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  • The Wait

    Our generation is not about the wait. Many would say, why wait? Instant gratification is everywhere – with food, technology, even relationships. As customers, we want to be served faster, quicker, now. People who take their time in certain situations are seen as slackers or less motivated than others. And when it comes down to […]

  • 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 […]

  • L’Avenir

    L’avenir: it’s one of the French words that means “in the future,” not as in the future tense of a verb, but rather in terms of past, present, and the future. It doesn’t necessarily describe a specific amount of time in the future, or exactly when it will be, but it describes the future in a […]