2025 is one year I will never forget. It was the year I learned that joy and grief can coexist. Although I ended the year in a good place, I felt guilty for feeling okay. After losing my dad in 2025, it felt wrong not to see the year as the worst of my life. Still, I chose to lean …
It’s another December 14, but let’s pretend this is not a birthday post. The past year has been one of learning, as I navigated the many hurdles life threw my way. I had to step up in several ways, taking on new responsibilities while fighting to maintain my happiness. Here are 37 life lessons I’ve learned through my most recent …
A month ago, the funeral service for my dear dad was held. I shared a heartfelt tribute in the program brochure, but even though it was three pages long, it was more of an abridged version—an attempt to put into words how incredible my dad was. I tried to reflect on memories from over three decades, but of course, words …
It’s been one month today since I lost my dad. Daddy, as I always called him. The one person I know I loved and admired dearly. Losing my dad this year was definitely not on my bingo card. I mean, not with him recovering well after the first surgery last year. A month later, I still don’t fully understand what …
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (KJV) If I had a theme song for 2024, it would be “Be Still and Know” by Cece Winans. At the start of the year, I chose “Consolidation” as the theme for the year. I began 2024 excited, knowing it would …
Fourteen years after my first degree I have bagged my second, and the timing feels just right. I wasn’t concerned about pursuing another degree for the first ten years, even though one of my bosses encouraged me to. My banking career was thriving, promotions came without needing further qualifications, and I wasn’t ready to explore other career paths. In 2020, …
Another December 14 has come and gone again. Birthdays have never been my favourite. There’s something about the attention – (numerous phone calls and messages) that wears me down, added to the yearly reminder that I am getting older. With each passing birthday, the age gets scarier, and it feels like time is passing by too quickly, especially as the …
After living in this country for a year and six months, I feel settled, which almost made me forget what this current life phase is about. It is one I long called ‘my eyes are watching God’. It’s funny that I forgot because I do not waste the opportunity to tell people how suffering huge financial losses led me to …
For someone who has never fully trusted happiness, always weary that soon enough something will go wrong, it’s amazing just how I freely gave into joy for most parts of 2023. Tagging 2023 my happiest year yet won’t be farfetched. I’ve had good years in the past, but 2023 stands out not because everything worked out (I still haven’t passed my …
After yet another grueling three months, I once again got to shut down my laptop, signaling the end of yet another semester. This semester broke me. Right from resumption there was a disconnect I felt towards my studies (I still can’t place it), unlike the first semester I was wholeheartedly excited about. Something didn’t feel right with some of the …