Category: Blog in English

Self-Compassion and Mindfulness – The Key to Life Enlightenment

In this blog, I have written many posts about young adulthood’s crisis and self-criticism. Since graduated college and started working as a PhD student, I have learned other components of young adults’ life, especially when you are trying to prove your ability, your potential and that you qualify for the job and the position, I… Continue reading Self-Compassion and Mindfulness – The Key to Life Enlightenment

Academics is not the only way to succeed. However, EDUCATION definitely is.

Education started when we were three or four years old for many of us. Starting with preschool and then ending with college. Some of us go further in education with four years in college, and a few go even more with graduate school or professional school. However, all the school-related levels above are just academic… Continue reading Academics is not the only way to succeed. However, EDUCATION definitely is.

A new chapter of my life

The 2022-2023 academic year is definitely a new stepping stone in my life. I am experiencing new things, new life, new people, and new emotions. Starting with my PREP program at UAB and a new place to live: a small apartment in Birmingham, I was excited, nervous, and now adopting the new life. Moreover, the… Continue reading A new chapter of my life

Academic Stress and Comparing yourself to others

I wanted to share with you all a real story that happened in Vietnam during the last week of March 2022. A 16-year-old boy jumped from the 28th-floor of an apartment complex in Hanoi, Vietnam to commit suicide in front of his father. In his last words, written in the back of his notebook, he… Continue reading Academic Stress and Comparing yourself to others

Defining my identity – 2022 version – part 2

Read part 1 here: Defining my identity – 2022 version – Part 1 12) Spiritual life: Love God and others. I never skipped any Sunday mass. Spiritual life is the method to balance my busy and stressful life. I usually think about mass as a sweet and fresh stream that nurtures my soul and brings… Continue reading Defining my identity – 2022 version – part 2

Defining my identity – 2022 version – Part 1

While waiting on the growth serum to thaw and warm up to make a growth medium for my research, I’m trying to take as many deep breaths as possible, thinking about myself as a whole person, what does it really mean to be living not just to be alive. I almost feel like I was… Continue reading Defining my identity – 2022 version – Part 1

Life will hit on your face when you grow up

A personal approach to life and its changes as the author gets older and more mature When we were little, one thing that most of us always wanted at the moment was to be a grown-up and we thought that it is so wonderful to be a grown-up when there is no curfew, no restriction,… Continue reading Life will hit on your face when you grow up

When money is a challenge…

When entering the adult world, one of the mental difficulties is when the material takes the throne. Specifically, when the strength of money and material concerns become urgent (frustrating and necessary), we feel like we are gradually becoming slaves to money. We know that money is important to sustain life, but having money is not our goal.… Continue reading When money is a challenge…