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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Mourning and a hope for tomorrow

    I was at a funeral earlier. It felt like being in two places simultaneously, like between life and death. Indeed, being reminded of death is humbling. We are drawn back to the reality that our lives here on earth will soon end. That no matter how far our dreams for the future go, we still… Read more

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  • Does doing more mean working smart?

    I’ve met and worked with people who seem to glide from one responsibility to another. And from the outside, they look like superhumans! How can they finish so many things within 24 hours? Yet, at the same time, they take part in so many roles that I wonder, How do they do that? Thinking about… Read more

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  • The old “work hard” paradigm

    Asking people who have gone through the peaks and valleys of their careers, I often hear them say that you must work hard to achieve success. But what does working hard even mean for your career and life? From Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More: Under the old “work… Read more

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  • A day in Your courts

    For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere else]; I would rather be a doorkeeper and stand at the threshold in the house of my God than to dwell [at ease] in the tents of wickedness. Psalm 84:10 AMPC The day spent for the Lord replenishes the soul and makes it ready… Read more

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  • Playing catch-up

    Being sidetracked with problems you never anticipated keeps you from getting things done. And playing catch-up doesn’t feel good, especially when trying to do the things you have missed for a couple of days. Read more

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  • It’s nice to be back

    In a previous blog post (with bonus short-form audio), I’ve already shared what it felt for me to take engineering for undergrad. I even shared with you what it felt like to go back to the place I used to spend those five years getting through the motions of college life. But seeing the teachers… Read more

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  • Eventually, you’ll be found out

    We’ve been taught how the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart. But I wonder, is there a way around it? Can you pretend to be someone you’re not, and no one will ever find out? Or when will the slip-up happen? Where you cannot keep it in any longer, and your true… Read more

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