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. ☕💭
Somewhere between “I’m not feeling well” and “Can you still join the call?” lies the most dramatic plot twist of corporate culture.It’s fascinating, isn’t it? Companies proudly announce, “Your well-being is our priority.” Yet the moment you apply for sick leave, it suddenly feels like you’re submitting a PhD thesis for approval.“Are you really sick... 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 →
They say, “First impression is the best impression.”Honestly? I would like to return that sentence to the sender.If first impressions were always correct, half of us would be permanently misunderstood and the other half would need apology letters printed in bulk.Apparently, I have what people call “the arrogant face.” You know the one — calm... Continue Reading →
“Pain is not a wall,” someone once said. “It is a doorway disguised as one.”For the longest time, I thought pain was a red signal. Stop. Cry. Complain. Order extra chocolate. Repeat.But life, in its usual dramatic fashion, recently handed me a plot twist.I am a mother of three energetic humans who believe the house... Continue Reading →
There is a tiny word that weighs nothing yet carries mountains.“Thank you.”It doesn’t glitter like expensive gifts. It doesn’t make dramatic entrances. It quietly walks into a room and rearranges the air.Have you noticed how a simple “thank you” can straighten someone’s tired shoulders? The shopkeeper who has been standing all day suddenly smiles wider.... Continue Reading →
Emotional regulation sounds like something taught in a laboratory—white coats, clipboards, and a stern reminder to “breathe.” In reality, it’s the everyday skill that saves us from sending regret-filled texts, slamming doors dramatically, or crying over a coffee that went cold because life got in the way.We are emotional creatures pretending to be logical ones.... Continue Reading →
Social anxiety is that invisible friend who shows up uninvited, whispers unnecessary warnings, and then refuses to leave. It’s not fear of people exactly — it’s fear of being perceived. Fear of saying something odd, smiling at the wrong moment, or waving back at someone who was actually waving at the person behind you. Yes,... 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 →
Have you ever noticed how one tiny moment can hijack your entire day? A sharp tone from a colleague. A spilled glass of milk. A child beginning a sentence with “Amma…” and before the sentence even reaches the full stop—boom—we explode. That, dear reader, is not personality. That is reaction.I once came across something called... Continue Reading →
We like to believe our decisions are born in neat meeting rooms inside the brain—well-lit, logical, wearing spectacles and sipping black coffee. In reality, most decisions are made in pajamas, on a couch, by emotions holding a remote control and saying, “Relax, I’ve got this.”Every choice we make—what to say, what to buy, whom to... Continue Reading →
When did stress stop knocking and start living rent-free in our heads?Is it when the phone buzzes and our heartbeat races before we even read the message?Or when silence feels louder than noise because the mind refuses to rest?Stress rarely arrives with drama. It slips in quietly—between deadlines and dishes, expectations and emails, love and... Continue Reading →
They never taught us this in school,How to be kind and still be whole.So we gave, and gave, and gave again,Calling exhaustion “love” in disguise.Boundaries aren’t walls made out of fear,They are windows we open with care.Curtains drawn when the noise is loud,Space to breathe without guilt or doubt.A kind heart without limits bleeds,Not loudly—slowly,... Continue Reading →
If generations were rooms in a house, the Silent Generation would be sitting quietly by the window, observing everything without commentary. Baby Boomers would be in the living room, guarding the remote like ancestral property. Gen Z and Gen Alpha would be upstairs, live-streaming life, questioning reality, and asking why the Wi-Fi has emotions. And... Continue Reading →
Parenting, they say, is unconditional love. What they forget to mention is that it also involves being a calm human while someone uses your leg as a drum, your patience as a trampoline, and your sanity as a suggestion. Somewhere between “My child is my world” and “Please stop touching me for five minutes” lives... 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 →
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