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July 3, 2025Others

The Mustard Seed: Finding Peace in Grief

A poetic retelling of the Buddha’s lesson on loss, this piece explores how grief unites us all and how acceptance, not resistance, leads to healing. Discover the universal truth that pain is part of loving—and that peace comes when we let go of what cannot be changed.

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July 3, 2025Others

The Mustard Seed: Finding Peace in Grief

A poetic retelling of the Buddha’s lesson on loss, this piece explores how grief unites us all and how acceptance, not resistance, leads to healing. Discover the universal truth that pain is part of loving—and that peace comes when we let go of what cannot be changed.

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June 29, 2025Insights

Greed does not trouble the greedy

Greed might not trouble the greedy at first, but eventually it catches up to them

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June 14, 2025Insights

Raise your words not your voice

Raise your words not your voice. it's the rain that grows flowers not the thunder.

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June 13, 2025Insights

Pay attention to what people say to you in anger

Pay attention to what people say to you in anger. They've been dying to tell you what

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June 13, 2025Insights

Don't imagine your whole life at once

Do not disturb yourself by imagining whole life at once - Marcus Aurelius

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June 2, 2025Coding

Big O Notation Cheat Sheet

Here's Big O Notation cheat sheet

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June 2, 2025Coding

Sorting Algorithm Cheat Sheet

Sorting is always been the main things when it comes to dsa or programming. Here's are sorting algorithms cheat sheet

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May 28, 2025Coding

The Problem with JWT Authentication

JWT tokens are typically valid until their expiration time, and without server-side tracking, there's no built-in way to invalidate them early — such as when a user logs out. This creates a potential security risk.

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May 26, 2025Thoughts

Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Relationship Problems With Friends and Family

Sharing relationship problems with friends and family can lead to misunderstandings and biased opinions about your partner. Here’s why it happens — and how to protect your relationship while still getting the support you need.

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May 23, 2025Coding

The Await Component

A powerful abstraction for coordinating multiple promises in React Server Components, eliminating waterfalls and simplifying complex data dependencies.

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