Tag: authenticity
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The Famous Five, and Why I Still Think About Them
I think I was around nine or ten when I first read The Famous Five. This was well before Harry Potter came into the picture. Back then, reading felt quieter. Less of a trend, more of a habit you picked up if someone put the right book in your hands. I was living in Mumbai…
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Learning to Trust My Voice Again
There was a time when trusting my voice felt natural. I spoke, wrote, expressed, without second-guessing every word. Somewhere along the way, that changed. Not dramatically. Not because of one big moment. It happened slowly, quietly, through years of working, adapting, fitting in, and learning when to soften things, when to stay quiet, when to…