mental health
An Artist
See how stern I'm looking at you? That's because I truly recommend my lovely readers to do a form of art of your choice every.single.day. Some 200 something days ago, I choose to write in this blog everyday.. and I love how this daily writing become a very personal time capsule for me. I don't … Continue reading An Artist
Careful
"let's be careful," Felipe had said then, out of the blue. "Of what?" I'd asked."Let's just be careful of what we say to each other for the next few hours," he'd gone on. "These are the times, when people get tired like this, that fights can happen. Let's just choose our words very carefully until … Continue reading Careful
Annoyed
It's funny how much I love you despite you're really annoyed me sometimes. The last thing I would do when I feel annoyed by you is to think about us, but here I am now, writing, looking at our smiley pic, listening to Dua Lipa, covering Mme. Etta James, I'd rather go blind in repeat … Continue reading Annoyed
Berkat
Apapun yang menyakiti mu, (sesungguhnya) memberkatimu. Kegelapan adalah Lilin untukmu. -Rumi- Saya sangat percaya berkat datang dalam berbagai bentuk, gaji besar ataupun pendapatan yang tidak menetap, pernikahan ataupun perceraian, promosi ataupun demosi, suka ataupun duka. Pendapatan yang tidak tetap membuat Kita menyadari penting nya management keuangan yang baik. Perceraian itu mendewasakan sementara demosi itu pelajaran … Continue reading Berkat
Pyramid
A wealthy man in ancient Egypt would never have dreamed of solving a relationship crisis by taking his wife on holiday to Babylon. Instead, he might have built for her the sumptuous tomb she had always wanted. Like the elite of ancient Egypt, most people in most cultures dedicate their lives to building pyramids. Only … Continue reading Pyramid
Genius
But the Greeks and the Romans both believed in the idea of an external daemon of creativity - a sort of house elf, if you will, who lived within the walls of your home and who sometimes aided you in your labors. The Romans had a specific term for that helpful house elf. They called … Continue reading Genius
On complaints
Elizabeth Gilbert, BIG MAGIC - CREATIVE LIVING BEYOND FEAR, Page 117
To-do list
Yesterday, I came up with the idea to install a to-do list app on my phone. I hope that this app will be able to help me manage my day-to-day activities. There's a lot of choices out there, I was using Any.do. app, because its premium version is affordable for my budget and it has … Continue reading To-do list
Done is better than good
When it came to everything from washing the dishes to wrapping Christmas presents, my mother's thinking was much in line with General George Patton's: "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week". Or, to paraphrase: A good-enough novel violently written now is better than a perfect novel meticulously … Continue reading Done is better than good