PinnedMaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORThree Things Kids Get Wrong About the FutureYoung children are biologically predisposed to tinkering with concrete objects instead of thinking in abstract terms. For them, the future…Jul 281Jul 281
PinnedMaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORWhat if the Future Comes?Today my first children’s book is being published.Nov 29, 2023Nov 29, 2023
MaryRose Cobarde CandareHow Do You Talk to Your Kids About the Future?As we strive to prepare our children for the so-called future, have you ever stopped to consider how they perceive it? How do you see the…Jun 28Jun 28
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRROREverything Important Has Been SaidYou don’t need to, but if you read the classics, you’d find yourself circling back to the same fundamental questions, bottom-line wisdom…Jun 26Jun 26
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORBetty’s StoryEven before the advent of the WFH or work from home setup, I had been telling my school friends that my mother worked from home. This was…May 27May 27
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORCelebrating in GriefOn the last day of 2023, a very dear, lifetime friend of our family (who was more than family to me in many ways) took his last breath.Jan 3Jan 3
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRROROf Birthdays as Blessings for OthersSince we were little and quite frankly no matter our age, cakes and balloons remain symbolic fixtures of birthday celebrations.Dec 25, 2023Dec 25, 2023
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATION’S MIRRORHitting the 100 Followers MarkAll of a sudden, I got curious why.Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATIONOF BIRTH, DEATH AND MOTHERHOODWithin a span of 10 short days, I met in close encounters two profoundly polar life experiences — that of birth and death.Nov 11, 2023Nov 11, 2023
MaryRose Cobarde CandareinILLUMINATIONA Poem for Mia on Her 14th BirthdayA penned present for my daughter's 14th birthdayJul 10, 2023Jul 10, 2023