deepthoughts

  • Editing

    What activities do you lose yourself in? Photography is my passion. I’m fascinated by the feeling of arriving in a new place. I love capturing the world through the magic of a lens. Switching my camera to manual mode, experimenting… Continue reading

    Editing
  • My Little Medal

    Are you superstitious? I have a small religious medal my mother gave me. I keep it in my wallet and carry it everywhere. She says it brings me good luck. I don’t dare get rid of it. Partly because it’s… Continue reading

    My Little Medal
  • See You In 50 Years

    Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Dear Me, Today marks the centenary of your birth, and I want to be with you on this special day. Surely you’ll be celebrating with your children, grandchildren, great‑grandchildren, friends, and loved ones.… Continue reading

    See You In 50 Years
  • Choose Your Hard

    What is the last thing you learned? I had always believed that being alone was a valid choice. Not building a home was just as valid as being in a relationship and starting a family. My wish to be alone… Continue reading

    Choose Your Hard
  • You Grow With Every Failure

    How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Maintaining the right attitude is essential, because in life you never truly lose: you either win or you learn. What we often label as failure is, in… Continue reading

    You Grow With Every Failure
  • Life, Death and Other Teachers

    What experiences in life helped you grow the most? There are tough experiences in life that make us see things differently. They force us to change course and guide our steps toward better paths. A broken heart, bankruptcy, the life… Continue reading

    Life, Death and Other Teachers
  • No Destiny, But Unfinished Business

    Do you believe in fate/destiny? This is the same cliche question that generations have asked themselves since forever. Some people think that the events in our lives are already predetermined. They believe that our life is like a book someone… Continue reading

    No Destiny, But Unfinished Business
  • Mirror

    If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be, and why? At 50 years old, I have no interest in being anyone else—living or dead, real or imaginary. When I first read this question, my immediate… Continue reading

    Mirror
  • Impossible

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Words exist to give names to things, whether they are good or bad. Some words exist in one language to describe something that, in… Continue reading

    Impossible
  • An Angel Waiting To Be Called

    What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? My dear grandmother is 100 years old, and each new day for her is a gift. We, as a family, face every day the wondering if this… Continue reading

    An Angel Waiting To Be Called