March on The Field Blog

The comfort of a postponed problem

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0530

There are always big and scary things on the horizon that I do not want to deal with, but you should not be shocked when I say I am really good at that. Like, award-winningly good. And sometimes, it just feels so comfy, like pulling a warm blanket over my head on a chilly winter morning.

Deep down, I know that the thing is not going to magically disappear. It definitely is not going to fix itself, either. Yet, I push it down, and there is this lovely sense of peace for a little while. When the time is right, I will face what I need to face. The world will not end if I take an extra day (or month) to figure things out.

The weight of an unspoken thank you

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0530

My head says, “Hey, you should really say thank you for that.” And then… I do not. Soon enough, the moment passes, and now it will be awkward to even say it. And this count of unspoken thank-yous keeps growing, outnumbering the ones I have actually said.

When someone goes out of their way to help me with something, it is a big deal for me—sometimes even life-changing. But they do not even know how much it means because I have not properly thanked them. And every now and then, that little memory pops up, and I feel the weight of regret. Not a huge, earth-shattering sadness, but a quiet one that lingers longer than expected.

The friendships that fade without a fight

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0530

Some friendships end without fireworks, and there are no big dramatic showdowns. Just… fading. Like turning down the volume on a song so slowly that you barely notice it going quiet until it is almost silent.

You are close, for a while, really close. Sharing jokes, secrets, and late-night talks that feel like they hold all the answers to the universe (or at least, to our world and its problems).