Maria Fatima Cerva·1d agoThe Things People RememberThe day before my birthday, my friend and colleague of two years asked, “Are you coming to work tomorrow?”
Maria Fatima Cerva·2d agoThe Curse of a Tender Heart“The devil couldn’t reach me, so he made me disgustingly empathetic towards animals.”
Maria Fatima Cerva·Jun 24From the Outside, Looking InI’ve spent the past few days replaying our conversations, asking myself where everything began to unravel.
Maria Fatima Cerva·Nov 13, 2025InterbeingI don’t fully understand life, but I do understand this: we don’t live only for ourselves.
Maria Fatima Cerva·Sep 15, 2024Life is nothing but a SQUID GAMEIf you often find yourself contemplating the meaning of life, hear me out — life is like a “Squid Game.” Let me explain why.
Maria Fatima Cerva·Feb 11, 2024Schadenfreude and the Satisfaction of Someone Else’s MisfortuneWhy do we like to consume all these sorts of media about tragedy? All these news about killings and war, these deaths of thousands if not…
Maria Fatima Cerva·Feb 11, 2024The Hidden Cost of Productivity and How it turns Us into a MachineEver felt guilty of taking a break? You might be experiencing “rest guilt.” Rest guilt or also called leisure guilt is an emotional…
Maria Fatima Cerva·Mar 27, 2023Be kind to yourself.There is a book by Jon Gordon and Damon West called The Coffee Bean where the authors discussed the influence of environment to a…