Month: July 2016
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Zenning My Sh*t
“Worrying just attracts the things you don’t want” is a quote I saw either on FB or in one of my readings this summer. When I took up meditation and mindfulness last year M and I would joke that I was learning to “zen my sh*t”. While I still struggle with this and have off…
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_Outlander_ by Diana Gabaldon
_Outlander_ by Diana Gabaldon For the past week or so I have been consumed by this 850-page novel. I came across it on the bookshelf where residents at PR leave unwanted books for others to take freely. Although I already have a long list of books I want to read, including ones I am still…
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_David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants_ by Malcolm Gladwell
_David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants_ by Malcolm Gladwell Over three years ago, I posted upon hearing about this new title by Gladwell. No doubt, he already has another one out, but I do not yet know about it. 😉 I have really enjoyed just about everything he has written and…
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FLOTUS into Politics
For most of my adult life I have steered clear of politics. I have brief moments in and out where I try to care, but for the most part I find that I get frustrated or depressed from the state of the world and generally am cynical about politicians and the world of politics. Furthermore,…
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On Cruise Control…
My car has cruise control and I use it a lot to avoid getting speeding tickets in the city or on the long endless road from Abu Dhabi to Dubai. Even though I use the cruise control, I still try to stay alert to the cars around me as well as where the cameras are or…
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30 Days of Gratitude
Day 30: What talent or skill do you have that you are grateful for? When I first thought about the answer to this question, my mind came up with my ability to problem solve. Generally, I am the one who brainstorms ways to get out of a pickle and then takes action to make it…
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Open Home and Hearts
Day 29: What friend/family member are you grateful for today? This is hardly a fair question as someone is bound to be offended if I do not say I am grateful for them. It would be an easy cop out to say ALL of my family and friends, which would be true. However, I am…
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Waking Up Grateful
Day 28: What small thing that happened today are you grateful for? Well, my day has only just begun as it has been a relatively slow weekend morning start. 🙂 However, I am already grateful for the fact that I woke up on my own – meaning my husband did not wake me up as…
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_The Shadow of the Wind_ by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
_The Shadow of the Wind_ by Carlos Ruiz Zafón The Cemetery of Forgotten Books #1 was a book that a student recommended that I read. When she was reading it, I noticed that she was seemingly addicted to it as she was reading it whenever I walked into class or if there was extra time…
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_MaddAddam_ by Margaret Atwood
_MaddAddam_ by Margaret Atwood The last of the trilogy following_Oryx and Crake_ and _The Year of the Flood_, this one was very disappointing to me. I finished reading it a while ago and am just now trying to remember more than the fact that I was not happy with the ending of this trilogy given how…
