#isolatedthoughts

They say it takes a village to raise a child. And it’s true—because children don’t form their character only within their home. They are shaped by the people they meet, the community they grow in, and the values they see lived out around them. In ancient Filipino culture, this was at the heart of who we were. Families were part of a larger barangay, where raising children was never just the…

There are days when we get up so early in the morning, I open the windows and the door and stare at it while waiting for the coffee to finish brewing. I’ll play my favorite classical music playlist since James also loves it.

We would sit by the dining table and I always sit facing east. I like it when the morning is almost cloudless and the sun would shine through the windows and the open…

No, this is not about romantic relationships.

We have other relationships where we try to let go of but wanting to hold on to. Just like our families who have gone ahead of us. They say that we have to let them go so they can rest in peace but how will you do that? You will never forget them. You will hold on to your memories of them, as long as you can. Until your time comes.

I always…