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Still, I Keep Going

By Bidita Rahman

Some nights
sleep stands outside my door
and refuses to come in.

The clock keeps moving,
but I remain awake—
counting unfinished thoughts,
replaying conversations,
carrying tomorrow
before tomorrow even arrives.

My mind becomes a crowded room.

What if I fail?
What if I am too late?
What if everything I have worked for
slips quietly from my hands?

Anxiety knows how to speak loudly
when the world becomes silent.

It turns small worries into storms,
uncertainty into mountains,
and every unanswered question
into another reason to stay awake.

Yet morning always finds me.

Sometimes exhausted.
Sometimes uncertain.
Sometimes carrying a heart
heavier than anyone can see.

But still—
I get up.

I gather the scattered pieces
of courage left from the night,
put my feet back on the ground,
and face another day.

I have learned
that strength does not always roar.

Sometimes strength is simply
washing your face after a sleepless night,
showing up with tired eyes,
and whispering,

Keep going.

Challenges have stood before me
like locked doors.

Some opened.
Some did not.

Some forced me
to find another road.

And perhaps that is what becoming is—

not living without fear,
not escaping every storm,
not winning every battle,

but learning to walk
while your hands are trembling.

I still have questions.
I still have difficult nights.
I still meet versions of myself
that are afraid of what comes next.

But fear no longer decides
where my story ends.

I may walk slowly.
I may stop to gather strength.
I may carry scars
from roads no one knows I traveled.

But I am still moving.

And tonight,
if sleep forgets my name again,
I will remind myself:

I have survived nights
I once thought would break me.

I have crossed storms
I could not see beyond.

And even when
I cannot see the whole road ahead,

I can still take
one more step.

The night may keep me awake,
anxiety may shake my heart,
and life may test every part of me—
but I am still here.
Still becoming.
Still moving.
Still going.

— Bidita Rahman

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THE ART OF RISING

THE ART OF RISING

My solitude, my battles, my hidden strength, my hard-won success

Bidita Rahman

I have wandered unseen roads,
Carried invisible burdens on my shoulders.
Smiled through tempests, swallowed my worries whole,
And waged silent wars deep inside.

There were nights when my thoughts thundered louder
Than the restless world beyond my door.
When I questioned the very shape of my existence,
And wondered what cause kept me fighting.

I’ve felt the heavy weight of solitude,
Of holding dreams too vast for my surroundings.
Of giving my all in silence, without applause,
Of building hope atop uncertain ground.

Yet solitude revealed something beautiful to me:
Not every empty room echoes with loss.
Sometimes, when the world hushes to silence,
You can finally hear the voice that lives within your soul.

I’ve stumbled, yes,
I’ve failed, yes,
I’ve watched golden chances slip through my fingers.
I’ve faced disappointments that almost convinced me
That tomorrow would mirror the shadows of yesterday.

But my darkest chapter does not define me,
Nor am I measured by the times I fell.
I am the courage that carried me forward,
The silent strength no one could see.

I have shaped my pain into purpose,
My struggles into stepping stones beneath my feet,
My disappointments into fierce determination,
And my loneliness into a strength that is wholly mine.

I no longer run after applause.
I no longer plead to be understood.
I am learning to trust the winding path of my journey,
Even when the road twists away from what I imagined.

Let them misjudge the power in my silence.
Let them misread the rhythm of my pace.
I am not racing against anyone else;
I am determined to arrive at my own place.

One day, these sleepless nights will reveal their meaning.
These sacrifices will become the story I tell.
The doors that closed will stand as reminders
That rejection was only a bend in my journey.

And when success finally discovers me,
I will remember the person I once was,
The one who held nothing but a dream,
A wounded heart and the courage to believe.

I will celebrate, not for an easy life,
But because I never surrendered.
Because even as the fire circled me,
I found a reason to rise from the glowing embers.

I am still in the making.
Still fighting on.
Still learning,
Still growing into myself.

My solitude is not a weakness.
My challenges do not define my identity.
My failures are not where I am headed.
And my success will never be an accident.

I was forged in silence,
Strengthened by every struggle,
Driven by a purpose that burns,
And destined always to rise.

My journey is far from over.
My greatest chapter waits to be written.

— And this time, I am writing it myself.

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What’s a fear you’ve overcome — and how did you do it?
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Fear is a natural human instinct; it is part of our survival instincts. So it is normal to have fear, but when it becomes exhausting and fear needs to be fixed, I prefer physical exercise; mentioning martial arts or simple walking, journaling, and simple breathing techniques can help to overcome overwhelming fear.