Inheritance

IN the West, inheritance almost always involves monetary and real property value.  It has always been focused on the material and physical items parents leave behind for their children when they pass on. Having been born and having lived in the Philippines all my life, I grew up indoctrinated by parents saying the most important…

When Tea Called My Name

It was the first workweek of January 2014. I was preparing a tumbler of tea for the office from a pack of loose leaf a friend gifted me the previous Christmas. Before that day, I’ve only had tea bags from the grocery aisles and couldn’t tell the difference among the types if my life depended…

A Mindful Goal

When I was much younger, I would sit down a few days before New Year’s Eve and jot down several resolutions in my journal. Nothing has come out of it ever. The longer the list, the more likely nothing would be resolved.  The list would invariably include something about my diet, getting physically active, doing…