AJ Gabriel

Bella Notte in Birmingham

Not every good day announces itself with fireworks. Some just begin with a quiet decision —…
Anj-plugged at 35

There’s something tender about birthdays when you’re no longer counting down with excitement but counting back…
Sips & Stillness

There’s something unexpectedly beautiful about a slow Tuesday that blooms into laughter, dessert, and little things…
A Birthday Basket of Whimsy & Warmth

This year, my birthday didn’t begin with candles or confetti. There were no fancy hotel stays…
A Sunday for Returning to Myself

This week was not about catching up.It was about coming back — to myself, to my…
A Birthday Story Unfolding in Worcester

It was supposed to be structured, themed, magical—with reflections tied neatly to symbols from a world…
Wrapping Up June 2025

JUNE I blinked and somehow—it’s already the end of June. I know I haven’t been as…
A Walk to Breathe Again | Carding Mill Valley

I woke up that morning with a light kind of excitement—like the kind you feel when…
A Sunday After the Storm

This week didn’t ask — it demanded. Three night shifts. Long, relentless, breathless. The kind of…
A Sunday for Stillness

This week, the world asked nothing of me — and I, for once, didn’t argue. There…
The Process of Becoming

A quiet reflection on what it means to be in the middle of growth—still unfolding, not…
A Morning of Quiet Knowing

There’s a difference, I think, between watching something and letting it change you. This morning changed…
DECLUTTERING 2025- COMING HOME

Coming Home, Relearning Stillness, and Letting the Ordinary Teach Me Again Coming home after a long…
What We Carried to the Cemetery

Because here’s something I’ve come to understand: we don’t stop talking to those we’ve lost. We…
Third Sundays and the Sacred Pause

There’s a strange comfort I’ve found in writing to myself on Sundays. Not the version of…
CEBU DIARIES- LAMAW

LAMAW There are days when the world doesn’t ask for anything extraordinary from you—no milestones, no…
17th Pinning Ceremony at the University of San Jose-Recoletos

Yesterday wasn’t just a celebration—it was a full-circle moment. We watched my brother walk across the…
BROTHER’S GRADUATION DAY 2025

Friday was no ordinary day. The coliseum roared with applause and pride as the 117th Commencement…
SUNDAY- SOFT GATHERINGS

Sunday Slow Diary # 2 There’s something sacred about Sundays like this—not because everything was quiet, but…
From Chickenjoy to Coconut Trees: A Day Back in Awihao

Where joy tastes like breakfast and silence grows on muddy roads. Our first full day back…
THE PHILIPPINES, MY ALWAYS

By the time we landed in Cebu, I couldn’t feel my legs properly, my eyes were…
Gatwick & Chill (Kind Of)

We arrived at Gatwick Airport just past 10 in the morning—early enough to sidestep the chaos…
St Pancras and the Art of Slowing Down

We’ve checked into a quiet hotel near the airport tonight—nothing fancy, just a clean room with…
The Journey Begins in a Nando’s Toilet Stall

It’s a funny place to begin a travel journal—inside a toilet stall at a Nando’s, halfway…
Don’t sweep the floor..

Superstitions, Grief, and the Fear of What Comes Next During Hans’ wake, something small happened that…