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Reflections on becoming

  • Cakes and what we do about them

    Cakes and what we do about them

    Why do you make an effort to make a cake (or buy if you don’t have the skill or time) on birthdays? I can’t totally answer for you, but it has become a symbol of celebration for me. And blowing a candle completes that birthday feeling. This is not about the origin of cakes and blowing Read more

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  • What you do may not be for everybody

    But definitely for somebody. Even if it is just one, someone out there is grateful that you showed up (and hopefully made their life better). Because what you do shouldn’t just be self-serving but instead others-centered. However, you must also know who you are and why you do what you are doing. Because you cannot Read more

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  • Insecurity talks, insecurity lies

    Insecurity fabricates stories that are not necessarily true but are thoroughly convinced about them. Because it makes sense to be the center of it all when you feel under threat. The one who tells the story is already convinced of what she gets to say. Is there anybody who has the heart to share something they personally Read more

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  • Transitions and distress

    Transitions aren’t easy, but they are essential to becoming the person you ought to become. But because it is usually uncomfortable, some of us (if not most of us) do not have the guts to push through it to go to the other side. Often, this phase of transition distinguishes fearful people from those who Read more

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  • The weeds danced their way

    … and thrived. I was weeding out some of our suffocated potted plants one afternoon. I was amazed by how the weeds intertwined with the plant itself. It was as if they built their own network atop the cultivated plants that were supposed to be in the spotlight. It was quite tricky to pull them Read more

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jessa

Reflections on becoming

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