life lessons Archives – M.P. Capellan

No shortcut to experience

M.P.C. / June 17, 2026

The fact is you learn by doing. There are too many “gurus” out there now. Advice is useful, but you […]

M.P.C. / April 13, 2026

I wanted to write a reminder of reasons I walked away from you, to put shape to the silence that

M.P.C. / March 25, 2025

There was a time when a bird landing on one leg would prompt a pensive verse, when a drop sliding

M.P.C. / April 1, 2024

Some days are worth it. Some days you make the best of every passing minute, every hour. Sunset seems to

M.P.C. / May 11, 2023

Some days I can’t articulate my thoughts. Call it “writer’s block” or whatever that feeling of feeling stuck is. I’ve

M.P.C. / January 24, 2022

I’ve learned that anyone you care about can crush you into pieces. I’ve learned that heartbreak doesn’t always have a

M.P.C. / November 11, 2019

Looking at the round, bright moon above this night made me think about our own phases. When it blooms; when

M.P.C. / May 20, 2019

You’re never too old to be unable to identify feelings, are you? You’re never too old to feel again the

M.P.C. / May 12, 2019

“What if Mother remarried? Would you accept it?” “No way, are you crazy?” It was more of a nod than

M.P.C. / December 6, 2018

Sign language is an artistic way of communication that not all of us can interpret, nor master. Isn’t that the

M.P.C. / October 11, 2018

If love is going to destroy you regardless, honey, you might as well feel the rain AND the fire while

M.P.C. / May 1, 2018

From someone who’s been there and done that: if you wanna go far away where nobody knows your name, it’s