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  • Why Does the Butterfly Keep Finding Me? 🦋

    Why Does the Butterfly Keep Finding Me? 🦋

    Daily writing prompt
    If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why?
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    If I had to get a tattoo right now, it would be a butterfly. 🦋

    Not because I have always loved butterflies.

    Actually, I’m not even sure when this started.

    People sometimes notice the butterfly on my bracelet.

    Then they notice another one on my mangalsutra.

    And then there is that little 🦋 I keep using on my blog, in my posts, almost everywhere.

    And that’s when they ask me—

    “Why are you so obsessed with butterflies?”

    The funny thing is…

    I don’t know.

    I really don’t.

    I never consciously chose the butterfly.

    It somehow kept finding its way into my life.

    Once, I even named a brand Titliyan with a few friends.

    I don’t remember why I chose that name either.

    I eventually had to leave it behind for personal reasons.

    What I See in a Butterfly

    Funny, isn’t it?

    The name disappeared.

    But the butterfly didn’t.

    And maybe that’s when I started wondering whether there was something about this little creature that I was drawn to without even knowing why.

    Because when I look at a butterfly, I don’t just see something pretty.

    I see something I recognise.

    Maybe it’s because I’ve always been someone who notices people.

    Not just how they look.

    What they carry.

    The person who makes everyone laugh but is quietly going through something.

    The woman who thinks she is ordinary but has an incredible strength.

    Someone who doesn’t realise how kind they are.

    Someone who has no idea that their presence makes a difference to other people.

    I notice those things.

    Maybe that’s why butterflies fascinate me.

    Because a butterfly has absolutely no idea what we see.

    She doesn’t know that someone might stop walking just to watch her.

    She doesn’t know that her wings can make an ordinary afternoon beautiful.

    She doesn’t know she’s beautiful.

    She just is.

    Maybe That’s Why I Love Her

    And perhaps people are like that too.

    Sometimes, we spend years trying to become something better, prettier, stronger, more successful…

    while the people around us can already see something wonderful in us that we haven’t noticed yet.

    And yes, I believe in the whole butterfly story too.

    The caterpillar.

    The cocoon.

    The uncertainty.

    The struggle.

    The transformation.

    The wings.

    But what touches me isn’t only that she changes.

    It’s that she becomes something beautiful without ever knowing how beautiful she has become.

    Maybe that’s the part I understand.

    Maybe that’s the part I love.

    Or maybe…

    I’m simply a woman who has collected too many butterflies over the years and is now trying to find a philosophical explanation for it. 😂

    But if I ever get that tattoo, it won’t be because a butterfly has one fixed meaning.

    It will be because, somehow, it has become a little piece of my story.

    A reminder to notice beauty.

    In people.

    In life.

    And perhaps, sometimes, in myself.

    A reminder that I don’t have to know exactly where life is taking me.

    A reminder that some of the most beautiful things about us may be things we haven’t discovered yet.

    And perhaps, most importantly—

    a reminder to keep my wings open, even when I don’t know where I’m going to fly.

    So yes.

    If I had to get a tattoo right now…

    it would be a butterfly.

    Maybe I’ve been choosing her all these years.

    Or maybe…

    she’s been choosing me. đŸŚ‹

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    Until The Next Whisper,

    —Rajeshwari 🧿💕

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    READ MORE :If I Had to Be an Animal for a Week | A Butterfly’s Lesson

  • Fictional Character You Relate to the Most | Nihshabd

    Fictional Character You Relate to the Most | Nihshabd

    Who is the fictional character you relate to the most?

    One Character? Really?

    Who is the fictional character you relate to the most?

    I hate this question.

    Not because I don’t have an answer…

    But because it expects me to have just one.

    Seriously?

    That’s like asking an artist to choose one colour…
    or asking a writer to pick one favourite word.

    Life doesn’t make us that simple.

    Just when I think I’ve found the fictional character I relate to the most, another one quietly taps me on the shoulder and says,

    “Excuse me… you’ve borrowed a little piece of me too.”

    And annoyingly…

    She’s right.

    Why choose one… when life lets you become many?” 🦋

    A little bit of Jo March lives in me every time my thoughts refuse to stay inside my head until I write them down. Sometimes writing feels less like a hobby and more like breathing.

    Then there’s Belle. We definitely have one thing in common—we can both disappear into books and completely forget that the real world exists. The only difference is that she had a magical library. I have a growing collection of books… and a family occasionally reminding me that food exists outside the pages. 😄

    And then comes Rapunzel, happily throwing a hundred creative ideas my way, usually all at once, as if my brain were hosting a never-ending art festival. Finishing one project before starting another? That’s a lovely theory.

    Sleeping Beauty and I also have something in common—we’re both deeply committed to the noble art of sleeping. 😄 The only difference is that she needed a curse… I just need a pillow! But she has also reminded me that slowing down isn’t the same as falling behind. Sometimes the biggest transformations happen while we’re quietly resting, healing, or simply giving ourselves permission to pause.

    Whenever life decides to test me, Mulan gently reminds me that courage doesn’t always arrive with trumpets and fireworks. Sometimes it simply whispers, “Take the next step.”

    And then there’s Anne Shirley. We have an agreement—I borrow her imagination, and she borrows my ability to overthink absolutely everything. 😄 Together, we can turn the simplest moment into a beautiful story… or a full-length novel that nobody asked for.

    See? This is exactly my problem.

    How am I supposed to choose just one?

    The Best Fictional Character Is the One You Create

    The more I think about it, the more I realize that life was never meant to make us copies of someone else’s story.

    Some days need courage.

    Some days need kindness.

    Some days demand creativity.

    Some days simply ask us to be patient.

    If I forced myself to live like only one fictional character, I’d probably be wonderfully prepared for one situation… and completely lost in the next.

    Why Being Many Characters Makes You Unique

    Maybe the real magic isn’t finding the fictional character you relate to the most.

    Maybe it’s collecting the best qualities from every story that touches your heart, blending them with your own experiences, learning from your mistakes, laughing at yourself once in a while, and slowly becoming someone no book has ever written before.

    Because that’s what makes us different.

    That’s what makes us adaptable.

    That’s what makes us beautifully unique.

    So don’t try to fit yourself into one character.

    Be the dreamer when dreams are needed.

    Be the reader when wisdom is needed.

    Be the creator when the world needs something new.

    Be the warrior when life becomes difficult.

    And when life surprises you—as it always does—don’t be afraid to reinvent yourself.

    After all, life isn’t about becoming someone’s favourite fictional character.

    It’s about becoming a person who can adapt to every chapter with courage, kindness, curiosity, creativity, and hope.

    Why settle for one character…

    when you have the privilege of carrying a little piece of many?

    Maybe that’s exactly what makes you you.

    A beautifully imperfect, ever-evolving story that no author could have written better.

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    ✨ Now it’s your turn.🤍

    Who is the fictional character you relate to the most? Or, like me, do you carry little pieces of many stories within you? I’d genuinely love to hear your answer. 🦋✨

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    Until the next whisper…

    —Rajeshwari đŸ§żđŸ’•

    Š Nihshabd by Rajeshwari

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    Read More :

    Fictional Characters | Two Extra Chairs for My Childhood

    The Places Where I Accidentally Disappear

     The Best Dreams Whisper

  • Dear Younger Human | Nihshabd

    Dear Younger Human | Nihshabd

    What’s the best advice you’d give to someone younger than you?

    Dear younger human,

    Don’t rush to grow up.
    Adulthood is mostly opening the fridge,
    staring into it dramatically,
    and closing it without taking anything.

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    Wear the clothes.
    Use the fancy notebook.
    Save some money, yes
    but don’t save your happiness for “someday.”

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    Take photos with the people you love.
    One day you’ll zoom in and realize
    the background matters less
    than the faces beside you.

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    Don’t waste years trying to be liked by everyone.
    Even pizza has haters,
    and pizza is doing just fine.

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    Your mistakes won’t ruin your life.
    They’ll just become funny stories
    you’ll tell with unnecessary hand gestures later.

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    Learn to leave places
    where your peace pays the bill
    for someone else’s comfort.

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    And please, drink water.
    Half your life problems are emotions,
    the other half is dehydration pretending to be emotions.

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    Most importantly

    Stop waiting to become perfect
    before you start living.

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    Life isn’t an exam with invigilators.
    It’s more like assembling furniture without instructions—

    confusing, slightly crooked,
    and somehow still useful.

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    So laugh often,
    love deeply,
    and remember:

    the adults you admire today
    were once teenagers too—
    equally confused,
    just with less back pain.

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    Signed,
    Someone older, wiser,
    and still opening the fridge
    as if a solution to life
    might have appeared since the last visit.

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    Still learning, still laughing,
    —Rajeshwari     🧿💕

    Š Nihshabd by Rajeshwari