Grains of Thought
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The Trouble with Measuring Your Life Against Theirs
It starts quietly.You’re scrolling through your phone late at night, not even looking for anything in…
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Hope Between Pain and Reality
Hope is beautiful when it’s untouched—when it’s a dream in its purest form, untouched by disappointment,…
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Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is rest
A Quiet Pause Before the Hustle Hello, lovely readers Today is my second day off—a rare…
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The Keeper of Forgotten Things
I used to answer this question so differently. When asked what my life would look like…
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The Beauty of Ordinary Moments
A quiet reflection on real happiness, the beauty of ordinary moments, and learning to notice joy…
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What Did This Week Teach Me?
Sunday Slow Diary Some weeks feel like marathons. The kind where you’re juggling shift work, errands,…
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An Evening Walk Through Smestow Valley
joy in small things Daily Prompt After a soul-satisfying Italian lunch at Fiume, my partner and…
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The Life That’s Not Late
On Slow Miracles and Quiet Rebellion There’s a certain weight that comes with being asked, “When…
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Curious About the Unsaid
What are you curious about? There’s a certain kind of question that lingers longer than expected.…
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Paws and Peace
MILLIE Where the Quiet Lives: A Poem for Millie In the hush between two busy days,you…
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More Than Gifts: Birthday Cards, Laughter, and the Kindest of Souls
I just opened all the gifts my friends gave me—and while each item made me smile…
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“Ask, and It Shall Be Given”
“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and the…
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After the Rush, the Reflection
I’m writing this on my phone, still tucked under the sheets, half-dreaming and half-awake. My body…
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Verses for the Vivid Hours
Some nights To the Me Who Waited When I Miss You
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Extinct Sleep and Sleepless Thoughts
If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be? None—for now, I just…
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The Traditions That Faded, and the Love That Stayed
What I Let Go—and What Found Another Way to Stay Alive To be Filipino is to…
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Beautiful Inside Out, Bea
Dear Bea, As I sit here in the UK, thousands of miles away from home, your…
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When the Words Found Me Again
Today is my rest day. The kind of day that doesn’t rush you out of bed…
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We Don’t Treat Sin. We Treat Symptoms.
The corridors were quieter tonight. Not empty, not still—this is a hospital, after all—but quieter in…
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When Fear Knocks, Choose Life Anyway
It was just a regular morning. The kind where everything feels routine—sips of coffee between tasks,…
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there is no one-size-fits-all to health.
It took me years to realize that “health” isn’t just the absence of sickness, and “well-being”…
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This Is What Travel Really Teaches Us
When people ask me about my future travel plans, I don’t answer with just countries—I answer…
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Midnight Conversations on Farewells and Faithful Hearts
There’s something about midnight that opens up the parts of us we usually keep hidden. The…
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Sunday in Uniform
It’s a quiet Sunday morning, but I’m not at home with tea and my usual blanket…