It’s why February is longer than January. Not literally, of course. February just felt like a really long month compared to January, which usually gets the rep of being never-ending. My church focuses on teaching about romantic love in February, and at one point, I felt overwhelmed by the information overload. It brought to mind […]
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I pondered for a long time on what I wanted to write. The truth is, nothing. I read about how seasons like these, especially in countries with winter months, call on us to actually take a cue from animals that hibernate. January feels like a quiet month for me. I know it’s supposed to mark
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I do not recognise myself from ten years ago. It’s the craziest thing, I am staring at myself in my secondary school’s yearbook and I do not know who the girl with the wide smile and chubby cheeks is. I begin to wonder if I ever knew her, she writes in her profile about loving
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How to survive as a rule follower. Let me begin by confessing. The subtitle isn’t completely true because I haven’t figured out how to survive as a rule follower. It would have been more appropriate if I had phrased it as a question. If this world belongs to the disruptors, how can you survive as
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I remember a vivid memory from when I was 10 years old. My best friend at the time, who was also 10, cooked her first meal. It’s a vivid memory for me because growing up as a young girl, I felt there was an unspoken rule that said I had to learn to start cooking
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2021 was when I first came to the conclusion that I had a paradoxical personality. It just made sense. I could be the most outgoing person you know (as I’ve grown older I’ve really mellowed out) but at the same time, I could easily tire from social interactions. Case in point: during my service year,
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In December, I turned 25. I never talk about my age in public, ever. The reason is simple, I want to avoid the judgment and assessment that comes with people knowing how old you are. I would be judged if I was older and still judged if I was younger. If you are just discovering
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If there is something more than endings that I often find myself dreading, it’s beginnings and coincidentally, they always follow each other. For me, December always comes with a pressure, to reflect, to take stock and January comes with its own pressure of starting anew. But, this year I’m refusing to let the usual pressure
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Self-reflection is something we often do as a way to gauge where we are in our lives and make sure we are not going off track. I often use to say that if anyone points out anything about me, I would probably already know about it because I love being honest about the things I
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Do you know how you could embark on a journey you never planned for, I sure do! Hey, how are you doing? Before going ahead I’d really just want to check in with you. We’re almost 90 days into 2024 (I almost wrote ‘the new year’ but wasn’t sure that was accurate), how’s it been
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