I started indoor rock climbing again last year as a fun date idea with my husband. My muscle memory from years ago kicked in as I pulled and pushed my way up the rocks on the wall. There was one wall I couldn’t seem to conquer. I would reach for the second-to-the-last hold but pulling […]
Feel the fear and do it anyway
Last week, I sent out a query letter to literary agents based in New York to find a publisher for The Sunday Night Journal. (I know it’s already published but I want it to reach new markets—United States! United Kingdom! Australia! Brazil! Germany! Spain!) Every time I write these letters, there’s a swirling ball in […]
Use your journal to empower yourself
How many times have you told yourself, “I’m not smart enough,” “I’m not powerful enough, “simple lang ako,” “I’m fat,” “I have a big nose,” “I don’t deserve love”? I want to know: How are these thoughts serving you? You know how powerful the mind is. You want to start embracing empowering messages. You know […]