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. ☕💭
They say real battles are fought silently in the mind, and honestly, that’s where most of us lose before the match even begins. The “Fixed vs Growth Mindset” debate is less like a psychology lesson and more like having two neighbours living rent-free inside your head—one constantly complaining and the other rearranging furniture at midnight... Continue Reading →
If happiness had a lab report, it would probably start with: “Observation: Humans chase happiness like kids chase ice cream trucks.” But the science of happiness isn’t about chasing anything—it’s about understanding how joy is wired into our brains, habits, and tiny everyday choices.Scientists say happiness is 50% genetic, 10% circumstance, and 40% what we... 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 →
Happiness doesn’t always knock,sometimes it waits on the stairs,listening for footstepsthat haven’t reached the door yet.It arrives early—in the space between maybe and soon,wearing borrowed joy,smelling faintly of hope.The heart begins to celebratelong before the reason appears.Before the trip begins,we’ve already walked the shore.Before the news is shared,we’ve felt its warmth in our chest.Before the... 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 doesn’t change the trick — it changes the angle.Look at the word EVIL.Turn it around gently, like... 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 →
In today’s fast-moving world — where coffee cools faster than people’s 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.It’s that mysterious knot in your chest that confidently says, “Don’t bother... Continue Reading →
We grow up believing applause comes from outside — from parents who say “well done,” teachers who draw a star, friends who cheer, bosses who approve.But somewhere between childhood trophies and adult responsibilities, we forget a simple truth: Sometimes the world is too busy to notice your brilliance — clap anyway. People won’t always see... Continue Reading →
Negativity is like that uninvited guest who arrives early, stays late, and finishes all your snacks.You can’t always kick it out… but you can learn to outsmart it.Here are 10 never-heard-before, slightly quirky, totally practical ways to flip negativity into positivity — the kind that makes your mind say, “Ahh, finally!” 1. Treat Negativity Like... Continue Reading →
Some movies entertain you, some move you, and then there is Dear Zindagi — a film that gently taps your shoulder like a wise friend and says, “Sit down… now let’s talk.” It is not a film you simply watch; it is a feeling you slowly absorb. With humor, heart, and a sprinkle of Shah... Continue Reading →
There lives a tiny Stress MonsterIn everyone’s busy head—It wakes up with us every morningBefore we even leave the bed.It whispers, “Deadlines! Laundry! Emails!”With a dramatic shaky sigh,And if we dare ignore it,It grows ten times its size.But fear not, dear warrior,For I’ve found tricks that beat this pest—A toolkit of gentle magicTo give your... Continue Reading →
I once stored all my joy in a fancy “Tomorrow Box,”Locked it tight, kept the key in my mismatched socks.“I’ll open it later,” I said with a confident grin—But later got lazy and simply didn’t check in.So I waited for a “perfect day” to begin.But perfect days are sneaky… they rarely walk in.They tiptoe around... Continue Reading →
Life rarely changes because of giant, dramatic decisions. It changes because of the invisible, almost laughably small things we do every day.Like tiny hinges that move giant doors, these micro habits hold surprising power. “Small steps done consistently create the loudest transformations.” Here are ten unique micro habits that can quietly (and sometimes comically) upgrade... Continue Reading →
Ever noticed how your laptop slows down when too many tabs are open? It freezes, behaves dramatically, pretends it’s processing NASA-level data, and finally begs for a restart.Well… welcome to you.We’re all walking, talking, multitasking humans with 47 mental tabs open at once — and at least 12 of them are frozen. Yet, we expect... Continue Reading →
There comes a moment in every person’s life when they look around and think,“Wait… why am I running behind people, tasks, or approval that doesn’t even add value to my peace?”If you haven’t had that moment yet, consider this article your official wake-up call — and a gentle nudge with a humorous poke.Because here's the... Continue Reading →
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