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Am I Happy? Guilty as Charged!
Earlier this week, someone I was having coffee with asked me point blank as soon as we sat down with our cuppas: “Are you happy? Truly happy with your life as it is at the moment?” (You must be wondering where am … Continue reading
And how are you crazy?
A friend forwarded me an NYT article recently titled “Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person”. It was a well written article and the line that seized my imagination was: “In a wiser, more self-aware society than our own, a standard question … Continue reading
Why you should smile (or better yet, grin) when you go running
This morning, I went for a run with a difference. Normally when I run, I put on my serious work-out face – sunglasses, no smile, just a determined focus on getting the distance/time done, cut off from the world with my ears … Continue reading
In the still of early morn
2:00 a.m. Sleepless. In Singapore 3:00 a.m. Supper. Amongst restless strangers. 3:30 a.m. Walking. Silent footsteps beneath a full moon. 4:00 a.m. Sitting. Calmed by peaceful still waters. 4:30 am. Listening. Morning birds stir in the quiet. 5:00 am Smelling. Sensing. The air changes, pulses. A … Continue reading
6575 days left – contemplating mortality
It’s been 34 days since I started counting down to my EDD (estimated day i die). My blogs on the subject contemplating mortality have drawn two very different sets of responses. The first group resonated with the perspective and talked about seizing the … Continue reading
Love, Suffering and Loneliness
“If you love, you will suffer. The only way to protect yourself against suffering is to protect yourself against love – and that is the greatest suffering of all, loneliness.” ~ Peter Kreeft. I came across this quote … Continue reading
ATM (Always Trust Magic) again!
Magic happened again today. A moment appeared this morning unplanned and unexpected and I allowed myself to slow down, recognize the moment and make magic happen. (see my other blog: ATM = Always Trust Magic) Before I talk about the moment … Continue reading
Like the woman at the well
Last night, I slept in a bunk bed – the first time in 27 years, sharing a dormitory with 9 other women, living a simpler communal existence focusing on the spiritual. I am attending the Conversion Experience Retreat #56 at the Catholic … Continue reading
Seriously, why is the internet obsessed with Wonder Woman’s armpits?
So I read today that the trailer for the new Wonder Woman movie was released and amidst all the action of Diana Prince kicking butt, folks on the internet appear to have fixated on the Amazonian’s armpits and questioned how she could possibly have … Continue reading
A false sense of connection
A few weeks ago, I recall being shocked that there were women who were getting 2 hours of sleep a day because they were so busy responding to emails at work. Kai, who was facilitating a workshop for us where this admission came … Continue reading
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