After my first breakup, I began practicing setting boundaries consistently. I had previously misunderstood love as complete surrender and accepting my partner as they were. However, I came to realize that this “unconditional” love had consumed my needs and eroded my sense of self. As a result, in addition to…

By the end of May, I came to the realization that in just 8 days, I would have no place to go. Initially, my plan was to take a break from my job search and attend yoga teacher training in Hamalya. …

This week is SF Tech Week and I attended a woman in tech event at the invitation of a friend. Initially, I was reluctant to attend because I don’t enjoy professional networking. However, my friend got me off the waitlist and said it wouldn’t be cool if I didn’t show…

Though I was pondering on choosing a project in the post, Crafting Your Own Project, I realized the easiest way to start a project is to do something funny and memetic. For instance, I have wanted to learn how to build a website by starting with a personal portfolio for…

When we think about love, we often believe that we must act or make external efforts to show it to others, so that they can notice and receive it. One example of this is the famous “five love languages”: gifts, words of affirmation, physical touch, acts of service, and quality…

I have been struggling to build a project that I am passionate about. My main motivation for working on this project is to improve my skills for a job search and practice building things without a structured curriculum. My plan for the next two months is to spend 70% of…

I always have two visions conflicting with each other. One vision is to build a home for myself, and another vision is to build a future for others. Vision 1 : Build a shelter that I can call home Let me paint out this vivid vision for you. It will be a Saturday afternoon, bathing in the gentle European sun. The…

The morning when I turned on my phone. A message arrived, that gentle gust from the past, “Still want to tell you happy graduation! 🎉” it whispered. That was the moment when I came face to face with the reality that my emotional journey of moving on was far from…

Today marks the 7th day of the 30-day writing challenge, and I’ve noticed a growing resistance within me when it comes to writing. Surprisingly, it’s not due to a lack of ideas; on the contrary, my mind is brimming with more inspiration than ever before. …