I arrived at 30 at a peculiar juncture of time: global pandemic, nationwide lockdown, being pregnant and confined at home for over 6 weeks. On my 30th birthday, I woke up in an ordinary morning and carried out my ordinary routine of sun salutation sequence followed by meditation. There was a little thing that I…
I recently encountered a distressed fresh graduate who wanted to pursue something entirely different from her college degree but she wasn’t sure if that’s her purpose. At that time of our encounter, while I was navigating my post-wedding ‘lostness’, I saw my younger self in her anxiety. Purpose…?!?! I wanted to tell her to do…
“It’s only when we look back that we see a path, and it’s only there because we blazed it.” Twyla Tharp How have you been? An acquaintance whom I’ve never met in 3 years asked. While I blurted out ‘I’m good’, I wondered if there’s one word that could fully represent the path. Or a state…
A friend saw my frequent posting on FB and asked me why I started a podcast when he knew that there was no money involved. I didn’t tell him that I felt ‘called’ to do it, I wonder what he would say. After finished talking about the 12 chapters in my self-published book on FB…
I sat alone at the balcony of the chalet right next to a lake studded with lotus plant, smiling like a child while feeling connected to the trees, the chirping birds and the bright blue sky. Life was simple, blissful, just as it is. Being aware of my solitude, I thought, if I died right…
I sat down with my legs crossed, eyes closed and a big smile ear to ear, feeling an outburst of joy that ran through my whole body like an electric current. I was in a silent meditation course. After an hour of meditation, we were instructed to sway our body with the rhythm of bamboo…
They squashed my confidence, my self esteem, my belief; made me feel so small and question what the hell am I doing. I was broken badly. I didn’t have clarity to back myself up. I was intimidated by the fact that they are more experienced than I am. Maybe you should get a job. He…