Blog — Amaan's Journal

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ProseAmaan AkhtarMay 31, 2024Mental Health

Don’t Worry: You’re Not Falling Behind

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarFebruary 29, 2024

Spotlight

Those glares dissect melancholy beneath the skin,

my soul ravaged by heartache, tragedy, and sin.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJanuary 14, 2024Poetry, Vulnerability, Anxiety, Self-awareness, Empathy, Isolation

A Seasonal Departure

The friendly departures remain bittersweet… Such is the way of nature. Seasons will come and go, but the trees remain rooted till the end of their time.

ProseAmaan AkhtarOctober 22, 2023Autumn, Relationships, Seasons, Nature, Introspection

How I Deal With Autumn Blues

Take it as a means to spruce up our lives and rediscover what it feels like to be human.

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarOctober 15, 2023Mental Health, Autumn, Cosy Vibes, Creativity, Self-Care

A Quick Pep Talk

Whatever the case may be for you, you haven’t failed that goal. There’s still time to become what you might’ve been.

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarSeptember 16, 2023Motivation, Mental Health, Short read

Detached

He mimes his mouth and words fall out,

But his voice doesn't sound quite like his own

ProseAmaan AkhtarAugust 13, 2023Mental Health, Poetry

An Insufferable Itch

It seems far out of reach, in a place that my fingers can’t scratch.

ProseAmaan AkhtarAugust 6, 2023Mental Health, Poetry, Compassion, Rituals

The Natural Beauty of our Bodies: Stretch Marks

Although stretch marks are a permanent change in our bodies, our attitude towards them is not.

Thoughts On ...Amaan AkhtarJuly 31, 2023Body Image, Body Positivity, Mental Health, Physical Health

Promises

Declutter your belongings, plant the seeds,

Tend to your thoughts and let their ideas grow.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJuly 16, 2023Song, Poetry, Storytelling, Creativity

An Apology to My Body

I wanted you to become stronger. Faster. More athletic. Leaner. Taller. Sexier. But you failed to keep up with my incessant demands.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJuly 8, 2023Mental Health, Body Image, Compassion

The Dream Weaver

The daydreams floated like kaleidoscopic clouds above the patrons’ heads, dispossessed from their owners’ brains and now migrating into his dreamsphere.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJanuary 29, 2023Fantasy, Contemporary, Horror

Another One Gone In The Blink of an Eye

I’m still not ready to say goodbye. January, please don’t leave yet.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJanuary 22, 2023Contemporary, January, Time, Comedy

New Year's Rituals

This idea of reinventing oneself every new year is akin to the endless movie reboots that Hollywood churns out every year. It simply doesn’t work.

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarJanuary 15, 2023New Year's Celebrations, Rituals, Introspection, Resolutions, Personal Essay

A Kindred Reflection

To those who came before,

To those who are here now,

And to those who will come after.

ProseAmaan AkhtarJanuary 8, 2023Poetry, Introspection, Celebration

Grave Whispers

The ravens cawed their haunting anthem. The wrought iron gates groaned open. He was permitted to enter.

With a stoic stride, he boldly entered through the archway. There he went into the land of lost tales, where only ravens sang.

ProseAmaan AkhtarOctober 16, 2022Horror

The Ebb and Flow of Life

Life will always flow and ebb around us, regardless of how we feel or think or act. We can only control what happens within us - how we react and respond to any given circumstance. But in equal measure, that is the beauty of life.

ArticlesAmaan AkhtarSeptember 24, 2022Introspection, Anecdote