Tales of towns

  I had a wish to make, so strong it can move the mountains , so soothing it can mute the ocean voices, So focused it can blur an eagle's vision But guess where it took me, To a land of nowhere where I found my real self. Like most of us, I grew up watching CID and was really fascinated by what all Dr. Salunkhe did. Eventually my interest in forensics made me want to be a surgeon. By the time I reached my 10th standard I was sure I would go for medical and I did. I opted medical stream in my +1,+2 despite my family, friends and even counselor's suggesting me to not but go for humanities instead. Anyhow I did what I had always thought of. 11 began, so did my coaching and i completely dedicated myself to studies. School, tuitions, assignments, self study was all that I wanted/could have around me. Like every other student I too didn't have a good start, I was not getting results as good as efforts I was putting, nor was I able to cope with school and coaching. I kept going, s...

 There are million cacophonies of our mind and heart echoing so violently. Sometimes it pushes us to do better , but sometimes it takes us down into a loop of despair. Hello, I’m Emilia from Helsinki, Finland. I am a 27-year-old singer, musician and singing teacher. I have been singing and performing since I was 10 years old. I have a bachelor’s degree in music and specialisation in vocal teaching. This is an anecdote of what I’ve been feeling for a really long time. I know many people go through millions of insecurities on everyday basis but don’t really pay much attention to it. Changing negative outlook on things and being really confident of ourselves is really important. Performing has always made me nervous. I’ve always been thinking a lot about what others think of me. Usually I over-analyse every look and word negatively towards myself. In the past I used to compare myself a lot to others. I was very hard on myself and blamed myself for even the smallest of mistakes. At one...