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We lost a cat today
An orange two-month-old kitten, to be exact. We can’t figure out how we lost him. And the mother keeps calling him too. But no. We never found him at all. He’s been lost a couple of times already. He used to wandering off by himself, but we always find him in the nooks and crannies Read more
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Today, I choose this version of me
As much as we want to, we can’t be everything we want to at a given moment. So, we have to choose who we want to become today. And just by thinking about it, the clarity can help us focus on the things that matter. P.S. There are days that I don’t feel like writing Read more
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Keeping up with the numbers
When you’re old, priorities change. That instead of chasing the latest fashion trends, you now look for what’s latest in health care. You now think more about investing in health maintenance, should I eat this or that. You begin to become more particular with the numbers. Is my blood pressure normal? My sugar count? But Read more
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Getting out of being unstuck
Continuing life without any new initiative becomes a thing when you never decide where to go next. It’s easy to make your hands busy scrolling through your social media feeds and call it work because is there anything else to do? The problem is that without making it a point to move forward, we often Read more
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Transitions don’t have to be a crisis
A transition doesn’t have to be a crisis, unless we want it to. Speeding up for the red light When we are already used to the daily bustle that sometimes ends in a fuss, we find it confusing when we have to stop doing the things we used to do. Do you ever know what Read more
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Anticipating pain and danger
Fear grips and propels you to action. In defense, most of the time, reacting after a stimulus you expect could bring you harm. You jump and lash out to protect yourself, not because it’s the rational thing to do, but mostly because you’re blindsided by the real intentions. Because fear keeps you from seeing beyond Read more
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Letter no. 22
Dear reader from the future, Two years into the pandemic, and during the election season in the country, people don’t speak much drama about vaccines and Covid as they used to (before the elections). The national elections have eclipsed the pandemic entirely. You can only hear about Covid in the news like an afterthought—like forecasts Read more
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