jessa

Reflections on becoming

Dear reader from the future

I am just an ordinary person with a story to tell.

  • Letter no. 16

    Dear reader from the future, As I observed with intention people who are in leadership posts, I realized that it’s easy to demand a certain kind of leadership. However, when you are in the position to lead, you’ll learn that it’s not easy to be there. That you need to have systems in place and Read more


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  • Letter no. 15

    Dear reader from the future, How do you build your life around material possession these days? Does the market still lure you into endless consumerism or help you live your life with less? Systems really do shape how we live our lives, isn’t it? It’s a curious thing that after not seeing my friends for Read more


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  • Letter no. 14

    Dear reader from the future, I have heard so many times how people rant about the lack of systems. Their sentiments usually revolve around wishing for systems to be in place and provide a streamlined process for them to move forward. Admittedly, I find myself in the same circumstances and agree that you are not Read more


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  • Letter no. 13

    Dear reader from the future, I finished Stargirl overnight. It’s a book written for ages 12+, but I welcomed the light read, nonetheless. What compelled me to write this is how it captured our struggles growing up–where we are implicitly called to conform. As a young adult I was once was, I experienced how nonconformity Read more


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  • Letter no. 12

    Dear reader from the future, With all that’s happening in my time, I couldn’t help but think about how things will converge or come about in the future, where you are. The pandemic I’ve been telling you about in my past letters is getting an upsurge globally, and it’s not just about people dying all Read more


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