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ThanksGiving - A poem

I am thankful for a little too many things in my life —

Because I am not alone

Because I have a pie in the sky!

Because there is love & honour

Because there are laughs & tears!

Because I snuggle at night

in the warm moonlight sight!

Because my clothes fit a little too tight

Which means I have a healthy appetite!

Because I pay taxes

Which means I am employed!

Because there are every day chores

Which means I have a sweet home!

Because I have an education

Which means I can read the books on the shelves!

Because I have words wanting to breathe

Meaning I write poems all the time!

Because there is always something to be thankful about

Which means you are so alive!

Author’s Note: Just a small gesture of gratitude for all that I am blessed with each day! Thank you for all the readers for the support.

©Shweta, 2019 All rights reserved!
Originally published on A Cornered Gurl

A Shot - A Flash Fiction

Photo by Daniel Frank on Unsplash

As he walks out of a rehab centre, pristine and white snowfall accompanies him, when a familiar face catches his attention. A face he was trying to forget, a crackhead from his gang.

He walks towards him & wishes him & in return he gives him a gift — needle drug shot!

Flash Fiction for prompt - "Worst Gift"

©Shweta, 2019 All rights reserved!
Originally published in Written Tales

Resentful Escape - Flash Fiction

Photo by Ricardo IV Tamayo on Unsplash

His eyes were cold and lifeless, as he stared at the woman from the other side of the glass.

She could hear him scream, — “Don’t leave me, please save me!”

He was trembling with fear when they tied him up to the chair.

With a bleeding heart, she headed out of the back door, to never return. No one will ever know what she had done.

©Shweta, 2019 All rights reserved!
Originally published in The Friday Fix

Magic - A poem

Photo by Yeshi Kangrang on Unsplash

It is love,

that makes life divine

It is kindness,

that takes courage

It is dreams,

that no can stop you from having

It is magic,

you won't see if you don’t believe in it

It is me,

I’m no Cinderella

It is not my world, the oyster

I ain’t no pearl

It is me soaring high,

the sky is the only limit I know!

Author's Note: There is magic everywhere, even inside you. Don’t conceal the uniqueness you bring to the world, that is your magic — be bold, be quirky, be creative, be the best version of yourself and you will start seeing a little bit of magic in everything.

Originally published in From the Poet's Heart

Unplug!

Downtime for your brain

As I made way into the compartment and found a comfortable spot, I had a habit of reading my book in the 13-minute short commute, until a few months ago. And as I looked into the restricted space around me, I could see half a dozen cell phone screens active and it dawned on me that we all have forgotten how to wait without our cellphones or get bored standing during travel or waiting anywhere, which was not a few decades ago.
The idle time in our schedule is missing and realized we are not giving our brains a break!

To do Nothing

At every turn, we are pushed to do more, exceed our limits, in this expeditious world filled with challenges, and we strive to meet the relentless pace. In response, we put in extra hours of work and incessantly be up to date using the apps on our phone, the social media sites and all the round the clock notifications. In our obsession with success and being productive always, we have forgotten that we need a break!

In the book Autopilot: The Art & Science of Doing Nothing, written by Andrew Smart, the author gives us the science behind idleness.

Disengaging increases brain activity!

Brain activity is measured by blood flow and how oxygenated the blood is in a specific region of the brain. Neurologist Marcus Raichle during his experiments found that certain brain regions, like the hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex, and the precuneus, are suppressed while engaged in certain activities. These regions become super active when not being in a fully attentive state of mind— this means increased blood flow in your brain! Blood rich brain means a happier, calmer, healthier and more creative brain. In neuroscience, this network of brain regions that becomes active during idleness is referred to as Resting-State Network (RSN). In this mode your brain becomes orderly, efficient, engaged in idleness making you content and creative.

It is essential to take breaks, we all know it. But how many of us actually consider taking a maybe a 15-minute distraction-free walk in the mid-day, or maybe 15 minutes of meditation or whatever works for you to free yourself from one stimulus to another, focused on NOTHING (no stimuli, no distraction)!

I personally no longer read anything during my commute to work & back home, indulge in quiet moments with mediation or just get bored! I see how this turned out a one-hit-wonder for me and I can resonate with positive vibrations inside me. For starters — I way calmer when under pressure, I am more efficient at work, I can write more :)!

Authors Note: Enter into the quiet of the mind that already exists, you just need to find it leaving you with time for yourself and loved ones, and you feel a river flowing inside you — a river of JOY & CREATIVITY!