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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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Run! They Can Smell Your Fear!
I’ve actually already answered this prompt before, so I’m going to talk about another form of exercise, one driven by fear. I’m not in any way athletic, but I can run very fast, especially when I’m trying to get away from something. Here’s an article I wrote about this matter. It was quite a stretch,… Read more
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Compelling Reads for Story Buffs
There are so many books that I can read over and over again, and have. They include Anne of Green Gables, The Melendy Children series, The Mad Scientists’ Club series, various Agatha Christies, various Sue Graftons… Remember this recent post? Those titles all received multiple reads from me. I come from a time of five-channel… Read more
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Fictional Characters’ Shoes to Step into
There’s a plethora of book or film characters I can relate to and quite a few I’d like to be if given the choice. I could probably go on and on about this topic, but I think I’ll limit it to a manageable number. Kathleen Kelly (film – You’ve Got Mail) She was the first… Read more
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A Church Camp Anecdote + Prompt Response
Happy Easter! You can find the prompt and the answer to it at the bottom of the post. Since the Holy Week is the usual time for church camps here in the Philippines, I thought I’d share this funny anecdote. It was a lifetime ago when I took on camp coordinating and facilitating tasks, so… Read more
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