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The Impossible Garden and the Wildforest
It is all about finding the thin line that is both a thread and also a space through which you slip through. It is about being able to live through all the possibilities. It is having that capacity for hope, that at the next turn it could be the street of a city you’ve never been to. Or when you look up from stirring your coffee you see a face that recognizes you from a dream you had countless nights ago. It is finding the bridges across the oceans of cannot-mustnot-shouldnot
Marichit Garcia
Nov 18, 20253 min read


The Forest is a Love Letter
The forest is a love letter. It is also a heart, and a story. A fairy tale. A hope, a wish, a longing. It is addressed to the one who can read it. The one who will understand the nuance of every leaf and flower, every creature's tail twitch, wing flutter, every tree's murmur. It is desire split open like a ripe fruit. A secret shouting itself. It is a call, a sign, a hidden country with an unspoken language. It is a quest along wildflower paths and through unlikely doorways,
Marichit Garcia
Oct 29, 20251 min read


A Daily Page, the end of September
I am writing this simply to write. I have no theme or topic. This is merely an adaptation of Julia Cameron's Morning Pages, except that I...
Marichit Garcia
Sep 30, 20254 min read


Storytelling
I have my luck, and then I have my misfortune. My life has been an endless rollercoaster. The pandemic feels like a distant memory, yet its impact lingers. It has twisted my life into tricky knots. Loose ends trip me up, often where it hurts the most. Resilience is becoming an ugly word. It’s heavy. It carries weight. Knowing better comes with consequences. There are trade-offs, endless bargaining with many variations of the devil. I often find myself at crossroads or dead en
Marichit Garcia
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Black Sheep
Photo by Jonathan Mabey on Unsplash I am up and out of bed. I congratulate myself. Usually I would still be there, nursing a cooling mug...
Marichit Garcia
Aug 16, 20254 min read


Waiting for the Meds to Kick In
I actually wanted to read but I realized I'm more tired than I think. I wanted to write by hand in my journal but I am too tired to set...
Marichit Garcia
Aug 12, 20253 min read


Knocked Down Dead for a Week Then Resurrected
I am writing this with my brand-new keyboard which is more of an emotional necessity than a functional one. I am also writing this in the...
Marichit Garcia
Aug 12, 20254 min read


One Small Step
After browsing through many options of online subscription services to help me place my art shop merchandise into attractive settings, I...
Marichit Garcia
Jul 20, 20251 min read


Drowning
Sunday. The sacred sigh of the week. And yet here I am, not wrapped in dream-rich reverie or trailing ink into something that might...
Marichit Garcia
Jul 20, 20252 min read


Midyear Muddle
Photo by Michael Wave on Unsplash I had hoped for it to be a midyear restart, recalibration, refresh, revolution. But as I type this I...
Marichit Garcia
Jul 18, 20253 min read


Feeling Medieval
Ah, middle age! The mixtape of life where Side B starts playing, and you finally realize it’s got the better songs. It’s equal parts...
Marichit Garcia
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Reclaiming the Impossible
This evening, I lit an incense stick as a signal of my small rebellion—a flicker in the face of a never-ending storm. I have started an...
Marichit Garcia
Jun 13, 20252 min read


A Forced Stop
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash I thought I could push through. Friday morning, I woke up feeling off. My skin felt too warm, I had...
Marichit Garcia
Mar 17, 20254 min read


Living in a Sinkhole Household
Photo by Maxim Tolchinskiy on Unsplash The term "sinkhole household" perfectly captures the feeling. It’s not a regular house or a home....
Marichit Garcia
Mar 11, 20253 min read


Finding Work-Life Harmony: Reflections on My Last Day in Japan
At Kenrokuen in Kanazawa I'm sitting in my quiet room at The Royal Park Hotel in Shiodome. I savor these last few hours with a soy latte...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 25, 20255 min read


Birthday Eve
Tonight, on the eve of my birthday, I sit at the crossroads of looking back and looking forward—one foot still tangled in the weight of...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 13, 20252 min read


The Relief of the First Mistake
Photo by Etienne Girardet on Unsplash There’s a strange kind of peace that comes with finally making your first real mistake. Not the...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 8, 20252 min read


When Things Fall Into Place
Have you ever experienced one of those rare moments in life where events unfold so seamlessly, it feels like the universe is conspiring...
Marichit Garcia
Feb 7, 20253 min read


Slowly Winning Over the Defaults
Lately, something has been shifting. It’s subtle, like the way dawn creeps in before you’re fully awake—hazy at first, then unmistakable....
Marichit Garcia
Feb 2, 20252 min read


Winging It Only Works If You Have Wings
Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash Recently at work, I have always felt like I've been winging it. I couldn't seem to hold on to having...
Marichit Garcia
Jan 29, 20254 min read