes before our dawn prayer. Then, the day started. But, our schedule changed over time.

When you were single, your schedule would be different. When you were married, you adjusted your time to having cranky kids and a husband who depended on you to prepare his tie.

Women had not much time for meditation, and honestly, we turned into a monster after marriage when our husbands did not see loss for their wives spiritual and mental well-being.

My Takeaway:

• We did not have the same 24 hours so do not compare and judge easily
• The art of letting go is a process by which there are methods to make the process manageable
• Look for the liberation in something we lost (whether jobs, friends, families, etc…)
• Things did not change even after we came back from holiday or traveling, but we could have some changes in our mindset how we manage life
• Small morning routines make a big difference, so do not eliminate them (put away the mobile phone, carry your rosary beads and meditate when you commute to work)

I hope you enjoy these articles. Thank you Aarti for the wonderful writings, reminders, and sharing. #strongertogether These had been my therapy pills. Please keep me in your good prayers.