Grains of Thought

A Bowl Full of Home: The Comfort I Carry Across Oceans

What’s your go-to comfort food? There are days when comfort becomes a currency too rare. The…
The Art of Floating- BIRMINGHAM

There are places that don’t just show you new sights—they change the tempo of your thoughts.…
If I Could Change One Thing

If I could change something about modern society, I would not begin with laws or leaders…
A Quiet Day Off, A Few Prompts, and A Lot of Heart

No rushing through corridors. No alarms blaring, no patients to hand over, no bed plans to…
Five Years, One Pair: A Nurse’s Review of My Trusty Skechers

About Skechers Women’s Uno – Stand on Air in black I’ve walked hospital corridors at 2…
Meteor Rain Reignited: A Reunion That Took Me Back Home

I didn’t think I’d cry over four men singing on a stage in 2025. But I…
Certainties: The Kind That Break & Save You

List 10 things you know to be absolutely certain. I was asked to list 10 things…
Are you seeking security or adventure?

I Choose Adventure They told me that safety was the goal.That the point of all this…
Bella Notte in Birmingham

Not every good day announces itself with fireworks. Some just begin with a quiet decision —…
Sips & Stillness

There’s something unexpectedly beautiful about a slow Tuesday that blooms into laughter, dessert, and little things…
A Birthday Story Unfolding in Worcester

It was supposed to be structured, themed, magical—with reflections tied neatly to symbols from a world…
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 for Stillness

This week, the world asked nothing of me — and I, for once, didn’t argue. There…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sunday Slow Diary: Week One – A Gentle Beginning

There’s something I’ve been meaning to do for a long time now—something quiet, something personal. Not…