So several weeks ago, I just finished a book by an Indonesian author, Andrea Hirata, I like his book a lot, his stories describe the life of average people, and on many occasions, the life of those who are considered "unfortunate" by today's standard. His background stories often depict Malay people who live in the … Continue reading Andrea Hirata
a cup of tea
Fast & Slow
What do you notice about your thoughts when you try to slow down? In the running world, there's a quote like this: you have to know how to slow down to be able to speed up. It seems contradictory, but c'est la vie. Small steps but consistent will make you cover a farther distance than … Continue reading Fast & Slow
Un-busy
Interesting.... It's not easy to un-busy myself. I woke up this morning and was thinking: should I run or should I just do exercise at home or should I meditate? Or...should I get out of the room, make the hot water and have a hot cup of my fave black tea and sit quietly while … Continue reading Un-busy
Experiences
Processing life experiences is hard... Particularly when one had a near death experience. I read that in Claire Nelson's book, Things I learned from falling; A good book, the tagline: A must read true story of 2020 really suits it. Soon after the life-changing experience, we were usually filled with gratitude, we thought we used … Continue reading Experiences
Chapters
How are you my dear? It's been a while, since the last time you chatted with me... I'm good. Okay, I have scrolled too much in the insta-land. It's admittedly easier to do than to think what to write to myself like this afternoon. But hey... I'm here now. It's raining... It's a beautiful time … Continue reading Chapters
No
I still find it hard to say 'No' towards people that I care about. I never skip a beat to say No to a person I dislike - secretly or openly- but... To say No to a friend or a colleague that I genuinely like... It's a bit problematic. So yesterday, I said yes to … Continue reading No
Present
It's good to be here, and boy... What a long time to realize that. True, there is so much to experience in life and I'm happy to be alive. Life is hard and I found out that I have no control toward everything outside myself. Even to control my own mind is similar to hard … Continue reading Present
Today
What did I do today? I woke up rather late, so I had to skip the 15 minutes of my usual yoga-ish stretching. I wrote 6 things to do and I managed to complete 5 of them, sweet! I made lots of decisions, and I try to not think too much whether the decisions made … Continue reading Today
Happenings
What happened, happened... No... Yes.. no.. I mean ... It's very well true... But today I want to change it into what happened, needs to happen to me. Things that need to happen to me, will happen; whether I like it or not, it will never be questioned, whether I could understand or not will … Continue reading Happenings
Bye
Bye anger, bye hate...I hope not to see you again. Seftirina Sinambela
