You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Experience is the best teacher.” Cute, but let’s be real: if experience were a teacher, it would be the kind
Category: a writer’s soul
What Time Never Stole From Me
Let’s be honest: time has stolen quite a bit, and these are all intangible assets that can’t be ordered online. My waistline, for one. The
Trust Doesn’t Auto-Recover
There’s a myth we don’t challenge enough, especially in leadership circles and personal development spaces: that an apology restores trust. It doesn’t. Trust, once broken,
A Love Affair That Never Was
Beer is Germany’s unofficial blood type, served with everything from football matches to funerals. I, however, am German on paper but Filipino in upbringing—raised in
I Eat Alone, But Not Lonely
I am often asked what the hardest thing is about living the quiet, reclusive life that I do. In order to answer that, I have
Questions my parents never asked me
There is something about birthdays that makes you incorrigibly nostalgic and reflective, as if the person staring back at you in the mirror demands that
