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Matters of the Heart
Where stories are told & perspectives are shaped.
Apr 3, 2023
Fighting battles of the flesh and battles of the spirit are two very different things.
“It’s all in the mind. You just need to get over yourself.” I had wished that it was that simple. For years, I had been trying to...
Dec 28, 2022
“There is a lot of beauty in the struggle.” - Brandon Heng, Wings Athletics Club
Back in November, AR!SE announced our partnership with Wings Athletics Club as they launched their very own Wings Athletic Club Support...
Dec 8, 2022
My Story, My Pride: “Accept that finding people who truly understand you is rare.” - Nadya Wong
As I glance across the cafeteria, my gaze transfixes on a bright-eyed teenage girl with a big smile plastered on her vibrant face. She...
Aug 31, 2022
My story, My pride: “Surrendering your worries is the best thing ever.” - Meredith Engle
Meredith, soaring to a personal best in the High Jump. (Credits: Liberty Athletics) Every sporting season, we read inspiring stories of...
Aug 25, 2022
My Story, My Pride: “Everyone is on a different timeline.” - Grace Chua
Credits: Grace Chua At first glance, one might think of her as a soft-spoken and shy person. However, once you get to know Grace, you...
Jun 22, 2022
What good can come out of my pain & suffering?
When I lost one of my loved ones all of a sudden, suffered serious injuries that rendered me unable to walk without numbness and pain,...
Jun 3, 2022
“It’s precisely what kept you from greatness.” (Doctor Strange, 2016)
With the recent release of Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, I found myself rewatching the first edition of Doctor...
May 17, 2022
“Your disability is not an inability.” (To the 16-year-old me)
A note to the 16-year-old me… I would travel through time, break down barriers and suffer just so you don’t need to. But life does not...
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