Photo by Kebs Visuals Every human has something they identify with. It’s what forms communities, friendships, networks, and so on. It seems like in this world, we function by classifications. Maybe it’s easier to form opinions about the world, individuals, and almost anything. I think it also brings order. We have education classes (eg. high school), social classes (eg. high-income class), social clubs, groups, professions etc. It gives us something to identify with. It’s good to have these kinds of identities, it makes us feel like we belong somewhere and forms bonds. Where I’m concerned is w ..read more

Photo by Ben Cheung Long time no blogging. We’re in the second half of the year and a lot has happened so far. If you follow my blog, you’d realize that the last time I published a blog post was in May. The reason for this is not because I had a lot to do. No. I had stopped because I was in a state where I was confused about what next. I felt it in me that I’m supposed to be doing something, like a next phase, but I wasn’t sure what it was. I suddenly lost interest in many things, including work and any form of writing (including my blog and email newsletter). For work, I only did the bare min ..read more

Sometimes we doubt (maybe not intentionally) that God can fulfill His promises toward us, especially when that promise is a big one and seems almost impossible. I am here to tell you God is capable of fulfilling His promises, be encouraged. He keeps His words. I’m currently reading the book of Deuteronomy, and I found something encouraging in chapter 2. In Deuteronomy chapter 2, there were instances where God asked the Israelites to pass quietly for He has given those who currently lived there the land (verses 5, 9, and 19). “Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land ..read more

It’s interesting how the Israelites worshipped God, but they just didn’t know Him. Several times in the book of John, Jesus would point out to the Jews that they didn’t know His Father (God) whom they thought they worshipped. He stressed that if they did know the Father, they would also recognize that Jesus Himself is of the Father. It’s really not a surprise because we can worship God and not know God. Usually, one might confuse one for the other because when you worship God, it might make you feel like you know God. But do you really know Him? However, you can know God, and by knowing Him ..read more

You know when people say you’re doing well and you seem to have done or are doing a lot but you know deep down you’re not even working in your optimal capacity. Well, I can relate. I believe many people can too. For instance, with focused work, I could get something done in 3 hours and can do 3-4 of that thing in a day. But someone can see that one thing and say well done, you’ve done enough. Although that’s true and maybe for someone else it’ll take a day or maybe 6 hours, I know for me, it’s way less and I could have done more. I’m just not operating optimally. I know my capabilities and ca ..read more

If I’m being honest, I can’t explain what’s happening these days. I don’t know why I’m still awake by 1:20am. I don’t know how to explain what’s going on in my head and I’m not sure if I should be sharing this publicly. It’s not like I’m sad or depressed or anything like that, it’s different and I can’t explain it. Be a light in your space ..read more

I have nothing to write for today. I had an okay day and nothing exactly exciting. I’m glad I’m in a good headspace, that’s something. How are you? Remember, be a light in your space ..read more

I was asked to send my CV and portfolio today. I haven’t submitted my CV in a long time and so I had to update it. The last time I updated my CV was probably in April or so but I didn’t have that copy because my laptop got formatted and I lost all my files and documents. I should have backed up but I kept pushing it until it all happened. Anyway, that’s gone and I learned a lesson. To get a copy of my CV, I had to check my email for when I sent out CVs, because I wasn’t ready to start crafting another CV. I can update it but writing another one seemed like so much stress and is time consuming ..read more

There are sacrifices people have made for me; little or big, that I might never know about. Something happened lately where I made a sacrifice for someone but I’m sure the person has no idea or doesn’t see what I did as a big deal, but truth is, it was inconvenient, uncomfortable, something I just wouldn’t do on a normal, took a lot from me, but I did so. It was a sacrifice. You know what’s painful sometimes is when you make sacrifices for people and they insult or hurt you intentionally or unintentionally. I’m not even talking about them not appreciating you, because sometimes they really don ..read more

I think life is so fascinating. It has lots of beautiful moments and lots of ugly moments. It’s the same with humans. Humans do beautiful things that are just lovely to see and they also do ugly and wicked things that make you wonder if they are sane. Regardless, all these things make us appreciate life and it makes life; humans, this world, everything, fascinating. I was thinking to myself today about all the things that seem to be weighing on me and as I thought of myself and other people, I was reminded again that we all struggle. I have my struggles, you have yours, everyone has struggles ..read more