"Living Each Single Day"

One of the things that I sometimes fail to do is reminding myself to say my daily gratitude but I try my best to pray for my family's safety, health and well being as much as I can. They are after all, one of the pillars supporting me, despite the many disagreements we have. I believe the bond we share over the years, even surpasses the friendships that I have. This is exclusive to me, as last week, on my birthday, when I used to think that going out with friends seemed more enjoyable than having to celebrate it with my family, this perception soon overturned.  This year was the first time I disabled the birthday reminder on Facebook so I didn't get any birthday wishes on the social platform. But I didn't realise that it was also the thing that kept my close friends in the loop about when my birthday is. So I didn't get any greetings from them. If you say that I am not disappointed, no matter how hard I try not to think about it as I know they are all busy, you're r...

Do you often think about your own mortality? Like how long do you think you live on this earth and whether you have done enough in this short life. To be honest, I do think but it's not so frequent. Rightfully, I should be trying to live my best each day, but I don't. I do attempt to do so but each night, after I exercise and eat, I just want to spend the remaining hours of the day lazing in bed watching one tik tok video after another or reading manga. I felt like I deserve a break but I wanna be like most people who fall asleep intentionally, saying my prayers, reflecting on what I have done today not because I dozed off while watching a video, lol. A recent passing of a Hollywood celebrity, who succumbed to his illness after 4 years of suffering with cancer, made many people in disbelief because while he was receiving treatments and surgeries, he was also making movies including the famous Black Panther. Nobody knew he was sick. He even went to press conferences and movie sc...