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My dear past self,
if I could meet you, I would hug you.
I would tell you this: “it’s okay,
you’ve done your best,
I am grateful for what you have done.
And for what you feel you have come short for,
I forgive you.
I hope you can forgive me too.
I wish you can be at ease.”
11.23.2025
Just because I thought they were over,
just because time has passed,
just because I moved to a new place,
the memories of the past did not disappear.
Under the guise of magmatic anger
laid grief.
It will take time to uncover it.
11.22.2025
A chance encounter spiraled into a chat
the more we exchanged words,
the more emotion smeared in the air.
So does the back of the envelope calculations.
When the match is over,
we walked our paths,
and parted our ways.
In the whirlpool of thoughts,
things that mattered remain.
What truly meant to me in the past,
and what will matter in the future as a result.
Without chasing after shiny and sweet things,
let us walk the walk
so that we can find what we were looking for.
That will be sufficient.
11.20.2025
Like a warm and sweet perfume scent,
it keeps my heart warm.
Reminds me of why I started this journey.
It’s too tempting to remain where I was,
but the moon is rising
as the sun falls.
It was like a dream.
One I did not want to wake up from,
but one that eventually called my name
to wake up.
11.19.2025
Believe.
Act according to your belief.
If you’ve been lying, that’s fine.
Ask for forgiveness,
be honest,
and carry on with your new heart.
11.18.2025
Perhaps at the back of my mind,
I had slid one foot lingering in the back door
as we philosophized over “to love or to survive”.
Like a reflex against my naïveté,
words escaped my lips quicker their meanings.
After a long darkness stopped by
(long to experience, short to remember)
I returned to speculate:
that it is both the hands of the heart and the mind held together
that leads the dance of this life
peppers in living, with saltiness of surviving.
So, all of this is just to say
thank you for conversing with me that day
in the darkest time of that night
under the moonlight.
11.16.2025
It’s okay to go slower.
But be honest at minimum.
No shortcuts, no hiding under the rug.
Be vulnerable. It hurts, but stare squarely at the pain (with a caveat; you know)
With new wisdom, there lies new world.
Seek it. It will be worthwhile.
11.8.2025
What matters to you?
Donny worry about others for a second.
Know what you need for yourself first.
To do so, know what makes your heart come alive.
Know when the light shines through your heart.
If you remember to do so,
and if you stay prepared,
you’ll seize the opportunity
when it breezes by you.
11.7.2025
Now is the time to plunge in.
Unplug yourself from distractions.
Fear no more. Escape no more.
Let me be with you in each step.
We have accomplished much so far,
and we can reach our dreams.
Put your faith in us.
11.5.2025
A bar of chocolate had already melted in my hands.
Although no longer in its stoic stick form,
I asked it to be delivered to the one
who had shared a secret fire into my heart.
A rebel recognized a fellow rebel,
and prayed that we will cross our path again some day.
11.3.2025
Ralph with Coffee 
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