They say ‘Hope’ is a powerful emotion. It is that overwhelming sense that everything will work out as it should, even if it doesn’t go as planned. Certain things in life are beyond control, but one can always be buoyant and hopeful.
Author Archives: QuratulAin Hamza
The Antidotes to The Four Horsemen
Conflicts are unavoidable, be it in any relationship. It is not the presence of conflict but rather how it is managed that is predictive of a relationship’s success or failure. Managing a conflict does not necessarily mean resolving one. Identifying and counteracting the conflicting issue effectively can change the game for as long as youContinue reading “The Antidotes to The Four Horsemen”
Our Eid Trip to Pakistan
‘So, when are we flying then?’ I asked.‘On the 2nd of May,’ he responded in a casual way. Life sometimes gives you bolts from the blue. Eid fell in Qatar on the 2nd of May. We knew little that we would be coincidently traveling that day to Pakistan. Our day started with ‘S’ offering hisContinue reading “Our Eid Trip to Pakistan”
Nano ka Ghar
(trans: Grandma’s Home) It was December 2018 when we last visited Pakistan. It was an 18-day holiday, primarily to attend the wedding of my youngest sister. We were all tied up and employed with the engaging chores that all weddings call for. Time went by and we flew back with a heavy heart. Three yearsContinue reading “Nano ka Ghar”
Who Am I…?
Who am I? The question often ascends like a tide in my mind but remains unreturned. If ever I, willingly or unwillingly, try to dive on a quest for my identity, I’ll be at a distant spot still with the lingering query, ‘Who Am I?’
Do you Play Your Words Right?
There is no novelty in me saying that words are very powerful. Likewise, there is no secret too in saying that if words are used correctly, they can uplift, inspire, and nourish souls: but if they spread a streak of negativity, they tend to tear everything apart. Where positive words have a soothing power, negativeContinue reading “Do you Play Your Words Right?”
Finding Joy in Living Lighter
Living lighter is a liberation of mind, body, and spirit. When you learn to live lighter, you step into a journey of transformation. You learn to heal, nourish, and nurture yourself by creating boundaries and establishing wholesome relationships with things around you.
The Four Horsemen that Destroy a Marriage
Being in marital status for 10+ years now, I think my marriage ‘Guru’ instinct has gained some weight. Nor that my marriage has been in perfect harmony for all these years, it has been a very vibrant platter that has so much to offer and so much to remorse for as well. Marriage is hardContinue reading “The Four Horsemen that Destroy a Marriage”
On Lending Yourself to Yourself
Might have heard of the word self-esteem, right? I have, a lot. Since when? I know not. But ever wondered what this word contains? The “esteem” part of self-esteem comes from the Latin verb aestimare, meaning “to value“. Also, this “esteem” part is a verb, and verbs we all know are always the main partContinue reading “On Lending Yourself to Yourself”
The Bliss of Solitude
It takes one an inward eye to taste the bliss of solitude. There is this essential unity existing between man’s heart and mind. It works miracles, if not thwarted. It helps one find that inward eye that once revealed promises nothing less than pure bliss. It takes you to a magnified emotional state of solace,Continue reading “The Bliss of Solitude”
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