My name is Maria Cynara, I am from the Philippines. A mother of a wonderful fifteen-year-old girl.
This page is a collection of insights and personal journals that chronicle my lived experiences as a woman navigating the complexities of a patriarchal system. It is a space where I reflect on the struggles, challenges, and quiet victories that have shaped my understanding of womanhood, identity, and autonomy.
From childhood to teenage years, early adulthood, and midlife, I share the intricate realities of growing up and existing as a woman in the Philippines, where cultural expectations, gender roles, and societal norms often dictate the paths available to women.
Through personal insights and critical observations, I explore the unspoken rules that govern women’s lives, the invisible labor women carry, and the ways women resist, adapt, and redefine women’s existence in a world that frequently seeks to confine them.
This page is not meant to seek validation or to provoke offense. Rather, it serves as a deeply personal and critical introspection, an honest examination of how individual thought and action contribute to shaping the very societies we live in.
It is an attempt to question, to understand, and perhaps to reclaim the narratives that have long been written for women rather than by women.
This page reflects my journey as a woman in a world designed by men, seeking the right tools and models to navigate existence on my terms.
This page delves into the significance of empathy and unbiased thinking when engaging with metaphysics, politics, history, and religious texts. Truly understanding these realms requires the ability to set aside preconceived notions, cultural conditioning, and personal biases, allowing for a clearer and more open exploration of knowledge.