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jessa

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Reflections on becoming

Life

  • A note of frustration

    I can’t remember when and how I learned about it, but writing down what you feel helps you sort your feelings and tone them down. So, on one occasion (way back in college), when frustration wanted to overpower rationality, I penned a note about what I felt at the moment. Without care about order and Read more

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  • Got too comfortable

    If you find yourself too comfortable with your current state, like earning okay money enough to pay your bills and monthly groceries, and you never intend to go beyond that kind of comfort, then perhaps comfort is where you allow your humanity to die. Isn’t becoming human meant to be charitable? How to go beyond satisfying ourselves Read more

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  • Where does love come from?

    Love comes from God 1 John 4:7-21 (Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is (springs) from God; and he who loves [his fellowmen] is begotten (born) of God and is coming [progressively] to know and understand God [to perceive and recognize and get a better and clearer knowledge of Him]. Read more

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  • Buying the inexpensive ones

    Being inexpensive doesn’t always mean poor quality. Sometimes, things cost less than others because they are made locally or they have cheaper capital and operating costs. Read more

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  • Welcoming home our bonsai money tree plant

    When I went home during the pandemic, I had the opportunity to test whether I had a natural talent for growing plants. My (now) mother-in-law gave me money tree seeds and challenged me to grow them at home. It was my first time growing plants from seeds, and it was a wonderful experience to take Read more

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