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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Relationships

  • The unsatisfaction of seeking more money for selfish gains

    I can’t tell exactly how it happened, but something inside me shifted.  Reflecting on the past, a decade ago, the fire within me to change the world was dampened by the harsh reality of struggling to think clearly with a hungry stomach. The weight of unmet physiological needs overshadowed my aspirations, making it hard to maintain the same fervor. Read more

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  • How to keep a memory?

    We could try to take pictures of every moment to immortalize them in shareable tangible form, but doing so would cost us to miss the moment—to be present at the moment, feel the action, and take in all the intangibles. Read more

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  • Things I did this year before turning 30

    All I could remember is that when I get older (I’m still not sure what I really meant by older, but), I’d be able to do the things I wish my five-year-old self could do, such as being part of something bigger. I always thought there was someplace I had to be outside our small town (which Read more

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  • Shifting social circles

    I get attached to a few friends in various life stages, only to be detached when our social circles no longer overlap. We often find it challenging to quell the noise in our heads and manage our hours to get through our workday, much more keeping tabs on all the friends we made throughout the Read more

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  • 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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  • Understanding the assignment

    Understaffed. You’ll clearly see that when you get into this customer service office. With a 1 staff to 5 customers ratio and an average of 25 minutes of handling time, you need patience if you really need to be there. As long as my rational self is in control, I focus on what I can 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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