Swimming in the Persian Gulf
Had a pleasant day today. Here’s how it went: It started out unproductively. I didn’t feel like doing anything, wasn’t feeling good mentally. Spent a large portion of it passively consuming YouTube documentaries. But then, at around 2:00, I looked out the window and reflected on how serene it seemed. The sea was as calm […]
Making my “no” firm
I can’t tell you how many times my seemingly unfixed responses have got me in some sort of trouble. Don’t want to transfer the blame to others, but some people: -don’t have the emotional intelligence to tell when my answer is ‘no.’ -use whatever tactic is in their acquired arsenal to turn my ‘no’ into […]