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Tag: mindfulness

  • One Week into 2026: When Life Doesn’t Explode—and That’s the Win

    One Week into 2026: When Life Doesn’t Explode—and That’s the Win

    A Quiet Start to 2026

    A week and ten days into 2026, work decided to test the waters—hard.
    There were moments that genuinely felt scary. One wrong update, one misplaced value, and the damage could’ve spiraled. It didn’t. What could have turned into a disaster ended with minimal collateral damage. Effort showed up. Experience held its ground.

    This job is like trying to swim with sharks wearing a silly inflatable pool float. No delusions here! One little slip-up and instead of circling me like I’m some kind of fish, they’re chomping down like I’m a buffet special. But hey, days like these are a goofy reminder that precision, patience, and some serious prep work are the real lifesavers!

    Outside work, good habits have quietly returned.


    Cycling to the office is back on the table. Walking 10,000 steps a day? Retired—for now. Last year, my body chewed through that effort like a sugarcane press, with very little to show for it. This year needed a smarter approach, not louder discipline. So far—touch wood—it’s working.

    Reading has made a comeback too. The gym still lingers in the background like an unopened tab in the browser of my mind. I’ll get there.

    Home, though—that’s where real progress happened.
    Small steps over the last month have paid off. The space feels lighter now. Calmer. The balcony is finally clearing up, and the TV purchase feels like the final piece clicking into place. Happy space. Better energy.

    Sleep, on the other hand, has been… interesting.
    Dreams have taken unexpected detours—school friends on long-forgotten outings, and then a return to a house from 2004, where my career once found its footing. What’s strange isn’t the memory—it’s the precision. Layouts merging, old storerooms reappearing where they shouldn’t. It’s as if the mind is quietly reorganising timelines. Or maybe just reminding me where I’ve been.

    Moving to the new house has pleasantly adjusted this year’s budget, but the benefits are undeniably worth it—delicious home-cooked meals, less spontaneous travel, and the greatest advantage of all: precious time saved from traffic. Living close to work is a wonderful luxury that enhances our quality of life. It’s a fantastic upgrade cleverly hidden in the logistics!

    I feel better now.
    I’m more stable and less easily upset. I’m grateful for the people, routines, and unseen support that keeps pushing me forward when things could have gone wrong.

    Quiet progress still counts. Sometimes, it counts the most.

  • Reversi : A Journey Through Time and Choices

    Reversi : A Journey Through Time and Choices

    Last night, I took a detour from my usual watchlist. Not typically a fan of Korean cinema, I decided to shake off the monotony and hit play on Reversi, a slow, time-loop drama I had heard whispers about.

    And wow. What I thought would be just another film turned into a full-blown emotional avalanche.

    By the end, I sat there—quiet, heavy-hearted, overwhelmed. Not by any dramatic twist or tearjerker climax, but by something far deeper: regret… and gratitude.

    How many times have we looked back and thought:

    • “I wish I had bought that bike earlier.”
    • “If only I had invested more in that stock.”
    • “I should’ve worked harder.”
    • “Why didn’t I take that leap of faith?”

    The endless “if onlys” and “what ifs”—they pile up silently over time like unopened letters, each one carrying a weight we didn’t sign up for.

    How many “if” moments do you carry?
    How many regrets are quietly living rent-free in your mind?
    But here’s a tougher one:
    How many times have you truly celebrated the choices you did make?

    Reversi dives into that emotional battlefield. It reminded me of another gem—Oh My Kadavule—which beautifully explored the same truth: Time is the most valuable currency we own.

    And here’s what I’ve come to realize:

    • Whatever your life looks like right now—it’s unfolding at its own perfect pace.
    • The roof over your head, the hands that help, the meals on your table, the bike you ride, the people you love—they are not accidents.
    • They are your timeline. Your story. Your truth.

    We often fantasize about an alternate reality. But the truth is: You’re already living the best version of your life.
    Not because it’s perfect. But because it’s yours.

    So, to the one still haunted by the “could haves” and “should haves”…

    Pause. Breathe. Look around.
    You have more than you think.
    You are more than you think.

    Reversi is not a movie for the faint-hearted. But it’s a quiet masterpiece. One that nudges you—gently, yet powerfully—to appreciate the now.

    Because sometimes, the only thing we really need… is perspective.

    Adios, amigos. Until next time—choose today. Love now. Regret less.