All rights reserved by the author — 13/01/2026

The morning didn’t ask me how I was feeling.
It just arrived.
The sky was there.
The sounds were familiar.
Time moved as it always does.
Some mornings don’t invite reflection.
They simply expect participation.
I didn’t search for meaning today.
I followed routine — brushing, walking, sitting quietly for a minute longer than usual.
There is comfort in mornings that don’t demand explanation.
They remind you that life continues even when you don’t narrate it.
If today begins without excitement, accept it.
Continuity itself is a kind of strength.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
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12/01/2026

A friend once said,
“Life was easier when the biggest problem was homework.”
We laughed — a tired kind of laugh.
Evenings do that.
They bring back small memories that refuse to grow up.
Tonight feels like that pause between laughter and silence.
Not sad. Not cheerful. Just honest.
If your evening feels unremarkable, let it be.
Not every moment needs to shine.
Some just need to pass quietly —
like old jokes we still remember.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 12/01/2026

In southwest Uganda lies Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
The name is honest.
Dense. Old. Unforgiving.
This is where mountain gorillas live — not in enclosures, not for show.
You don’t arrive loudly here. The forest doesn’t allow it.
Locals treat the forest like a living elder.
You don’t argue with it.
You listen.
Bwindi doesn’t try to impress visitors.
It simply continues — roots gripping time itself.
Places like this don’t shout history.
They breathe it.
That is why Ugandans are proud of Bwindi —
because it was never tamed, only respected.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 12/01/2026

My father never spoke about motivation.
He woke up early, tied his shoes, and left.
No speeches. No slogans.
As a child, I thought something was missing.
Now I know — nothing was.
Some mornings don’t need encouragement.
They only need continuity.
You get up because yesterday ended unfinished.
You move because stopping was never discussed.
This morning feels like that — quiet, steady, unquestioning.
If you’re waiting to feel inspired before starting, don’t.
Some lives are built without announcing themselves.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati, Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5

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11/01/2026

By evening, the body knows before the mind admits it.
Not exhaustion — just that tired calm after doing enough.
I didn’t feel like revisiting the day.
Let it stay where it is.
Some evenings are meant for sitting quietly,
not solving anything.
If your shoulders dropped a little while reading this,
that’s the evening doing its job.
Nothing more is required tonight.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
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11/01/2026

Near Dakar, in Senegal, lies Lake Retba — often called the Pink Lake.
On certain days, the water turns soft rose, sometimes almost red.
Not because of magic — but because tiny organisms survive where few can.
People work here daily, collecting salt by hand.
The colour doesn’t impress them anymore.
Work does not stop for beauty.
The lake changes shade with the sun, the wind, the season.
Nothing stays fixed.
Lake Retba reminds you:
even harsh places create their own strange grace — quietly.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 11/01/2026

Nothing special happened this morning.
No sudden clarity.
No burst of energy.
Just an ordinary start — tea cooling faster than I drank it.
And maybe that’s the point.
Not every day needs to announce itself.
Some days quietly wait to be lived.
I didn’t rush.
Didn’t scroll much.
Just watched the light settle where it always does.
If your morning feels plain today, don’t fix it.
Plain is not empty.
It’s stable.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 10/01/2026

The evening arrived without ceremony.
No dramatic sunset.
No big realisation.
Just the day quietly folding itself away.
I thought of things left undone — then stopped counting.
The body knows when it has carried enough.
Evening does not need achievement.
It needs acknowledgement.
You showed up today.
That counts more than you think.
Let the lights soften.
Let the thoughts loosen their grip.
The day did enough.
So did you.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 10/01/2026

Far north of mainland Philippines lies Batanes — a group of islands shaped by wind, sea, and long patience.
Houses here are built low and thick, made of stone, not beauty.
Because beauty is secondary when storms arrive without warning.
The wind is constant.
The silence is not empty — it listens.
People here don’t rush conversations.
They watch clouds before making plans.
Nature has the final say.
Batanes doesn’t invite tourists loudly.
It asks only one thing —
that you slow down enough to belong, even briefly.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile

All rights reserved by the author — 10/01/2026

I woke up before the world did — or at least it felt that way.
No messages.
No urgency.
Just that quiet moment when the day hasn’t yet decided what it wants from you.
I sat on the edge of the bed longer than usual.
Not tired. Just unhurried.
Some mornings don’t arrive with plans.
They arrive with permission —
permission to take the day one step at a time.
If you are reading this early, know this:
you don’t owe the morning anything yet.
Let the day come to you.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Assam, India
Instagram: @rajatchandrasarmah5
YouTube: Converse With A Smile