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The Message of Addiction*
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The Message of Addiction*

Mar 9, 202171 Views
What is Addiction? It could be defined as an urge to do something that is hard to control or stop. Where there are chemical changes...
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Zealots, Cults and Religion – What makes us attracted to them?*
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Zealots, Cults and Religion – What makes us attracted to them?*

Dec 11, 202091 Views
Lila recently became incensed by the leader of the King’s Revival Church Jerome for publicly reprimanding one of its followers and asked me for...
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The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side*
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The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side*

Aug 9, 2020344 Views
Lila asked me if cheating is linked to our genetic makeup. It is generally believed that men wish to propagate the species and therefore...
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Saving Not Private Ryan, But Yourself*
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Saving Not Private Ryan, But Yourself*

Apr 9, 2020282 Views
The world, ever since Adam and Eve, has been geared towards couples – even the animals entered Noah’s ark in twos. However, for animals,...
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From a psychologist - The Message of Addiction. " From a psychologist - The Message of Addiction.

"There are different addictions – addictions to alcohol, to drugs, to gambling, to sex, to prescription medications and even to food. However, there is an underlying thread common in all addictions- the addict does not love themselves."

Check it out on www.owlmuses.com under 'Featured Articles'. 

#owlmuses #writerscommunity #blog #psychology #addiction #featuredwriter #selfcare #selfesteem #writersofinstagram #psychologist #causesofaddiction #lifelessons #bloglife
Are you passing the buck? " I was the JVP – co Are you passing the buck?

" I was the JVP – coz I refused to say yes to everything. But by doing this – as uncomfortable and painful as it was, I also set a precedence. That I ain’t taking crap. And the people who came after me, enjoyed the benefits of that."

Link in bio.

#lifelessons #passingtheball #standup #civicminded #empowered #privilege #writerscommunity #bloglife #owlmuses #opinions #writinginsrilanka #srilankanwriters #ethics #principles #yeswecan
"Why Aren't You Married?" - a question most women "Why Aren't You Married?" - a question most women cringe in response when asked.

Check out my piece in 'Owl Opinions' on www.owlmuses.com

#quotablequotes #marriage #women #owlmuses #blog #quotesofinstagram #quoteoftheday #quotestoremember #hoot #strongerthanyesterday #womenwriters #empoweredwomen #womentoday #happiness #idontneedamantomakemehappy #marriagemania
'Letting Go & Moving On' - Link in bio. "There is 'Letting Go & Moving On' - Link in bio.

"There is no rule saying you need to stick to the place you founded. In actuality, your success would be your ability to pass it on to the next generation to carry through. That would be a real achievement. Yet many of us cling on in fear that we may lose the sense of identity that place gives us."

#lettinggo #movingon #lifelessons #butterfly #metaphor #phasesinlife #writerscommunity #writinginsrilanka #southasia #bloglife #blog #owlmuses #srilankanwriters #metamorphosis #becomingyou #letitgo #yesyoucan #pushthebar #breakaway #comfortzone #getout
"the principals of all religions I would dare say "the principals of all religions I would dare say are the same. So what are we bickering over? Rituals? What we call God? How we pray? Where we pray?

Where did this us vs. them divide start? And this condescending superiority complex?"

'What a Multireligious Upbringing Taught Me' - Link in bio.

#owlmuses #religion #faith #interfaith #multireligious
#writing #writerscommunity #instawriters #bloglife
#blog #southasia #southasianliterature #god #religiousbeliefs #mygodvsyours #coexist #coexistence #writtenword #compassion #kindness #tolerance #lifelessons
Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burials "The Megalithic pe Ibbankatuwa Megalithic Burials

"The Megalithic people used iron tools but not to fashion the burials. The iron tools are found in the burials. The burials included clay urns, Black & Red ware pottery, gold beads, terra cotta beads as well as Carnelian beads."

#megalithic #archaeology #historyofsl #ibbankatuwa #mortuary #archaeologyofsrilanka #archaeologylife #archaeologicalsite #historicalplace #burials #protohistoric #prehistory #ironage #southasia #owlmuses #blog #archaeologia #beautifulsl #clanbased
The People's Lech - short story on sexual harassme The People's Lech - short story on sexual harassment in the workplace.

#shortstory #sexualharassment #workplace #srilankanwriters #writinginsrilanka #owlmuses #metoo #pervertboss #womenoftoday #corporate #harassment #inuendo #vulgar #fuckthesystem #systemicviolence #writerscommunity #blog #standup
First time published in print form 😊 My short s First time published in print form 😊
My short story 'The Daane and the Tiger Prawn Curry' was selected to be published in Channels - Journal of the English Writers Collective of Sri Lanka.

This is the first time that a work of mine has been published in print form with due credit to me 😊

To read my story visit my blog www.owlmuses.com under Poetry & Prose 😊

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"Your inability to want to commit to a relationshi "Your inability to want to commit to a relationship is something that stems from your own childhood. From your relationship with your mother. It must be a mess for you to call your own mother a bitch. Yet you don’t seek help. Coz you’re a man right?"

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An excerpt from 'Living not Existing.' Featured in An excerpt from 'Living not Existing.' Featured in 'Owl Poetry & Prose' on my blog www.owlmuses.com. Do check it out.

#poemsporn #poetry #poetryinmotion #owlmuses #lifestory #overcome #liveinthemoment #overcoming #livinglifetothefullest #livingnotexisting
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