Sing, Sob, Scream, Repeat: My Life According to Movies
It's interesting how film changes who we are or shapes us in some way. Both my parents are film enthusiasts. My dad loves a good movie, from Bad Boys to anything action, and my mom loves The Fresh Prince, Charmed, One Tree Hill, 7th Heaven, and a bunch of others. I love that they introduced me to shows gradually, not by what they loved, but by what they thought I would enjoy. So, thanks, Mum and Dad. "Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world." — Jean-Luc Godard It's a
Mental Health, Messiness, and Me
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I find myself lying on my mother’s bed, thinking. I have been doing this thing when I am walking or driving and stuck in traffic, where I look at people and try to figure out what they are thinking. Who is wondering what they are going home to? Another person is thinking about whether they should buy that flour if it means walking to work. Another is wondering whether it is worth being alive. Another person, you can see the joy in their e
Lessons from The Alchemist
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” — Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist Santiago There are some books you read once and move on from, and then there are books that ask you to come back when you are ready to truly listen. Recently, I had the privilege of reading The Alchemist again. I had read it before, but if I am honest with myself, I do not think I paid attention with the intensity the book requires. This time was different.
