Syed Faizan Geelani

  Some days nothing seems right or the universe is not on our side. Like nothing is going right no matter what you do. You are heavy when you wake, the weight of your worries collapsing up against ribs that begin to doubt. Each one of them is a struggle, from each movement to every breath and all it does is remind you how heavy your baggage really is. And you wonder, why? But why does life have to be so hard, and unfair? We all have those occasions when life starts to slip through our fingers — like sand subverting constriction. It's at these times when true tests of faith, our patience thinning out and hope seems to be a far-fetched dream. What if the darkness we feel paralyzed within is actually not an ending but a beginning? Or are they now only parts that will mold us into our intended selves? The Weight of Struggles Life is one long battlefield, not even a box of chocolates. Every morning, a new challenge awaits us; something to test our mettle again and make it easy for you t...

  In the silence of night, when the world sleeps outside there is a place inside us where the sound of lost love accepted echoes—a place brimming with untold desire, a void of recollections that used to be everything. The importance of not seeing them is crushing; it serves as a daily reminder for both the subjects relating to their current situation and what now never will be or always was.

  Between the white lines seems to love throwing us curveballs. Typically our problems come in droves and they are all happening simultaneously. One, two, or three sudden things that happen to you all at once (work crisis, personal issues, unexpected responsibilities, etc) can be very stressful. However, when it comes to you with chaos - there are ways to balance and make your way through the storm. 1. Understanding the Overwhelm But when these multiple issues come together at a single time, it can be a point where you feel drowned in the sea of problems. Issues stack upon issues, making it even fogger to determine the path ahead. Understand that feeling overwhelmed is actually a reasonable reaction when dealing with multiple problems all at once.  Acknowledging this can help in accepting the situation and preparing yourself mentally to tackle it 2. Prioritize and Organize A good way of managing your problem is to prioritize it towards other conflicts. Step back and consider w...

In the stillness of the night, when the world sleeps and the stars keep their silent watch, I find myself drowning in a sea of emotions. The shadows of memories play on the walls of my mind, each one a reminder of what once was and what can never be again. It's in these moments of solitude that the silence becomes deafening, a silent scream that echoes through the depths of my heart. There's a certain kind of pain that words can never fully capture. It's the ache of a love lost, the emptiness left behind by someone who once meant everything. It’s the haunting realization that no matter how much time passes, some wounds never truly heal. They lie dormant, waiting for a song, a scent, a whisper to bring them back to life. "Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything," C.S. Lewis once wrote, and I feel that truth deeply. It's in the way the sun seems less bright, the days feel longer, and the nights, oh the nights, stretch into infinity. There are moment...