I spent 10 years of my life working in the customer service industry where I encountered a lot of different people with interesting stories, mindsets and lifestyles. There, I met Sam, who eventually became one of my closest friends. Sam was only 21 at the time and a single mom. She got pregnant after a…
Growing up as an only child, I longed for company. While most kids would always look forward to having summer or Christmas vacations, I would wish for the boring holidays to end so that I could play with my friends again. It was sad, yes. I also used to believe that the more friends I…
I have always believed in the principle of Yin and Yang, which means that the universe is created in harmony and balance. All things exist with an inseparable opposite such as night and day, old and young, male and female and good and bad, etc. This is probably the reason why I remain standing on…
Did you ever reach a point in your life when you began to question the purpose of your existence and you started to wonder if you were just born to suffer on Earth? Like you were being punished for some reason you had no knowledge of? In 2012, I lost my job. And while I…
My friend Megan used to be terrible with money. When she got her first job, she borrowed money from me to shop for work clothes. I thought that was a valid reason so I just went ahead and gave her what she needed. After a few months, she started borrowing money again to pay for…
I spent a decade working at a 12-hour job where using available vacation days was considered a prize you had to work for and where saying yes to your supervisors all the time increased your chances of getting a promotion. I hear you. It was such a toxic environment, right? But I stayed anyway because…
When my husband and I started our relationship, we had a lot of arguments because I always accused him of checking out other women and possibly cheating on me. I know it was unfair, but in my defense I was having an emotional trauma because I caught my ex-boyfriend red handed. I knew I was…
One of my life’s most heroic moments happened in 1993 right after my graduation from grade school. My classmates and I, together with two of our class advisers, decided to celebrate at a nearby resort. Since the students significantly outnumbered the chaperones, we of course never expected them to be able to keep an eye…
Have you ever reached a point in your life when you just feel tired when it comes to everything? When you don’t feel excited about anything at all? And when what is supposed to be an enjoyable thing starts to feel like an obligation? I used to enjoy my work as a Quality Analyst for…
Time lost can never be recovered. Once a minute has passed, it’s gone for good and you will not get it back. This is the reason why time is considered the world’s most precious commodity. Unfortunately, many of us still don’t understand its true value and the implications of wasting it. At the age of…