by samfrida | May 9, 2025 | Blog
This is what it means, not expressing the “woke” verbiage but living it.
by samfrida | May 9, 2025 | Blog
We weren’t just taught to be good—we were conditioned to disconnect. From childhood, we were trained to override our inner knowing for the comfort of others. “Don’t talk back.” “Be nice.” “Good girls don’t act like that.” These cultural scripts run deep, and they...
by samfrida | May 8, 2025 | Blog
People love to say, “You’re so strong,” or “I could never survive that.” But truth is, you don’t know your strength until life forces it out of you. I used to think I wasn’t strong either. And then everything crumbled. What came next was pain I wouldn’t wish on...
by samfrida | May 7, 2025 | Blog
A hush between horizon and flame, where silence stitches salt into skin. A curve of breath the moon forgot, where no footsteps ask for return. Eyes not mine have blinked at her swell— some called her sand, some sea, but I knew her before she was named. Before I was....
by samfrida | May 7, 2025 | Blog
I often notice when parents express giving their children the best means filling their world with toys, gadgets, clothes, or comfort. Especially in many Asian households, love is sometimes mistaken for sacrifice that shows up as provision — school fees, new shoes,...
