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Ink & Quill Poems

The Ship I No Longer Steer

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 19 April 202513 April 20253 Comments on The Ship I No Longer Steer

The waves choose where I go.
The shore is still out of sight.
The ship never halts.
So I move — as I must.

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Ink & Quill Poems

Whims and Desires

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 19 April 20258 April 2025Leave a Comment on Whims and Desires

As if it never rained,
As if autumn never swayed

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Poems

An empty room full of thoughts

by rafiashakeel.comon 24 January 202524 January 2025Leave a Comment on An empty room full of thoughts

You ask what it’s like.
It’s exactly what melancholy hides!

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Poems

My destiny—bold and bright

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 20243 July 20245 Comments on My destiny—bold and bright

Like the calm after thunder—my heart speaks.
It’s been quite a halt, my life a bleak

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Health & Wellness

The Chemistry of Happiness: Understanding the Brain (part # 2)

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 1 March 202521 June 202413 Comments on The Chemistry of Happiness: Understanding the Brain (part # 2)

Let it be Muggles, Wizards, Philosophers or that couch potato munching on Oreos (that’s me btw), We all are in a constant search – The Quest for Happiness.

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Meetings of Minds

Back to Basics | Identity | Esteem | Worth

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 1 March 202517 June 20244 Comments on Back to Basics | Identity | Esteem | Worth

Where do we start this project of “Building oneself” when we have to start from the very scratch?

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Poems

Makes sense- no more

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 23 January 202514 June 20242 Comments on Makes sense- no more

This revolt within me, a fire consuming,
This world of yours O Lord, makes sense- no more.

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Meetings of Minds

Iqbal: The Philosopher’s Vision

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 1 March 20254 June 20241 Comment on Iqbal: The Philosopher’s Vision

Epitome of an Urdu poet, great Philosopher, Religious reformer, political thinker, man of science, and a literary critic- Iqbal was all combined!

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Poems

lenses

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202428 May 20244 Comments on lenses

What is and what isn’t—a whirlwind of confusion swirling,
Who is and who isn’t—a labyrinth of human identity.

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Health & Wellness

Understanding the Brain (Part # 1)

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 1 March 202522 May 2024Leave a Comment on Understanding the Brain (Part # 1)

It’s a common human experience, and it often leaves us wondering: Why do these emotional outbursts happen?……….

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Book Highlights

The Slight Edge

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 18 June 202412 May 20242 Comments on The Slight Edge

Design a crystal-clear picture of where you’re going.

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Meetings of Minds

Sumeria: Where Civilization Took Its First Breath

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 1 March 20255 May 202455 Comments on Sumeria: Where Civilization Took Its First Breath

“It was the Anunnaki Gods those who from heaven to earth came”- who resided on a planet at the end of the solar system named “Nebiru”- …..

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Millionaire success Habits - summary and highlights
Book Highlights

Millionaire Success Habits – Highlights & Summary

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 5 May 20241 May 20244 Comments on Millionaire Success Habits – Highlights & Summary

secrets to my success. Shhh, don’t tell anyone.

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Book Highlights

10 times Rule [Highlights & Quotes]

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 5 May 202421 April 20241 Comment on 10 times Rule [Highlights & Quotes]

Make your fire so big and so hot that others will have no choice but to sit around it in amazement

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Poems

Dice at hand, I Stand!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202414 April 2024Leave a Comment on Dice at hand, I Stand!

Stepping into truth, with bitter reality,
leaving fun, my heart yearns?
A decision to make, dice at hand, i stand

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Book Highlights

Show your work

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 5 May 202414 April 20242 Comments on Show your work

“Work is never finished, only abandoned.” —Paul Valéry

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