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Two years ago I was excitedly preparing to launch The Universal Asian 🙌🏽. Since then, there have been a few variations, twists and turns, ups and downs, but it has become something I am proud of – overall. Still, for two years it has taken up a large part of my mental space. Is it my passion project? Am I obsessed with it? Could I walk away from it without much pain? Yes…
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Puppies and More Puppies
Most of my days and nights have been consumed with falling in love with our newest additions to the household – Monty and Pea(nut). It’s only been a month since they joined our home, but they have stolen our hearts – and all of our attention! 😉 Here’s a link to the photos as it says it all – warning: there are A LOT of photos! 😀 Enjoy! ~T 🔥🐉♋️
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Worldly Possessions
In a discussion group yesterday, we talked about the things that we are attached to and what 10 things would we grab or want to save if we were running out of a fire. As an educator and trainer, this is an activity that we often ask our students as a learning exercise and also an assessment of an individual in group interviews. In trying to answer it for myself, it is always…
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Doing and Being – Me
Last week’s poem was a few days/weeks in the making. I have been feeling a desire to return to writing poetry as sometimes prose is too wordy and lacks an elegance that poetry has in expressing thoughts or emotions. It has been a while since I have used it as a way of expressing myself, but it finally turned into something. This poem came out of recent conversations and ponderings. My father has…
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A poem: Life Just Is
Life just is – a wandering of this world trying to discover what will unfurl. Life just is – a string of experiences some good, some bad, some open doors, others fences. Life just is – a chance to learn about ourselves, about others, about on what we should concern. Life just is – but a brief moment and of what is beyond us, we only have a hint. Life just is –…
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Physical Purging to Reset
There’s nothing quite like a physical purge to reset the mind. **TMI Warning**⚠️ Yesterday I was continuing my inner rage, which I’m sure was reflected in my somewhat negative energy being emitted to others. M decided to fuel the rage with little comments. One in particular sparked a confused response of anger, frustration, and truth – ‘you’re so negative about everything, maybe you need to reflect more on that’! 🤬😳🤯 First of all,…
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Making an Effort
Some days I feel as if the struggle is more real than others. Some days there is no real struggle at all, in fact. However, when climbing up out of a depressive cycle, the struggles can feel like mountains. On the outside, I think I am fairly well put-together. Even from my partner, I try to hide the tears that occasionally threaten to ooze out of the sides of my eyes (though he…
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Bringing Light and Leaving the Dark
There are few things that trigger my negative psyche these days. Thanks to meditation, reading a lot of books for reflection, and general maturity in life through experiences, I always look inward before letting myself get absorbed by other’s actions or words. Introspection is a daily habit rather than a passing whim for me. So, when I feel injured by others, I really feel it. It has been a long time since I…
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Puppy Love, C19 and the Psyche
Two weeks ago, I had this moment of darkness where I could not see any light in my world and I closed my eyes not wanting to see it in others. It has been a while since such dark moments have passed over me, but when old traumas are triggered one can never really know nor be prepared for. It was in that space I saw myself potentially getting sick. It wasn’t that…
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