Scars are beautiful,
Flaws are wonderful.
Fakeness is hurtful,
Pretending is sinful.
The world needs more bare hearts, The world needs to embrace the truth.
What you are scrolling with your fingers isn’t life,
Simulation is a waste of time.
Silent dreams needs your voice,
Stay in present,
Make present a choice.
Stop going behind everything fake,
You deserve a life you couldn’t make.
Stay real, don’t lose originality,
Ordinary is always better than fake reality!
I don’t think people realise that growth doesn’t come from nowhere. It’s not like one day you wake up in the morning and you’re a ‘new’ or ‘different person, because that’s impossible. In fact, you can never really grow to such an extent that you can’t be recognised. Because growth is gradual. And the potential to be your greatest self has always existed within you. Because you are all those people the heartbroken, the learner, the forgiver. The soul-searcher and the adventurer. The quiet wanderer and the energetic traveller. You are the one who broke in two at the hands of others, and the one who came together again. You are the lonesome, I-need-time-for-myself drifter and the social butterfly who loves being in the presence of others. You’re not suddenly ‘different’ or a ‘new person’ for accepting change -you’re just more evolved. You’re growing. And growth doesn’t happen overnight, and you don’t become alien to who you were. All that happens is you start to display the tiny trinkets of your other sides, and your various personality traits start to come to the fore. All that happens is you become comfortable in showing people more of you. And you become relaxed in your skin. Growth doesn’t come from nowhere. Because you always had the potential to be those other people, all that happens with time is that you learn to embrace all of you, and you start to show the world who you truly were all along. …
Happy National Sports Day 2025! 🏏🏆 Today, we celebrate the birth anniversary of the legendary hockey wizard, Major Dhyan Chand, and honor the spirit of sportsmanship that he embodied. National Sports Day is a reminder of the importance of discipline, teamwork, and resilience in our lives. As we celebrate this special day, let’s pledge to…
In the vast skies, the only bird that dares to attack an eagle is the crow. It doesn’t strike head-on or with force. Instead, the crow perches on the eagle’s back and pecks at its neck, trying to irritate and provoke. But the eagle majestic and powerful does not react. It doesn’t fight back. It…
I was truly honored and deeply grateful to be invited by the Rotaract Club of Bicholim for a special moment in their journey – the 19th Installation Day celebration. To be felicitated at this vibrant event, and that too at the hands of the esteemed Dr. Chandrakant Shetye, was both humbling and inspiring. The event…
Both you and I were emotionally drained. Both needed someone to lean on, someone to listen. I was just by the corner.
I’ll admit, you were scenery to my sore eyes. And then we were all by ourselves. You were so quiet! For the first time, I was more afraid than curious. It was maybe because I’m not yours and you are definitely not mine. Yet you were yourself around me. I found that lovely
The sun went down. The silence slept. Soft whispers crawled on our skin. Our breaths became deep. We shared some warmth.
That evening, whatever we had was pure. There was no greed or condition. We had let down our boundaries for each other. I’ll respect that…
We are thrilled to announce that the International Purple Fest 2025 is just around the corner! 🎉 Scheduled to take place from October 9th to 12th, 2025, this four-day extravaganza promises to be a game-changer in promoting accessibility, inclusivity, and empowerment for persons with disabilities. What to Expect? 🤔 The International Purple Fest 2025 will…
In a historic and inspiring journey marked by courage, resilience, and sheer determination, Chhonzin Angmo, a 100% visually impaired athlete and employee of Union Bank of India, has become the first blind woman to summit Mount Everest. She reached the summit on May 19, 2025, making history not only as a mountaineer but also as…
As I sit down to write about my incredible journey to the Annapurna Base Camp, I am filled with a mix of emotions – pride, joy, and a sense of accomplishment. In April 2025, I, Ritesh Narayan Vaigankar, became the first Goan with a severe disability to successfully complete the Annapurna Base Camp trek in…
Do not pity me because I’m different.
You see for me, different …is normal.
It’s who I am, who I choose to be, who I made a choice to be, and who I’ll always choose to be.
Do not pity me because I’m different:
There are perks of being different.
People have long stopped expecting me to conform.
They have stopped expecting me to be someone they want me to be, someone I’m not, nor will ever choose to be.
Do not pity me because I’m different.
I love my life. I am happy. And what greater purpose in life than to be happy?
For me, different IS the norm.
I like people who are different.
Can you imagine a world where everyone was cool like you?
Where everyone partied half naked every Saturday night, and were completely wasted?
Or a world where everyone was on FB or IG and couldn’t stop posting cool pics of themselves?
What a boring life, a boring world.
Do not pity me because I’m different:
I used to pity you because you had a facade to put on all the time.
Or so I thought.
Now I realise it isn’t a facade exactly. Only at times.
And that’s okay, I guess no one can live without ever putting up a facade at least for some people, sometimes.
I do not pity you no more : Being cool is the life you have chosen, being not is the life I have.
So in the words of Augustus Waters, I’m happy with the choices I’ve made.
Are you?
History made 💪🏻 I am thrilled to share the exciting news of achieving a new milestone in my life – successfully completing the Annapurna Base Camp trek in the Himalayas! This incredible journey was a testament to my determination, resilience, and passion for adventure. More updates coming soon ….!
Goa, 28th March 2025: In a significant move to promote inclusivity in sports, the Tinkesh Ability Foundation (TAF) has provided mobility aids, including sports wheelchairs and advanced prosthetic limbs, to para athletes in Goa. The event was hosted by the Goa Disability Commissioner’s Office and funded by ONGC through their CSR initiative. The Tinkesh Ability…
Sometimes, we find ourselves with the wrong person, and it makes our lives miserable. It’s important to recognize when a relationship is unhealthy. Being with someone who doesn’t support or respect us drains our energy and stifles our growth. A relationship that isn’t a perfect fit often feels unbalanced and unsatisfying. You might face frequent…
“No Nation in the world is capable of providing medical infrastructure to all of its population at Once”
“No one prefer to make a End numbers of beds Hospital when everything is normal”
its not the time to blame anyone,
its pandemic
its time to make a promise that i will not get infected by this virus, or if i get by any chance i will not let anyone get infected by me
We think too much and talk too less, We talk to each other but never face to face.
Life has become nothing but a race,
Let’s just lay still and appreciate each other’s grace.
Life has everything to offer, Everything which makes you amazed.
Most often we chase the things, That aren’t necessary.
Then we lose the trace of people, Who loved us at our worst and best.
So my people,
Let me tell you,
We all are blessed just as we are.
The happy life isn’t too far.
Let’s stop thinking too much,
Let’s not lose each other’s touch.
For we are not crazy,
We’re just mere overthinkers.
We are often let down by the most trusted people and loved by the most unexpected ones. Some make us cry for things that we haven’t done, while others ignore our faults and just see our smile. Some leave us when we need them the most, while some stay with us even when ask them to leave. The world is a mixture of people. We just need to know which hand to shake and which hand to hold!
“After all that’s life, learning to hold on and learning to let go.”
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how going into this year many people referred to 2020 as their year of 2020 vision’ In my opinion, that’s exactly what 2020 was. It was the year we finally started to see many things more clearly on both a societal as well as an individual level. This allowed us to see how so many of the things that we’ve been socialized to believe are just the way things are’ don’t necessarily have to be that way and can be replaced with a better way of doing things that actually serves the best interests of us all. Since we couldn’t go outside with as much ease as we could before, we were given the opportunity to go deeper within ourselves in order to take stock of our lives and to finally identify what does and does not serve us. As painful as this may have been, it allowed us to release what no longer serves us in order to make space for what actually does. That’s why in my book 2020 was not a wasted year; it was a foundational year that opened our eyes to the reality of our world and our lives so that we could intentionally create healthier social systems and personal lives.
Now as the seasons have changed once more and we move into the start of a new year “2021”, I hope that we take with us the ability to regularly identify and unlearn the things that no longer serve us. Because just as the change of the seasons are nature’s way of reminding us how beautiful letting go can be, the challenges of our lives are ultimately here to help us level up and make the most of what actually matters
Image courtesy: Big panda and tiny dragon
“You don’t know what you miss until it is gone,” does not tell the whole story. For your consideration I put forth, “You don’t always know what you miss until you rediscover it.
There are many things we fail to realize the true value of until they are missing from our lives. Enjoy the little things in life because someday you will realize they were the big things. People constantly want something more, something new, but sometimes the most valuable things are what have been with us at all times. Just because something isn’t happening for you right now does not mean that it never will. Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. Just like you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, you don’t know what you’ve been missing until it arrives.
“Appreciate what you have before it becomes what you had.”
The human spirit is one of ability, perseverance and courage that no disability can steal away.
In keeping positive, I would like to share these inspirational quotes I have found to help motivate me on a daily basis. Hope they can help you too…
“I do not have a disability, I have a gift! Others may see it as a disability, but I see it as a challenge. This challenge is a gift because I have to become stronger to get around it, and smarter to figure out how to use it; others should be so lucky.” ― Shane E. Bryan
“My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn’t prevent you doing well, and don’t regret the things it interferes with. Don’t be disabled in spirit as well as physically.” -Stephen Hawking
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