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What Would You Do, Mommy?!
Asked my 9 year old daughter with curiosity. Photo by Daria Averina on Unsplash Alright, let’s play a game, I announced to my family. My daughter quickly kickstarted the game: Mommy, would you rather take off your clothes in a mall for $1000 or take $100 for doing nothing? I froze in my car seat. My…
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What Made You Happy Today?
Share it and inspire someone else! Photo by Cole Wyland on Unsplash Some days, I wake up with a burst of energy with my happy hormones scattered all over my body and mind. I feel grateful for everything big and small: From my morning cup of coffee to the blue sky that never loses its charm. Today…
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I See Myself in My Happy Place
In response to Dancing Elephants prompt 52 of 52 Photo by Redd F on Unsplash This story is written in response to the prompt “Walking down on Memory lane”. I love prompts like this that make me reminisce with joyful tears!! I just followed the instructions here by Dr. Gabriella Korosi: “Close your eyes and think about the…
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You Deserve What You Want
Because you are worth it! Photo by Vika Fleysher on Unsplash The best moments in life happen to us during the most ordinary days! On this beautiful day, my husband and I were out for a long drive around the beautiful hills of Palos Verdes in the city of Los Angeles. He stopped at the Starbucks drive-through…
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Light Up Your Thoughts to Spark Joy
Even when everything else is dark! Photo by Wout Vanacker on Unsplash I was going through waves of emotion that were well overdue. As I set the timer to vent my feelings, I got a call from a long-distance friend. The words that came out of her were drenched in painful tears. At that moment, she was…
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The Only Time to Live Your Best
is NOW Photo by Sagar Kulkarni on Unsplash This story was originally published in Magicbytes, my substack newsletter. I raced through the first half of my life without any second thoughts. The thought of taking a moment to just breathe tickled my brain. Who does that? Or at least I had no time for that. I…
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What Do You Choose to Do Today?
Fun or Funner?! Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash This story was originally published in Magicbytes, my substack newsletter. The best thing about reading is that the words find their way to our unconscious mind in no time. Later at some point in our lives, when we need them, the inner voice speaks to us, the exact…
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The Power of Listening to the Quiet
With your heart! Photo by Katerina Pavlyuchkova on Unsplash This story was originally published in Magicbytes, my substack newsletter. Turn off that noisy mind. In the still silence, the world speaks to us in ways, only our hearts can interpret. Recently, I was flying with my husband and two kids. We usually book all three seats in…
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Your Wait Time Could Transform Your Life
Forever! Photo by Aleksandra Sapozhnikova on Unsplash This story was originally published in Magicbytes, my substack newsletter. Waking up to the smell of freshly brewed coffee, I used to scroll through my WhatsApp chats. Every time there was a text notification from my best buddies’ group, I felt thrills. But it was so short-lived when the…