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Call it midlife crisis or call it whatever you like, but I have been trying to find purpose (again) these days. When one chooses not to have children, it becomes more difficult at a certain age to define what life is all about. As someone who has spent most of her life trying to be comfortable in her own skin and only recently feeling that is completed, I am now wondering what do…
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Prose Ode of Love!
Six years ago I went to an Internations event to avoid being lonely and sad at home after breaking up with my five-year boyfriend during the winter holidays. Just a week or so before that I had gone on a private retreat to reset my sights on attracting a partner who would be all I needed him to be – right down to a checklist (obvi!). 😛 Although I had not planned on…
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In Recovery
It may sound weak and pathetic, but just over two weeks after returning from winter holidays, I am just finally starting to feel like myself again. It seems that my tolerance for being busy, social, and the like has greatly decreased so that it is taking me longer to recoup. For the past couple of weeks, I have been having to force myself into the real world again. My introverted voice reminds me…
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Golden Joinery
There is a Japanese art form called kintsugi or kintsukuroi, which is used to repair broken pottery using a metal (gold or silver generally) to repair the broken item. When we fall in love or start a new relationship, whether friendly or romantic, we look at the connection as perfect and untouched. Like we do with decorative plates, we try the best we can to protect the original purity of the shape, quality,…
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The Walls We Build
I wonder if it is a blessing or a curse that the world has become more open to reflection, self-awareness, and mental health. It’s interesting to listen to younger people dismiss the current talk of mental health in the same way that the older generations ignored it. At the root is the common belief that we can fix ourselves or that it’s something for others – who are weak; who are lacking in…
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Great Things Ahead
I am determined to make this the year of writing (among other things), so watch this space as I’ll be posting more regularly. True, I’ve posted this before, but 2020 is the year with my big goals to make some changes regarding work and finances – more about these to come. So, this is just an introductory post of what is to come. Over the next week I’ll be settling back into reality…
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Flu Season
Every year the discussion about getting shots for whatever flu strand or superbug is out there is had. Every year I swear by the fact I hardly ever get sick and that I have never gotten the flu shot because of it. The fact is, despite what doctors and others say, I do not agree with needing to get the shot at my age. Someone once said that another way to look at…
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A Bit of a Funk
I know it’s been a while since I have written. I kept thinking about sitting down to write a post and then I didn’t. Time passes by quickly whether I am happy or whether I am sad. Time stops for no one. It’s really just a matter of how we spend the time. People go through phases. Regular patterns reveal themselves throughout the year if we take the time to note them. For…
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Flip and Flop
There is a thing called personal space. The amount required depends on the person, culture, etc. I have gotten used to having less of it through living in Japan 👥 where this concept is a luxury even if on a person to person basis people would like more of it. The other day, I knew that I had grown in my tolerance for close proximities to strangers when I only momentarily paused as…
Creative Meanderings
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