AJ Gabriel

Weary but Winning

How are you feeling right now? I’ve just come home from a long day shift. The…
Asia Asia FOOD HALL (Birmingham)

About A Foodie’s Treasure Trove In the heart of Birmingham, nestled between the Bullring Shopping Centre…
Emptying the Mind to Make Room for Life

Not long ago, I stumbled upon a video titled “Empty Your Mind – A Powerful Motivational…
Review: On Cloudtilt Moon (Black/Black) – My New Work Shoes

First Impressions After years of loyal service to my old work shoes, I finally decided to…
A Day at Burntwood’s Alpacas and Animal Farm

Today my partner and I traded the noise of everyday life for the quiet charm of…
A Pause, A Return

This Sunday Slow Diary is a little late. I wasn’t able to type because of the…
The Strength of Being Unbothered

I know I answered this prompt a few days ago, but as I was reading it…
A CITY WITHOUT WAR

How would you design the city of the future? If I were asked how I would…
TV was never just about screens

What TV shows did you watch as a kid? When I think about the TV shows…
Why Excitement Is More Than a Moment

Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. There are moments in life when…
the greatest lesson of all

Some movies end when the credits roll. You leave the cinema, the lights come up, and…
Redefining Motherhood in My 30s

Being in your 30s comes with a unique kind of questioning. It’s the age where people…
Why Should We Trust God’s Plan?

WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? What motivates me, more than anything, is the quiet truth that God is…
Fragile & Infinite

What do you enjoy most about writing? What I enjoy most about writing is the way…
Honor Your Recovery

Sunday Slow Diary Some weeks don’t unfold in neat pages—they blur. This one was that kind.…
The Quiet Goodness of Where I Am

When people ask me what I love about where I live, I often pause before answering.…
Why Gratitude Changes Everything

If you ask me what positive emotion visits me most often, I wouldn’t say joy, because…
Two Worlds, One Holiday

Christmas in England vs. Christmas in the Philippines If there’s one holiday that can stretch across…
Mama Lucy at 84: The Quiet Strength Behind My Story

There are people whose love feels like sunlight — warm, steady, and life-giving. For me, that…
Flying Elephant, Telford: Where Asia Lands on Your Table

Flying Elephant, Telford Telford has a way of surprising you. Just when you think you’ve mapped…
Telford: A Town for All Seasons, Bridging Centuries

I have walked through Telford in rain and in sunshine, under the blush of spring blossoms…
When Liza Soberano Said “Mind Your Fking Business” — And Why It Matters

It was past midnight again—the kind of hour when the air feels too heavy for sleep,…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey

Category: Book Reviews | Reflections | Personal Growth Some books teach you something new. Others remind…
Fairness in Love: Who Should Provide More in a Marriage?

Earlier this evening, while letting the TV run in the background, a scene from a series…
When the Sky Turns Strange: My Kind of Emergency Plan

We like to believe we’ll see it coming—the storm, the quake, the moment everything shifts under…