Category: Calm

  • After reading a chapter, I placed Mary Oliver’s Upstream close to my chest. And this is the first time I’ve ever hugged a book.

  • Sinabayan ko ng music at meditation yung yoga ko kanina. Ang sarap. Ang gaan sa pakiramdam.

  • Ilang araw na kong atat na atat magkwento dito. Ang dami kasing masasayang nangyari nung uwi ko ng Pinas. Lagi kong pinagpapabukas kasi alam kong matatagalan ako sa pagkikwento pero pakiramdam ko kailangan ko nang magsimula bago pa lumipas. Unang una, ramdam ko na may nagbago. At sobrang wini-wish ko na sana permanente yung pagbabago…

  • Magsusulat na ko bago pa ko madistract ng ibang mga bagay. Pa-aga ng pa-aga ang gising ko. Siguro dahil pa-late ng pa-late ang sunrise tapos ang aga na lumubog ng araw. Nakaka-feel good kasi hindi ako fan ng sunshine. As mentioned before, gusto ko gloomy and moody yung atmosphere. Narerelax talaga yung isip ko pag…

  • Just now ginoogle (nag-struggle ako pano i-spell), ni-Google? Ginugel. Basta nag-search ako sa Google ng, “how to be less tense” dahil nga pansin ko, parang lagi akong gigil. Gigil ako maligo, mag-toothbrush, mag-luto. Yun bang feeling ko nauubusan ako ng oras so kelangan kong magmadali kahit hindi naman. Hindi ko alam bakit yung mga ordinary…

  • So far, I’m doing a good job na hindi mag-scroll sa social media. Hindi ko alam kung kelan nagsimula basta bigla ko na lang ulit naisipan na burahin ang Instagram, Messenger at Facebook sa phone ko. Na-try ko na ‘to several times pero so far eto yung pinaka-successful. And yung amazing pa is, hindi ko…

  • Q: What is my why? A: To live comfortably but simple, while having enough time and resources to travel and do my hobbies (reading, playing the piano, learning languages). Q: But this is what I’m already doing now (except for the traveling). A: So my goal is to maintain this lifestyle? Maybe I should add…

  • We must always try to picture the worst that could happen and then remind ourselves that the worst is survivable. The goal is not to imagine that bad things don’t unfold, it’s to see that we are far more capable of enduring than we currently think of. The School Of Life, Why Stoicism Continues to…