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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • Too sheltered

    The thing about growing up poor or lacking opportunities and choices is that a person could become resourceful to get out of it and rise from poverty or be consumed by it and surrender to poverty. Some who grew up having things easily and being too sheltered from difficult situations and harsh realities in life Read more

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  • Aging and mobility

    In youth, some of us don’t go out as much as we could and prefer to stay indoors, binge-watch movies and play computer games. Because finishing another episode and leveling up in games feel like we’ve accomplished a lot, although the sense of accomplishment is empty and even fleeting. Aging comes with good things, such Read more

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  • The interplay of hard work and timing

    There was a woman who grew up in the working class. They didn’t have much back then, but she learned at an early age the value of saving when her neighbor encouraged her to open a bank account while she was still in grade school. Even with the little she has, she developed the habit Read more

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  • The incomparable joy of having our parents around

    Those of us who grew up with our parents and were raised in a loving environment find the comfort of having them around even when we’re already old enough to raise our own. Something about their presence, perhaps the wisdom gained throughout their lifetime, makes us even more fond of them. Here in the Philippines, Read more

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  • The burden of illness

    While healthy, we stretch ourselves and test where the limits are. And when our bodies succumb to the strain, screaming for rest, we feel guilty about neglecting the first signs of fatigue. As we do our daily routines, we don’t think so much about how sickness limits us from doing things that matter to us. Read more

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  • Craving for connection

    We desire to be accepted, understood, and recognized by our inner and immediate circles to gain a sense of belongingness. And receiving external validation from them also changes the way we perceive ourselves. Meanwhile, some value external validation so much that they feel their worth depends on how others think about them. And because they Read more

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  • Strawberry shortcake

    Have you had any experience telling yourself you’d celebrate a small achievement with a cake but didn’t? So many times have I told myself that for every milestone I achieve in this blog, I’d celebrate it with a cake. I did once when I was back home. But ever since returning to the metro, I Read more

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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