A Different Way to Begin
There is something quietly cruel about the way we greet a new year. As if survival was not enough. As if making it through somehow failed to meet the brief. We are taught to begin with promises: to be better, brighter, stronger, fitter, prettier, more disciplined. As if being human were a project that’s unfinished.…
Reflection: On The Chessboard of Fate
In the quiet hours of a sleepless night, life can be stripped bare of its illusions. Sometimes I feel like we are just chess pieces – shaped differently, valued differently, moving with varying freedoms, and yet, all bound by the same board and the same end: to return to the box. We imagine ourselves as…
When You’re In a Low Energy Season, Treat It As a Holiday
How I stay whole in a world that values productivity above all. How real resilience doesn’t come from pushing through. It comes from knowing you can stop at any time, and still trust that you’ll rise again.
Curiosity of the Day: Apple
What first comes to your mind when you think about an apple?
Between the Threshold
It’s been a long while since my last post…On the night of June 23, 2025, I had a dream, and I knew right away, it’s time for me to finally “break the silence”.
Quote & Thoughts of the Day
For me, the past months have been quite…different. It seems like everything is in a standstill, and yet, lots have changed. No matter how still we are, the world around us will never stay the same. Which is the fact – and also the beauty, of life I guess.
Quote of the Day
Your deadliest enemies, the ones who have kept you tied to Samsara…
Curiosity of the Day: Andalusian Horse
It certainly has been more than a minute since I last posted, and oh boy, have things changed for me in the past months 😂, but the good thing is, I can once again keep a nice record of my journey here. The card of today is from the Bestiary oracle card deck by Maia…
Curiosity of the Day: Ten of Swords
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you see Ten of Swords? And what does it have to do with the old Zen saying: “if you meet Buddha on the road, kill Buddha (逢佛殺佛)”?
Curiosity of the Day: Carnelian
Carnelian is a holy grail stone that aligns us with our gut, circulating the Qi (氣) to our most powerful instincts and sexual desires. Carnelian amulets have also been used to escort the dead, providing safe passage into whatever lies beyond the setting sun.
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