Successful lies
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“In the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always...
(Dis)empowering conversations
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
DEAD FACTS: the internet is inundated by such irrelevant information. The triviality...
There are no bad parents, only bad parenting skills
The reader may have a different definition of bad parents. That there are parents who are really reprehensible and toxic, characterized by bad intentions...
Moral hazard
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“Image is what people think we are; integrity is what we really are.” – John C. Maxwell
HOW WILL you respond if someone...
Working hard and working smart
When you’re winning, you’re not as good as you think you are. When you’re losing, you’re not as bad as you think you are.”Patrick...
The present moment as one’s legacy
“All that your ancestors had to go through for you to be here... and you doubt yourself? How dare you. You come from a...
Stream of consciousness
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
Stream of consciousness: a discontinuous succession of images and ideas, connected by association rather than logical sequential thought (The Reader’s Companion...
Pulling your own strings (5 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who...
Pulling your own strings (4 of 5)
BY EDISON MARTE SICAD
“HE IS NOT the idealistic young man he had been back at home. Being in power had changed him. He had...
Pulling your own strings (3 of 5)
“IT FUELS his nationalism and patriotism. It gives him a sense of fulfillment. But at the same time, he becomes indifferent to human suffering.”
This...