“True love does not only encompass the things that make you feel good, it also holds you to a standard of accountability.” ~Monica Johnson I remember the confusion I felt as it slowly began to register to me that he had indeed read all of my messages and was indeed ignoring me. Even though my [...]
“When something bad happens you have three choices. You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” ~Unknown It’s massively important how we define our world and the experiences we have in it. Fortunately, I had the opportunity to learn that early in my life. When I was [...]
“Sorry isn’t always enough. Sometimes you actually have to change.” ~Unknown When I was young I was like every other kid, always in and out of trouble. I pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in order to see what I could get away with. When I pushed, I’d often keep on pushing until someone [...]
OlderBeautiful inside and out—Invisible I gave a little start when those words flashed onto the screen during a presentation by the poet Elizabeth Bradfield. Liz was in the process of describing six-word memoirs, modeled on Hemingway’s heartbreaking story For sale: Baby shoes. Never used. The photograph showed a wall from the 6 Words Minneapolis project, in [...]
“Life is a balance between what we can control and what we cannot. I am learning to live between effort and surrender.” ~Danielle Orner Over a year ago, I boarded a plane and found myself on the beautiful beaches of southeast Asia. My dream was to travel the world, indefinitely, while working independently and living [...]
“The beautiful thing about fear is that when you run to it, it runs away.” ~Robin Sharma During my first-grade choir concert, my classmate, Meg, fainted from the top row of the bleachers, and in a subconscious gesture of empathy, I went down right after her, breaking my glasses and flailing on the gymnasium floor. [...]
Sa kabila ng lahat. Mahal na mahal kita kahit hindi ko na kayang pang baguhin ang nakaraan ang mahalaga sakin ngayon ay ang mahalin ka, mahalin ka kahit alam kong masakit kapag naaalala mo ang mali sa nakaraan. Katulad ng pagkakamali ni Eva at Adan ay lilipas ang panahon at mawawala sa isipan mga nangyari [...]
Para sa mga dati ng sawi at nagdaan sa mga paghihirap ng kalooban, ikinalulugod kung malaman na ikaw ay naka move on na. 2017 na ngayon! Para sa mga hindi pa naka move-on, magawan mo na sana ng paraan na tangapin ang nakaraan. Ang pagtangap na ang pinakamadaling paraan kung paano maka move on. Walang [...]
Langit ay itim ang kulay, wala rin ang mga tala. Liwanag na takip nag ulap, wala nabang pagasa? Ang mga gawain ngayon ay para lang ba sa lupa? Anung kabuluhan ng hininga kung ang langit ay wala? Matagal akong hihiga upang pagmasdan ang langit At liwanag lamang ng kandila ang nagbibigay ng init Agawin Mo [...]
Dahil para lang ito sa mga taong hindi gumagawa ng paraan. Bata palang tayo ay natutunan na nating umasa, sapagkat ito ay natural lamang. Dahil wala naman tayong magagawa kung tayo ay sangol pa lamang. Isa itong likas na kalagayan kung wala naman talaga tayong magagawa. Ngunit hindi naman dapat hadlangan ng ganitong sitwasyon ang [...]
