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A Journal Entry | October 15, 2022 |Together

A Journal Entry | October 15, 2022 |Together

We are all going through something. Whether it’s something that looms across the entirety of our day, or perhaps it’s a single thought that only occupies a few fleeting moments of our time, in any case, I’ve come to realize that we are all going through something. We are all thinking, processing, internalizing, pushing aside, accepting or letting go of something, and it’s truly unfortunate that so many of us go at it alone.

A Journal Entry | June 21, 2021 | Here’s to 30

A Journal Entry | June 21, 2021 | Here’s to 30

Here’s to no longer being afraid of my age, to no longer fearing falling behind, or feeling like I’m not there yet. To no longer measuring myself up next to someone else’s ruler, comparing my life to someone else’s path, or my accomplishments against someone 

A Journal Entry | July 30, 2020 | Free

A Journal Entry | July 30, 2020 | Free

Every now and again I feel this restlessness, as though there’s this pressure cooking up inside of me that needs to be released. When this happen, journaling doesn’t always feel like enough, and I feel this need to run until my legs protest, and then continue a little further. Sometimes, it feels like running is the only thing that’s capable of reminding me that I’m still in control, the one thing that can demonstrate to me the persistence my mind harbours, and the endurance my body can unleash.

When I run, I’m reminded of how powerful my mind can be, even when the rest of me feels like giving up. It’s really a remarkable thing; my legs tire, my pace slows, but my mind remains unfazed. It convinces my body to keep pushing, at first for just one minute, and then for another, and for one more after that, releasing my soul into what I can only describe as a form of euphoric bliss. It allows me to feel free. Running has become a necessary part of my life, a form of mediation that releases me from my worldly worries and forces my mind to forget everything in order focus on one simple thing; to keep going.

But to be honest, today I’ll likely need to run as well as write. As I said I feel restless, my spirit wants more, craving something that I can’t quite put my finger on. I’m finding myself yearning for things I’ve both had and things I haven’t. I long for my dreams, for far away cities and sky-filled views; for cozy afternoons and lively nights; I long for the future that at times, I can see so clearly, even when doubt rolls in the fog, but on days like today, above all of these things, I long for you . But as much as I long for things far away, I know there is pleasure in the things that stand before me. Perhaps what I need is not to escape, but rather to immerse myself in the now, in the moments that I miss every time I drift away into my airy thoughts. To be here and recognize the joy that exists in the simplest places and in the company of the warmest hearts. Whatever it may be, for today I simply need to run.

– Vidhya

A Journal Entry | October 18, 2019 | Chronicles of the Heart

A Journal Entry | October 18, 2019 | Chronicles of the Heart

Yesterday I read a story about a girl and about her love. Love for a boy who she fell for much too quickly, and love for a new beginning of which brought her more excitement than she’d felt in years. It was a new adventure, a promise of a better future, a story of love much like the others where the doe-eyed main character dives in head-first, believing that this was it, that this was the real deal.