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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?*

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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*

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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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“what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
An eclectic personality with a penchant for creativity, Lilanka is an old soul who loves life, laughter and stepping off the beaten track. She finds joy in nature, travelling and venting her existential frustrations via her writing while calming her body with food and her soul with music. Her motto is – “what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
A collection of eclectic expressions from life according to Lilanka Botejue. From her creative outbursts and passionate views to her love for nature, food, music and archaeology, Owl Muses is an attempt to capture these moments in time.
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'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 😊

#published #shortstory #owlmuses #journal #publication #writerscommunity #southasianliterature #channels #englishwriterscollective #englishwriterscommunity #writinginsrilanka #srilankanwriters #srilankanenglish #writersofinstagram
"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?"

#lettertoanasshole #letters #writerscommunity #owlmuses #lifelessons #reflections #bloglife #blogginglife #wordsneverspoken #communication #writinginsrilanka #srilankanwriters #southasia #meninsouthasia #relationships #whentoletgo #strongerthanyesterday #girlwiththeowltattoo #movingon #lettinggo #menoftoday #childhoodtrauma
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
"Me I shall learn to be Happy, content, who I wan "Me I shall learn to be

Happy, content, who I want to be

Broken, a bit, yet healed and dealing

Responding not reacting,

Living not existing"

#livingnotexisting #yeswecan
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#poetsinsrilanka #bloglife #owlmuses #writerscommunity #writtenword #poemsporn #poemsoninstagram #instapoet #poetrylovers #lifelessons #lifetoday #overcome #trialsandtribulations
Why Do We Hate Constructive Criticism and Adverse Why Do We Hate Constructive Criticism and Adverse Opinions?
"A healthy environment encourages questioning and dealing with diversity. A herd will only go as far as it follows its leader – to hell even. Hence we should not blindly follow and take offense when someone tells us something we don’t like to hear."

Link in bio.

#criticism #herdmentality #adverseopinions #alternatehistory #tolerance #balance #opposites #opposingviews #diversity #political #writinginsrilanka #writerscommunity #blog #bloglife #opinions #writtenword #southasianliterature #outliers #manystories #owlmuses #usvsthem #yinyang
“So I wrestled with myself with the decision of “So I wrestled with myself with the decision of whether to stay or leave and I told myself that I will stay till Arjun was old enough to go to college. I did not want him living with the stigma of a broken family”.

The Son of a Modaya - link in bio.

#shortstory #bloglife #writinginsrilanka #southasianliterature #southasia #toxicrelationships #dysfunctionalfamily #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #owlmuses #writing #basedonatruestory #writer #blogger #fatherandson #parenting #parenthood #toxichomes #lifelessons
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