Apr 24{Poem} — Do not let me fail to love youDo not let me fail to love you When it’s easier to forget When the days are longer than the nights we share When my eyelids lower quicker than our guards Do not allow me to reframe you In a feebler tone of joy In a softer shade than your intense humanity In…Poetry3 min read
Published in Impermanences·Dec 17, 2021End of an EraI’ve been having flashbacks, flashforwards and flashbeyonds, recently. I sit and listen to the festive pumping of teenagers partying in our house. They’re celebrating, elated. I’m high, they’re not. I listen to my brainwaves as they pound to a rhythm just slightly different than their disco bangers, my heart beats…Spirituality3 min read
Published in Openrs·Dec 6, 2021My 20s Hell of Compounding LossesThanks so much, immigration policies. Morals for mere mortals at the end. We’ve all heard a couple examples… If you invest €1 at birth at an annual interest rate of 10%, by the time you’re 97 you can proudly bequeath €10 k instead. If the average book has 60 k…Struggle5 min read
Published in Impermanences·Nov 22, 2021#RiFTA: Letting Go Is The End GameSo many greats have said, taught & preached it… what does it take to get it? I know I’ve been going on and on about it across all of my content lately, it’s just that true. As I’m faced with complete uncertainty about my life (looming potential deportation, no savings…Buddhism4 min read
Nov 3, 2021Another Day, Another Fail (Or Two)It’s one of those days… you know, the ones that no-one wants. I should have known that my weeks-long intentional sleep deprivation championships would catch up to me some time around today. I also know exactly what that looks like for me. The part that I still forget is just…Job Hunting4 min read
Published in Openrs·Nov 1, 2021Each Relationship Prepared Me For The NextAs Steve Jobs put it, I’m “connecting the dots in retrospect.” There are so many things about each relationship that teach us. About life, about each other, about ourselves. Surprisingly though, most of us fail miserably at noticing and applying these learnings. Here are some impactful ones from recent loves…Relationships5 min read
Oct 29, 2021The Art Of Not Overcomplicating Things Quite So Much If Possible — pt. 1Alternative title: “Simplicity 01” As I’m sure you’ll be able to relate to as a fellow modern human, a lot of my dilemmas in life revolve around the fine line between sophistication and overthinking — or between elegant and undesirable simplification. Whereas some artists may disagree, mathematicians will be the…Simplicity2 min read
Published in Impermanences·Oct 29, 2021{Poem} — Start AfreshWritten to “On The Nature Of Daylight” by Max Richter Come, go learn a thing or two about leaving. About arriving. Inhaling, exhaling, like Vishnu and Shiva, like flying and diving. Go learn a thing or two about heartache, fatigue, a wrenching gut. …Poetry3 min read
Oct 27, 2021Write or die!Korean media has inspired me to better achieve my goals. I’ll be honest — I have not and will not watch Squid Game. People dying stressfully in a visually stunning yet scarily blatant analogy of the worldwide socio-economic construct we are ALL codependently stuck in? Not my favourite way to…Squid Game4 min read
Published in Openrs·Aug 17, 2021Self-sabotaging? You may be a hopeless romanticAlso, why you shouldn’t find The One. (Oops, spoiler.) On a call to Le Current Bestie just now (sounds mean but I always do my best to accept the fleeting nature of all things), I had this cool realisation. Pretty sure I’ve had it before but whatevs. A part of…Relationships3 min read