The Ripple Journal

A quiet corner of the internet. No noise, just small moments and reflections, written with care. This is my version of social media—slowed down and stripped back.

Here, I share fragments of poetry and stories from everyday life. Some tender. Some raw. All real. You’ll find microblogs updated regularly, sometimes multiple times in one day, sometimes not for weeks.

I write to connect, to make meaning, and to notice what often goes unseen.

Thanks for being here.

Mansi Bhatia 5/2/25 Mansi Bhatia 5/2/25

Kindness is a Necessity

I'm so deeply moved by the way Kel has captured not just what I do, but the why beneath it, weaving it so beautifully into her powerful narrative of chronic pain, loneliness, and radical hope.

Mansi Bhatia 5/2/25 Mansi Bhatia 5/2/25

Permission to Pause

The smallest creative rituals often carry the greatest restoration.

Mansi Bhatia 5/1/25 Mansi Bhatia 5/1/25

Email Conversations that Go Deeper

Beyond quick comments, readers share stories of love, loss, and memory—creating real connection in a digital world.

Mansi Bhatia 4/30/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/30/25

Doodle Stress Away

Doodling mindlessly is the best way for me to let go of the heaviness of some days.

Mansi Bhatia 4/29/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/29/25

A Meaningful Gift

This is a $4 wood alphabet from Michael’s painted with acrylics as a keepsake for one of my daughter’s teachers.

Mansi Bhatia 4/28/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/28/25

How Will You Tend To Yourself Today?

People ask me how to start a ripple. Well, the answer is both simple and complicated: you don't start with the world. You start with yourself.

Mansi Bhatia 4/27/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/27/25

Finger Paint

Joyful fingerpaintings to brighten your day and give courage to your creative spirit.

Mansi Bhatia 4/26/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/26/25

Kindness is a Choice

I wasn’t born kind and kindness as a kid was merely a form of compliance. Now I choose it everyday.

Mansi Bhatia 4/25/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/25/25

A Milestone Moment

This moment—this tangible manuscript—is ours as much as it is mine. Thank you for walking beside me.

Mansi Bhatia 4/25/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/25/25

Pleasure in Aloneness

Now, I keep company with the past. Write in silence. Cry loudly in the bath. Dance in my underwear to no music.

Mansi Bhatia 4/24/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/24/25

A Kindness Revolution

Revolutions don’t have to have loud beginnings. They can start as soft ripples and turn into something big.

Mansi Bhatia 4/22/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/22/25

My First Literary Publication

A deeply personal story about marriage, distance, and the quiet unravelings we often carry in silence.

Mansi Bhatia 4/21/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/21/25

The Futile Chase

Why I stopped chasing likes and started building real creative connection—one handmade token, one Ripple Room, one quiet moment at a time.

Mansi Bhatia 4/20/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/20/25

The Numbers Game

38% opened. 2% clicked. 14 unsubscribed. No way to quantify the moment someone felt a little less alone.

Mansi Bhatia 4/19/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/19/25

You Don’t Need A Map

Lately, I’ve been noticing how the things that matter most—writing, making, trusting—don’t need applause.

Mansi Bhatia 4/18/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/18/25

The Token That Finds You

Serendipity isn’t random — it’s a confluence of intention, intuition and intrepid unforced energy.

Mansi Bhatia 4/17/25 Mansi Bhatia 4/17/25

The Desire-Pleasure Paradox

Written in response to Jeannine Ouellette’s Writing Toward Pleasure prompt on the paradox of desire. This poem is an ode to the sensory memories I carry in my body.