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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • What you do (or not do) creates a culture

    We probably spend about an hour a day (or even more) on the internet. Who doesn’t these days, anyway? And the thing is, what you do (or not do) over the internet creates a culture. The reality is, culture was always being created by individuals from the bottom-up but it was very narrowly filtered for Read more

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  • The person who changed a life

    Was there a person you can remember who changed the course of your life entirely? If there is, probably because they chose to take a chance on you even if you don’t feel promising at the moment. I have met people throughout my life who saw what I can do before I saw it myself; Read more

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  • Why we crave company

    You might be a self-proclaimed independent person who’s okay with being alone most of the time. But in the slivers of solo moments, somehow, deep inside, you wish to be with someone, even for a while. I can remember way back when flights are still free of worry and care; I end up befriending most Read more

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  • Here’s how your thoughts run your life

    At church, we were taught that we need to be careful what we think because it runs our life. Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.Proverbs 4:23 NCV But if you insist that it doesn’t, it’s interesting to note that not only does the Hebrew Bible tells us about it, modern Read more

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  • Neither here nor there

    If you are going through major life transitions, especially in these times where you feel like holding your breath is the only thing you can control, you might feel like you’re in a state of in-between. And you’re not just floating. It feels like you’re being nowhere, unsure of where to go or where opportunities Read more

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  • Sleep — the easiest corner to cut?

    I am born into a generation who thinks that sleep is leisure which hinders ticking off one more thing from the never-ending to-do list. That’s why it is okay to stay up late for work or for another movie episode. Because with all the things we want to do and experience in life, sleep seems Read more

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  • The weight of sadness

    I’ve been told countless times (from the books I’ve read) that your body tells you first the things your mind can’t make sense of yet. So if you’ve been feeling a lot heavy these days, you might begin to ask yourself whether sadness is growing inside of you but you just decided to dismiss it. Read more

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