Author Archives: ziona tharakan

4:59 p.m. she looks out the window of her tiny studio apartment. it’s raining. the sound of falling raindrops echos in her ears as she sips her steaming mug of tea. a turn of a page. the click of a pen. a scribble of writing. minutes pass. she closes her journal. stands up. walks overContinue reading “a waste of a life.”

what if one day you would be there. in the heart of france, or greece. or new york, or california. imagine living in a cozy apartment in a foreign country with the loveliest view outside your window. what if one day you were working your dream job. spending your days in coffee shops and libraries.Continue reading “but imagine.”

i was thinking about the world. which made me think about the universe. which made me think about the galaxies. which made me think about the creator of all. the higher power. my god. the almighty. the father. the king. he is with you right now. he surrounds us always and he is always ourContinue reading “what really matters.”

the word sonder means: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’llContinue reading “the power of beautiful words.”