Skip to content
The Wordcastle

The Wordcastle

  • Home
  • About
  • Blogs
    • On Arts
    • On Writing
    • On Reading
    • Reviews
    • Poetry
    • Book Quotes
    • Thoughts
  • Stories
    • Fiction
    • Series
      • The Adventures of Minu and Bo
      • Meera Goes to Hogwarts
      • 30 Minutes of Traveling
      • Plastic Heart
      • The Boy and the Master
      • Happy Ever After?
  • Events
  • Podcast
  • Downloads
Press Enter / Return to begin your search.

All articles filed in Contentment

Non FictionSeptember 19, 2019September 19, 2019

#Ideas: Three Ideas to Beat The Awful Feeling from Comparisons

‘Don’t compare yourself with your friends, isn’t that a utopian statement?’ a friend remarked. I agreed, but added that it was necessary to be content with oneself, and immediately I thought, ‘Look who’s speaking!‘ Was I content? I couldn’t tell. I can’t. Some days I am, some other days my mind is a mess driving…

Read More

Page navigation

Welcome to The Wordcastle

Hi Friend,

Alfa here. Welcome to The Wordcastle, a blog about reading, writing, and the arts. I am someone who likes to make things. I am a writer, public speaker, and a digital artist and have been running this blog as a passion project since 2017.

For all these years, The Wordcastle has been a place for experiments. I continue to learn everyday as I update this blog, tear its design apart and rebuild it. I hope you will enjoy reading and find something that connects with you. There are book quotes, reviews of writing classes, poetry, and more.

Read more about the story of The Wordcastle here.

Explore

Blogging Creative Digital Art Digital Illustration Emotions Fantasy Feelings Fiction Flash Fiction Growing Up Ideas Inspiration Learning Life Literature Nature Nepal On Arts On Writing Perspective Poem Poetry Short Story story The Wordcastle Thought Thoughts Words

Popular

  • Digital Drawing: Viber Stickers
  • I'll Still Be The Moon, She Said | Poetry
  • Ask | A very Short Poem
  • Paw Mgmt: What do you call a Cat who is an Entrepreneur?
  • This Is What Murakami Meant | A Short Story
  • The Art of Hiding Behind Words
  • Meera Goes to Hogwarts: Chapter One
  • Everything Art with Dutch writer and illustrator Mark Janssen
  • Inktober + Poetry #6: Husky
  • Growing Up #16: Stop and Stare by OneRepublic

Get the best of reading, writing, and the arts from The Wordcastle straight in your inbox.

Join 480 other subscribers

Say Hi!

I'd love to hear from you, friend. Drop a hi at -
hello@thewordcastle.com

Find More at

  • YouTube
  • Instagram
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • The Wordcastle
    • Join 480 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The Wordcastle
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar