tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:51:39 +0000GodloveBibleJesusacceptancepeopleChristChristianityChristiansJudging othersexpectationslifeFaithGriefPainTruthWorddecisionsunconditional loveDo not judgeHomosexualsJudgmentRelationshipappreciationentitlementgratitudehappinessjudgingletting goself-righteousnessthankfulBiasesChoicesCommunicationCompassionDeathDifficultiesFreedomFreedom of speechGod's DesignGod's LawGod's StandardGod's WillGossipGratefulGrievingLGBTLawLife Goes OnLordManny PacquiaoMoving ForwardMoving OnObedienceSadnessSelfStory of My LifeThis is My LifeThis is My StoryTrusting Godacknowledgmentanxietyattitudeblessingbloggerbloggingchallengescharacterchoiceforgivenessgifthelphelpinghelping otherslove your neighborslovingopinionperspectivepleasing othersprayproblemsrulesself-caresinthankfulnessthis is metrustAccountabilityAcneAcne TreatmentAdultingAgeAnimal CrueltyAnimalsAnxiety levelApprovalApproval SeekingAqualertArroganceAuthorityB'LueBalanced LivingBeautyBeauty ProductsBenefits of Drinking WaterBible VerseBiblical DesignBiblical WomanhoodBisexualBisexualsBlessedBlessing in DisguiseBlogsBodyBody AwarenessBoundariesBrokenCalm ClinicCalmnessCatsCats afraid of cucumberCats vs CucumberChangeChoosing to Love AnywayChristian Reflections on HealthCircumstanceComparisonConformityConsistencyConvictionCritical MindsCriticismsDefianceDehydrationDepressionDevianceDisciplineDiscontentDiscretionDisobedienceDissatisfactionDiversityDoubtsDream GirlsDrink waterEast Asian Age ReckoningEgoEmotional HurtFaith in Hard TimesFake NewsFall in Love with MeFavoredFeelingsFelineFightForgiveFulfillmentGayGay RightsGaysGender RolesGet OverGetting OverGod is GoodGod's CharacterGod's wayGovernmentGraceGrowth Through StruggleGuiltH2OHard SeasonsHealingHealthHeart of ServiceHero ComplexHoly SpiritHomosexualityHonest ThoughtsHopeHuman ConditionHumanityHydrateHydratingI'm Not AshamedIdentityIndividualityInfatuationInner PeaceInstagramIntrovertJesus' ExampleJust SayingKorean AgeKorean DramaLGBT RightsLesbianLesbiansLi Xin LeLife LessonsLife StrugglesLife's ChallengesListening to Your BodyLive To FeelLiving Beyond HustleLovedLoving Like JesusLoving When it's HardLoving Without ExpectationMake a DifferenceManMercyMovie QuotesMovie ReactionName-CallingNarcissismNarcissistNational GeographicNatural Order of ThingsNeedObeying rulesOpenDiaryOpinionatedPacquiaoParentingPeace Over PressurePersonalityPetsPimplesProcessing PainPropagandaProprietyPurposePutting Others DownRachel Joy ScottReflectionRegretRelationship RolesRelationship WisdomRespectRest and RestorationRevengeSame-Sex MarriageScriptureSelf-ExaminationSelf-ExpressionSelf-GovernmentSelf-ImageSelf-ReflectionSelf-RuleSelf-SufficiencySelfishnessSelfless GivingSexual OrientationSocial MediaSocietySorrowSpiritual WisdomStress in AnimalsStrong WomenStrugglesStrugglingSuccessSufferingSustainable WellnessT.G.G.A. The Great Goat AdventureTaiwanese Television SeriesThe 700 ClubThe Five Love LanguagesThe Love LanguageTia LiTia Li Yu FenTransformationTransformedTransgenderTrash TalkingTrialsTrust and SurrenderUngratefulnessUniquenessUnityUnreturned LoveViolateVloggingWaterWisdomanswered prayeranxiety testassumeassumingbackstabbersbad publicitybe happybe joyfulbe joyful alwaysbenevolenceblogging gigblogospherecharitycomparingcontentmentdecisiondiarydinerdiningdiscipleshipdoing goodencouragementexercisefailurefailuresfake friendsfarewellfearfoodfood placefood reviewforgivinggenerositygivinggiving upgoat meatgoodbyegoodnesshappiness is a choicehappyhatredhearsayhumilityhurtidle talkindividual rightsinequalityinsecurityjoyjoyfullabelingleaderleadershiplet goliesmain stream mediamemediamenumistakesopportunityorganic foodpeople pleaserpeople pleasingperfect lovepracticepublicityrandom act of kindnessrejoiceresponserestaurantrumorself-controlself-loveself-preservationself-talkstrengthstressstress levelstrongtrainingvoicewriting"Writing is talking to yourself with the hope of being overheard." http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )Blogger332125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-4564444956706851003Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +00002026-03-16T17:20:45.855+08:00BoundariesComparisonHero ComplexHuman Conditionletting goLife LessonsSelf-ExaminationSelf-Reflectionself-righteousnessSpiritual WisdomTrusting GodWisdomIf we are honest with ourselves, we will recognize that this tendency lives in each one of us. It is the pull toward self-righteousness, the inclination to watch, measure, and mentally evaluate the lives of others. Before we even realize it, we start noticing the choices people make, the pace at which they move through life, and the way they handle challenges.Almost instinctively, our minds http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2026/03/dont-carry-what-isnt-yours-to-fix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2937135018976379286Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:33:00 +00002025-07-02T16:33:02.342+08:00You know that feeling when you wake up and realize you're living the same day over and over? Not literally, but it might as well be. You reach for your phone before your feet hit the floor and immediately start comparing your messy morning to someone else's highlight reel. You grab the same unhealthy breakfast because there's no time to think about it. You sit in the same traffic getting http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/07/why-you-keep-going-in-circles-and-how.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2140483876194961448Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:25:00 +00002025-06-08T03:05:23.773+08:00Faith in Hard TimesGrowth Through StruggleHard SeasonsHonest ThoughtsLife StrugglesProcessing PainTrust and SurrenderYou know that gut-wrenching, heart-sinking feeling when you realize that all the hoping and praying and wishing in the world can't change what's happening right in front of you? When you're face to face with a situation that's completely out of your control, and there's literally nothing you can do to make it better? Yeah, that's where I've been living lately.It's this weird thing where you wake http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-life-feels-completely-out-of-your.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-486492463866264474Thu, 29 May 2025 00:30:00 +00002025-05-29T08:30:00.118+08:00Biblical DesignBiblical WomanhoodGender RolesRelationship RolesRelationship WisdomSelf-SufficiencyStrong WomenI keep hearing the same story over and over again. She was everything she thought she was supposed to be. Strong, independent, accomplished. She gave everything she had to give. And still, he walked away. Still, he found someone else. And the conclusion everyone jumps to? He just couldn't handle her strength. He was intimidated by what she brought to the table. This conversation has become http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/05/single-and-tired-of-being-told-youre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-7542358128941866650Fri, 23 May 2025 12:15:00 +00002025-05-23T20:15:00.127+08:00Balanced LivingBody AwarenessChristian Reflections on HealthListening to Your BodyLiving Beyond HustlePeace Over PressureRest and RestorationSustainable Wellness Our bodies whisper a truth the world rarely celebrates: they thrive not in extremes, but in balance. Look at today's health landscape—glorifying those who push beyond limits, who grind themselves to exhaustion, who wear burnout like a medal of honor. Or the opposite—complete surrender to inaction, to constant comfort, to a life untethered from physical discipline. Both paths ignore the quiet http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/05/when-your-body-quietly-asks-you-to-slow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2418125905569421787Mon, 19 May 2025 12:00:00 +00002025-05-19T20:00:00.117+08:00We've all been there—sitting with friends, discussing some news story about an emergency or moral dilemma, confidently declaring what we would do. "I would definitely speak up if I witnessed workplace harassment." "I would help that stranger in need." "I wouldn't panic during a crisis." These conversations happen around dinner tables, on lunch breaks, and during commutes every day. Yet when http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/05/do-we-ever-really-know-what-well-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-882966538543686704Thu, 15 May 2025 23:30:00 +00002025-05-16T07:34:13.242+08:00I've watched it play out countless times in my life—nice people growing cold and harsh toward someone they barely know, simply because a friend, family member, or colleague whispered poison in their ear. No personal injury. No direct conflict. Just secondhand resentment passed along like some twisted inheritance. And every single time, I find myself thinking, "What in the world did that person http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/05/dont-borrow-hate-that-isnt-yours.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-6631054494076282030Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:00:00 +00002025-05-16T07:32:26.863+08:00Choosing to Love AnywayGraceHeart of ServiceLoving Like JesusLoving When it's HardLoving Without ExpectationSelfless Givingunconditional loveUnreturned LoveI don't think we realize how deeply it runs...this expectation of reciprocity. It's buried in us like an ancient reflex we never questioned. Not just when we give big things like gifts or favors, but in those small moments that make up the fabric of our relationships. The effort you put into a conversation that the other person seems distracted through. The thoughtful gesture you make for someonehttp://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/what-if-no-one-notices-good-you-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-8152052304421609938Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:30:00 +00002025-05-17T08:23:04.375+08:00Lately, I’ve been noticing how quickly people form opinions about each other. Not necessarily in big, dramatic outbursts, but in those quiet, passing thoughts we all have. Someone takes a while to reply to a message, and the mind jumps to, “They’re avoiding me.” A parent is struggling with their kid in public, and people around them start whispering or staring. A person speaks with a different http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-silent-ways-we-make-life-harder-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-3842370814580851537Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +00002026-04-03T16:53:02.643+08:00You know, there’s something about Maundy Thursday that really gets me reflecting. It makes me think harder about love, not love as some nice idea we talk about, but love when it actually costs you something. I keep seeing Jesus washing the feet of people who were about to deny Him, betray Him, and walk away, and He still served them without holding back.That is hard to face, because when I think http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-night-that-transformed-how-i-see-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-6206338053679620865Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:10:00 +00002025-05-16T07:38:24.526+08:00CalmnessFaithInner PeaceMercyRevengeTransformedtrustSome days I wake up and I already feel surrounded. Not by people, exactly, but by everything else—thoughts, pressure, expectations, things I haven’t said, messages I haven’t answered, stuff I haven’t finished. And it doesn’t take long before I start going, “I can’t do this.” Not always out loud, but it runs on a loop in my head. I know how to keep it together on the outside, but inside, I’m http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/looking-through-it-not-just-at-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-6149768458206082832Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +00002025-05-16T07:38:41.006+08:00I didn’t realize I was doing it again. That thing where I treat life like a string of urgent tasks—one after another, no pause in between. Where everything feels like it needs to be done now. Not later. Not when I’m ready. Now. Sometimes, even when there’s no real deadline, something in me still speeds up. Still wants to check it off, clear it out, get ahead. Because if I don’t stay ahead, I feelhttp://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-need-to-finish-everything-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-902141428696845056Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:35:00 +00002025-05-16T07:38:54.580+08:00Sometimes, the hardest thing to accept is that God also loves the person who hurt you. Not because they were right. Not because what they did didn’t matter. But because God doesn't stop loving people just because they failed someone else.And let’s be honest—that’s not the comfort we’re usually looking for when we’re the one left hurting. It’s hard when you’re the one who got shut out, http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2025/04/held-by-same-grace.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-6404141938110342036Sun, 07 May 2023 10:30:00 +00002025-05-16T07:40:28.649+08:00bloggingChoicesdecisionsIntrovertSelf-ExpressionStory of My LifeThis is My LifeThis is My StoryVloggingI've chosen to resume blogging after a three-year sabbatical. It's been a long time since I've written a post, and I'll confess that I was a little hesitant to get back into it. After much thought, I concluded that I missed the creative outlet that blogging gave, and I wanted to share my experiences with you all once more.I began writing as a way to express myself. After that... I somehow http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2023/05/revisiting-my-green-room-returning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-1806241671701370603Sat, 06 May 2023 14:29:00 +00002025-05-16T07:41:03.112+08:00FavoredGod is GoodGratefulgratitudeLovedReflectionStory of My LifethankfulthankfulnessAs my birthday on April 20 drew near, I couldn't help but reflect on the years that had passed and all the people who had supported me through the highs and lows. I am deeply grateful for all the blessings that have come my way, and by "blessings" I mean the individuals that God has placed in my life.Although not all of my experiences over the past several years have been pleasant, I am thankful http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2023/05/another-year-of-gratitude-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-94283377122623150Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:10:00 +00002025-05-16T07:41:43.043+08:00anxietyDepressionFightGodGriefHopeLife Goes OnLife's ChallengesSadnessStrugglesthis is meThis is My LifeThis is My StoryThe worst part is that I am aware it’s irrational and often inexplicable. Annoyingly though, knowing that gives no aid whatsoever. It only deepens further what this feeling might be. I don’t want to call it depression. Anxiety, maybe? I just feel more frustrated as I reason with myself and insist that “this is irrational”. But, how come I can’t stop it? It seems I can’t. Like I’ve lost http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/12/i-turn-my-daily-struggles-into.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-5138772040069974745Tue, 08 Dec 2020 01:13:00 +00002025-05-16T07:42:22.649+08:00ChoicesdecisionsGet OverGetting OverGodGriefHealingMoving ForwardMoving OnSadnessself-careSorrowTruth is, there's only one thing to do first to get over anything that weighs you down. That is... to decide that you are going to! People may wish there's some magic. Instant transport to the next episode, to the next place. I hate to disappoint but how everything starts is... with a decision to move forward. And, then commit to it.So, I decide everyday to force myself out of bed even my http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/12/my-resolve.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-1271942002729325227Sat, 05 Dec 2020 04:14:00 +00002025-05-16T07:42:52.867+08:00Do we ever really know what we will do in any situation until the situation presents itself?http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/12/inconclusive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2597267659447725452Tue, 01 Dec 2020 00:56:00 +00002025-05-16T07:46:12.020+08:00BrokenDeathGriefGrievingMoving OnPainStruggling and gripping anything just to keep it together for another day.I function like a robot. Tears involuntarily drop. My heart feels like it's breaking into pieces... and then again... over and over. The pain is just so unbearable that I want to be over it. Escape it. But how?He proved to me I wasn't as tough as I thought I've become. And, this episode is forcefully teaching me to be.&nbsphttp://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/12/i-am-holding-on-but-barely.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-4157392735420671074Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:18:00 +00002025-05-16T07:46:49.832+08:00acceptanceDeathEmotional HurtGriefGrievingLife Goes OnMoving ForwardPain ...and then it came to me...That the only way to continue in life is to embrace this grief. Because this grief only exists where love lived first.Am deeply shattered. In ways I never thought I would be. I didn't know this much about myself until I was brought to this situation which I so dread to one day face. I want to point blame to whoever. First, to myself. But, that leads nowhere.http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/11/life-goes-on-but-will-never-be-same.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2324381586731095104Sat, 10 Oct 2020 20:47:00 +00002025-05-16T07:47:54.501+08:00Bible VerseCircumstanceGod's CharacterpraySufferingTrusting God    http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2020/10/trust-in-lord-with-all-your-heart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-2850070160747753917Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:43:00 +00002025-05-17T08:39:14.717+08:00AccountabilityentitlementJust SayingParentingSelfSelf-ImageSelfishnessSociety I stumbled upon this article while I scanned my news feed a few minutes ago. Was supposed to share only with those I care most as a private message, but as my writing got longer, I decided to just put it here.  What that person has is one idea (you need to click the link and read to know what it is) never to be embraced, at all. Illogical and selfish.  I know I've had this http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2019/02/diagnose-problem-then-fix-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-3688761567749280445Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:46:00 +00002020-12-01T14:44:15.859+08:00AdultingDifficultieslifeStruggling I can't believe I'd not dropped even a single line here for a really long while (until two days earlier). It's been more than a year since I published a post. And, boy, how time seriously flies so swiftly. A year just went past me. Now 2018 is about to bid farewell soon. Very soon. Like in a couple of days! For quite a while, I've been struggling with this thing they call 'adult-ing', whichhttp://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2018/12/i-cant-believe-ive-not-dropped-even.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-4137052942655512037Thu, 27 Dec 2018 08:01:00 +00002020-12-01T14:44:51.497+08:00acceptanceacknowledgmentApprovalChristChristianityCompassionFulfillmentGod's wayhappinessI'm Not AshamedJesusloveMake a DifferenceMovie QuotesMovie ReactionRachel Joy ScottSuccess Since I started doing day shift, I've been needing help keeping myself awake while at work. It's seriously tough since I'm nocturnal, and I still often end up working night shift. Disadvantage of having complete freedom! For quite some time, I've been struggling with uncontrolled sleepiness. Understandably. This leads me to find helpful ways to keep me up and on my toes. My eyes kind of like http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2018/12/in-order-to-make-difference-you-would.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30520107.post-6024097333851495951Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:29:00 +00002017-10-05T00:40:10.637+08:00bad publicitybloggerblogosphereBlogsFake NewsFreedomFreedom of speechindividual rightsinequalityliesmain stream mediamediaPropagandapublicityTruthvoice “No use complaining about the world's freest press  ―we fought for it, we got it,  now we have to live with the nonsense  that it spews out.”  I have a list of topics (in a purple sticky note) I planned to write about since some time before July of this year. There were times I was compelled to type my thoughts out and publish them here, but nothing was compelling http://plain-spokenmentalsnapshots.blogspot.com/2017/10/a-drug-you-dont-know-youre-swallowing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (PaperTiger )0