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Monday Muse
Suleika Jaouad, writer of the New York Times column Life, Interrupted on the Well blogs, is Prabal Gurung’s first Monday Muse (according to her Facebook page)! Truthfully, she’s such an inspiration to everyone, including me. I started reading her column when it began early last year in the Times, and I truly appreciated the insight […]
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Listening
Writing (for other, non-blogging purposes – mainly, application purposes) always calls for a healthy dose of music for me… the ratio of music to writing when I write is probably 15:1 (if that’s a way to quantify it based on absolutely no data). This is one of the reasons I’ve been listening to so. much. […]
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Another Rainy Day
It’s a beautiful, rainy day to enjoy, perfect for some chai tea, good music (Hillsong’s new Glorious Ruins and of course, some Corinne Bailey Rae), and a healthy dose of writing.
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Bastille Day
Happy Bastille Day! This day celebrates July 14, 1789 in which the Bastille prison fell and ended Louis XVI’s monarchy all over France and its territories. This means… fireworks! I really like this French holiday because it reminds me of my fantastically awesome Paris host family. One of my host brothers was named Bastien, and […]
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Opportunity
A decade ago, on July 4, 2003, I wrote an essay for a “patriotic essay” contest sponsored by Trinity Fest in Dallas. It was about why I loved America – basically, a few paragraphs considering all the opportunities I have been blessed to experience since my parents decided to move here to the U.S. many […]