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ANNALOG JANUARY 2022

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GRATITUDE AND THE NEW YEAR

photograph by Joanna Fernandes

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ISSUE NO. 02 JANUARY 2022 Editor and Founder - Joanna Fernandes Photographer - Myron Pinto

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CONTENTS 5 Letter from the Editor

6 Resolutions

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9 Digital art - Irith Srivastav

12 Love - Darryn Fernandes

It rained ever so suddenly

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10 Sleep

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Gratitude - Menora Truman

24 Art - Aurcela Rebeiro

My thoughts this month

20 Fear - a poetry

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Letter from the Editor Greetings to all,

It is a new year and there has been a lot of changes in the last month of the year for me. I sense alot of difference in my actions and my reactions to particular events and I have put my word into this magazine to bring out what I strongly feel about resolutions, gratitude, people and improving our life and benefiting from it.

I hope you have your goals straight and fulfill them! I wish for your good health and mind.

Happy New Year!

Regards, Joanna Fernandes

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resolutions

-Joanna Fernandes

We all make multiple resolutions just to simply not complete them by the end of the very first month. Have you wondered if this is your conscious convincing you to not take steps towards its completion? Why did you pick these particular resolutions? How did you visualize it to come true? What did you do to make it true? Do you still want it to be true? How can you make it come to be and why should you do it?

If you think about it, resolutions are just actions that one desires to implement in their life for the betterment of themselves. Theyre changes and beneficial actions to improve their way of living.

Sometimes they can mean harm but it's always something that a person desired way before the new year could begin. The new year is just a fresh start created my the human mind to start from the very top. It is like starting your work at 3 o'clock or 3.30pm; this is a round figured clock where even if a minute passes by, the work is postponed until the next. This is what makes us think that the opportunity of a new whole year will be great to process a new item of work into our day-to-day life as it would be better to begin at a round figured instead of a semi. What we don't understand is that we can begin anytime at any moment instead of waiting for it.

The act we want to implement can be processed any day. It can happen to begin once, it can happen that sometimes we may faulter or forget about those things, we need to be a little forgiving and try again, not just stop at once and give up or wait for a particular time to begin because the cycle just goes on and on, all the time.

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To actually believe and make things happen, one needs to plan how they're going to go about the subject in their day and what can they gain from it. Creating vision boards to get ideas and focus on a stream for the limited time until it is set into our daily routine. If one is strong-hearted and has great willpower it is easier to attain the resolution and fulfill it. Although for the most of us, things get difficult.

We need to realize that we cannot always be perfect in everything we do. It takes time, patience and practice to fix a routine and to be healthy. It takes alot of temptations and breakdowns to master what we wish to do. There will be a number of barriers keeping you from it. But what matters most is how you fight them back and achieve your success. But for that to happen, we need to start.

The rush one gets after completing their resolutions are much greater than victories. It is the fruit of striving for weeks and months against difficulties, problems and anxiety and fighting back all the obstacles in the way. It is one of the most promising feelings one can feel and be proud of how far they've come. Keeping them can be good, doing them will be better.

If midway you ever feel overwhelmed by it, recall on why you decided to keep that resolution in the very first place.

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It rained today ever so suddenly It rained today. It was a chill winter morning, I was sitting on the table chatting with my friends online. It started to drizzle and the weather got a little more soft. Gradually, I took a deep breath and had so many memories flourish with the scent of the rainy mud and the sound of the rain patter on the earth.

It was days like that when me and my cousins would make tiny paper boats and sail them in the water, with pure happiness and joy then watched them get distorted in the water and make a few more and sail them away again.

The summer-rainy season at the farmhouse where I would face my phobias with frogs and run away from them, slip and fall and hurt myself while my grandfather watched me and laughed. When once I seen a huge toad while he was royally sitting up tight but for me, I was flushed in the face with shivers down my spine.

Oh and to jump in the pool as it showers over me and my family.

-Joanna Fernandes

The early mornings of school days where I would dread walking in the rain with sandals, the muck would slide in the shoes and it would be so awful to walk to school, the raincoats and the umbrellas: the umbrellas that would bump with others on the way! Reaching there, some with their uniforms wet and some with their books. Then sitting in the chill classroom the trees would sway away in might due to the wind and all us students would look at them fascinately as though we'd never seen something like that before, exclaimed the teacher.

Taking long walks outside last year with my friends, splashing water on each other. I would utterly fail at doing so but the counterattacks always were better than my attack. Giggling and laughing in the rain walking through just being wholely showered by the fall even with umbrellas.

I would usually dread the rain for the muck and the frogs but they really give me the nostalgia of these beautiful memories that I cherish so deep in my heart. I didn't know I did until it poured ever so suddenly.

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Digital art by Irith Srivastav CITY AMONGST CLOUDS

Hey guys! My name is Irith, I'm an aspiring concept artist and am completely self taught, I love creating worlds and environments! You can find my work at irith_srivastavart on instagram.

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sleep -Joanna Fernandes

staring at the ceiling blank darkness looked out of the window moon starlight simple voice shouts in my mind conscious heart pleased and not the same time walked over, glass of water back to bed thoughts to crush over didn't want to endure forced myself to sleep what I ran away from came to me in my dreams -

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photography by Joanna Fernandes

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Love

-Darryn Fernandes

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams".

'Love!’ What a sensational word. Love between two people is the most beguiling thing you could

ever see. Maybe it's between a Girl and a Boy, A Mother And A Son, A Father And His

Daughter, etc. But At Times I Would Say When I See Two Peoplel Fall In Love It's The Most

Delightful Thing To Have A Glimpse Of Love Between Two People . Love is Not A One Time

Thing Where You Just Wanna Date A Personage And Then Break Up With Him/ Her Because

You Don't Have Feelings Anymore Or Maybe Any Other Reason. Various People In Today's

World Say '' That they Love A Personage Just After Meeting Them For A Few Days. Then I

Would Say That is just Infatuation Not Love. Some People Believe In Love At First Sight, While

Some Believe In Taking Their Time To Love An Individual. Love Is Just Not Being Around That

Personage Every Moment, It Is Standing By The Individual You Love, Being There With Them In

Their Hard Times, Communicating With Them And Most Importantly Trusting Each Other. "Love

Has No Language". When You Love A Soul Even If A Slight Change In Their Behaviour Makes

You Aware That Something Doesn't Feel Right. At Times When You're Looking For Love, Who

You Feel Is The Right Personage For You Maybe It Isn't . Maybe In The Future You've Got A

Better Individual Who You Didn't Think Of, And Ended Up Loving Each Other. Sometimes 'Love'

Comes To You When You're Not Searching For It. Love Can Even Break You Sometimes. It's

For Each Other To Have A Mutual Understanding And Communicate With Each Other. People

Dream Of Falling In Love Like A Hollywood Or Bollywood Film. Well, Sometimes You're Lucky

And Sometimes You're Not. Love Can Be 'Touchwood' 'Extraordinary' 'Amazing'. Never Think Of

'Love' As It's Going To Last Forever Until You're Mature Enough. Never Ever Cheat On The

Individual Who Loves You With All Their Heart, Because Maybe At Times They Might Not Be

Able To Swallow It Down Their Throat. It Might Not Only Break Them Down But Also Break

Their Trust Not Only From You But From The Entire World. Be 'LOYAL' To Each Other. Try To

Love Each Other Everyday And Do Small Little Gestures That Makes The Other Personage

Happy And Makes Them Forget About Their Rough Days, Their Going Through Or Their Past.

Material Things Do Not Always Show How Much You Love Each Other. It's The Efforts And

Small Gestures An Individual Puts In To Make That Personage Happy. So Love Each Other Like

You've Never Loved Anyone Before, Trust And Communicate With Each Other Because That's

What Makes Love Even Stronger Between Two People And Most Importantly Keep Each Other

Happy.

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It's okay to not be okay

-Darryn Fernandes

This Phrase Has Been Catching A Lot Of Eyes And Years In The Present Time. People

Completely Shunt Out The Fact That There Is No Such Thing As Mental Health, But As Times

Are Changing We Can See That People Understand What Mental Health Is About. In Today's

Generation Everything Is A Competition, To Be First Always, Which Just Leads To Pressure On

A Personage's Mind. For Example Arjun Maini A Go Karter Who Went To Represent India At

The Age Of 20 In F1 Races, But Sadly During A Practice With His Team He Broke Down Saying

He Was Giving His 100% In Every Session But No One Ever Supported Him And He Quit. Also

Ritika Phogat Another Example. People On Social Media Act As If They Care About Mental

Health, But Many A Times When People Around Them Are Facing Various Issues They Will Act

As If Everything Is Normal And Nothing Is Alright. Today's Society Just Normalizes Everything

Like A Piece Of Cake But Why Can't We Say It's Okay To Not Be Okay And Support Those

People, Rather Than Criticising Them And Making Fun Of Them. It Takes Months And Months

For People To Fight Depression, Anxiety, etc. And Still Some People Don't Make It Out. The

Generation Of Today Is Trying To Bring About A Change In The Way People Think And Help

Them Also To Understand What Mental Health Is And How People Fight Through It Every

Single Day. We See People Getting Bullied, Being Attacked Which Leaves Scars In Their Minds

Which Sometimes Does Not Go Forever. People Can See Things Happening, But Still Are

Interested In Being Onlookers Rather Than Helpful. And When Something Happens To That

Person They Will Show That They Are Sad. Even The Actors And Actresses Feel The Pressure

While Working And Go Through A Lot Of Things, Because ''All That Glitters Is Not Gold". I

Would Like To Say That Today It Is A Stranger Or An Outsider Who Is Not Feeling Too Good

About The Way Things Are Going, And We Must Try To Help Them In Every Possible Way,

Because Tomorrow It Might Be One Of Us Feeling The Same Way

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photography by Myron Pinto

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My thoughts this new month -Joanna Fernandes

Everyone has a different style, a different taste and a different forte. It is simply easier sometimes and immensely difficult. It varies person to person and I shall focus on mine. Learn to be better and good, balance the various bodies in existence of my epitome and be whole.

Not knowing your weaknesses might be bad.

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strengths are worse. You will fall through your weaknesses but only with your strengths will you stand again. If you do not know what you favour in, what you favour for, what will you be grateful for? It is a coping mechanism; to look forward to the good instead of the bad, but alongside bettering your weaknesses with the power of your might. Learning day after day what I can do and what I am capable of.

I WILL LOVE MORE BUT I WILL LOVE MYSELF MORE I will be stronger when I work for myself now more than for others. I will be more kind, but I'll be kinder to myself.

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Let Gratitude be your Attitude!

15 things that I'm grateful for in 2021: - Daily Journal enteries.

-Having a bestfriend that is always in touch with me and checking on me being thousands of miles away.

- Art ( painted and drew more than i usually would do).

- visited places i always wanted to.

- Went on solo dates.

- Danced daily, Danced with my family forever grateful to music.

- spent the last 5 months of 2021 having crazy fun trips with my family.

- Met many new people.

- Distanced myself from things that weren't good for me.

- Pretty much learnt to say "No" to things that i didn't want.

-Binged watched series with my grandma - Gifted myself occasionally.

- Ate all my favorite food stuff.

- watched amazing sunsets in Goa. - Made Christmas postcards for my family.

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-by Menora Truman

Why maintain a gratitude journal?

It really helps in celebrating and remembering the smallest to the biggest victories you've achieved. It helps looking back to all the beautiful things in life and can help you get through some hard days. No matter how your day was or is going reading and looking back to these stuff will make you feel so much better and lighter.

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photography by Ralph Andrew D'Souza

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photograph by Myron Pinto

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FEAR

-Joanna Fernandes

I have alot of courage and yet I dread for you.

In hopes of gain and power I still bow down before you.

With agony of pain I give my whole self unto you.

I must fight back, I will fight back.

I will learn endure strength.

Shalow might your motive, but higher will be my gain.

Unto then I shall be on top even with immense pain.

You are down now below me, I thought I lost the battle against.

Simply jus unknowingly, made me strive to fight again.

Defeated the look on your face, now I see eye to eye.

For you look above to glorify me, now your gaze is below mine.

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photograph by Joanna Fernandes

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JANUARY

-Joanna Fernandes

January was named for the Roman god Janus, known as the protector of gates and doorways who symbolize beginnings and endings. Janus is depicted with two faces, one looking into the past, the other with the ability to see into the future.

Let's be like Janus this month and pursue some of this qualities that he is known for! Let us be in control of the gates of our lives, be vigilant, allow people who are only good for my mental and emotional health within and cut off and let go of the toxic people out the gates of our kingdom.

Let's be strong and supportive and lookout for new opportunities to pick up on this year. Even through difficult situations, let's promise ourselves that we will look through further and refer with our past values and experiences, the various teachings that have taught us so many wonderful things and keep in mind on what to do and not.

Let's keep in mind the good and show gratitude to all. Let us practice the art of gratitude everyday! For even in our worst days, it is our best memories that keep us going.

What can I do this month: -make a gratitude list -meditate 5 minutes every morning -have my meals everyday on time -clear out my working space -try sticking to a daily routine -eating more veggies -adapting a new skill -sort out the clothes I do not need How are little actions going to benefit me through the year?

Implementing good habits and practicing them often can lead to it sticking into our routine. It builds a comfort area and a healthy space for one to be in. It nurtures the soul in tiny ways. One may not notice them at first, but in doing so in the long run, they definitely have a better and healthier lifestyle.

And remember, it's always the little things that matter the most!

(This is a new series; one every month of the year.)

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Art by Aurcela Rebeiro

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Art by Aurcela Rebeiro

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photograph by Ralph Andrew D'souza

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