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A Forced Stop
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I thought I could push through. Friday morning, I woke up feeling off. My skin felt too warm, I had...
Marichit Garcia
Mar 174 min read


Living in a Sinkhole Household
Photo by Maxim Tolchinskiy on Unsplash The term "sinkhole household" perfectly captures the feeling. It’s not a regular house or a home....
Marichit Garcia
Mar 113 min read


From Barely Surviving the Weekend to a Monday That Almost Broke Me Again
I barely made it through the weekend, but I did. It wasn’t perfect, but there were moments. I had a moment at the therapist's when I...
Marichit Garcia
Mar 102 min read


The Slow Return: Navigating the Push and Pull of Daily Life
Photo by Angel Luciano on Unsplash There’s a kind of heaviness that sits with you when you return from a trip. It’s more than the weight...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 272 min read


Finding Work-Life Harmony: Reflections on My Last Day in Japan
At Kenrokuen in Kanazawa I'm sitting in my quiet room at The Royal Park Hotel in Shiodome. I savor these last few hours with a soy latte...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 255 min read


Birthday Eve
Tonight, on the eve of my birthday, I sit at the crossroads of looking back and looking forward—one foot still tangled in the weight of...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 132 min read


A Little Bit of Magic
There’s something deeply human about the need to impose order on chaos. When life begins to fray at the edges—when work becomes a knot of...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 112 min read


The Relief of the First Mistake
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash There’s a strange kind of peace that comes with finally making your first real mistake. Not the...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 82 min read


When Things Fall Into Place
Have you ever experienced one of those rare moments in life where events unfold so seamlessly, it feels like the universe is conspiring...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 73 min read


The Paradox of Slowing Down to Do More
There was a time when I thrived on the chaos of a packed schedule. I measured productivity in hours clocked, tasks checked off, and how...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 33 min read


Slowly Winning Over the Defaults
Lately, something has been shifting. It’s subtle, like the way dawn creeps in before you’re fully awake—hazy at first, then unmistakable....
Marichit Garcia
Feb 22 min read


Winging It Only Works If You Have Wings
Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash Recently at work, I have always felt like I've been winging it. I couldn't seem to hold on to having...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 294 min read


Daily Thirty, #00015
I am slowly, oh so slowly, Learning to embrace The fullness of my power Stretching these hands, these fingers, Testing their reach, both...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 271 min read


Thresholds
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash There’s a certain kind of magic in a moment that feels ordinary on the surface but whispers...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 263 min read


The Rollercoaster of Leadership
Photo by Brooke Lark, Unsplash In my dayjob I am a team leader. In the past three years I have gone from being a one-woman team into a...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 243 min read


Daily Thirty, #00014
Silence in the forest of my mind. Life on a held breath. Silence of sleep, deep deep slumber. Exhaustion. Sickness. A touch of death....
Marichit Garcia
Jan 222 min read


When the Body Demands a Pause
I woke up on Monday with the unmistakable heaviness that the onset of a sickness brings—the kind that doesn’t just tug at your body but...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 223 min read


Sunday Tug-of-War
Sundays have always felt like a coin toss between rest and productivity. One side whispers that it’s the day of rest—a chance to recharge...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 193 min read


The Old Year in New Year's Clothing
A favorite snapshot from last month's trip to South Korea. I should have restarted work today, but I didn't. I couldn't. My brain was...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 22 min read


One of Those Days When I Wonder What's the Point
This barely alive website, for instance. This blog. This writing into the void. The art shop that never got around to fully opening. The...
Marichit Garcia
Nov 16, 20241 min read