wrote this on this day in 2019, timely for me now: "Perhaps in a time like this, at first glance it may seem self-centred and frivolous to work on ourselves, or to work on art and literature. Yet in Buddhist and Zen philosophy, it is all about working on the self. Putting abstract philosophy aside, I can now argue that in times of loss, pain and violence, it is even more necessary to ensure at the very least, we are not trying to harm the people interacting with us."

Winnie Lim

On working on the self and being a wider container, in spite of the crumbling world

I was telling my partner that I am suffering from an existential writer's block: I cannot help but feel everything I write or tweet would seem...

felt that my recent trip to khao yai was great for covid cautious travel, so i wrote about it:

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covid cautious travel in khao yai

The time I spent in Khao Yai was one of the most freeing periods I had felt since 2020. Being known for its national park, the qualities of the pla...

of course at the end there is a mini-rant about the loneliness i feel with covid cautiousness.

i wrote about how difficult it is to lead an intentional life because it is just so easy to be on auto-pilot or on the smartphone:

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how difficult it is to live an intentional life

Once upon a time I would start doomscrolling when I woke up. I realised it was causing mental fatigue way too early in the day, so I switched to wr...

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i write about the wide chasm that exists between me and most people: because i have spent almost a decade being chronically ill, it results in me having very different priorities in life from most other people:

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my body is a temple

The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks...

#writing #blogging #health

the past week I was reminded that doing something in small doses or even haphazardly is key overcoming inertia instead of trying to do them well or being perfectionist. just do what we can:

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do what we can

I was telling my partner that though I love the sense of accomplishment when I finish a travel sketchbook, it inhibits me from doing more travel sk...

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i used to think generation gap occurs because earlier generations are unable to keep up due to age-related physiological decline, but myself at the age of 44 now i realise for some people we get to a point in our lives where we just cannot be bothered. we just want to do our own thing, and it is okay if the world turns in a different direction.

once in a while i feel profoundly grateful to my bad health: else i'll still be a workaholic with no sense of self, never understanding what i really want and need, never learning how to take care of my precious body, squandering precious life and time away to society's foolish values, squandering my health away for an illusory sense of self-worth. i used to be so, so, stuck in that, unable to contemplate a different way of being. my illness forced me out of it. at that time, it seemed tragic.

had a worrying episode of elevated heart rate coupled with low grade fever yesterday – haven't had one since nov last year. i only started getting them after having covid in april 2023. me being me, i documented it:

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yet another dysautonomia episode

I went for a 5km run yesterday a couple of days after returning from thailand. Sometimes after a long break it may feel more strenuous but I felt b...

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wrote about the primal sadness that exists in me:

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primal sadness

I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself by trying to live life in my fullest possible ma...

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happy birthday to @npub1z9h9...dmew

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the dimensions of you are infinite

happy birthday to my favouritest person in the world. thank you for everything you are and aren’t, for making my world a much better place, for s...