jessa

Reflections on becoming

Life

  • Walk with wonder

    How often do you walk around your neighborhood and look at the skies and the people you pass by? How often do you stir yourself up to become curious about things you think you are already familiar with, such as how your neighbor’s outdoors looks or how the pavements are crooked at the end of Read more


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  • Goal-setting and our excuses to be lazy

    Starting the year at work while working from home feels different than when you physically return to the office, seeing your colleagues fresh from the holiday thrills. Asking them how their holidays went clearly distinguishes the holiday break from the back-to-work season. And so, implementing the new year’s goals feels promising while the calendar is Read more


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  • How we gather at the table

    After all the meals you shared with your family, you may ponder how your relationship has strengthened over food. Even the misunderstandings were discussed over meals, convincing you that most of your engagements were done at the dinner table. Food really brings people together in ways that other activities can’t. The rich, the poor, and Read more


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  • Unwelcome news

    Unwelcome news feels like a white noise humming and humming, but you’re barely getting any sense out of it, zoning out. What were you saying? But your body seems to understand that it wrenches your insides, trying to process it all but can’t. It’s like your rational being is running away from your body, hiding Read more


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  • This is me, opportunity, knocking

    How often did you miss an opportunity just because you weren’t ready? Perhaps, you needed to have a goal in mind. And tell yourself that what you do now should somehow prepare you for that goal, even if you don’t see it coming yet. So live now as if you are in that future. Do Read more


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