Growing Quietly There was a time when I measured growth by how much I could understand. I read, studied, analysed and compared. I wanted to know why I was as I am — what shaped me, what broke me, and how to protect myself from myself. If I could understand it, maybe I could master it. If I could master it, perhaps I could avoid pain. And somewhere in that search I also tried to understand others — their choices, their contradictions — as if decoding them might help me decode

When to Speak, When to Hold Quietly: The Tension of Human Encounters There are moments when giving voice to our truth feels like survival — a way of protecting ourselves, setting boundaries, or claiming our place in the world. And there are other moments when words cut more than they heal, when the deeper act of care is to hold our truth quietly. This reflection explores the paradox of voice and quiet in human encounters, and the questions we carry when neither choice feels s

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