Alchemising what holds you back into what energises you forward “[My friend] believes that nothing matters, so life should be just one big party, and I believe that everything matters, so life should be just one big party.” — Leeor Alexandra Sometimes, we take life so incredibly seriously. We fixate…

For those seeking a dose of divine inspiration, and stillness in the momentum. Language possesses the means to elevate our worlds and lives. Yet it is in the silence beyond them; a gentle pause, in which we turn inward and meet ourselves. …

Even when we know better. “Most people will choose misery with a partner their limbic brain recognizes over the stagnant pleasure of a ‘nice’ relationship with someone their attachment mechanisms cannot detect.’’ — A General Theory of Love Choosing between what we know rationally, and what we feel emotionally We live in an age of instant accessibility to information and education. We…

Energy doesn’t die. It just changes form. A poem about the ephemerality of life and love. “Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one…

When all worlds collide — the shadows of Lilith; the light of the divine. A poem about ebbing moments between fleeting lovers. — Connection heals. It also hurts. This is an ode to the grotesquely beautiful journey through the paradoxes of a certain deep connection: brevity and timelessness; space and togetherness; pursuit and elusiveness; intimacy and distance; ether and shadows; stars and darkness;

I wish you a full recovery! Take good care, Deb.

Like a scene from the cinema — only a film noir, and not a romance. “So, where are we doing your injection? On your arm… Or on your buttock?” my doctor asked. “Definitely my arm,” I responded instantaneously. My turtleneck dress proved a challenging obstacle to me exposing my arm. Observing this, he remarked, “Oh, I don’t mind if you take your clothes off.” Was this harmless…

A real-life fairy tale (that replaces knights and castles with monks and monasteries). — Dilijan is a serenely exquisite town in northern Armenia, nestled beneath the stark Caucasus mountains, and admired for its natural wonders and vibrant tapestry of history. One can explore forests that whisper the rhythmic melodies of nature and conceal the most magnificent of medieval monasteries. Dilijan is endearingly known as…

Some harsh and heartfelt truths that life handed me this year. — In many ways, 2021 felt like waiting for that delayed train that never arrives. …