Welcome to Sharon’s Read and Reflect — a cozy corner for curious minds and wandering thoughts! ✨ I’m Sharon Clara Fernandes, someone who believes reading adds wings to the mind and writing gives it a voice. 📚 Here, I pour my thoughts, a dash of humor, and a sprinkle of reflection into every piece I write. The more we read, the more we grow — and I’m learning right along with you! So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and let’s journey through words together. ☕💭
The other day, while chatting with a friend over a casual conversation, I asked a very common question: “So, what are your plans next?”He smiled and replied calmly, “I would rather not share that… let my success speak.”For a moment, I was surprised. We are so used to sharing everything—our goals, our dreams, our next... Continue Reading →
For years, I had a very serious plan.Step 1: Get a tattoo.Step 2: Decide which tattoo.Step 3: Panic.Step 4: Postpone.And repeat Step 4 for… well… several years.Some people wake up one day and spontaneously get a tattoo. I, on the other hand, treated the decision like writing a PhD thesis. I researched symbols, fonts, meanings,... Continue Reading →
Work from home has changed many things. Our office desks are now dining tables, meetings happen in pyjamas, and the daily commute has been reduced to walking from the bedroom to the laptop.Convenient? Absolutely.But there is one tiny challenge that quietly sneaks into this comfortable setup — building real friendships with colleagues you have never... Continue Reading →
Inside every human being lives a small courtroom. The heart is the emotional lawyer, the mind is the logical judge, and our thoughts are witnesses who often contradict each other. And unfortunately, the hearing never seems to end.One part of you says, “Let it go.”Another whispers, “But what if I was right?”And suddenly you are... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between searching for your misplaced spectacles and realizing you actually enjoy quiet evenings more than loud parties, forty arrives. Not with fireworks. Not with a dramatic announcement. It simply knocks on the door and says, “Hello, I’m here… and by the way, life is just getting interesting.”People often whisper about forty as if it’s... Continue Reading →
If scientists ever invent a machine that measures human cravings, I am quite sure one thing will top the list — not pizza, not chocolate, not even Wi-Fi — but love.Yes, love.Human beings seem to carry an invisible bowl inside their hearts that constantly whispers, “Refill, please.”From the moment a baby is born, the first... Continue Reading →
Someone once said, “Raising children prepares you for many things… except dealing with grown-ups.”And honestly, the more we interact with adults, the more we realise something amusing: handling children is often far easier than handling adults.Children cry loudly when they are upset. Adults smile politely while silently building emotional volcanoes.Children fight over a toy for... Continue Reading →
Every year on International Women’s Day, the internet blooms with appreciation. 🌸Posts appear everywhere — “Salute to strong women!”, “Cheers to multitasking queens!”, “Women can do everything!”And then come those familiar pictures.A smiling woman with eight hands. One holding a laptop, another stirring a pot, one carrying a baby, one answering a phone call, one... Continue Reading →
Every night before sleeping, many of us proudly tick another box on the calendar.Monday survived.Tuesday managed.Wednesday somehow escaped.And suddenly it’s Sunday evening again, when the brain whispers dramatically, “Oh no… tomorrow is Monday.”Life has slowly become a series of survived days rather than lived ones.We wake up, rush through routines, reply to messages, attend meetings,... Continue Reading →
Have you ever noticed something strange about stress? The moment you most need your brain, it quietly walks out for a coffee break.You enter a room confidently, ready to speak… and suddenly your mind becomes an empty whiteboard.Someone asks a simple question… and your brain responds with silence so loud that even Google couldn’t help.Congratulations.... Continue Reading →
In a world obsessed with overnight success, viral fame, and “30-day transformation challenges,” the truth is a little less glamorous and a lot more sustainable. Success, surprisingly, is not built in grand moments. It is quietly stitched together by small habits that repeat themselves every day.As someone once wisely said, “Success is rarely a lightning... Continue Reading →
Work from home has its own strange magic. You sit miles away from your colleagues, yet they somehow become part of your everyday life. No shared desks, no coffee machines, no office corridors — just screens, chats, and those tiny green dots on Teams that silently say, “I’m here.”Today was my friend’s last working day.Till... Continue Reading →
We live in a world where being “busy” has become a badge of honor. If you’re not tired, are you even trying? If your calendar has white spaces, are you wasting your potential?Hustle culture whispers seductively, “Sleep is for the weak. Rest later. Build now.”And we nod, sipping our third cup of coffee like it’s... Continue Reading →
Parenting books will teach you how to potty train, how to discipline, how to pack a balanced lunch box that looks like a Pinterest festival.But no one really teaches you how to build trust.And trust, my dear parent, is not built during annual vacations or birthday parties with balloon arches. It is built on a... Continue Reading →
There is something strangely exhausting about people who are always performing.Not the artists. Not the actors on stage. I mean the everyday “Oscar winners” who wake up, stretch dramatically, and put on a personality like it’s their favorite outfit of the day.At first, it’s impressive.They say the perfect things. Laugh at the perfect volume. Post... Continue Reading →
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