Sand & Water

Sand and water don't mix; yet, the two have coexisted for millions of years, birthing life and taking it away. They meet the forces of nature together; the sand breaks the force of water, the water cradles the sand when the wind wants to take it away.

- Eisha

Book 12; 2023: Mindy Kaling's Help is on the Way

Book 12: Help is on the Way

Author: Mindy Kaling (USA) 🇺🇸

Genre: Memoir

Set in: USA 🇺🇸

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In Los Angeles, if you tell people you give your baby formula, they look at you like you just said you force-feed her Sprite through a beer bong.

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Book 11; 2023: Letterhead & Logo Design 9 by Christopher Simmons

Book 11: Letterhead & Logo Design 9

Author: Christopher Simmons (USA) 🇺🇸

Genre: Design/Coffee Table Books

Set in: Denmark 🇩🇰 USA  🇺🇸 Croatia 🇭🇷 Portugal 🇵🇹 Italy 🇮🇹 Germany 🇩🇪 Canada 🇨🇦 South Africa 🇿🇦 Singapore 🇸🇬 UK 🇬🇧 Romania 🇷🇴 Mexico 🇲🇽 New Zealand 🇳🇿 Iceland 🇮🇸 Australia 🇦🇺 Lebanon 🇱🇧 The Netherlands 🇳🇱 Ireland 🇮🇪 Spain 🇪🇸

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The wonderful thing about design is its diversity, its individuality. For every problem, there are an infinite number of solutions.

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Book 10; 2023: Please Like Me But Keep Away by Mindy Kaling

Book 10: Please Like Me But Keep Away

Author: Mindy Kaling (USA) 🇺🇸

Genre: Memoir

Set in: USA 🇺🇸

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The problem was I didn’t want just anyone’s company. I wanted the company of funny, smart, like-minded people. That’s when I realized something about myself: I would rather be lonely than bored.

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Book 9; 2023: Points of Entry by Nadeem Farooq Paracha

Book 9: Points of Entry - Encounters at the Origin-sites of Pakistan

Author: Nadeem Farooq Paracha (Pakistan) 🇵🇰

Genre: Non-fiction/Travel/History

Set in: Pakistan 🇵🇰

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Junaid had become a classic example of a young Pakistani who, after he/she feels that they cannot continue to lead a 'Western lifestyle', begins to slide towards adopting a culture (Arab) that too is foreign. Maybe the one between these two is what being a Pakistani means? Maybe.

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Book 8, 2023: How We Learn (Time-Life Books)

Book 8: How We Learn (Time-Life Books)

Author: Lee Edson (USA) 🇺🇸

Genre: Human Behaviour

Set in: USA 🇺🇸, UK 🇬🇧, Germany 🇩🇪, Switzerland 🇨🇭,Italy 🇮🇹, France 🇫🇷, India🇮🇳 Micronesia 🇫🇲 Pakistan 🇵🇰 Japan 🇯🇵 Niger 🇳🇪

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The mind possesses an innate order, a built-in drive to learn.

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Mariam returns after eight years thanks to Canva Pro. It took a hiatus because Adobe discontinued with Fireworks 😆

2023; Book 7: Kanpur 1857 by Andrew Ward

Book 7: Kanpur 1857 (India's Historic Battles: A Series)

Author: Andrew Ward (US) 🇺🇸

Genre: History

Set in: India 🇮🇳

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If allowed to stand, Dalhousie's decree would doom Nana Sahib and his family to subsisting on the Peshwa's dwindling treasury. It would also pauperize the thousands of Hindu pilgrims who had settled in Bithur and depended on Baji Rao's philanthropy to maintain their temples and charities. 

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Just keep breathing

Went to bed last night and it was a battle to breathe as severe bronchospasms set in. For two hours, it felt like the next breath would be my last. When breathing becomes extremely laborious, your mind is astoundingly clear. No images, no lights, nothing. Nothing could be inhaled, let alone steam. Well, after two hours of slowly sipping cups of tulsi green tea and chewing on teaspoons of cloves, it subsided. I woke up to another sunshine. That's life, pretty much in a nutshell. Just keep breathing.

#chronicbronchitis #postcovidrespiratorystress #respiratorydisorders