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Shalini Samuel

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Reflections on a Year of Becoming

This year, I didn’t just grow older—I grew inward. Through quiet mornings, unravelled fears, unexpected joys, and healing words, my soul journeyed deeper than ever before. Not everything made sense, but everything made meaning. And as I step into a new year, I carry no expectations—only gratitude for the becoming.

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Healing Poems That Caress the Ache No One Sees

Some poems don’t just rhyme—they rescue.

When therapy felt distant, and time didn’t seem to heal, it was poetry that stood by me. Not the kind you memorize for exams, but the kind that finds you when you’re breaking quietly inside.

Rumi helped me welcome pain instead of running from it.
Maya Angelou reminded me that my voice is a fire, not a flaw.
Mary Oliver whispered that I already belong, even if I don’t fit.
And Kipling… Kipling taught me to rise with grace when the world misunderstands.

These healing poems didn’t just inspire me. They helped me survive.

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Climate Change Redemption: Is Humanity Writing Its Greatest Comeback Story?

I was enjoying a peaceful nap when I saw a headline: Could Climate Change Be Reversing Itself? My ears twitched—excuse me, what? After years of hearing the world was ending, humans have suddenly remembered they have brains. Carbon capture, reforestation, clean energy… they’re finally trying.

Meanwhile, my human? She’s still battling Google rankings like it’s life or death. Honestly, if humans optimized their health the way they optimize websites, we’d all be immortal by now.

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Women Breaking Chains, Claiming Dreams - Poem

Lost Dreams, New Beginnings: A Women’s Day Poetry Tribute

For generations, women have been told what they can and cannot do. In India, 65% of women juggle unpaid domestic work while sacrificing their dreams. But today’s women? They are breaking barriers, shattering stereotypes, and reclaiming their futures.

This powerful and thought-provoking poem is a tribute to every woman who has ever felt trapped, silenced, or forced to shrink—and to those who are rising, reclaiming, and rewriting their own stories.

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