Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. When people ask me to name one good thing a family member has done for me, I can’t. It was never just one thing. It was a lifetime of love. Loving me, protecting me, choosing me, standing by me no matter what. That is …
Category: Love & Grief
Things That Matter Less as You Grow Older
As you grow older, the noise fades. -The need to impress -The Urge to prove yourself -The obsession with having more. Material things lose their shine. Validation loses its power. Crowded rooms feel exhausting. You stop trying to win every argument because peace feels better than being right. Your circle gets smaller but real. You …
How Time and Loss Change the Way You See Life
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? Growing up has a way of quietly reshaping you. Not all at once, not with a single lesson, but through moments that leave a mark. Life doesn’t just age you—it matures you. It teaches you things you never asked to …
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Aba ❤️
Aba, you loved me deeply. So deeply that my expectations of life grew—not out of entitlement, but belief. Belief that I mattered. That I could take up space. That love could be steady. Your love was never indulgent. Alongside warmth, there was guidance. You corrected me when I needed humility, grounded me when pride crept …
The cost of familiarity
Familiarity dulls gratitude; only loss sharpens our sight. Treasure blessings while they are present, not after they depart.
Learning to Live with the Part That Never Heals
A part of me still wakes in the first days after, reaching for a voice the world can’t return. A part of me still holds the phone, forgetting and remembering in the same breath. And though that ache never fully heals, it is the proof that love outlives loss— the part of me that keeps …
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The Bittersweet Chill of My Favorite Season
Autumn and winter have always been my favorite seasons. The soft sunlight, the early evenings, the cool breeze, and a warm cup in my hands slow the world down just enough for me to breathe. These months wrap around me with a calm nothing else gives. But the calm has a shadow. Every year, as …
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When Home Became Memory
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. The furthest I’ve ever traveled from home wasn’t measured in miles or airports. It wasn’t about crossing oceans or standing in a foreign land where the language felt unfamiliar. The furthest I’ve ever traveled was the moment I lost someone I loved deeply—my Aba. …
Resilience Isn’t Born – It’s Built.
I used to feel everything. Too much. A shift in someone’s tone could ruin my whole day. One careless word, and I’d spiral into overthinking — questioning myself, replaying conversations, holding on too tightly to things that shouldn’t have held that much weight. I let the world get under my skin — way too easily. …
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