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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


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


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


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


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


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


Daily Thirty, #00013
Might be coming down with something. The cough started a couple of days ago, and it felt different from the usual allergic cough I get...
Marichit Garcia
Oct 23, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00009
I am back at work today. I made myself literally "ease" in. Took the time to catch up. Took a lot of deep breaths. It wasn't bad. Despite...

Marichit Garcia
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00008
Daily Thirty is 30 minutes every day of giving myself space just to sit down and write anything. It's for calming, therapy, grounding....
Marichit Garcia
Aug 31, 20243 min read


Daily Thirty, #00007
Daily Thirty is 30 minutes every day of giving myself space just to sit down and write anything. It's for calming, therapy, grounding....
Marichit Garcia
Aug 30, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00005
Daily Thirty is 30 minutes everyday of giving myself space to just sit down and write anything. It's for calming, therapy, grounding. I...
Marichit Garcia
Apr 29, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00004
Daily Thirty is 30 minutes everyday of giving myself space to just sit down and write anything. It's for calming, therapy, grounding. I...

Marichit Garcia
Apr 27, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00003
Daily Thirty is 30 minutes everyday of giving myself space to just sit down and write anything. It's for calming, therapy, grounding....
Marichit Garcia
Apr 19, 20242 min read


Daily Thirty, #00002
Not exactly daily, is it? But I try. Until it really happens. So here goes. I had two odd days this week. One was Tuesday when I was...
Marichit Garcia
Apr 18, 20243 min read


Small Acts of Defiance
Or making art while sitting through a series of long meetings on a Friday afternoon.

Marichit Garcia
Jan 22, 20241 min read