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23/02/2026
There is a small gap we rarely notice.
It sits quietly between one thought ending and another beginning.
Most of the time, it goes unseen. Our minds move too quickly, jumping from one thing to the next, filling every inch of silence.
But sometimes, if you slow down just enough, you can feel it.
That pause.
It doesn’t carry noise. It doesn’t demand attention. It simply exists — clear, unoccupied.
And in that brief space, there is no pressure to decide, no urge to react, no need to become anything.
Just a moment of being.
We often search for calm in bigger places — long breaks, distant plans, complicated routines.
Yet something so simple is already there, quietly waiting.
A gap.
A pause.
A breath between thoughts.
Maybe you don’t need to create peace.
Maybe you only need to notice where it already exists.
May the day move gently, one quiet thought at a time.
Rajat Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
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