Nervous Nellie here! So many things make me anxious, but let me focus on just one for this post, so I can segue it into republishing this story I originally published on Medium. I don’t have OCD, but being able to multiple-check things abates my worry about being unready and ill-equipped for eventualities. Like PrincipalContinue reading “Nervous Nellie Lives for Lists”
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A Random Encounter with a Profound Impact
I’ve already posted about my favorite random encounter (in response to the exact same prompt, I believe), and while I have many others that I would enjoy recounting, I thought I’d share one of my dad’s instead. This is a story I published on Medium back in the day, so you might have already readContinue reading “A Random Encounter with a Profound Impact”
Empowering Yourself with Guilt-Free Rest
Allowing myself to rest didn’t exactly help me learn and grow, but it had to be a conscious decision that I had to come to because I had already learned the hard way that I wasn’t doing anybody any favors by sacrificing my physical and mental health just to be on top of things. Rest,Continue reading “Empowering Yourself with Guilt-Free Rest”
How to Travel Without the Hassle of Going Away
I do think that each country has beauty and other fascinating draws to offer, so I’m not about to name a specific nation or region. I can also see doing so later causing me to eat my words anyway. Like most tourists, however, I’m not interested in visiting squalid and dangerous areas. I don’t mindContinue reading “How to Travel Without the Hassle of Going Away”
Run! They Can Smell Your Fear!
I’ve actually already answered this prompt before, so I’m going to talk about another form of exercise, one driven by fear. I’m not in any way athletic, but I can run very fast, especially when I’m trying to get away from something. Here’s an article I wrote about this matter. It was quite a stretch,Continue reading “Run! They Can Smell Your Fear!”
Compelling Reads for Story Buffs
There are so many books that I can read over and over again, and have. They include Anne of Green Gables, The Melendy Children series, The Mad Scientists’ Club series, various Agatha Christies, various Sue Graftons… Remember this recent post? Those titles all received multiple reads from me. I come from a time of five-channelContinue reading “Compelling Reads for Story Buffs”
Fictional Characters’ Shoes to Step into
There’s a plethora of book or film characters I can relate to and quite a few I’d like to be if given the choice. I could probably go on and on about this topic, but I think I’ll limit it to a manageable number. Kathleen Kelly (film – You’ve Got Mail) She was the firstContinue reading “Fictional Characters’ Shoes to Step into”
A Church Camp Anecdote + Prompt Response
Happy Easter! You can find the prompt and the answer to it at the bottom of the post. Since the Holy Week is the usual time for church camps here in the Philippines, I thought I’d share this funny anecdote. It was a lifetime ago when I took on camp coordinating and facilitating tasks, soContinue reading “A Church Camp Anecdote + Prompt Response”
Ways to Elevate Your Community
My community is more organic. I don’t live in a gated village or a subdivision with an HOA. Towns and cities here have an administrative sub-unit called barangays, and that’s what I live in. I live downtown, in a pretty urban setting. My street is adjacent to a main highway. When my mom was growingContinue reading “Ways to Elevate Your Community”
Simple but Special Ways to Express Love
The biggest change that ^@#$% pandemic brought forth is the fact that I am now fatherless. How have I adapted? Who says I have? I’ll never be okay about my Dad being gone because of Covid, even if it means he’s now in an infinitely better place he had always wanted to be. In principle,Continue reading “Simple but Special Ways to Express Love”
This Small Life 