I honestly didn’t know where to fly this winter but Lisbon, Portugal sounded sexy. Blame it on La Casa de Papel addiction and Somebody Feed Phil’s episode that made my mouth water over Pastel de Nata and dream of riding Tram 28 and with Portugal’s 300 days with sun, I was hopeful even if I have read that January is still the coldest time of the year there.… Read More Traveling to Lisbon, Portugal in Winter
2022 has been the most difficult yet the most freeing one. It has made me cry tears from too much laughter, happiness, little moments of joy and even frustrations and disappointments and tested me like no other years had even if I thought they already did. … Read More 7 Big Life Lessons 2022 Taught me
What’s next for me? What’s in front of me? These were the questions that I needed to answer every time I’d feel like I have reached the end of myself especially when the pandemic hit and I didn’t know how to live the life of full-time blogger, writer and content creator that I always daydreamed to be. I wished and worked day and night for a freedom lifestyle but when I got it, I wasn’t prepared for it. … Read More Goodbye Freedom Lifestyle: A New Chapter
How did I know that I have already healed from my depression, trauma, broken heart, unhealthy and toxic habits and the other emotional baggages that I have been carrying and all the intrusive thoughts that made me feel like I was going to make a Guiness World record or even deserving to become an Olympic gold medalist for overthinking? … Read More 23 Signs That You Are Healing Emotionally
Time flies. How can I be 36 when days before I turned 30 and the next five years that followed, my constant wish was to die? I survived and I can’t believe I am saying how excited I am for what the future will bring, what kind of adventures I will still embark on and what life lessons I will still learn and count them even if it’s not my birthday. … Read More 65 Life Lessons on my 36th Birthday
Life audit is like doing an inventory in businesses to see what office supplies does the company still have, what needs to be bought, what needs to be paid etc. and doing this for our lives means that we pause for a bit to reflect, check every aspect of our lives to know if we are where we really want to be and what can we do or change if not.… Read More Questions to Ask Yourself at the End of Every Month
A heart-centered life is a reflective life. A life in alignment with your values and deepest desires and the ability to make choices that will honor your beliefs, needs and values that no matter how challenging the situation can get, you’ll feel fulfillment and peace because you are able to create and live the life that you have always dreamed about.… Read More 4 Books that Helped me Live a Heart Centered Life
Matt uses his time not just to read because aside from having a bookstagram, Matt has a blog, a Youtube channel, a podcast where interviews authors, an online course, teaching English, is doing his Masters, a husband and a father and reads three to seven books a week.… Read More How to Start a Reading Habit
books literally helped me heal from my depression, opened my eyes to different possibilities in life, explored my interests, showed me what my passions are and walked me through a very dark stage of my spiritual awakening without seeking professional help… Read More Books that Helped me Heal Without Professional Help
My best friend’s son attempted suicide and even after a couple of days have passed, I still don’t know how I feel and what I really think about it. I don’t know what I feel and think until I write about it. My brain couldn’t stop flashing the scenes described by my best friend as she hurriedly made her way to the airport. With the urgency of the situation, my poor best friend still had to face a nearly two hour train ride to the airport and a nearly 14 hour flight to Manila and the horrible drive to the hospital.… Read More My Best Friend’s Son Attempted Suicide