Philip Abao
published · 2026·05·20

A start

On the decision to begin writing.

Hello. Starting this blog came as a personal and strategic decision. A poetic need, even. And the mind feels like the right place to begin.


I will add quotes that are relevant to my experiences.

May · 2026

“Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book 5.20

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