IT TOOK ME YEARS TO UNDERSTAND:
Collective liberation has many perspectives.
Only doing the inner work – separately, in our atomic households – won’t be enough.
We need community. We need connection. We need to take various collective actions to fight oppression where we see it.
But there’s that inner work, too. Profound. Slow. Rarely easy. Never comfortable.
But always always always worth it.
As a political commentator who talks about different forms and systems of external oppression, I’m also interested in my own personal transformation. In this platform, I share with you tools, frameworks, authors, and anything of value I have found to lead a life of authenticity.
Imperfectly, yes – but to do it any way.
LATEST POSTS
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Koh Phi Phi Series No. 2: On Diving (a hypocritical title)
My jaw dropped – though no-one around seemed to have had the same reaction – when one of the main speakers of the graduation weekend in my college attempted to inspire the students by saying something like this (I am paraphrasing, though it is close): ‘Always write down your goals. Think about them and write…
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Koh Phi Phi Series No. 1: On Languages
While my colleagues were singing karaoke at the Christmas staff party, I was sleeping at the Phuket airport. And before I took that night nap I was looking at a bunch of fliers that I inevitably received with a free map. Half of those brochures were in Russian so I decided to amuse myself and…
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A Chapter on Chapters
A friend of mine recently updated his facebook status by saying he is about to leave Asia and go to South America, where a new chapter is awaiting. A new chapter in life? A new chapter of his travels? I’ll be honest with you – I simply forgot his exact words and I’m too lazy…
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Investigative, Selfism, And More
Before I continue with my 10th post, I think it’s high time I explained the very title of my website. Or, in case you were racking your brain for those months unable to find enough courage to ask me, I will reveal that secret to you. This year – having a lot of free time,…
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A Few Words on Having Little Money
It only makes sense to write about this after I have finally finished “updating” (…after more than a month of my actual trip) everybody on my Laos adventures. It makes sense because I was completely broke when I came back. But for my school’s reimbursements (visa fees, etc.), I would have spent my weekends doing…
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Laos Series No. 6: The End (less sarcasm this time)
My trip to Laos was a great fun and I think I proved it in a way with my other blog entries. But it wasn’t just fun. I was very interested to see this place for I do happen to know quite a bit about its history: the very contemporary and the very tragic one.…
MORE ABOUT ME
My name is Justina, nice to see you here.
I’m a political commentator, travel, language, and pet enthusiast, an educator, and someone who has a deep desire to share valuable resources with others.
Because I know too well what it means to not be living out of your values: not to speak out, not to bring your full you to work, and not to do what’s truly meaningful to you. I’ve been there myself and I know what it does to your soul.
If you’re there, I want to help YOU to leave by sharing different tools and frameworks ❤️
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