People say love comes when you stop looking. They also say it only shows up when you start looking. “But what if neither is true?”  you...

When I sat down to write the Holiday Issue(s) last year , I was determined to hold myself accountable for change. And I did. I’ve...

What comes to mind when you hear the word "intimacy"? Is it the gentle touch tracing the curve of your neck? The unspoken conversation deciphered through a gaze? The half-formed sentence that doesn’t need to be completed? Or the waves of energy that suddenly pull you back into a shared space with someone you love? Intimacy is so much more than physical closeness—it’s an emotional, mental, and spiritual connection, transcending words and actions in ways that power can’t force

Isn’t this the everyday dilemma we all face? Your mind thinks it’s too risky; your heart feels caged. Your mind says it knows what’s best in the long run; your heart insists it has to be now. Your mind tells you to walk away; your heart begs you to stay. Life is full of decisions: which major to choose, what career to pursue, who to marry, when to quit, how to respond—the list goes on and on. When the mind is bound by logic and the heart tangled in feelings, the soul transcen

“Always give at least a little bit more than you have to.” That’s what I’ve been trying to remind myself ever since I wrote it down,...

(“What if I lose the one I love?” - Part 2) Here you are, back at the same old crossroads again. Down the chosen path. Alone. Let the...

Alexa, play The Spectre by Alan Walker 🪩 If there were a question about the overarching theme of this year for me, the answer would be...

Finding yourself at the intersection of a crossroads, you pause. Standing by your side is the one you’ve loved so deeply, and ahead are...

If you know me, you probably know I can talk endlessly about how yoga has changed my life. But setting aside what yoga is  (which I find impossible to condense within the limit of a few thousand words), I also love yoga for what it is not . ✨  Yoga isn’t a competition. Everyone’s journey is different, but anyone who practices yoga for more than just the physical benefits knows that it’s not about trying to get ahead of others. On the contrary, it’s about learning to understan

It’s painful, I know. Be it romantic or platonic, heartbreak aches deeply. Sometimes it feels like we’ve lost everything. Sometimes, it feels like nothing at all. Sometimes ‘feeling’ itself becomes the scariest word. We shut down. We let it burst. We stay, even though every cell in our body wants to leave. We walk away, even when every shattered piece of our heart yearns to cling. We long to be more. More seen. More understood. More loved. Stronger. Happier. Better. We think

- Have you ever had suicidal thoughts? - Yeah. When I was young? Oh, yeah.  - Really? Why? - Well, like other people… I guess. I didn’t...

Simple question, but not always simple to answer, is it? How convenient it would be to associate truth with what we know. My truth, your...

Then one day, you stop denying the existence of this love. The kind of love that’s always there when you feel lonely and stuck. When...

Be strong The dark night of the soul isn’t for the faint of heart. You experience it for a reason, and that reason is for you to be...

- How do you teach them about surrender, though? They’re so young… My older boy wants to join the military, and it’s been really hard for...

There are many things that come to mind when we talk about feminine energy, and one of them is the immense strength and power in softness. Being a Vietnamese woman means I grew up celebrating today which is Vietnamese Women’s Day every year back home, but I didn’t fully grasp how it’s shaped who I am, despite the joy of always receiving gifts for the occasion. Our country has overcome so many wars that someone as privileged as me, born in peacetime, can only try to understand

If the Milky Way were the Earth and each of us a grain of sand, would we form one giant pyramid  harder to make but made to stand, or...

(found this little note i wrote to myself a few months ago... 🙏) War is inevitable. We will never be able to stop wars from happening...

Water always has a miraculous effect on soothing my soul. For as long as I can remember, I was never really into books. It surprises many...

It’s frustrating, isn’t it? We hear ‘let go’ all the time, but ironically, that phrase can be misleading, leaving us feeling stuck because we’re not sure how to let go of the energy we carry.  But what if it’s not really about trying to let go at all? What we often forget is that energy isn’t an object. It’s not something we can simply throw away or turn off like a light switch. Energy doesn’t just disappear—it shifts. It transforms and can be transformed. Think of energy lik

and at this moment i feel like there’s no more reason to hide 31. It’s not the end of an era or the beginning of a new one, but I love it. Nothing special, but so special because there’s nothing to expect. Maybe it’s even the first time that I’ve ever felt this way, simply embracing it all and celebrating every new step in the continuation of my journey. Trusting what needed to happen has already happened, and what will be will be. Trust, and focus on the now. I was never a b

Isn’t it terrifying to ponder the 'what ifs'? “What if everything goes wrong? What if I’m not ready? What if I’m abandoned again? What if I fall out of love? What if I lose my freedom? What if we become codependent and lose our sense of identity? What if we actually don’t want the same things? What if I’m not good enough? What if I’m never good enough?” You long for happiness, but all you can hear is the chatter in your mind and the external voices telling you that love just

Do you really need to fight? Love is intrinsic to you. When you think you need to fight for it, you subconsciously assume it exists outside of you. But if it lives outside of you, it might not be yours to fight for. The love you deserve is the kind that holds together, builds together, and grows together. Despite any external interference, it’s the kind of love that fights together. True love is not a competition. No winning or losing. It’s never forced—indeed, it can never b

Love, and you will let go. Think of it like breathing. If you keep holding onto the air and resist breathing out, you will suffocate. You need oxygen to stay alive, but you can’t survive by holding onto a breath forever. It’s the act of breathing in and out that keeps you alive. Inhale: you fill yourself with love. Exhale: you give that love the freedom to fly. Your mind convinces you that you want to be loved, and your heart whispers that you want to feel loved. But your s