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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • Facebook world vs. real world

    I don’t know how much of your life you put out on social media. But I think we both agree that the things we post on social media don’t always translate to what happens with our everyday lives. And that in every happy couple photo you see on your friend’s timeline doesn’t mean that they… Read more

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  • Revisiting connections

    Ant trails. If you tried paying attention to ants before, you’d notice that they follow a trail to get across between point A to B, and so on. And the path less traveled by will eventually vanish, only keeping the one that they mostly tread. The same goes with connections we barely visit, be that… Read more

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  • Sin doubles down

    What impressed me from today’s sermon was when Pastor Sumrall emphasized how sin doubles us down. It’s not satisfied with making us captive. It also wants to bring us down. Truly, as John 10:10 AMP says, “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy.” But isn’t it wonderful to know that… Read more

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  • Do you worry?

    Perhaps, we all do. And as humans, it’s normal to worry about things (however, it’s important to remember where our stability and security rests). But for some people, they take worrying to the next level. How? By thinking about all the things that went wrong and could go wrong. From How to stop overthinking: The… Read more

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  • The dilemma of consumerism

    They say, the more you have, the better you feel in life. But is it always the case? Why is it that people never seem to stop buying if having more is the solution? Apparently, as it turned out, having more goods is simply a marketing ploy that is insatiable unless you are wise enough… Read more

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  • How to avoid self-criticism

    There are times when we overanalyze our shortcomings and the shame we feel of that (often minor) unintentional but embarrassing blunder is exaggerated. The feeling even overwhelms some of us which end up as a beastly howl or total isolation. Yes, there are stories we tell ourselves, and sometimes, we get so hard on ourselves,… Read more

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  • Letter no. 11

    Dear reader from the future, It’s been a year since the COVID-19 broke out worldwide, and I have heard about how people are getting tired of it that some just prefer not to think about it anymore. But it’s difficult to not think about it, especially when it gets closer to home, and people you… Read more

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