Sadness is often portrayed as negative and bad that we often hide it. Whenever we feel sad, we quickly tell ourselves to be happy. Sometimes we feel bad for feeling sad. We feel worse for feeling bad. Endless. But, is it really not okay to feel sad or to show the world that we’re not …
Learning and Practice: Building Confidence
This winter break I am not traveling. I am planning to travel with some friends, though, but I don’t think we’ll make it. Anyway, the reason I am not traveling is because I am saving so I can travel a bit farther next summer break. Please wish me luck with the visa ^^ Another reason …
Jealousy and Possessiveness: A little is okay
Have you ever been jealous? Would you consider yourself possessive? I always think that I am often jealous and possessive, not that I have ever been in a real romantic relationship. But I know I have that tendency to be jealous, like, I will get upset when my sister or my friends are busy with …
Delaying Judgment
First of all, I do not really believe in “no judgment.” I do not really buy things like “I don’t judge.” Let us just admit it: we all judge! We have our opinions. We have our own standards. We evaluate. We assess. We make sense of what we see, hear, experience, etc. As you’re reading …
Rock-climbing: Am I breaking stereotypes?
Sometimes, our fears and worries are imaginary. Often, we cannot help it. They just pop out in our head, making us scared to do what we want to do. Us, people with insecurities, constantly struggling to muster up courage and boost our confidence. And even if the fears are proven unnecessary for one time, we …
Loneliness: Are you lonely?
Some time ago my friends praised me for doing well albeit living alone far away from my family, from my country. Previously, she asked me about loneliness. B: jUwa, how do you deal with loneliness? A: Loneliness? Hmm I don’t know. I’m kinda introverted so I enjoy being by myself. You know I’m not really …
Patience: Are you patient?
Have you ever been told to be patient? Or not to be upset or angry? To calm down? What is patience anyway? I’ve never thought of myself as a patient person. But if I have to define patience, then, for me, patience is not the absence of anger; it’s the ability to control our fury. …
Life lessons
Life lessons. Many people might have been tired of hearing or reading things in relation to life lessons. Why? Well, because everyone learns the lessons from their experiences in life, and these might differ from person to person, so sometimes certain life lessons just don’t apply to everyone. Nevertheless, here are life lessons that I …
Fake it till you make it
“Fake it till you make it.” Have you ever heard someone say it? I forget who I heard that slogan from, but there are times that I think it is necessary. We do need to fake it till we make it. This time I’m not going to exemplify using dreams and chasing them or stuff. …
A part of something bigger
Hi, today I want to talk about life purpose. But before that, allow me to quote one of my most favorite speeches ever. It’s by Mark Zuckerberg when he’s giving a speech at Harvard’s commencement. He says, “One of my favorite stories is when John F Kennedy visited the NASA space center, he saw a …