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Have you ever noticed how two people can experience the same moment but walk away with completely different feelings about it?

If there’s one thing children teach us, it’s this: their hearts come pre-wired for resilience, but there are two wounds that cut too deep to ignore.

Have you ever done one of those mindfulness exercises where you’re told to “imagine yourself at peace”?

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘’𝗩𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗗:
🎭 “𝘞𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘓𝘞𝘈𝘠𝘚 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺!” (Translation: “I don’t want to learn something new”)
🎭 “𝘕𝘖𝘉𝘖𝘋𝘠 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴!” (Said right before someone quotes the report)
🎭 “𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘕𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦!” (Said often about good ideas)

In the Philippines, every hospital room comes with an extra cot—not just as furniture, but as a silent testament to who we are.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥—𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳?

Ever heard (or said) something like this at work? “Your email made the client back out!”, “Because you interrupted me, my presentation failed.”, “The team is demotivated—it’s all the boss’s fault.” Hold up! That’s 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲-𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Last night’s rain didn’t just flood streets — it disrupted lives. Thousands of employees were stranded. Soaked. Cold. Exhausted. And yet, many still showed up for work today.

“𝘖𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨.”, “𝘞𝘢𝘭𝘢, 𝘣𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘯𝘢.”, “𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢, 𝘵𝘪𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨.”. How many times have we said these words—not because we meant them, but because it felt easier than speaking our truth?

When my youngest daughter was a toddler, her tiny hands would cling to me every morning, her tears mirroring the ache in my own heart as I left for work.