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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • Belonging in 30s

    While my twenties were more about seeking out what life had in store for me, starting my thirties made me feel a growing need for belonging. It isn’t just about having close friendships, having a sense of roots, feeling valued and respected by colleagues at work (for having valuable contributions), having a sense of shared… Read more

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  • Late-night musings #14

    Somewhere, we read that “life is a constant change.” You might even have heard it in a song and are now trying to tune it out from your brain because you can’t stop singing the lyrics. But when people commit a mistake, we often find ourselves unable to stop ourselves from crucifying them for that… Read more

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  • Sometimes, hurt people hurt

    If you are a person who recovered from being hurt and have lashed out at everyone else because you are hurting, then you must have realized by now how easy it is to hurt others when you are hurting. When you lash out, you feel like you can always be excused just because you are… Read more

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  • Late-night musings #13

    There are bridges we chose not to cross. But who knows what could have been if we did? Read more

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  • But for now, let me grieve

    My heart is heavy with grief, like a weight pressing on against my chest.  Exhale, exhale, exhale. I’m trying to inhale, but the weight only gets heavier the more I try to breathe. Like my heart is trying to beat against a prison cell that is getting smaller and smaller until there’s no space left… Read more

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  • Possibilities and realities

    I think it was easier to dream when we were young because death seems too distant, and time feels long, giving more space for possibilities. But as I grow older and the possibility of dying and the reality of death seems to get closer every year, I now find it challenging to dream beyond what’s… Read more

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  • Mad Max: Fury Road prequel buzz (where curiosity took me)

    While reading Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, published in March 2024, Cal Newport briefly mentioned the center framing of the movie Mad Max: Fury Road. I first watched it on cable TV (on repeat), and I’ve always wondered how I could focus on following the characters amidst its chaotic scenes. Now… Read more

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