Category: Writings

  • Taking Things in Stride

    Everything’s a matter of perspective.  And I thank my lucky stars that regardless of what life brings me, I always see beauty in anything.  Sure, my rose-tinted glasses sometimes darken but just when they get too dark, hope bursts in like a ray of much-needed sunshine. Lately, things have not been going as well as…

  • Of Disappointments and Expectations

    photo credit You placed me on a pedestal Even when I did not ask you to, Even without me knowing that you did And now that I have stumbled and fallen You’re blaming me for my mistakes It’s unfair, but I understand Because I’ve been there… I’ve set expectations on people Then blamed them for…

  • Love is a Decision

    photo credit Last night, I came across this post from a friend’s Facebook wall: “What if I have lost that feeling? Will you put the blame on me?” I stared at it for a whole 3 minutes while I was brought back to that time when I was asked an almost similar question by someone…

  • Thoughts on Turning Thirty

    About ten years ago, I included traveling solo on or before I turn thirty in my list of to-do’s. Early this year, it dawned on me that I have only until this year to fulfill this goal and so as planned, I packed my bags a day before I get the big three-O and headed…

  • Note to Self: I Just Want to See You Be Brave

    Here I go again. Writing about my frustrations because it’s easier this way than expressing them out loud, especially to the person involved. I mean to rant as writing has long been my outlet, but then I hear this song on Jango. …Or you can start speaking up Nothing’s gonna hurt you the way that…