14 ways to fall in love with your job again

14 ways to fall in love with your job again

It’s Monday and the day before Valentine’s Day. Today, let’s talk about a different kind of romance.  It’s not sexy or sweet.  It’s about your love for what you do at least eight hours a day and how to turn the sizzle back on when your relationship with work becomes a bad romance. 1.  Remember […]

How to have a love story with your life

How to have a love story with your life

1. Write a list of of qualities your ideal life would have. Remember writing down your required list of must-haves for your future SO? (In case you’re curious, my list included funny, smart, smells good, has good teeth, is chinito, wears glasses.) What if you do the same for your life? Daydream a little. Sit […]

It’s okay…

It’s okay…

…to dream new dreams. When I was 23, I sat in front of my boss during a job interview and told her that my dream was to launch the Philippine edition of Seventeen magazine. It was my bible when I was a teenager, when I would devour the wisdom on every page—even if I wasn’t […]

What if: The first 15 days

What if: The first 15 days

This January, I made a commitment to posting 30 What-If questions on Instagram. Usually, they say don’t ask “what-if” questions as our minds immediately go to the worst-case scenario. But the questions I asked open your minds to other ways of thinking, to possibilities, to grace, to slowing down, to listening. I’ve compiled the first […]

10 things I’m loving now: January 2017

10 things I’m loving now: January 2017

1. Found this article on letters sent to President Obama touching 2. We started the year in Kyoto.  We had one day to fill my cup with culture.  Here are my top six can’t-miss sites: Fushimi Inari (we went at 7 a.m. before the crowds came and it was beautiful and peaceful), Arashiyama bamboo grove, Sogen […]