Tag: social media
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AAPI, AANHPI, or MH Month?!
America is viewed as a country that will celebrate anything. A common observance shared with me by non-North Americans is the exuberance of Americans at amusement parks, conferences, sporting events, and our observances of different months, holidays, etc. Having not lived in the US for some time now, I am not as well-versed in the…
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Contrary for Contrary’s Sake?!
This is going to be a bit of a rant and admittedly a contrary one, but not just for the sake of it. 🤪 Most of the time, I loathe looking at social media for any holiday or “international/national day of ____” because it has become a space for people to schmooze and ooze over-the-top…
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From Kerfuffle to Positivity
There was a shadow cast that I knew had light on the other side, but lingered over me as I processed how the reaction of the very few was able to trigger a chain reaction with overblown responses resulting in unacknowledged ultimatums and bullying tactics because fear and a perpetual state of feeling injustice ruled…
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Standing in and Sharing the Light
Generally, I limit my social media interactions. For the longest time, I thought it was just because I do not care so much about what is going on in other people’s lives that I need to be updated regularly. However, just as its use has evolved, so has my reasoning for why I’m bothered by…
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One to One
If you look at my Facebook friends numbers, it says 914 as of today. One might think that I am a social butterfly with numbers like that. However, it just goes to show how much numbers can be used to express, or give the perception of, something that is quite far from the truth. Initially,…
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Using my own words…
I am a cynic. It’s true. You might be surprised by that if you don’t know me very well. If you do, then you’re probably sarcastically saying ‘no way?!’. 😛 (I hope so, anyway!) While I was always in awe of former teachers and professors who could quote Shakespeare or the poetic words of the…
