Celinne Da CostaI Shared My Darkest Secrets With The Internet For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened.Two months ago, I had a huge writer’s block as I was preparing the outline for my new book. To get me unstuck, my writing coach gave me an…May 16, 2019May 16, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 30: How a homeless toddler caused me to turn my life aroundShe was no more than 3 years old. Her round cheeks were dusted with dirt and her chubby legs waddled in her diaper as she made her way…May 15, 2019May 15, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 29: Why I said “no” to true love… even when it was right in front of me.It was midnight. My upper lip was lined with tiny sweat droplets from Singapore’s balmy, relentless heat. Sitting on a bench of the…May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 28: The moment when I knew I had a fighting chance to make my dreams come trueI’ll never forget the moment when I knew I had a fighting chance to make my dreams come true. I was a senior in high school, sitting in the…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 27: My mother argued with a pastor in the middle of mass, and she was so rightWhen I was 15 years old, I befriended a group of 7th Day Adventists after my childhood friend joined their church. At the time, I had just…May 12, 2019May 12, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 26: To get what you really want, you have to listen to yourselfAt the age of 17, I couldn’t bear to think about my future. It had been three years after my then-stepfather had walked out on us, and life…May 11, 2019May 11, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 25: What you think is “wrong” with you may actually be your giftEver since I could remember, I was the weird kid in school. While most of my peers liked pop culture, playdates, and action figures, I…May 10, 2019May 10, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 24: People can enter your heart as far as you’ll let themOne year post university, I broke up with the man I thought I was going to marry. It was one of the hardest things I’ve done in my…May 9, 2019May 9, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 23: Even post death, the people you loved can guide you.I don’t have many regrets in life, but if I could rewind and do anything over, I would have been more present in the moments leading up to…May 8, 2019May 8, 2019
Celinne Da CostaDay 22: I found out who my real friends were when I couldn’t walk anymoreFive years ago, I had a foot operation that left me in crutches for two months. At the time, I lived in New York City, which was not ideal…May 7, 2019May 7, 2019