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  • I Want to Be Just Like Her

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    100-Word Memoir At all times! Author’s Photo I touch the pit with my bare hands. In the deepest dark, my senses are as void as my feelings. With wet eyes, I struggle hard to swallow the pain. Breathing in the air relieves me a bit, at least for that moment. One cannot fall further from this…

  • Your Motivation May Come From Unexpected Places

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    Never stop looking Photo by Shane Stagner on Unsplash It is not the powerful lectures, sparking conversations, or the voluminous self-help books that spring me into action immediately. The casual unyielding comments and witty one-liners light up my inner fire in no time. Once found, I keep feeding on that energy forever! If you want to fly,…

  • I am Old Enough to Know Better

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    And young enough to try it anyway Photo by Meritt Thomas on Unsplash You know the inevitable is staring right into your eyes when you google to find what period constitutes teenage. The mellowed mind is surprised to find that it is only 13 to 19 years. Wait, what about the young couple in their mid-20s?! I…

  • What Should I Write About Now?

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    I am stuck in a maze Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash This morning, I started writing about marriage. A bit later, I deviated and picked a different topic on parenting from my drafts. Last week, I had soaked enough in self-reflection. So, I was determined it will not be another article about an experience that involves…

  • I Found Strength Hidden in My Beauty

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    You can too! Photo by Lucas Marconnet on Unsplash Life is different when we know we are beautiful. Even better, when we find what makes us uniquely attractive. As a teenager, I was delighted to move around in my high heels shoes of six inches. Pulling the abs in, I deliberately walked with one leg in front…

  • Your Thoughts Can Make You Powerful

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    Dancing Elephants Book Project Positivity – Group1 Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash “Happy the man, and happy he alone,he who can call today his own:he who, secure within, can say,Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today” -Horace. The quote is a beautiful reminder that owning our life in the present is enough to face anything…

  • Don’t Let Parenting Steal Your Fun Side

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    Lend it the joy in you to create purposeful lives. Photo by Heike Mintel on Unsplash Originally published in my newsletter: Magicbytes The day I delivered my first child, I found out I was not an ordinary human. For starters, that was the first time my body and mind will-fully worked against 15+ hours of hunger.…

  • Let the Sun Shine on You

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    Today, tomorrow, and forever Photo by petr sidorov on Unsplash Written in response to Amy Shearn’s writing prompt “Your Next Great Idea Is In The Cards: Pick a card, any card.” For the first time in my life, I picked a tarot card this morning and I got “Number XIX. The Sun.” My curious mind found this…

  • Your Passion Is Hidden in Your Strengths

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    Find it and give it a purpose! Photo from Pexels Originally published in my newsletter: Magicbytes It was my daughter’s 6th birthday party. My husband and I made the party arrangements all week. When we finished decorating the party hall in the unicorn theme, it was already 11 pm. The following morning, I woke up and surprised…

  • You Are the First Of The Rest

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    The best of my life lessons Photo by Jose Ibarra on Unsplash Tomorrow was going to be a dull day for me. Although I knew it, I couldn’t do anything about it. If I only had the power to fast forward and skip tomorrow, I wondered. My sister interrupted my deep thinking mode asking, What’s wrong? I…