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Truth be told, I never liked dogs. Never. Growing up, the sight of a dog — even the friendliest Golden Retriever — would send a cold, hard knot settling in my…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 6 min read
So, if you are a student right now staring at a disappointing grade, feeling that familiar, sickening knot of panic, please hear this from the instructor whose…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
In a crowd where no one knows you, you are free to carry your own solitude without explanation.
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
And what I’ve learned is this: just because something didn’t come in childhood doesn’t mean it can’t come later. Some things arrive when you’re old enough to…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
We were seated at a café we used to love — her fingers wrapped around her usual caramel latte, mine around a plain black Americano. She looked at my cup and…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 3 min read
“It can be messy. It can feel like nothing’s happening. But keep watering it anyway.”
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 3 min read
We build these walls thinking they protect us, not realizing they also keep the good things out.
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 3 min read
People often say that platonic friendships between men and women are impossible, that someone always ends up wanting more. Maybe that’s true in some cases. But…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
Each moment has the potential to be someone’s final memory of us — or ours of them. That is not a cause for fear, but a reminder to be present. To be kind. To…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
You can never be fully ready for the big things in life. Not for your first job, not for your first heartbreak, and certainly not for the day you stand at the…
Ivan Jeff C. Soberano · · 4 min read
