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Life Divided in Scores
I’d like to think that the technology we had 20 years ago and still enjoy today would still be relevant 20 years from now. Two decades ago, I was turning 30. While it’s true that there have been drastic changes in the world since then, in my mind, that’s practically yesterday. Still, there are many… Read more
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Magic in the Ordinary
Finding beauty in the mundane, in the small details, allows most of us to experience simple joys. In my case, encountering nature in my more-or-less urban setting brings me delight. From the majestic celestial display, no matter the time of day or night, to the budding promise of flower or fruit, to the sudden appearance… Read more
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Nervous Nellie Lives for Lists
Nervous Nellie here! So many things make me anxious, but let me focus on just one for this post, so I can segue it into republishing this story I originally published on Medium. I don’t have OCD, but being able to multiple-check things abates my worry about being unready and ill-equipped for eventualities. Like Principal… Read more
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A Random Encounter with a Profound Impact
I’ve already posted about my favorite random encounter (in response to the exact same prompt, I believe), and while I have many others that I would enjoy recounting, I thought I’d share one of my dad’s instead. This is a story I published on Medium back in the day, so you might have already read… Read more
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Empowering Yourself with Guilt-Free Rest
Allowing myself to rest didn’t exactly help me learn and grow, but it had to be a conscious decision that I had to come to because I had already learned the hard way that I wasn’t doing anybody any favors by sacrificing my physical and mental health just to be on top of things. Rest,… Read more
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How to Travel Without the Hassle of Going Away
I do think that each country has beauty and other fascinating draws to offer, so I’m not about to name a specific nation or region. I can also see doing so later causing me to eat my words anyway. Like most tourists, however, I’m not interested in visiting squalid and dangerous areas. I don’t mind… Read more
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