🎃 Halloween isn’t just costumes and candy!

It’s a reminder that playfulness, mystery, and transformation have a place in our lives. Whether you're dressing up or winding down, I hope today brings a little magic, a little mischief, and a moment to reflect on who you are AND who you might become.

#HalloweenReflections #NotJustPumpkins #SeasonOfChange #sarimanok #PhilippinePhoenix

How to write (my formal name) “Cristina” in #Baybayin

Baybayin is a precolonial Filipino script.
It’s a syllabary, so each symbol stands for a syllable, not a letter.

To write “Cristina,” we break it down by sound: Kris. Tin. Na

📝 In Baybayin:
ᜃ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔ ᜆᜒᜈ᜔
- Kris → ᜃ᜔ (K) + ᜇᜒ (Ri) + ᜐ᜔ (S)
- Tin → ᜆᜒ (Ti) + ᜈ᜔ (N)
- Na → ᜈ (Na)
💡 The virama mark cancels the vowel sound (a modern tweak for closed syllables).

I’m writing this as a calligraphy exercise for my journals at home, and sharing here as a guide for others exploring Baybayin.

#FilipinoHeritage #sarimanok #PhilippinePhoenix

🧘‍♀️ Mantra for #healing and #boundaries

“I honour my past, but I do not live in it.
I release what no longer serves me.
I am worthy of respect, presence, and love that feels safe.
I trust myself to walk away from what dims my light.
I choose peace over chaos, clarity over confusion.
My strength is not in how much I endure, but in how I rise.
I am healing, I am whole, I am free.”

-- Context: After a life coaching session yesterday, I wrote this.

The new year is coming up and I want to do #affirmations again.

Sharing on fedi in case someone could benefit from seeing or reading it.

LMK if you do affirmations, write your own or have a favourite?

#empowerment #sarimanok #phoenix #PhilippinePhoenix