Just be

Bouts of sadness It’s lonely here No solid ground It’s damp It’s cold No spark Not a glow Everything feels shallow A facade You can’t be sad No one can handle you miserable You feel you have nothing to give Perhaps it’s time to stop Or take a pause? You might come around But now

Small Town Vibe

The story of the many small town boys and girls probably is a story that has not changed for decades. Small town opportunity scarcity versus the dreams there are. Moving to the city has been the plot of every ambition and dreams. When I lived in the province, I dreamt of a life rooted here,

Love and Conditions

My dreams are real. I want them to be. But at this point, I feel very far from it than I expected. I have no one to talk to about it. Been planning it on my mind. No one to share the fears, the excitement, and the doubts. No one to plan it with. I’ve

Flipping through the pages too fast

There is not a day that I question the legitimacy of my being. The past days, it’s lingering. When I feel like a fraud, it paralyzes my core. I struggle to say the right words because I don’t know where I stand on things. I need more time to process my thoughts I think because

Shackles of Yesterday and the Promise of Today

My story always starts with my childhood. I have settled that it is both my gift and my curse. I have narrated over and over the passing of my mother that changed the course of our lives. Today, I began wondering and wandering- would our lives ever be different if she were still in it?

Self-awareness: The path to uncovering oneself

In the era of self-help and the endless search for self-actualization, self-awareness might be the most common sound bite. But its popularity also stops there because in actuality- self-awareness is a difficult path and a continuous journey. That is in so far what I learned in the three decades, almost 4 in this life. The

Discussion on Life’s inevitables

Yesterday, we attended the online Sunday Praise and Worship with the theme on MOTIVATE (ACRONYM). The topic was Intimacy (Relationship). After the service, we talked a little about life, forgiveness and surrender. My husband is not a talker and usually avoids difficult conversations on life like ambitions, passion, struggles, and specifically death. Last night, while

Our lives changed by the pandemic

I am quickly writing this while assisting my eldest daughter Kyrzten and planning my day for work at home. She’s listening to Teacher Rose, her Civics teacher. They are talking about maps and its different kinds. Gone are the days where I drop off the kids to school in the morning and pick them up

Father’s Day and what sacrifice means

Every time I read stories of people narrating how they were raised by amazing selfless dads, I can’t stop my tears from welling. I was raised by a “rockstar” father. Even at the age of 60, his heart still prefers to be with his bandmates more than his children. He did provide for us as

The World of the Married and My Problem with Society’s Focus on Infidelity

Cheating is a very common theme in entertainment. Songs are filled with broken hearts and countless movies have made infidelity the focal point in crime or suicide. In my own country, TV ratings are perceived to be much higher when a TV Show involves cheating and more so scenes with confrontation. I never understood the

I Wanna See You BE BRAVE

Honestly, I could not explain why the line “I wanna see you be brave” keeps my tears rolling like non-stop. Then every single time it plays, I remember being young, confused and scared and no one was there to tell me “Be Brave”. I wasn’t sure if I was and if I was- going through

Writing Children’s Lessons During the Pandemic

Books and materials.