Room for Spontaneity on Jan 11, 2011 in spontaneity Image from sxc.huI was just over Neil Gaiman's blog and was moved to tears at their impromptu wedding. These are what weddings should be. Life, too. Its inexplicable messiness makes it beautiful. Spur-of-the-moment decisions often are beautiful. Heck...
Lessons from "A Spider Story" on Nov 22, 2010 in personal development I've been on a self-imposed hiatus a month after such a fulfilling road to self-discovery. As always, when I am getting closer to my truth, I have this inescapable feeling of running away from it. I am so afraid of facing my true self because: a) I m...
Ciao, Bella!: Message from My Future Self and to my Past Self on Sep 27, 2010 in advice from past self advice advice from future self Celestine Chua asked us to create a note from our future selves to be able to help us have some insight on what I am going through right now. I put it off because I have absolutely no idea where I will be a year from now. But I’ll t...
My Bucket List on Sep 27, 2010I couldn't believe how empowering the bucket list is. I've been reading about this since last year but haven't got around to doing it. What's great is that my husband and my 8-year-old made their own bucket lists, too. Celestine Chua asked us to do t...
I Have Settled but the Universe Won't Let Me... on Sep 19, 2010 in beautiful people It seems that at the ripe old age of 31, I have settled... I couldn't believe it... I used to pattern my life according to "Anne of Green Gables," all bursting with optimism and joy. What happened? Life happened. Realities encroached on my imaginatio...
The Beauty of Possibilities on Sep 10, 2010 in dreams finding my dream vision board This is Day 9-11 of my 30-Day Live a Better Life Challenge.So as always, I've tried to take up more than I can chew. Celestine's 30 DLBL proved to be more work than I imagined and I am faced with making a decision either go for my own 30-day ch...
Kindred Spirits and the Graceful Exit on Sep 8, 2010 in friendship Image from http://www.sxc.hu This is Day 8 of my 30-Day Blogging Challenge which coincides with my joining Celestine Chua's 30-Day Live a Better Life Challenge.A whirlwind brought us together. We were in the second grade and a small wh...
Confessions of a Young Mother on Sep 6, 2010 in mothering ImageThis is Day 6 of my 30-Day Blogging Challenge which coincides with my joining Celestine Chua's 30-Day Live a Better Life Challenge.I inherited my wanderlust from my mother. When I was a kid, my mother went away for two to three days, a week...
The Point of Emotional Resonance on Sep 6, 2010 in life purpose mission statement Image from www.sxc.huThis is Day 7 of my 30-Day Blogging Challenge which coincides with my joining Celestine Chua's 30-Day Live a Better Life Challenge.I am actually ashamed to admit that I was doing this personal development thing. I would...
Missed... Day 4... But It's Okay on Sep 4, 2010 in Day 5 30-Day Blog Challenge 30-Day Blog Challenge Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.netThis is Day 4-5 of my 30-Day Blogging Challenge which coincides with my joining Celestine Chua's 30-Day Live a Better Life Challenge.I knew it... I knew that I'll miss yesterday's post because I was overwhelmed with t...