Have you ever noticed how your mood shifts after a meal? Sometimes, after a nourishing bowl of warm soup, I feel grounded and calm. Other times, after rushing through lunch with my laptop open, I feel anxious, restless, and a little hollow. For a long time, I thought it was just being tired or needing […]
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Oct
Oct
A Walk Around the Building A loop around my apartment building is about 500 meters. Normally, that would sound like nothing to me. I’m used to waking up at 5 AM, meditating, stretching, then heading out for a run, swim, or cycling session that lasts two hours or more. Long training sessions are my comfort […]
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Sep
Sep
The Crash That Changed My Routine It is surprising how quickly life can flip. One day you are training hard, keeping a routine you have built for months or even years. And then suddenly, in just one accident, you are forced to stop. For me, it was a fractured wrist and pain in my chest […]
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Sep
Sep
A quiet page, a noisy mind The other night I sat down with my notebook, exhausted from training and buzzing with a hundred unfinished thoughts. Work tasks, triathlon schedules, messages I hadn’t replied to, it all felt like a noisy room in my head. I opened a blank page, wrote “Okay, what’s bothering me right […]
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Sep
Sep
It was a Monday night, around 10:23. The kind of night where the rain had been pouring for hours, the air felt cooler than usual, and all I craved was a bowl of hot soup. That’s exactly what I did after work – gathered with colleagues at a small local spot, laughing and sharing dumplings […]
05
Sep
Sep
The night I couldn’t sleep… again Lying in bed one night, staring at the ceiling, counting the hours I was losing. My body was screaming for rest after a brutal training session, but my mind was running laps faster than my legs ever could. The clock ticked past 2 a.m., then 3 a.m., and I […]
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Jun
Jun
There is something lovely about Sundays. A space between what has passed and what is yet to come. As someone who trains seriously for endurance sports, Sundays are also when I push my body hard. But alongside physical training, I see this day as a spiritual reset, a quiet ritual to nourish my spirit, reflect, […]
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Jun
Jun
Tonight, I wrapped up my second training session of the day—swimming practice with Coach Khoa at 8 PM. As I walked home and sat down to unwind, I felt an overwhelming sense of pride. It’s hard to describe the calm that follows a tough but fulfilling workout. Today’s session was full of leg drills and […]
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May
May
There’s a unique kind of peace that comes with going home. Not just to a house or a familiar place, but to the heart of where we come from — to the meals that nourish our bodies and souls, the people who’ve watched us grow, and the memories that quietly shape us into who we […]
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Mar
Mar
In the stillness of the night, as I wrap up my day with a heartfelt conversation with my parents, I take a moment to journal my thoughts. The world around me is quiet, except for the gentle songs of insects conversing in the background. I feel a deep sense of gratitude—gratitude for the people I […]
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