“4-10”—the pickleball score in our opponents’ favor during a fun tournament. We won despite the wide difference. “It’s a mental game, Connie,” coached my partner, who playfully taunted the other team, and celebrated each and every winning point we make. “9-2”—the score in our favor during practice games. Another player in the stands calling out “13-9” … Continue reading Cheers for Fears
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LOVE Beyond Feelings
“The feeling of Love, in itself, is not loving but a yearning to be loved. Love is action and a decision to act beyond what makes us feel good.” I remember convincing myself I love my brother on the INSIDE even if I fight with him most of the time when we were younger. I remember justifying … Continue reading LOVE Beyond Feelings
UNCONDITIONAL
UNCONDITIONAL Even if I can’t Even if I won’t Though I didn’t Will you? Even if I did Even if I will Though I can Won’t you? Love me Hold me close Even if I can’t Even if I won’t Love me Don’t let go Even if I did Even if I will Still. Even … Continue reading UNCONDITIONAL
AGAINST ALL ODDS
AGAINST ALL ODDS (What are the odds Ninang? 😁) I have always thought the song "Against All Odds" meant fighting for one's love "against all odds". I remembered this song after attending a wedding of a residency mate and friend. The couple had heart-rendering ups and downs, twists and turns, humps and bumps, in their … Continue reading AGAINST ALL ODDS
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER I have been doing a lot of flocking lately (hmmm.. why doesn't that sound right?). I have been meeting and spending time with different groups of people who were part, and still part, of different times (era Ninang?), and areas of my life. Friends from Highschool, friends and co-workers … Continue reading BIRDS OF A FEATHER
DEAR Time.. Dear, TIME
DEAR Time.. Dear, TIME Perhaps no other school activity reflects how we should live our lives more than DEAR time. The latter is a period when gradeschool students would Drop Everything And Read (DEAR). There are no teachers giving lessons, no tests or exams, no chatting with classmates, no making of projects, no eating (?)-- … Continue reading DEAR Time.. Dear, TIME
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