About Me

Hi, I'm Monita — welcome to Living a Wholly Life.

By day, I'm a financial analyst and a coach. Outside of that, I'm someone trying to live intentionally, one ordinary day at a time, raising two beautiful children who are and will forever be my greatest teachers. I love to read, journal, exercise, cook, and yes, I'm a foodie.

As a teenager, I was on my way to the United States with no idea I'd still be building a life here decades later. I came for my undergraduate studies and just... never moved back home. That decision was one of the first times I had to sit in the CSO's chair of my own life, make the call, own it, and live with what came after.

This blog started as a simple daily practice: showing up, writing down what's actually going on in my day, and being honest about the small stuff, slow mornings, hard Mondays, quiet wins, and the moments that quietly shape how we feel. Since 2017, I've tried to post almost every day. No polished life hacks, no perfect routines, just real reflections on work, rest, mood, and the small choices that add up to a wholly lived life.

That daily habit has taught me something I didn't expect: that being the CSO of your own life isn't about having it all figured out. It's about showing up for yourself the same way you'd show up for any role you take seriously, with consistency, honesty, and the willingness to keep learning on the job.

Life has handed me its share of ups and downs, and along the way I've come to a simple truth: we're given a small rebirth every single morning, a fresh chance to begin again. So now, when I wake up, I say a quiet prayer: "Thank you for another day to live my wholly life, to learn from my mistakes, to become a better person, and to learn my true self."

That's my prayer and my hope, and it echoes something my grandfather used to say: "Keep your hopes and wishes candle lit, and never let it burn off." He was a wise man.

Life is a journey that will eventually come to an end, and when I get there, I hope to look back and say I lived it fully and authentically, through my soul. My kids have been my greatest inspiration, and my prayer is that as they walk their own paths, I can guide them and remind them never to forget who they truly are.

My work begins daily with my inner self first, to be whole, present, and true. No matter what comes up, my intention is to keep getting up, to work through it, and to let my soul be my guiding light. That's what it means to live your life: not perfection, just showing up, again and again.

If you're someone who believes the ordinary days matter just as much as the big ones, you're in the right place.

Wishing you peace and happiness from my heart to yours.

Peace,
Monita