The Art of Squirming Out of a Rut

“The beginning is always today.”—Mary Shelley Contrary to the positive vibe that 2020 was predicted to carry based on the Chinese Horoscope (because it was a double number), the unforeseen disaster such as the

I’ll Always Be Grateful

“No one who achieves success does so without the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”—Alfred North Whitehead Gratitude is the appreciation and thankfulness expressed towards others for their

The Nature of Kindness

Strength in the Face of Adversity

“The oak fought the wind and was broken; the willow bent when it must and survived.” — Robert Jordan, The Fires of Heaven / The Wheels of Time Series (1993) Resilience, in human abilities,

The Persistence of Time

“Time it could have been so much more Time is precious I know And time has nothing to show Because time won’t give me time And time makes lovers feel like they’ve got something

Cosplay, Anyone?

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847 Editor’s Note: In Winnipeg, cosplaying has been a popular

Life in the Time of Covid

(Facing the New Normal) “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.”–Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein One adage says that the only thing constant in this world is change.

Of Heroes and Relatives, Personally Speaking…

(Páco Roman: A Philippine Hero) It’s National Heroes Day in the Philippines, and I just couldn’t help but think about a national hero very close to home. Little is known of my grandfather Francisco