Candid Musings with Michelle Abueva

According to Sylvester McNutt, "If you're a giver, always looking out for others, always feeling drained because you break yourself so others can stay together, take a break from it. Add value to your own life first. Add self-love and peace to your life first." You can't pour from an empty cup, right? Self-love is vital for peace and happiness. Love is a powerful, positive energy that is necessary...

Sometimes you get so lucky and find a soul that grooves with yours! Join me and my soul sister, Anj as we catch up with each other about life and talk about our aspirations and other passions we intend on pursuing. Discover how she balances her life with her fast-paced profession and slow-living intention and what are the things that keep her going. We're both self-proclaimed empaths who are start...

Ephesians 2:8-9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God—not because of works, lest any man should boast." Join me and Eunice of @crafts.and.words (Journal & Jesus), an avenue for her craft and life reflections that is all by and for Jesus as she shares with us her journey with Christ. She also opens up when and how she started her inti...

If you wake up in the mornings feeling down, look around you. Feel your heartbeat and listen to your breathing. That is what we call life. SO GET OVER YOURSELF AND LIVE IT. Trust me, it is worth enjoying every single second of it.  Take note that we're a work in progress, and that's okay. Trying to change everything all at once would result in burnout. Tackle one project at a time. The idea o...

Know that having experienced these moments made me appreciate life more and the people who I love so dearly! In-Photo was taken during that trip in 2015 in Islas de Gigantes, Carles, Ilo-ilo 😉

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes I saw the sign. 🎶 Fly with me as we look back and reminisce the second week of my sabbatical in Seattle. Do you believe in signs, too? Well this trip opened my eyes to see relevant signs and timely reminders and allowed me to truly live in the present moment. Life is full of detours, humps and setbacks. As they say, sometimes it takes a wrong turn to get yo...

"Happiness is defined as the state of being where you would rather not be doing anything else. Just think about that for a while. You are in a state, you're content with what you're doing, there's nothing else you'd rather do. You're completely content "wasting time" doing that thing. Time you enjoy wasting isn't wasted time at all. Sometimes you have to allow yourself to just be and be content wi...

"Success means progressive realization towards a worthwhile dream or goal."  Join me and my long-time close friend Eunice Arrojado-Araujo as we talk about the power of growth mindset and how we experienced a shift in it respectively, how we align our day-to-day lives with our established values, the importance of developing good habits and establishing end-goals, the big leap/move they took a...

4:15 How I wrapped up the year 2017 at 26 5:58 My mantra in 2018  6:32 Reflection paper in 2018 at 27 10:20 Don't have life all figured out? Do you feel left out? You're not the only one! 16:34 Things you can do right now when you feel lost and left out  18:33 My ideal morning and evening routines that make me feel my best 22:18 "The Miracle Morning" by Hal Elrod 32:42 What makes you jum...

In 2021, I gathered letters for my goddaughter, Martine Amelia's 1st birthday for her to someday read. One of the letters that struck my heart the most was her Wowa's (grandmother's). A part of it says:  "I pray that God keeps you safe in this world, grants you the courage and the wisdom to follow your dreams, and gives you all the happiness that you deserve. And one thing more, whatever it i...

There are days when we don't feel our best, and it's okay. Just ride the feeling. Be easy and be gentle with yourself. Find something that would actually make you feel good about yourself, something that would bring you peace and you can do now. Start slow. And once you've created momentum, try to stay consistent and always remember why you started. More importantly, enjoy yourself! Join my ketchu...

Letting go of something you thought you're meant to have in your life is humbling. Letting go of something that you poured so much of your life, heart and time into isn't an easy decision but you just have to surrender, trust and let God. We understand during a time like this, we are in a privileged position to walk away from something that no longer aligns with our purpose, priorities and values....

A brief intro about myself and why I'm doing this... Let's all start to live deeply, suck the marrow out of life and altogether figure out our place under the sun. Join me in this season of unlearning, shall you? ;)

Hello! Can't wait to share candid musings with you! :)