formula of life

Yesterday, I had a role playing class in which I had to play the role of a doctor who had to persuade his unconfident patient to work on los...

ocd & perfectionism

If anyone remembers the post about my perfectionism, I am still suffering the same "symptoms" though they have become better gradually.  I'm...

falling in love at 85

Today, I was sorting out my mailbox and some old messages I sent to my crush (during fights) came up.  I was terrified.  Some messages were ...

continuing and gaining trust

（大切なのは）当たり前のことを当たり前でないくらいやり続けること (The important thing is) to continue doing ordinary things for an extraordinary period of time. - Shinya...

patience and tolerance

An old draft -- posting because it reminds me of important stuff: I've noticed lately that it gets harder and harder to stay friends with ...

sense of worthiness

Tonight, I listened to  this talk by Brene Brown, recommended by a friend.  I've mentioned her book a couple of posts ago, and what I didn'...

no need to give up

Where there's a will, there's a way When I was around twenty, I was invited over to my friend's place where she homestayed for just over a...