Aariz ullah
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Humility in the Age of Social Media
Introduction: The Scroll That Shapes Us Because the new norm is everyone wanting a starring role on social media. From the moment we open up our devices, we are greeted with carefully curated highlights—dream vacations, six-figure businesses, picture-perfect relationships, and inspirational captions that incite an inner monologue trying to ask, "Am I doing enough with my life?"
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Motivation
A Letter I Never Sent, Until Now
A Letter I Never Sent, Until Now Words bottled up for too long finally find their way out There are some words we carry with us for years—unspoken thoughts that linger in the back of our minds, heavy and unfinished. For me, those words lived in a letter I wrote a long time ago. I folded it neatly, tucked it away in a drawer, and told myself I would send it one day. But “one day” never seemed to come.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Humans
The Stranger Who Changed My Morning
The Stranger Who Changed My Morning A five-minute encounter that stayed with me for years Some mornings pass without leaving a trace. They blend into the routine of alarms, rushed breakfasts, and commutes that feel more like sleepwalking than living. But every once in a while, life interrupts that rhythm with something unexpected—a moment that breaks the silence of habit and lingers long after.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Humans
The Day I Finally Heard My Own Voice
The Day I Finally Heard My Own Voice A journey from silence to self-acceptance For most of my life, I lived in silence—not the kind where no words are spoken, but the kind where your words never truly belong to you. My voice was shaped by expectations, by the need to please, by the quiet fear of rejection. I spoke when it was safe, I stayed quiet when it mattered most, and I let the world’s noise drown out the sound of who I really was.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Psyche
Dancing With My Anxiety
Dancing With My Anxiety Learning to move in rhythm with the fears that once controlled me Anxiety used to feel like a shadow that followed me everywhere. It was in the way my heart raced when I spoke in public, the tightness in my chest when I opened my inbox, the constant loop of what ifs that never seemed to stop. For years, I believed anxiety was something I had to fight, wrestle, and defeat. But the harder I resisted, the more powerful it became.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Psyche
Confessions of a Midnight Reader
Confessions of a Midnight Reader What happens when books replace sleep, love, and reality By Aariz ullah There is something dangerous and beautiful about reading at midnight. While the world sleeps, I find myself wide awake, holding a book under the soft glow of a bedside lamp. My friends call it insomnia, but I call it devotion. Reading after midnight has become more than a habit—it has turned into a secret world where books replace sleep, love, and sometimes even reality.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Confessions
The Novel That Taught Me How to Breathe
The Novel That Taught Me How to Breathe How one forgotten paperback became my guide through grief Grief has a way of folding time in half. Days become weeks, and weeks turn into months without my noticing. When my father passed away, I felt as if someone had pressed the pause button on life, yet the world outside continued to play on fast-forward. People spoke in muffled tones. Sunlight seemed harsher. Even the air I tried to breathe felt heavy, as though lungs alone were not enough to carry me through the weight pressing on my chest.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Motivation
The Lies We Tell at Family Gatherings
Every family has their quirks. Some hide them, some embrace them, and some put them proudly on display at every family gathering. But let’s be honest—family reunions, birthdays, or holiday dinners wouldn’t be complete without a sprinkling of lies. Not malicious lies, of course. More like those funny, exaggerated, sometimes suspiciously recycled tales that somehow become tradition.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Humor
Jealousy: The Secret Teacher We Ignore
Most of us don’t like to admit it, but jealousy is one of the most universal human emotions. You feel it when a friend buys a new car while you’re still saving for yours. You feel it when a co-worker gets praised for the very idea you had but never spoke up about. You feel it when scrolling through social media, staring at filtered lives that look shinier than your own.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Motivation
Confessions of a Professional Procrastinator
Confessions of a Professional Procrastinator: A Playful, Relatable Story on Delaying Everything If procrastination were an Olympic sport, I would have more gold medals than Michael Phelps. I don’t just delay tasks—I elevate them into an art form. The moment I sit down to start something important, my brain suddenly becomes a suggestion box for every other activity in the universe. Water the plants? Of course. Organize the sock drawer? Absolutely urgent. Scroll through recipes I’ll never cook? Critical to survival.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Confessions
Conversations With My Younger Self
Conversations With My Younger Self If I could step back in time and sit across from my younger self, I imagine it would feel like holding a fragile piece of glass—delicate, unpredictable, and carrying a reflection of me that I barely recognize anymore. She would frown at my wrinkles, stare too long at the quiet confidence I now carry, and probably demand to know how we ended up here.
By Aariz ullah4 months ago in Humans
