Musings by Moksha

Before diving into the article, I have a question for all my readers here. Is the brain a part of our own body? Did we all say yes..? Then what’s the need of creating so much stigma around it unlike the liver, kidneys, and the heart. Why is any other organ or body part dysfunctionality normal but low mental immunity such a huge issue? Let’s see, because society might call you crazy? Well, I believe that no one person is completely sane in this world. We all have our own share of dysfunctionalities and being a little offbeat will keep you going in this twisted world. But coming to the other side of being offbeat - the more serious levels of having low mental health immunity causing you emotional stress and pain that drives you crazy.  Yes, I am talking about all those times when people take depression, anxiety, stress, emotional vulnerability, and distancing, a joke and treat it like just a ‘phase’.  The foremost thing to understand and adapt here is that this is no fun and it ...

Sitting for hours and hours wondering what to pen down can get frustrating. What's more irritating is, when you know what you want to write, but the words refuse to flow through your brain. If this happens with you, then my dear friend, you are going through a writer's block. I am sure all of us have heard about this and knowingly or unknowingly been through this. Writer's block is when you are unable to ink down the image of words that you have thought of. Neither does this mean that your incapable of producing a wonderful piece nor does it mean that you lack creativity. All this means is that at this moment you are unproductive which is highly temporary and you will get back in the grind soon enough. Earlier it was believed that writer's block is a sign of some invisible power that wanted the artists to stop working. For many years, novelists, poets, and other writers discontinued their work halfway because of the discouragement they experienced. It was long after tha...

Depression Anxiety  Stress Mood swings  Thoughts of quitting  Uncertainties  Doubts  These emotions are very common for one to experience when locked up in a house of four walls for around 90 days.  Motivation is the kick-start one needs to execute his daily tasks and when lacking, can certainly take things downhill.  A day without inspiration can make you feel like a failure and that you aren't working to your optimum. What is there to read here is, machines break down too because of constant wear and tear, you are a human and your unproductive days don't reflect your negligence. Instead, they are your body's way of indicating the red-signal of overwork.  In times of low encouragement, it becomes necessary to take care of your mental health. A strong and calm mind at peace is the key to work effectively and efficiently. Read through a few things listed below that you could resort to, to bounce back in action.  Most importantly, accept and em...

Change is the only constant.  How many times have we heard this in our lives?   Do you realize this is not merely a saying but an experience every individual goes through multiple times during his entire life?  None of us know what the next second has in store for us. Right now you may be elated yet you might find yourself in complete folds the next hour.  Relatable?  Well, these are the times when you need to chomp in a well-prepared meal.  No no, not your regular food, this meal has special ingredients which when cooked together, give you the dish called 'motivation'. It is extremely important to sense when our morale starts losing for if not paid attention to, it can turn into a habit and you might find yourself quite comfortable.  To be able to pull yourself out of lethargy, an understanding of what motivation actually is should be taken into consideration.  When defined, motivation is the power that activates the engine of success and mo...