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A homemaker's journey to self realisation, when she rose up against all things that tried to chain her, finding that which freed her.
A homemaker’s journey to self realisation, when she rose up against all things that tried to chain her, finding that which freed her.
My life revolved around those I loved, Running and sacrificing for their smiles, I had let go my own destination, In search of home, I travelled miles.
On the way I had lost my own identity, I was someone’s daughter, sister or just wife, In search of that perfect mythical home, I burdened myself with rigors and strife.
Blinded by the societal expectations, I carved for self a path of hurt and pain, I faltered and tripped into obscurity, Lost myself for nothing worth to gain.
Sleepwalking through that darkness I fell, Deep into a cavern of solitude, I was slipping into a coma I felt, But it was an awakening I finally construed.
There was no home where I was going, The world I envisioned was just a mirage, My life revolved around those I loved, That love was nothing but a fraud.
Hence began a process of self discovery, I dug out my own existence from the grave of expectations, I smelled the air and felt the dew beneath my feet again, Rejuvenated I connected with the joys of self realization.
I could see with eyes closed and touch the unseen, A power I felt surging inside me, I was liberated and elevated above this world, Now I owned and wrote my own destiny.
I realised I was complete in myself, Validations and approvals were not my need, The bonds I cherished were now shackles broken, My soul, my existence was finally freed, That world I sought after was within me always, I was my own universe indeed.
The sun, the moon and all the stars in sky, All the constellations and galaxies galore, They are all contained within my self, I am not just the universe, I am universe’s core.
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