Last 2018, I opened 22 books and finished reading 14 of them. (Twenty eBooks and two audiobooks; a variety of fiction and non-fiction — philosophy, psychology, art, business, self-improvement, and guides). I’m still shuffling the other 7. Yes I would like to finish reading them hopefully. But I don’t feel the pressure anymore. If the … Continue Reading →

People will hurt you. They will bring you down. Even if you care for them, they will not care back. Even if you love and admire them, they will not love or admire you back. Worse is that nobody will truly know what you feel. Your family, your coworkers, your friends, your spouse… they will … Continue Reading →

I compare myself to other people. When I see how successful others are, I feel bad not having that kind of success. I want it badly. I want to be famous and rich. Why can’t I be like them? I always play as the victim. Look. I don’t have a decent job because I don’t have … Continue Reading →

He was about to beat his wife. He was raging. And his tantrum was heating up. I was shocked. That was the worst scandal I’ve seen firsthand. It’s clear he couldn’t control his temper. He could’ve waited until he got home. The second time, he berated his wife (again). This time, I didn’t know what the … Continue Reading →

Although everyone has different definitions of success, there’s one version that bothers me a lot. This: Success is being super rich or being famous. I used to believe the same thing. But who could blame us? That’s what the media has been portraying for years. Society bought it. Our parents bought it. I’m not here to … Continue Reading →