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. ☕💭
If love is a warm hug, emotional boundaries are the cozy sweater that keeps that hug from turning into a chokehold. We often assume boundaries are fences built for strangers, but the truth is: we need the strongest boundaries with the people we love the most. Why? Because closeness without clarity becomes chaos.As the writer... 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 →
Some days, happiness doesn’t leave the house.It sits on the sofa, scrolling through memories, wearing yesterday’s pyjamas, and refusing to make eye contact with motivation.Feeling depressed doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like silence, tired smiles, unfinished to-do lists, and a heart saying, “I’m fine,” when it isn’t.The good news?You don’t need a personality... Continue Reading →
The New Year arrives every time wearing the same shiny outfit — fireworks, fresh calendars, and a long list of very ambitious resolutions.By January 2nd, that list often looks at us like, “So… are we doing this or pretending we never met?” 😄We don’t fail because we lack discipline.We fail because we try to leap... 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 →
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 →
There’s always that one friend—not the loudest in your photo frame,not the fanciest in your contact list,but the one whose presence feels likea Wi-Fi signal for your soul—strong, stable, and always reconnectingeven after life’s network drops.They’re the friend who knowsyour real laugh,the one that sounds like a pressure cooker whistlemixed with a burst of pure... 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 →
Have you ever noticed how we humans behave like our phones?We come with default settings, and unless we manually go into the “Settings → Life → Upgrade,” we keep running on the same old version. The funniest part? We fear the update… even though we’re the ones who created half the limitations we’re stuck with!“The... Continue Reading →
Marriage is one of the most beautiful relationships life gifts us. It begins with long conversations, shared dreams, and that warm comfort of knowing you’ve found “your person.” But somewhere between becoming partners and becoming parents, something funny happens—the husband and wife quietly disappear behind Mom and Dad.We get so busy surviving routines that we... Continue Reading →
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