Alvin Soon

A shrine, a storm, and a choice to keep walking.

My heart no longer lives in my chest. It lives in two people I’d give everything to. This letter is for them.

History is a story told by a mad poet.

After years of silence and solitude, a monk seeks a temple said to grant enlightenment – or madness.

Three sons inherit a question. Each replies in a different way. Only one grows in the answering.

The night half your face fell, I made a promise I would break.

I thought hard work guaranteed success. Then I got punched in the ribs.

In a forest monastery, I sat in silence for 10 days. A story about stillness, surrender and why I chose retreat.

What getting lost and staying still taught me about presence and wonder.

Bruce Lee was a young man willing to fight for what he believed. When he opened his gung-fu school, that belief was put to the test.

One moment, we were picking out a LEGO set at the mall. Hours later, I was in the ICU, heart racing, unsure if I’d ever see my children again.