Self-worth regained
I hated myself. I hated myself so much that I self-inflict wounds. I even attempted to commit suicide because the world would be a better place without me and because I am better off dead. Self-pity was my number one…
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Hello, inner child!
Summer was the best season for me as a child. I have embraced some manly adventures since I was young. I would wake up late and grope for my pellet gun underneath my bed. I didn’t bother to comb my…
Choose to be excellent
If you will ask other people about me, there’s a high possibility that they will describe me as someone who immensely values excellence in the things that I do. I will not deny it because it has always been a…
Caution: Before you love
There are so many things that you can do out of impulsiveness, thus the term “YOLO” (you only live once) was coined. However, there are also things that you have to really prepare for. Most of the time, these…
The stories that Facebook doesn’t share
“Oh wow, did you cut your hair?” “Who do you hang out with these days?” “Do you even go out?” Meeting up with a few friends I haven’t seen in a while, these were the kinds of questions I was…
Creating love yourself moments
I have always believed in the idea of being so full of love that it just overflows. Having a whole vat of happiness inside me would make it impossible not to share it with everyone, so it would seem smart…
Stop telling me “You’re beautiful”
Stop telling me “you’re beautiful.” I’m more than that. Women are the most beautiful creatures ever imagined. Every TV ad and every billboard says so. Everything that you can see on the monitor says so. Women…
Why you need to honestly do what you love
Do what you always love and do it honestly. This was a line I heard from a song by the Angels and Airwaves while heading home from work. Pondering about it, a lot of ideas and memories came…
Soul search: Perfecting the art of finding yourself
With the fast pace of modern living, it is easy to be overwhelmed and to feel lost in life. The pressure of complying with our society’s standards takes the joy out of living and can make one feel burned out.…
Insecurity antidote
I stared at my blood-tinged vomit and said to myself, “I have to end this or else I’m going to die.” A decade ago, I felt fat and ugly. I saw no beauty whenever I looked at my reflection.…