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jessa

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Reflections on becoming

Life

  • The space, silence, and loneliness

    There’s a kind of space in our lives that we long to be filled. And no matter how hard we try, we can only bear the loneliness at a point. Beyond that, it becomes too depressing. And the noise in my head is so loud that it’s all I hear. Or perhaps, the room is Read more

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  • Is this the future of dying?

    Can you take your life at your bidding if it means that you don’t have to suffer through your terminal illness? Here’s a story about how Gabriella Walsh, who had bone cancer, made the most of her life and arranged the day of her death. What could be the moral implications of this kind of Read more

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  • Sowing and reaping generosity

    I couldn’t emphasize more how your generosity keeps on bearing fruit. So, if you’re still wondering where a stingy heart goes, well it never goes anywhere. A stingy heart wilts and eventually loses its life. But with generosity, life keeps flowing. Read more

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  • How to get unwanted stares these days

    Pre-pandemic, we don’t mind people coughing in public and confined places as much as we do now. I remember how my cousin coughed in the elevator with at most five people. And it wasn’t even a cough like that; he just cleared his throat from the fruit shake that seemed to get stuck in his Read more

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  • Creating new routines

    I told you before how transitions feel painful. And can you imagine how energy- and mentally-intensive it is to create new routines and establish new habits? But once you’ve crossed over that gap between what you’re used to and setting up new routines, a future of possibilities begins to roll out like a red carpet Read more

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