why is it that we bend over backward to fit into someone else's vision of us, only to be met with disappointment? i spent months reworking my entire persona, tossing aside the pieces of myself i thought were unnecessary, all for someone who still looked at me like a puzzle with missing pieces. guess what? they’re still looking for something more. like today’s aaj ka panchang is a constant reminder...
it’s not that i enjoy stuffing my face with expired snack packs—i just really can't say no when someone shoves a box into my hands at work. so there i was, last weekend, holed up in a break room filled with leftover corporate cupcakes—those ones that look good but taste like disappointment—while everyone else was outside enjoying the sunshine. I swear, i half-expected a pigeon to waddle in, judge ...
it's not that i'm bitter about friends posting their Maldives vacations. it's just... while they're sipping cocktails on a beach, i'm here stressing over how to make my month last longer than my leftovers. nobody understands the weird combination of feeling happy for them and deeply sad for myself. seeing them succeed just makes me remember the decisions I made that landed me in this awkward spot. maybe one day i’ll catch up, or maybe I’ll just stay stuck here, with my grocery list as my only travel guide. #RahmanullahGurbaz #lifeisweird
it's not that i'm bitter about friends posting their Maldives vacations. it's just... while they're sipping cocktails on a beach, i'm here stressing over how to make my month last longer than my leftovers. nobody understands the weird combination of feeling happy for them and deeply sad for myself. seeing them succeed just makes me remember the decisions I made that landed me in this awkward spot. maybe one day i’ll catch up, or maybe I’ll just stay stuck here, with my grocery list as my only travel guide. #RahmanullahGurbaz #lifeisweird
i had a meltdown in the self-checkout line when the total was literally too high for my bank account. nobody knows that the only thing in my cart was a bottle of shampoo and frozen pizza. every time someone asks me how work is going, i just nod and smile, but inside, i know they don’t realize i’m literally one ‘unexpected expense’ away from selling my old guitar. i think my friends still picture m...