Dear readers,

It’s a wonderful feeling to watch yourself grow, isn’t it? Whether in your career or in your personality, there’s always joy in witnessing new skills take root and new traits blossom within you.

But have you ever wondered what truly defines how much you can grow? It is the amount of bitter truth you’re willing to accept about yourself. Defending ourselves comes naturally—we’ve inherited it from our anxious ancestors who lived in constant survival mode. Yet real growth demands something more. It asks you to face the truths you don’t like to hear, the flaws you’d rather ignore. Until you accept them, you cannot transform them. Defending actions born of insecurity does not cure insecurity—it only delays healing.

So, embrace yourself with complete honesty. Welcome both your virtues and your vices. Correct what you must, nurture what you should, and keep walking towards the person you envision yourself to be. It won’t be easy, but it will be worth it. For the reward is far greater than the fleeting comfort of hiding from your truth.

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Letter from your friendly soul mechanic

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To be comfortable simply being who you are.
To learn from each other the pretty things.
To encourage one another to be better.
To steal little moments from this
fast-paced life just to cherish the togetherness.
To share secrets, knowing they will be guarded
with the same sacredness as your own.
To be weird and silly together.
To be your truest selves in each other’s presence.

What else can friendship be?
And if it is not this, can it even be called true friendship?

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THINGS I ONLY TOLD SATURN
- PART 11

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And I? I am just an ordinary woman who feels the ache of Sylvia Plath, and loves quietly but intensely like Emily Dickinson, and who lives like a sage in the making in a very simple world. I read. I write. I listen to people. And sometimes, I become the path that guides people out of the dark tunnel to the light. I flirt with my best friends, I don't date, and I am very picky with foods. It takes me a thousand years to let someone in and I don't forget when someone is kind to me. I fall in love with people who are seemingly unreachable and then I test the purity of my prayers with it. I am both the soul that aches for heaven and the soul mechanic.

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Dear readers,

Imagine thinking peace was a place. That you could find it near a lakeside, in a pretty camp house for the night, while carrying seemingly never-ending questions in your mind and the restlessness that comes with them.

But peace is not a place—it is a state of mind. You can’t run to a quiet corner if the mind itself is chaotic. You can be peaceful even in the middle of a crowd, and you can be restless in the stillest place on earth.

If you truly need calm, don’t rush to places. Walk within. Confront the difficult questions, and make peace with the answers. That’s all it takes.

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Dear readers,

Isn't it strange how one can go from the lowest of the lows to the highest of the highs in a single lifetime? No matter what the world has conditioned young minds to believe today but this nature of humans is very fascinating to me.
Our brains work in a very simple manner. It's as innocent as a child. It believes whatever you tell it. About you and about everything else. You can break a mountain apart if you tell yourself that you can do it. We have real life examples of that. Don't we? And if you tell yourself things that aren't exactly true, they become your truth eventually.
Be very mindful about how you raise your mind. It's your responsibility to nurture it, to expand it and to explore its potential for your own growth.
Be gentle with yourself. Be kind. Befriend yourself. And shower yourself with love, the kind you look for everywhere else.

Promise me tonight that you will change your vocabulary about yourself from now onwards and practice this gentleness every day with intention.

I am rooting for you as always.

Your favourite soul mechanic,
S.Y

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It’s tiring, isn’t it? To always be present. To show up. To write. To work. Sometimes you just go quiet and don’t know what to do. Other times, you know exactly what needs to be done, yet you can’t bring yourself to start. Moments like these feel strange. They quietly eat away at your energy and productivity.

So what can you do in such times? Breathe. Sit with yourself. Meditate. Take slow, deep breaths until your nervous system softens, until you feel a gentle return of your inner rhythm. Often, this pause is your inner self whispering: “I need time. I need care.” Listen to that voice. Allow yourself space to rejuvenate.

Avoid rushing to distractions—music, movies, or endless scrolling. They may soothe you for a moment, but they often delay your return to your true path. They create distance between you and your vision.

Instead, stay calm. Honor your need for rest. Trust that when you’re ready, your focus and drive will return. And when it does, you’ll move forward with more clarity and strength.

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"It's okay if you don't feel anything now,
I am here for you regardless of it all"
kind of togetherness.

"I don't know how to ask someone to stay,
but if you leave, it will hurt"
kind of affection.

"I carry wounds from many heartbreaks,
I am scared of love,
but you—
you are an exception"
kind of shared vulnerability.

"Both of us are horribly limited,
but together
we will make it work"
kind of promise.

What else does it take to make your life an art?

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What does it take to transform your life for the better? What does it take to heal?
Ask someone lost in misery and they will probably say: getting something done, reaching somewhere, or owning something will make life better. Yet, despite all of that, nothing within them shifts. Why? Because the inner world is yet to be rewired.

What you truly need is WILL.

W – Willingness to change. A readiness to step out of old patterns and into the unknown.
I – Inspiration that sustains you, often cultivated from within through daily practice and self-training.
L – Loud acceptance of where you are, what you lack, and what you must do—without denial or excuses.
L – Little flexibility to bend with life’s variables, to not falter in the face of disruptions, but to flow while holding onto your vision.

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