Reflections

We often hear that starting a side hustle is smart — a safety net, an extra stream of income, or a “Plan B”. But from my own journey, I’ve come to see side hustles as something far deeper and far more significant: they’re acts of rebellion, sovereignty, and profound self-respect ...

There is growing unease about AI and how it impacts our jobs. While some choose denial as a coping mechanism, many are awakening to the rapid changes reshaping our work landscape. Whether we admit it or not, there is more fear and uncertainty than there is hope and optimism. And ...

Where does time go? In the crease of packages waiting at customs, the long breath in small talk, lineups at popular restaurants – time, seemingly disappearing into the day. But everything that holds time – a toddler’s first wobbly steps, deepening wrinkles on the face, a closure long waited, lets ...

“I’m here” is the soul’s most primal longing, "Please validate that I exist." A toddler repeating the same small sentence, louder and louder each time, her eyes locked on her tired parent, begging to be responded to. How helplessly dependent we meet the world; hearts open and pure unable to ...

A great disturbance from within can be the only way to bring about the tsunamis of change. The change long awaited yet never realized. All those times you bit your tongue, let it slide, took the hit. You negotiated yourself for the sake of outer harmony, but one day you ...

Instagram handle: @mehrnazbassiri Food provides nutrients for body, giving energy and sustenance for growth. But sometimes, body rejects ingredients, unable to stomach, spewing out toxic waste. If someone insists what they’re serving you is love, know what they are offering you is all their culinary skill permits. Notice how it ...

Instagram handle: @mehrnazbassiri Composed, centred and strong, with a soft spot for the ocean. As the tide comes and goes, the rock remains. It will be there when the wave returns. With each greeting the rock gives a piece of itself for the wave to carry along its journey. Little ...

Even if you haven’t found your path Clear out the clutter right in front of you: The withering laurels that block the light And leave your soul in the dark, screaming “I want more!” Don’t fall for the disguised prison of glamour Your line of credit is not meant for ...