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Nida Elley's avatar

Oh, the eternal paradox of wanting to be everyone and everything at the same time - our deepest yearning for home, I think. It seeps into the silences, which is why it’s so important to sit in silence often. You convey all this so simply and naturally. The innermost longing of everyone’s heart.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thank you Nida, love these words of yours, “the eternal paradox of the wanting to be everyone and everything at the same time”. 💚💚

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Nida Elley's avatar

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Cici Sullivan's avatar

This is beautiful. I felt this so deeply, and somehow you made some of the things that I resist FEEL so dreamy and beautiful. I am looking forward to my lazy Sunday by myself much more than I was when I woke up.

Thank you for mentioning my post (and for reading it the way I had intended it to be read) ❤️

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thank you Cici, I hope you are having a beautiful Sunday 💚

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Patrick Muindi's avatar

The feeling of void, the void of feeling, for life happens where it is and where it isn't.

What isn't must be felt - but with caution, lest it crowds out the feeling of what there is.

In the end, everything will change, yet nothing will, for there's only life in the realms of being and void.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Patrick, love these words, “the feeling of void, the void of feelings, for life happens where it is and where it isn’t”.

This could be beautiful lines of a poem, you should try poetry 😊

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Revathi Ganesh's avatar

For there's only life in the realms of being and void!🥹💯 this is so true and can't agree more Patrick!

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Patrick Muindi's avatar

Thank you Revathi!

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Revathi Ganesh's avatar

Thanks for the mention of my recent post Harneek!🫂 and this post here is so deep yet simply serene to my soul!🦋❤️‍🩹

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Revathi 💚

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Antony Henao's avatar

I love how with each sentence you are able to capture such vivid images.

The best thing we can do in moments of tribulation is to capture them in our writings...

You did it in a wonderful manner.

Thanks for sharing, Harneek.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

I completely agree with you Antony, on capturing your feelings and surroundings in moments of tribulation. 😊

Thank you for your generous comment and restack!!

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Elizabeth Grace Martinez's avatar

Your Friday night sounds just like mine. The urge to do everything and nothing all at once.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Yes exactly Elizabeth, it’s not a pleasant feeling but the acknowledgment of these feelings are important I believe 😊

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Mohika Mudgal's avatar

Doing nothing can be so hard so many times!!!! I think it comes with practice and then you gotta unlearn it for another lesson. I feeeeel you.

Thank you so much for featuring and sharing my essay in your post 🧡🧡🧡 I'm definitely going to read Cici's and Revathi's work now!

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Mo for your presence💚

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Mika's avatar

Thank you for inviting us into your space and sitting with you for a while through your words. ✨💕

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Mika for your presence 😊

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Harun Kewa's avatar

Great poem, Harneek.

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Harneek Chawla's avatar

Thanks Harun and thanks for the restack 😊

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