TL;DR: I learned what it means to lean into "Less hustle, more grace".
2017: The year I said yes
2014: A year of love and (mis)adventure
This year I fully understood that life isn't black and white. There are way more than fifty shades of grey we contend with every single day. Learning to live the questions, to look ahead and look up in spite of it all, is the challenge.
This Easter, what does death mean to you?
...the Cross is a reminder that life on earth is transient - even for arguably the most famous man that walked this earth. That we can choose to look beyond ourselves, and know there is hope even in death.
2013: What a difference a year makes.
What a year it has been. We all get nostalgic towards the end of the year - recapping highlights, low moments, looking back at the lessons we've learnt and how we've grown. Along the way, I've often wondered if I made the right choice to stay - but I would not have traded this year for the world.
We are not all heroes.
Amidst luxury brands and high street stores Singapore's Orchard Road is famous for sits an old lady just outside Mandarin Gallery peddling an assortment of eclectic wares. From packets of tissue paper to a bottle of dark soy sauce, I always wondered why she chose such a spot (without shelter) to sell her stuff. But …
On “here” and “there.”
I can't count how many times I've wanted to be some place other than Melbourne. Some days I dreamed of being on a white sandy beach in Bali, Phuket, or Krabi; other days I wish I was back home in Singapore. More often than not, I find myself missing people. At the beginning, I often …
When you forget, I’ll remember for us.
When I look into your eyes It's like watching the night sky, or a beautiful sunrise Well, there's so much they hold And just like them old stars, I see that you've come so far to be right where you are How old is your soul? I won't give up on us, even when the …
This is (not) what Love looks like.
"C. S. Lewis’ stepson Douglas Gresham said, 'The curse of humanity is that every human relationship ends in pain.' Love is not pretty, and it is not pink. But my hope is that some day I will not be afraid to give love and receive love." - Krisi Johnson, Prodigal Magazine As a child, I …
The years go by… A retrospective look at 2012.
"I'm not the same person I was at the start of this year." The above conclusion came up in a conversation I was having with a friend on Whatsapp a couple of weeks ago, while we were looking back at the events of the year. For one brief moment, I panicked. We often say "people …
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If you really knew me…
(This post was inspired by a friend's blog entry, and she was in turn inspired by Running on Happiness.) If you really knew me... You'd know that I'm an absolute klutz. You'd know that I love to sleep, but totally abhor actually going to sleep. Hence, I'm a certified (not really) night owl. You'd know …
Diane Leow 