Personal Journal
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Handog: The Song My Father Lived By
Tomorrow would have been my father’s birthday — November 5.Even after all these years, the ache…
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A Revolution of Gentle Acts
Kindness Day: The Holiday the World Forgets to Celebrate If I could invent a holiday, I…
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October Recap
October felt like a long exhale. The kind you take after holding things together for too…
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Keeping the Child Alive Within
What does it mean to be a kid at heart? To be a kid at heart,…
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The Risk of Building Something My Own
If there’s one risk I’ve always wanted to take—but haven’t yet found the courage for—it’s to…
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Wrapping Up September 2025
SEPTEMBER This one comes later than usual — because September was a month that refused to…
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Sunday Slow Diary: The Greatest Show of All
Sundays have a way of arriving softly. No alarms, no rush — just the world slowing…
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The Hardest Goal I’ve Ever Set
If I had to name the hardest personal goal I’ve ever set for myself, it wouldn’t…
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SIX YEARS ABROAD
It’s strange how time moves — quietly, almost unannounced — until one day you’re seated across…
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When the Body Speaks
Tomorrow, I return to physio rehab. On paper, it sounds simple enough: another appointment, another step…
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Jobs Beyond Currency
There’s a question that sometimes slips into quiet conversations or late-night musings: What would you do…
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The Brands That Shape the Way We Live
Not all brands we use are just products. Some of them become companions. Some become rituals.…
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When Life Asks for More
There’s a question that has been echoing in my mind these past days: what could I…
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Sunday Slow Diary | A Week Without Millie
Life lately has felt slower, heavier—like every step carries the echo of something missing. It has…
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IKIGAI
September 21st started like any other day, but I knew it wasn’t going to stay ordinary.…
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The Gentle Sources of Strength We Forget
We live in a world that constantly asks us to move faster, produce more, and push…
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AUGUST 2025 RECAP-Consistency
This recap comes a little late. August already feels like it happened a lifetime ago, because…
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To live is to feel
To picture life without music is to imagine a heartbeat without rhythm, the sea without its…
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Milliememory- DAY 3
It has been three days since we lost Millie, and already the house feels like a…
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Last Night, WE Lost Millie
It feels strange, almost unbearable, to write these words: Millie is gone. Even as I type…
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What Italian and Japanese Food Teach Me About Life
When people ask me what my favorite types of food are, I always return to two…
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Sunday Slow Diary- Small Joys
Life lately has felt like a mosaic of small, comforting moments—each one different, yet when pieced…
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The beauty of hope
Hope is not a soft word. It is not naïve optimism or blind faith. It is…
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Finding Ease Between Busy Hours
This week arrived with a gentler rhythm, and I felt it almost immediately. Monday began with…
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On Grudges and Letting Go
I used to hold grudges. Not over little things, but over the kind of hurt that…