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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Relationships

  • “Lining Up Emotions in the Right Ways” chart

    Have you been angered by a message you received or a news you’ve watched? How did you respond? Sure, how our emotions are evoked matters and often dictates how we respond (especially when we are quick to react and not think our actions through, like a frog 🐸 leaping immediately from a perceived threat). From… Read more

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  • 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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  • Has it been a day already?

    Today, I have put into practice what I wrote in my previous blog. How? I did seven major tasks for today, with reading a book sometime in the afternoon, and they are as follows: And it’s incredible how I did all these things in one day, while I can spend the same hours working in front… 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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  • 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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  • Late-night musings #5

    There are things we need to let go of, even the ones we once held dear, especially when they don’t give life anymore. It’s time to prune the weeds. Read more

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  • “What’s good to eat?”

    In the middle of a task, half of my mind shifts away by asking, “What’s good to eat?” while trying to escape the other half, which tries to focus and be in the flow. That was last year. And a year before that, and before that, too. Okay, I might be in an unhealthy cycle, and you… Read more

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