It is heartbreaking and painful. Most of the time, it also leaves hideous black and blue marks, bruises and contusions. There are more unfortunate ones who don’t survive to tell their story.
It can happen to anyone– your mom, your best friend, your neighbor or office mate. Or, worse, it can happen to YOU.
This ugly truth is called Domestic Violence. Read more…
Lately, I experienced some weird changes in my body (and mind as well) that left me wondering if these are symptoms of an illness or just plain psychosomatic episodes. Was I going crazy?
And then I came across an article in a magazine which discussed burning health questions, particularly hormonal imbalance and hot flushes in women. It talked about Menopause but I could relate to some of the symptoms that were mentioned there despite the fact that I am only 42 and definitely not of menopausal age yet. For a woman Read more…
A flower blooms when it is ready.
The sun and the rain are friends that
help on its way.
Tomorrow will come tomorrow…
What is important is all that you do today.
“Is this okay with you?” I asked my 13 year old daughter, Jazmine. “This”, referring to the Sun that has become a part not only of my life but my children’s as well.
“I have never seen you this happy, Mommy. No one has ever Read more…
Every day, we go through the motions… we work, we take care of our families and our friends the best way we can. But in our hearts, we seek for a deeper meaning. We crave for the kind of life that will bring us happiness and contentment.
Have you asked yourself: “Where do I go from here?” No matter how we plan things out, we will never find a final answer to this question because life Read more…
“Don’t strew me with roses after I’m dead.
When Death claims the light of my brow,
No flowers of life will cheer me: instead
You may give me my roses now!”
-Thomas F. Healey-
The passing away of two icons of my youth reminded me how fragile life is. These are people I have never met but they were so much a part of my childhood that I feel like I personally know them. I practically grew up with Michael Jackson whose tunes and fashion statement were religiously followed and imitated by my generation. Farrah Fawcett, on the other hand, was the beautiful woman I wanted Read more…
“Anger is momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.”
~ Horace~
Rarely do I get angry. And when I do, I try not to stay mad for long. But like anybody else, there are also times when I lose control.
It is undeniably true that a friendship or a relationship which you built over the years can easily be destroyed in a moment of rage. I almost lost a friend of 10 years. Read more…
A single mother would normally set aside her own needs for her children. After a separation (divorce, annulment) or death, a woman feels the need to step into the shoes of the father and become both parents to her kids. She compensates and tries to give more.
It is without doubt Read More...
So many times in our lives, we reach our crossroads and we are given options on which road to take. Sometimes, with our eyes closed, we take the plunge and go straight where instinct leads us. Sometimes, we calculate all the risks and end up more confused. Sadly though, some people simply refuse to take any step further and content themselves with “what if’s”.
I had a midlife crisis at 33. That was the time when I was emptied of my faith and had to start all over again. I questioned Read more…
There comes a time in your life when you can no longer resist the onslaught of change. You are faced with a new challenge and you just know it’s time to give in. It is time to embrace the new beginning.
For years, I was surrounded by darkness. I was trapped in that abyss of desolation. It became my world. I did not dream of coming out simply because I thought that was the norm. But then my heart yearned for light. It could no longer stand Read more…
My heart leaps with joy
At the mere thought of you.
With so much anticipation
Throwing away all caution
I await for the beginning
Of a much deeper meaning.
I have no doubt
Nor do I Read More...
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven… a time to tear and a time to mend”
Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7
For quite a long time, my life revolved around the only world that I knew. People Read More...
I had no time to prepare for the loss of my husband. He went out one evening to celebrate with his friends. The next morning, I was in frantic search of him. Six months later, it became apparent I was a widow with no dead body to bury.
Determined not to let this Read More...
We have all experienced pain one way or the other. We have all been hurt or harmed in the past which left us feeling depressed, angry, bitter and vindictive. And when we start dwelling on this experience, replaying it over and over again in our minds, this can grow bigger and Read More...
“We live by losing and leaving and letting go. And sooner or later, with more or less pain, we all must come to know that loss is indeed a lifelong human condition.”
- Judith Viorst –
Loss is fundamental to life. It confronts us Read More...
There are moments when a melancholic attack overwhelms us. A lost job, a broken heart, an argument with your best friend, anxieties over the future, death of a loved one, or for no reason at all, it just hits you. That’s when you hardly have the energy or desire to get out of bed Read More...
In the early days of my desolation, I remember how I withdrew from and refused to talk to everyone. I was in complete denial. I did not want people to point out to me that my husband was gone. All I wanted to do was to Read More...
Have you ever hit rock bottom? Have you ever felt like you were trapped in a dark abyss and you could not get out? Have you ever reached that point in your life when you wanted to give up and turn your back?
We have been taught Read More...
A sudden death or loss in the family leaves us feeling rejected or abandoned in some way. Whenever this happens, it is quite difficult to see how such loss can be beneficial to one’s own growth or how this event can be transformed into something meaningful. This becomes Read More...
