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Author Maya Butalid

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Being able to speak, express yourself, and understand in the society where you live allows you to make your own choices, participate fully, and embrace the empowerment that comes with being heard and understood. #TheHeartOfaMother #MayaButalid #MigrantLife #Democracy

Being able to speak, express yourself, and understand in the society where you live allows you to make your own choices, participate fully, and embrace the empowerment that comes with being heard and understood.

#TheHeartOfaMother #MayaButalid #MigrantLife #Democracy
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Language is never an end in itself but a means to connect, communicate, and participate in society. And the real courage lies in using the language daily despite imperfections, because practice is where true learning and confidence take root. #LanguageLearning #CourageToSpeak

Language is never an end in itself but a means to connect, communicate, and participate in society. And the real courage lies in using the language daily despite imperfections, because practice is where true learning and confidence take root.

#LanguageLearning #CourageToSpeak
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Some days call for reading without targets, deadlines, or guilt. Just opening a page, finding a thought that resonates, and letting it stay with you is already enough. 8Letters: 8lettersbooks.com/shop/chasing-w… #ChasingWindmills #TheHeartOfAMother #MayaButalid #SlowReading #BookTime

Some days call for reading without targets, deadlines, or guilt. Just opening a page, finding a thought that resonates, and letting it stay with you is already enough.

8Letters: 8lettersbooks.com/shop/chasing-w… 

#ChasingWindmills #TheHeartOfAMother #MayaButalid #SlowReading #BookTime
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Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee reminds us that every story we tell carries pieces of our own life, whether we intend it or not. He is known for his introspective, morally complex novels, which often blur the line between lived experience and fiction. #Reading #Writers

Nobel Prize–winning author J. M. Coetzee reminds us that every story we tell carries pieces of our own life, whether we intend it or not. He is known for his introspective, morally complex novels, which often blur the line between lived experience and fiction.

#Reading #Writers
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Some books are like old friends. They are with you at your lowest, quietly giving you the comfort you need. What book gives that feeling to you? #BookCommunity #ReadersOfInstagram #Reading #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

Some books are like old friends. They are with you at your lowest, quietly giving you the comfort you need. What book gives that feeling to you?

#BookCommunity #ReadersOfInstagram #Reading #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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One of the easiest ways to get back to reading is to choose short, stand-alone pieces, let go of reading in order, and allow yourself to read in small pockets of time. Five minutes is still reading; just be consistent. #ReadingSlump #BookLovers #Books #ChasingWindmills

One of the easiest ways to get back to reading is to choose short, stand-alone pieces, let go of reading in order, and allow yourself to read in small pockets of time. Five minutes is still reading; just be consistent.

#ReadingSlump #BookLovers #Books #ChasingWindmills
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“Chasing Windmills” is composed of short essays that are written like conversations. They’re simple, but readers have attested to their depth and insight. #EssayCollection #CreativeNonfiction #Literature #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

“Chasing Windmills” is composed of short essays that are written like conversations. They’re simple, but readers have attested to their depth and insight.

#EssayCollection #CreativeNonfiction #Literature #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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There are small, ordinary things that suddenly open a door to memory – a melody, a familiar taste, a passing scent. In an instant, you’re back in another time, another place. #MemoryLane #LifeStories #ChasingWindmills #TheHeartOfaMother #MayaButalid

There are small, ordinary things that suddenly open a door to memory – a melody, a familiar taste, a passing scent. In an instant, you’re back in another time, another place.

#MemoryLane #LifeStories #ChasingWindmills #TheHeartOfaMother #MayaButalid
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This quote rings true. Titles and awards fade, but the values we pass on and the lives we touch are what really stay. This is the kind of legacy that we must strive for in life. #BookQuotes #Legacy #Wisdom #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

This quote rings true. Titles and awards fade, but the values we pass on and the lives we touch are what really stay. This is the kind of legacy that we must strive for in life. 

#BookQuotes #Legacy #Wisdom #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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When we travel, we take a lot of photos to capture really good moments. But there’s always that one place we keep coming back to in the gallery. What makes that photo special? #Travel #LifeStories #Wanderlust #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

When we travel, we take a lot of photos to capture really good moments. But there’s always that one place we keep coming back to in the gallery. What makes that photo special?

#Travel #LifeStories #Wanderlust #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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Personal stories that feel like conversations, connecting Filipinos wherever they are. 8Letters: 8lettersbooks.com/shop/chasing-w… #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid #FilipinoStories #Diaspora #CreativeNonfiction

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The Netherlands is a culturally diverse country, so it’s no wonder that the Dutch society has a high level of English proficiency and long-standing global connections. #DutchSociety #Multicultural #Cultures #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

The Netherlands is a culturally diverse country, so it’s no wonder that the Dutch society has a high level of English proficiency and long-standing global connections.

#DutchSociety #Multicultural #Cultures #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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Creative nonfiction tells real stories, but it also shapes them with storytelling tools. Truth remains the core, even as memory, voice, and reflection give it form and meaning. #CreativeNonfiction #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid

Creative nonfiction tells real stories, but it also shapes them with storytelling tools. Truth remains the core, even as memory, voice, and reflection give it form and meaning.

#CreativeNonfiction #WritingCommunity #Storytelling #ChasingWindmills #MayaButalid
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Sometimes it helps to pause and look at how far you’ve come. This journal prompt is a good one to spend a few minutes writing about today. #Writing #Reflection #Journal #JournalPrompt #MayaButalid

Sometimes it helps to pause and look at how far you’ve come. This journal prompt is a good one to spend a few minutes writing about today.

#Writing #Reflection #Journal #JournalPrompt #MayaButalid
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Living abroad may reshape your world, but identity remains rooted in your soul. This meaningful conversation is from an "Author of the Hour" (solo) interview hosted by fellow author Alyssa Mortell during The Festival of Storytellers Chapter 7. #MayaButalid #Filipino #Identity

Living abroad may reshape your world, but identity remains rooted in your soul.

This meaningful conversation is from an "Author of the Hour" (solo) interview hosted by fellow author Alyssa Mortell during The Festival of Storytellers Chapter 7. 

#MayaButalid #Filipino #Identity
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Writing is, in many ways, choosing honesty over comfort. Vulnerability allows readers to see themselves inside the words you dare to share. #MayaButalid #WritingTruth #WritersMindset #Storytelling #ChasingWindmills

Writing is, in many ways, choosing honesty over comfort. Vulnerability allows readers to see themselves inside the words you dare to share.

#MayaButalid #WritingTruth #WritersMindset #Storytelling #ChasingWindmills
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Right now, we are standing firm against resistance. Writing a bold and political book can indeed invite strong reactions, but this is where growth begins. In between courage and conviction. #MayaButalid #UnmaskingTheMyths #JomaSision #WriteWithPurpose #RevolutionaryMovement

Right now, we are standing firm against resistance. Writing a bold and political book can indeed invite strong reactions, but this is where growth begins. In between courage and conviction.

#MayaButalid #UnmaskingTheMyths #JomaSision #WriteWithPurpose #RevolutionaryMovement
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Challenges may test your patience, but every difficult season carries lessons meant to shape your journey. Trusting the process allows growth to unfold, even when the outcome isn’t clear yet. #MayaButalid #PersonalReflection #TrustTheProcess #AuthorJourney #LifeLessons

Challenges may test your patience, but every difficult season carries lessons meant to shape your journey. Trusting the process allows growth to unfold, even when the outcome isn’t clear yet.

#MayaButalid #PersonalReflection #TrustTheProcess #AuthorJourney #LifeLessons
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Behind every finished book is doubt, risk, and difficult conversations—and sometimes courage begins with simply pressing publish. #MayaButalid #Writing #Reality #CreativeCourage #WritersVoice

Behind every finished book is doubt, risk, and difficult conversations—and sometimes courage begins with simply pressing publish.

#MayaButalid #Writing #Reality #CreativeCourage #WritersVoice
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When your dreams become clear, your actions begin to align with purpose. Clarity transforms thoughts into direction. #MayaButalid #Journey #DreamWithPurpose #WritersLife #ChasingWindmills

When your dreams become clear, your actions begin to align with purpose. Clarity transforms thoughts into direction.

#MayaButalid #Journey #DreamWithPurpose #WritersLife #ChasingWindmills