Before you look for LOVE, find a LIFE muna.
One of our deepest longings is to find someone who'll love us unconditionally. All of us at some point or season wants to have a love life. However, when we find someone who we want to spend our life with, issues arises that cause us to gi...
Life Realizations of a Struggling Millennial
I want to share some of the things I learned during this year. I must say that I’ve matured a lot and I’m proud of the person I have become. It’s not an easy process, I’ve been through a lot and I felt like I don’t know what my purpose is a...
This Is In Behalf Of Those Who Are Left Behind
People will always leave, but it does not mean it is your fault.
People leave for what they think is for the better. They leave for what they think is the next best thing, they leave for what they feel is so much better. They leave becau...
Stop Waiting
Stop waiting for weekends, for summer, for someone to fall in love with you.
Stop waiting for countless midnights and late nights, stop waiting for those unreturned calls and no reply messages, stop waiting for minutes, hours, days or even...
“Patawad, Paalam, Salamat”
"Paalam" is letting go of people you wanted to keep in your life. "Patawad" is freeing yourself of the pain from your past.
I found this tweet from Moira dela Torre (a Christian and singer/songwriter whom I really super admire a lot) ...
Wag All Out! Set Boundaries!
Boundaries
Another important aspect of a relationship is to respect each other’s personal boundaries. A boundary is a property line that defines where you end, and someone else begins. Good relationships have a high degree of respect for e...
Confessions of a Breadwinner
It's hard. I have fallen into this deep pit. I'm stuck. I can't breathe. I'm done. I don't wanna do this anymore.
I remember when I'd taken the responsibility onto my shoulder. I didn't know what to do, until now actually, and I was lo...
Note to my 28 year old self
Hi,
You are aging gracefully dearest. Know that you are loved and you deserve all the love in the world. You do not need to worry about the future because that's for tomorrow, you have to live and enjoy life today and that's how it shoul...
To the Man who was Unsure II
Dear You,
I've learned a lot from what we had yesterday.
You taught me grace. You taught me love.
You taught me patience. You taught me hope.
I've been growing because of what we had yesterday.
And because of you leaving, I foun...
25 things I Learned in 25 Years
1. Be grateful. Thank you, God, for blessing me with another year with my family. Thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for giving me such wonderful and supportive parents. Thank you for the water, food, shelter, clothing, and protectio...
Your Existence Made My World Once A Better Place
It was years ago. Thousands of days had passed. We are now living different lives, we learn life lessons in a hard and beautiful way, we are now living completely in a diverse world of complexity, we met a lot of new people and we made new ...
9 Uncomfortable Truths That We All Need To Accept
1. Happiness is where you are now, or nowhere at all.
- It's not a new relationship, it's not a completed goal, and it's not a new car. Until you give up the idea that happiness is somewhere else, it will never be where you are
2. Closure...
“Take your time” – Younger self
I never heard anyone say that getting into your 20s is a terrific time. Na marami palang "what if" at "lost passion and dreams" ang mangyayari. Nobody warned me that asking to grow more quickly as a child was a tragic mi...
My Right Season in Pursuing a Relationship
Love is such a powerful decision that can take us by surprise and completely change our lives. Lately, I've found myself falling for someone in a way that I didn't expect. I admire all the good qualities in her - her beauty, positivity, ki...
To You Who Took the Risk
Dear You,
I wonder how it happened. But it started somewhere. Everything starts at somewhere...
Somewhere between my mind and my heart, I found something wonderful. Something that made me believe again.
Somewhere along the aisle...
This happens when you know your worth
The world has its view on things. Beauty is defined as those having the curves at the right places, pointed nose, poreless face, flawless and porcelain white skin, tall, feminine, stylish... and the list goes on.
We try to fit in into th...
Para sa Lalaking Nagsabi sa Akin ng Hindi
Para sa'yo na nagsabi sa akin ng hindi, Gusto ko lang sabihin na salamat sa'yo, Salamat sa'yo dahil sa paghindi mo, Mas nakilala ko lalo ang sarili ko. Inakala ko noon pareho ating damdamin, Iyon pala ay ako lang ang umatim, Akala ko n...
Waiting: What’s in it and what comes with it?
How should someone patiently wait in line? Waiting is not an easy journey. Same with life; it has its ups and downs. You have to prepare in so many ways on how do you make sure to get in the finish line as first place with gol...
In God’s time.
I was shattered by past heartbreaks. It caused me to become uncertain about love and believed that happy endings only happen in fairytales. I intended to build the highest walls that no man can ever break nor climb. I enclosed myself in my ...
It’s Okay If You Won’t End Up With Your First Love
“First love never dies.” That is what they say. Well, it’s cute and sweet – ending up with your first love. But what if things don’t work out? How would you feel about this?
When we were young, some of us hoped that the first perso...
Some things are never meant to be
Life is uncertain yet what makes it constant is change. It varies with seasons, modifies through time and moves like a wheel. Paradoxical in nature but we are to live with it. As if we have a choice, right?
We encounter people come and g...
Might-Have-Been
Dear You,
“Of all sad words of tongue or pen,the saddest are, ‘It might have been.”– John Greenleaf Whittier
” It might have been a good year if only I did something.”” It might have been a successful relationship if only we did ...
But What If This Time It All Comes Back Together?
And from that certain moment, after long years of living on your own universe, set of walls and boundaries, for once... you feel afraid.
You feel that you're afraid when your eyes started to stare his. You cannot understand it for the first...
A thin line between SELF LOVE and being SELFISH
Self loving is when...
You want to be the better version of yourself.
Or tired and wants to rest physically and mentally.
Or maybe you are healing from the pain of the past.
If you are in this phase of your life. I am truly root...
Plot Twist
Plot Twist. Sa lahat ng kuwento mapa-nobela, pelikula o drama man sa telebisyon isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit nagkakaroon ng buhay ang kuwento. Para bang ito ang natatanging sangkap sa isang lutuin na nagiging dahilan kung bakit espesy...
What Time Does Not Heal, You Have To Heal It Yourself
As they say, time heals all wounds.
But in reality, we mistake time as the ultimate healer of our pain, deepest cuts, damages, and bruises. We depend on time telling ourselves we'll get better one day and live in the hope of it.
Yes, ...
I’M SORRY, SELF.
I'm sorry self for pulling you away from what makes you happy, I'm afraid to be sad right after it.
I'm sorry self for isolating in social gatherings, I'm afraid I might get to much attention or none at all.
I'm sorry self if I'm dragging...
Friends Don’t Look, Touch and Hear Like This
It was when the universe is half asleep but our conversation sways from our childhood memories and dreams, from how sloppy and messy we looked like way back on our senior years to how our looks changed now that we are working in a corporate...
Dear You
I know I can be too tough sometimes.I know I'm too much to handle at times.I know I can also be too weak most of the times. But will you be there during those times? Will you?
I understand that you've got your own life and dreams. I'd b...
Respect is earned, not given
"Respect means that you accept somebody for who they are, even when they're different from you or you don't agree with them. Respect in your relationships builds feelings of trust, safety, and wellbeing. Respect doesn't have to come natural...
