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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Relationships

  • Equally important

    How to deal with equally important tasks? Sort them based on urgency. And if you have to choose between two equally important tasks but can only attend to one (because, of course, you can only attend to one at a time), delegate somebody who could properly represent you. The last thing you want to happen is to… Read more

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  • Doing extra

    If you treat your work with disinterest and lack of dedication, it becomes difficult for you to empathize with people, especially when you do work that requires you to interact with the people you seek to serve. Because doing extra, like working with empathy, is something that the job usually doesn’t really pay for. So… Read more

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  • Evening walks

    There’s something about walking under street lights and on breezy evenings when most people are traveling home or eating out with families and friends. I can’t help but feel how the busyness is different in that it is more relaxed than the usual grind in the mornings. And walking outside with a friend or a… Read more

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  • Free-flowing conversations

    There’s something about having conversations with less restraint, knowing that whatever you share with the other isn’t recorded or documented, just a natural conversation with another human being. And in free-flowing conversations, there’s no pressure to keep it upbeat. Instead, silence is welcome until another idea grows and engages everyone in the conversation. Read more

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  • Marriage is a journey

    A well-meaning friend asked us a lot of times why my fiancé and I decided to marry. He said that getting married takes a lot of work and adjustments as we get to know each other. So, to not marry is a good excuse to just walk away if the relationship hits a rock or a dip.… Read more

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  • Idiosyncrasies

    The more we get to know a person, the more we learn about their idiosyncrasies. From the New Oxford American Dictionary: id·i·o·syn·cra·sy | ˌidēəˈsiNGkrəsē | noun (plural idiosyncrasies) (usually idiosyncrasies) a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first.  And just because we want the people we deeply care about to act a certain way, we often find their quirks… Read more

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  • The online people

    We used to meet people face to face. So scheduling a meeting with them is location and time-bound. But now, we can talk to people from different places anytime, all day long, without leaving where we are. While I try to remember what it feels like to talk to people face to face, here’s the… Read more

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