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Continue reading →: Prism
As tiny bits of red petals fill the empty jars The air fills up with the stench of yesterday’s death With the crowd quickly crowding above the town Children start going out of their little boxes Pushing their way up the slopes of deserted land They step cautiously with their…
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Continue reading →: Step 1 in Retrieving my Lost Time – Devotionals
In the previous post, I talked about my disappointment whenever I’d felt that I wasted my day. In my decision to get back my time, I wish to take the first step in that, hopefully, long-term commitment. I will start with my daily devotionals. I have done this for an…
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Continue reading →: Getting Back my TimePerhaps it’s about time to refocus and see how to make more out of the hours God has given me. #blog #plans #commitment #learningtostart
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Continue reading →: Facing my GiantsYou work to live and you are not simply living to work. This is mainly the gist of common tips I hear from people who try to encourage me to continue working. This later became my own type of go-to reminder whenever I feel like giving up. Has it always…
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Continue reading →: How to Get Back Up from a Slump?Crying your eyes out early in the morning isn’t a great start for the day, but still getting up and preparing for work is a huge step in facing the day better. In fact, even just the thought of trying is a strong choice to make to begin the day.…
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Continue reading →: HilingHindi lang sa Quiapo nakikinig ang butihing MaykapalMinsan sa paglalakad ay may Aleng makapagtatanggalSa mga munting itinatagong sugat, siya’y may itatapalIlahad lang palad at uuwi ka nang may bagong dangal Huminga at itigil muna ang iyong mahabang paglalakadMarahang ibukas at ipakita ang linya ng iyong kanang palad Umupo sa silya…
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Continue reading →: Snaps, Shots, and Shakes hands
Moonlight draws the crowd closer to the sound Searching for shadows eaten by the nearby ground Was it a cry or a scream of a boy who has yet to be found By the party taking snaps of tears falling on the mound This is the day, the last of…
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Continue reading →: A Trip to Loving Myself More
Everyone is on a one-way trip through life. Whether you believe in reincarnation, it won’t happen until another lifetime. Love poems, love notes, lovers hugging, billboards reminding of love and romance, romantic TV series and movies; there sure is romance everywhere. But, why does it seem difficult to love me?…
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Continue reading →: Wednesday Poetry
It seems like a late start, but I hope to bring life back to my blog. I haven’t written anything in the past couple of months as I simply tried to find better ways to adjust to my teaching job. Now, I will try to begin a new routine to…
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Continue reading →: Adulting: Struggles of Letting GoHave you ever experienced a day when you just blurt out statements like ‘Shocks, I’m getting old!’ or ‘Seriously? How old are you?’? I have those moments now, but I’m not even close to turning 30. I just hit the sweet quarter of a hundred mark and yet I feel…
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