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Resilience

They chewed a good chunk out of you. Let’s get back up now. As long as the game is on, As long as we are awake, let’s keep learning, keep growing, keep smiling. Forgive them, and ask for forgiveness. Now, let’s go after that new chapter. 7.14.2025

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Presence

Even if you feel like everyone’s pointing their fingers at you, even if you feel those you trusted hurt you back, and even if you feel taken advantage of, Let us dance. Yes, you have hurt a plenty of people. Yes, you have tried to manipulate others. Yes, you have betrayed their trust and expectations. For now, let us dance. Let our hearts sooth, let our heads swoon, let our bodies…

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Friendship

Thank you for the walk. Because I’ve been foolish, I know this meeting was not an easy one to set up. It turned out to be a good way to commemorate our friendship. To observe a like-minded person operating at a close distance has been a unique experience. I am grateful for the opportunity, since it has been a delightfully pleasant one. Well, the end is here now. Please take…

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Courage

For the sake of humanity, reach out. Ask for a chat, for a meal, or for a coffee. Have the courage ask for a companionship. Have courage to break out of your own thorny shell, and have a courage to be vulnerable. Why? Because it’s not always gloom and doom, and the future cannot be it either. You can handle it. Believe it and venture outside. 7.10.2025

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Patron

It’s me, one you have to deal with. You have escaped for so long, now you must the truth. But you are not ready yet. Cleanse your mind first, accept the painful facts. We can talk once you have done it. 7.9.2025

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Tears

As I heard your tears drop, I couldn’t help but wonder: did we really know each other? Maybe we held onto our secrets till the last moment. The fork of the path in front of us. I wondered: do we rage against the sky, do we hold onto our immovable past, or how do we deal with our moment? Once, I saw a dragon with a brave heart, who inscribed the words of love on it, and breathed the fire…

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Witness

You are the witness of your own words. If you can hold on to your sharp mind, and not bend towards comfort, you will at least hold justice. No matter how long you feel lonely, your justice will be seen. So hold on. 7.7.2025

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Unbreakable

Unbreakable mind. True to the original heart. Nothing will get in the way. Design. Action. No compromise. 7.6.2025

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Levity

I walked into a cafe, and heard someone say my name. I thought I misheard; or thought she was calling someone with the same name — but not, she stared straight into my eyes, and asked, “do you want your usual?” I said yes — and she pulled out the royal English breakfast tea in a mug cup with the right size. I sheepishly took my cup and sat in my table. Her matter-of-fact attitude as she…

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Passing

I guess this is the end. The wind in the hair, the soft breathing of sunset, the tight lips that arched into a bittersweet smile. It’s alright, kid. Don’t worry about it. I enjoyed this ride. Go on, go on. I am alright. March on, on you go. It’s going to be alright. 7.3.2025

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Lesson

Let me learn to be responsible for myself and others. Let me learn to be considerate for others. Let me learn to think beyond my own worries. Let me learn to be humble. Let me learn to open my mind. Let me learn to accept the others as they are. Let me learn to appreciate the wisdom of prudence. Let me learn to embrace those who oppose. Let me learn to live for principles. Let me learn…

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Distance

I have sensed something, like tracing a trail of breadcrumbs, a feeling like something is out of place. Some had commented in passing, as if there’s a stain on my face I don’t recognize. But only recently have I started feel it, a sense of distancing, a sense of refusal, or a sense of defiance. What is this? Has this always been here? It’s a curious phenomenon, one that calls my immediate…

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Parade

Remember that tune, when your heart beat so loudly listening to it, and you felt alive? Keep it in your heart. Scribble why it mattered. Play it again, when your heart feels colder. Once in a while, be foolish. Release that inner child. And keep the hunger for your dream. 6.30.2025

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Friends

We’d beam at the sight of a green forest, and run barefooted into the unknown. Snails, crayfish, and tadpoles were the treasures. I did not know a laughter could be dispensed so freely. Songs we sang, the mountains we climbed, all now awashed in the torrential rain. Yet our work is still there for us. Let’s keep going at it. Tomorrow will be a better day. 6.29.2025

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Beatitude

I hope you will find the way. When you are tired or hurt, Remember you are loved. Many in the past and future have, and will love you. With what I can, I will do my part. Take good care of yourself. 6.28.2025

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Catalogue

I started to recognize a piece of myself in their story. The nomadic wandering in cold darkness, the whisper of intimacy with a knowing smile, and the restraint to withstand what must be done. With each step, I collect each of these pieces, slowly weaving a collage of kaleidoscope to guide those who may find themselves wandering as I have been in those times. 6.27.2025

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Conversation

How in-depth of a conversation can you go when you are honest is still surprising to me. It calls a moment a realization of how much more training you need. I am humbled by each stroke of talk, and appreciative of the opportunity to grow. It appears it’s not a path walked alone, but in the company of many, for which I am reverently grateful. 6.26.2025