Category: personal-growth
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Settled is Not the Same as Finished
In our parenting journey, there is one principle worth holding onto: if we want to raise children who are kind, resilient, and able to live well in their time, parents need to keep growing into better versions of themselves. Not because we are expected to be perfect, but because growth cannot be forced. It spreads…
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Not Impressive. Just Good.
I had this particular thought flooding my mind recently. Probably, it came from observations, since my middle name is “observer”. Yes, I love to observe people. It’s not that I want to judge them (hell nah), but as for me, human endlessly interesting. We can learn a lot from each individual. Whether it’s good or…
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The Discipline of Moving On
Time passed, but the moment didn’t.The last message I sent was simple. Not dramatic. Not confrontational. Just honest. I remember keeping my phone close, not because I needed a reply, but because I needed to know where I stood with them. When the typing bubble never appeared, I told myself they were busy. Then I…
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Who Are You Still Being Loyal To?
There’s a moment in The Devils Wear Prada that always stays with me. That movie was when I’m a grew up, but it still lingers until now. Andy is standing in Paris. She looks composed now. Sharp. Capable. She’s no longer the girl who didn’t fit. She’s earned her place. And yet, something in her…
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The Chosen Life (Not Just the One We Live)
Happy New Year. Not the loud, resolution-heavy kind. Just the quiet kind, the one that asks us to notice before we rush forward. I’ve never been good at New Year’s resolutions. Not because I don’t believe in change, but because I don’t believe change needs permission from a calendar. If we truly want to live…
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