Category: Essentialism
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The Beauty of Doing Things Slowly
Last week in Melaka-Malaysia, a small but very beautiful and aesthetic city, I had a simple but unforgettable moment. My husband and I were wandering through one of the old museums, the kind filled with antique porcelain, carved wooden furniture, and fragile handwritten letters. The air carried the faint scent of dust and varnished wood,…
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Protect Your Peace, Even in the DMs
*Stoic calm meets modern self-care (think Ryan Holiday, Nedra Tawwab, Cal Newport).* A friend once sank into my sofa and sighed, “I’m drowning… kids, work, friends, everything needs me.” I’ve been there too. Honestly, sometimes life feels like starring in Mariah Carey’s Whenever You Call, except everyone’s calling and texting, and DM-ing at once. My calendar…
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The Art of Unforgettable Presence
Last month, a friend teased me: “You’re so nice, but also… kind of hard to reach.” I laughed it off, but it stayed with me. Was that a compliment or a quiet complaint? For years, I’ve kept myself approachable: warm, helpful, open. I tried to be someone others felt comfortable reaching out to. I said…
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When Purpose Wins, Conflict Loses!
I heard a sentence this morning that keeps circling in my head: Purpose is reducing conflict. At first, it sounded like a neat phrase I’d skim past and forget. But the more I thought about it, the more it began to feel like a quiet truth. Think about the conflicts we face every day. Shall we? There’s…
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The Parents’ Survival Guide to the Social Media Jungle
My main idea about parenting is simple: children watch and imitate us. They observe our every action and reflect it back. We like to imagine we’re raising them with deep values: patience, gratitude, kindness. But kids are clever little detectives. They don’t just listen to our words; they study our habits. And that’s why parenting…
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