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With the work and all, what can I still do for self-care
1 I should walk as much as possible in the morning. But there is a glitch. Seldom do I feel fresh and ready-to-go after waking up. I...

Nikhil Dayal
Jan 14, 20245 min read
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a missing Sunday_and_a forgotten lifesaver
I (A missing Sunday) It was a weekend to read and write. The first half of Saturday was spent on the uroflowmetry test. In the rest of...

Nikhil Dayal
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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all I do is worry, and worry again
The cyclical dread A bad (medical) omen… … Inordinate weight gain or low urine flow or fever or inordinate weight loss… Any of them, or...

Nikhil Dayal
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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The precarious full day’s work
I am not working a job these days. But I still work on personal projects in a multitude of hues and a number of disciplines. I have set...

Nikhil Dayal
Jan 11, 20235 min read
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It’s the Quiet before the Storm
An inspiration can come from unexpected places. Something which means something in a particular setting may mean another thing altogether...

Nikhil Dayal
Jan 7, 20233 min read
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Nikhil Dayal
Jan 4, 20230 min read
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Duck/Dodge
Ducking or dodging is a skill. Whenever a foul thought enters my mind, I should be able to dodge it. That is the behavior I want to...

Nikhil Dayal
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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Feel Blessed Inc.
He has lived simply all his life. My father is a simple man. Mother told me once it felt unusual for people of her generation to...

Nikhil Dayal
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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Good on me
I like to hug. There are not a lot of people I choose (or the other way around) to be in contact with. The ones I like a lot, I hug,...

Nikhil Dayal
Dec 25, 20223 min read
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leave me alone
1 There is a veil, a layer of haze that wants to take over my mental capital. It is the evil face Chester talks about in Papercut and the...

Nikhil Dayal
Dec 22, 20224 min read
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An adventure sponsored by the Sandman in an old mansion
1 This is off of a dream I had. There is a lot of pressure to remember the contents of this dream; so much so that there is a chance I...

Nikhil Dayal
Dec 17, 20224 min read
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The writing compendium
Part 1 I don’t know how long this piece will end up being. A while back, when I started practicing to write, I was insecure and lacked...

Nikhil Dayal
Dec 14, 20229 min read
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Fictional antique vendors in Maurya Lok
Part 1 I have a fascination with books; old, obscure, beautiful books. Their hold on me began early in my childhood. My home was filled...

Nikhil Dayal
Dec 2, 20226 min read
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Cry, cry, cry, baby/ Cry, cry, cry/ [Verse: Chris Martin & Jacob Collier]/ In a book about the world
I cry more than (an) average (person does). If I start thinking about (things such as) passing of a close one, I start weeping at once...

Nikhil Dayal
Nov 13, 20223 min read
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notes to self (a)
A It is not vital to do things perfectly. Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good. Gabriella Quevedo taught herself to play the...

Nikhil Dayal
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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Down to a trickle
I suffered extreme fatigue and breathlessness in November 2019. When I visited the physician, I was recommended hospitalization- as my...

Nikhil Dayal
Nov 9, 20222 min read
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The anatomy of a dream….
We are leaving our house. It is an oldish house built in the late 1950s. It currently is year 2000. The house is to be demolished, and an...

Nikhil Dayal
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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seldom urgent
What is important is seldom urgent - Dwight Eisenhower

Nikhil Dayal
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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Hell is a pocket watch
I think hell is somewhere that you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go. I don't think I agree. I think maybe hell is a place....

Nikhil Dayal
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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The longest form
When a person gets admitted in an ICU, he enters a whole new world- with its own rules and customs. These practices are almost...

Nikhil Dayal
Oct 4, 20221 min read
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