Welcome to Sharonâs Read and Reflect â a cozy corner for curious minds and wandering thoughts! ⨠Iâm Sharon Clara Fernandes, someone who believes reading adds wings to the mind and writing gives it a voice. đ 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 â and Iâm learning right along with you! So grab a cup of coffee, sit back, and letâs journey through words together. âđ
Somewhere between scrolling and sighing, we forgot a very important life skill: minding our own magic.We create somethingâan idea, a post, a painting, a planâand before it even finishes breathing, we drag it into the crowded marketplace of comparison. Suddenly, our newborn thought looks underdressed next to someone elseâs perfectly styled success.Comparison is that uninvited... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between finishing our tea and scrolling one last reel, we quietly decide that today is not the day.Not because we donât want to startâbut because we donât feel ready.Ready has become a mythical creature.It wears confidence like perfume, carries a five-year plan, and never forgets passwords.Most of us are still looking for our socks.We... Continue Reading →
New year knocks with glittered shoes,Carrying planners, goals, and grand debut cues.Resolutions line up, well-dressed, tall,âNew me, new habits, Iâll do it all!âGym shoes whisper from dusty shelves,Journals promise reinvented selves.Monday smiles, January swears,âThis time Iâll change, Iâm fully prepared.âBut life chuckles softly, stirring its tea,âDear heart, why wait for a calendar key?âYou donât need... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between spilled coffee, unread messages, and a day that refuses to cooperate, life whispers a tiny truth we often miss: nothing is permanently ugly unless we decide to stare at it with closed eyes.Perspective is a magician.It doesnât change the trick â it changes the angle.Look at the word EVIL.Turn it around gently, like... Continue Reading →
We often believe patience arrives with age, experience, or maybe after reading a self-help book with a calm-looking Buddha on the cover. But truth be told, patience actually enters our lives barefoot, drooling slightly, and holding a half-eaten biscuit it refuses to share.Toddlers are not just small humans learning to live; they are full-time professors... Continue Reading →
Some days, happiness doesnât leave the house.It sits on the sofa, scrolling through memories, wearing yesterdayâs pyjamas, and refusing to make eye contact with motivation.Feeling depressed doesnât always look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like silence, tired smiles, unfinished to-do lists, and a heart saying, âIâm fine,â when it isnât.The good news?You donât need a personality... Continue Reading →
The New Year arrives every time wearing the same shiny outfit â fireworks, fresh calendars, and a long list of very ambitious resolutions.By January 2nd, that list often looks at us like, âSo⌠are we doing this or pretending we never met?â đWe donât fail because we lack discipline.We fail because we try to leap... Continue Reading →
Yesterday morning, my child stood in front of the cupboard like a confused fashion designer at Paris Fashion Week. One sock was blue. The other had dinosaurs. The T-shirt clearly did not match either. I opened my mouth to say, âNo, no, no,â but then I remembered something importantâI wasnât raising a mannequin. I was... Continue Reading →
We live in an era where âIâm just being honestâ has become the most fashionable excuse for emotional bulldozing. Say whatever comes to your mind, toss it into the air, and if it hurts someoneâwell, thatâs their problem. After all, honesty is the best policy⌠right?Maybe.But only when honesty is dressed in empathy.Communication is not... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time đ, a family sat together on a sofaâeach member deeply engrossed in their own screen. The room was full, yet oddly silent. If walls could talk, theyâd probably clear their throat and say, âExcuse me⌠remember conversation?âInterpersonal communicationâthe ancient skill of talking, listening, nodding, misunderstanding, clarifying, laughing, and sometimes apologizingâis the... Continue Reading →
We live in a world that claps loudly for destinations but whispers politely about journeys. The moment you reach the top, people cheer. But when youâre halfway up, slightly breathless, questioning your life choices and holding a coffee like itâs emotional support â no one really notices.And thatâs unfair.Because the halfway-you is doing the hardest... Continue Reading →
Once upon a time, multitasking was crowned the ultimate badge of efficiency. The more things you juggled, the smarter you were considered. Answer emails while cooking? Bravo. Attend a meeting while folding laundry? Standing ovation. Help kids with homework while scrolling reels and mentally drafting tomorrowâs to-do list? You, my friend, were declared a modern-day... Continue Reading →
In todayâs fast-moving world â where coffee cools faster than peopleâs patience and everyone wants success in 0.5 seconds, there exists a special category of stress:The Unexplainable Stress.The kind you feel deeply but cannot express, describe, decode, or deliver to even your closest person.Itâs that mysterious knot in your chest that confidently says, âDonât bother... Continue Reading →
In a world where everything is available at the tap of a screen and every wish arrives faster than a blink, patience has quietly slipped out of the back door. We live in a generation that tracks deliveries in minutes, loads videos in seconds, and expects results instantly â and our children are growing up... Continue Reading →
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