Here with me.

Countless miles between me and all that is mine to be, all wonders, all summits that I am aching to witness, counting seconds at the same time in rhyme.

There is so much around me that is temporary, floating with the clouds, changing directions with the winds, wandering opinions, everyone seeming to have their own dictionaries and definitions; Breathe!

We are all filtered by day and raw as the sun sets into the night, melodious in its own way. Little do we notice the way we love ourselves, put ourselves first selflessly, not selfishly. There is so much that we ask of the world but barley give the same to our own self, let alone even think about it. Let us pause, let us find calm and not get carried away by tempting chaos. Miscommunications hurt, imagine how neglecting the self and its worth could slow down all sparkle that is waiting to come!

We are often surrounded by expectations that somehow do not really go as planned and the leftovers are feasted disappointments. Why? Because it is not in our control. Why don’t we let go, then? Because we somehow hesitate. We shouldn’t. We have got to let go of all expectations, or take the first step to try.

We have got to turn around, look within! Look here in the moment, right here, right now! Who are you when no one is watching? Who are you when no one is loving, or somehow chasing your shadow. Who are you when you are your one and only company. Who are you when you take yourself as you are; Unfiltered.

Here with me breathes an appetite of stimulation, the kind that takes me closer to the very depth where I address my shortcomings, rise above my traumas, learn from my mistakes and for the first in many times, step up for myself to make a difference, to not be rigid, to be a little easy, a little free, to go with the flow and in time, become the flow myself. Here with me breathes a better version of me, courageously and gracefully. Here with me, breathes a grateful today and a baby step towards a better tomorrow.

I believe the same does with you, too.

-Mukhpreet Singh Khurana