I used to think the goal was simple. Don't get angry. Stay calm. Be composed. Handle things better. But that's not how it works. At least... not for me. There are days when things pile up. Work doesn't slow down. Messages keep coming. Something is always pending. And by the time I'm done with all of that, I don't really feel "done." Just... drained. Then something small happens at home. A kid throws a tantrum. Doesn't listen. Repeats the same thing again. And I react. Faster

The other day, something small happened. My child was trying to do something simple. It was taking time — not wrong, just slow. I was watching, and I remember feeling this slight impatience building up. Nothing big. Just a nudge. So I stepped in. "Let me do it — it'll be faster." I said it casually, finished it, moved on. But later, it stayed. Not the act itself. Just how quickly I took over. I've probably done this many times. I just don't notice it in the moment, because it

It's just one hour. That's what I told myself. My kid moved to 1st standard, and school timing changed, which means I have to wake up earlier now. Just one hour. Shouldn't be a big deal. But it is. Nights feel different now. Earlier, I had a rhythm — work would end, I'd get some time to unwind, sleep would come naturally. Now there's a quiet pressure sitting in the background, a clock that starts ticking even before I go to bed. I lie down, and instead of relaxing, I start ca