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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • “Sometimes, you have to give up to move up”

    While listening to the Career Advice episode of The Minimalist podcast, one of the hosts threw out a quotable phrase that stopped me from what I was doing (and compelled me to write it here and share it with you): “Sometimes, you have to give up to move up” Because there have been so many instances in our lives Read more

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  • Thinking should be a major part of the job

    But what often happens is we’ve become so focused on ticking off boxes and multitasking, thinking that crossing off everything on our to-do list is just what there is at work.  What happens when all that has run out? I’ll make a new list! And so there’s now a little room for imagination because you’ve filled your Read more

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  • First, identify the problem

    Living in an area with substandard and demoralizing housing, because living there was what I could only afford at the time, made me realize how our environment affects our way of life and perception of life. And with a meager income, I learned how to dance with lack and need. In times of distress, it’s Read more

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  • AI tools and where to find them

    I first caught wind about how access to A.I. Tools is opening up to the general public through the Urgent Optimists community as they discussed face-search tools like PimEyes and A.I. art (text to image) like Midjourney. You might like to read the blog posts I wrote about face search and AI art: And in less than a year, Read more

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  • Where does your devotion lie?

    You’ll know where your devotions lie by identifying the things you serve and worship Do you like what you just found out? Read more

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  • Going home with a hand to hold

    The comfort of being held reminds me of what it feels like to be a child growing up in a loving family. And so growing up and living away from family feels lonely. Yet, there are moments when I strongly yearn for a touch, an embrace, and some warmth. Just having a hand to hold Read more

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  • Nighttime habits (a “Scrolling is the New Smoking” riff off)

    Today’s Big Social eerily resembles yesterday’s Big Tobacco. Scrolling is the new smoking. Scrolling Is The New Smoking, an article from forbes.com At some point, a nagging voice inside you must have whispered something in your gut, like, “Stop. This is not how you should be spending your time.“ But because the bright screens are Read more

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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