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. ☕💭
There are days when life feels like a buffet plate at a wedding — overloaded, unstable, and one wrong move away from disaster. Work deadlines, school projects, unread messages, laundry that multiplies like it has a PhD in reproduction — and somewhere in between, you are expected to “stay calm.”Sometimes, our brain simply looks at... Continue Reading →
We live in a world where silence feels suspicious.Netflix while eating. Reels in the bathroom. Music while cooking. Podcasts on walks. Notifications buzzing like overenthusiastic mosquitoes. Somewhere between “just one episode” and “just five minutes,” our brains quietly surrendered.And the funny part? We don’t even notice.We consume by default, not by intention.There was a time... Continue Reading →
Life is the most punctual thing I know. It never waits outside the door while we finish worrying about tomorrow. It simply rings the bell and walks in.We, however, are different creatures. We sit with a cup of tea, reheating it three times, thinking about a future that hasn’t even sent us a calendar invite... Continue Reading →
Have you ever been surrounded by people—family, friends, notifications buzzing like obedient bees—and still felt unbearably alone? Not the dramatic, rain-soaked movie loneliness. The quieter kind. The kind that sits beside you while you scroll, nod, smile, and say, “I’m fine.” Loneliness isn’t the absence of people. It’s the absence of being felt. Psychology tells... Continue Reading →
These days, being straightforward is worn like a badge of honour. People say things like, “I’m just being honest” or “That’s just how I talk”—as if words come with no aftertaste. But honesty without sensitivity is like serving plain salt instead of a meal. It may be real, but it burns.Assertive behaviour is often misunderstood.... Continue Reading →
Trauma is a strange kind of editor. It doesn’t use red ink or loud corrections. It writes quietly, in invisible ink, revising our reactions, preferences, and pauses—long before we realize we’ve been edited at all.Trauma doesn’t always arrive like a thunderstorm. Sometimes it slips in like a dripping tap: a harsh word repeated too often,... Continue Reading →
If burnout had a face, it would probably look like a tired parent hiding in the bathroom for five minutes of peace or an office employee pretending to type vigorously while actually scrolling through holiday packages they can’t afford. Burnout is the mind’s version of saying, “Okay, enough. I’m done. Reboot me or lose me.”Psychologically,... Continue Reading →
Procrastination is not laziness. Laziness is doing nothing and feeling okay about it. Procrastination is doing everything else while feeling guilty about not doing the one thing that matters. It’s replying to emails you don’t need to reply to, reorganizing your cupboard at midnight, and suddenly remembering to water a plant that survived weeks of... Continue Reading →
January 1st is magical.You wake up feeling like a brand-new version of yourself—hydrated, motivated, emotionally mature, and suddenly convinced that waking up at 5 a.m. will change your life.By January 15th, the alarm rings……and your resolution quietly slips under the blanket with you.Staying consistent with New Year resolutions isn’t about willpower. It’s about not scaring... Continue Reading →
Children have a special talent.They can spill milk exactly when you’re running late, ask why for the 47th time when your patience is at 3%, and choose the loudest meltdown moment just when your phone rings.And in those moments, reactions rise faster than a pressure cooker whistle.But here’s the secret no parenting book shouts loudly... Continue Reading →
Somewhere between scrolling and sighing, we forgot a very important life skill: minding our own magic.We create something—an idea, a post, a painting, a plan—and before it even finishes breathing, we drag it into the crowded marketplace of comparison. Suddenly, our newborn thought looks underdressed next to someone else’s 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 don’t want to start—but because we don’t 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 →
I set my boundaries like I set my goals—clear and clean,Not everyone gets a backstage pass to what I mean.My yes is intentional, my no is calm and kind,I don’t owe the world access to my peace of mind.I smile without guilt, I pause without fear,Not every demand deserves my “right here.”I’ve learned that silence... 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 you’re halfway up, slightly breathless, questioning your life choices and holding a coffee like it’s emotional support — no one really notices.And that’s 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 tomorrow’s to-do list? You, my friend, were declared a modern-day... Continue Reading →
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