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Expectations
Read More: ExpectationsThe day after Thanksgiving, we took a trip to a campground near Barstow, California. It was a free camping area called Sawtooth Canyon. Because it was a holiday weekend, the place was packed. Every time we take Bambi out, an unforeseen situation seems to arise. Sometimes it’s a minor issue (we run out of electricity…
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Umma & Me
Read More: Umma & MeI took a short trip to Northern California to visit my Mom the week or two before Thanksgiving. Before the trip, I co-facilitated a two-day leadership workshop at work. One of the ways we help leaders set aside their distractions for the two-day workshop is to talk about what’s most pressing for them in the…
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Airstream Living
Read More: Airstream LivingBefore buying my Airstream, I did very little research on the type of models available. I mean, I knew the difference in length, but that was about it. At the time, all I cared about was owning a piece of Americana that would give me a chance to explore the U.S., while learning about myself.…
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Our Legacy
Read More: Our LegacyA few nights ago, I met a friend after work and we talked about life after death. In the dark restaurant, my mind wandered back to a conversation with one of the Asian women leaders I interviewed for my research study. During the interview, the participant explained she had been learning about Buddhism and was trying to…
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Where have I been?
Read More: Where have I been?As I’ve been acclimating to my new life in Southern California, I’m slowly establishing a rhythm. By no means is it perfect but instead, it’s a work in progress. One of the activities I’ve been trying hard to incorporate is to continue the discipline of writing. For a while now, my goal has been to…
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Long live Arches
Read More: Long live ArchesI had the chance to visit Arches National Park in Utah during our trip across the U.S. Like the Grand Canyon, being in the park was a humbling experience for me. My wish is that this park, other parks, and all national monuments will continue to thrive for hundreds of years to come. Our souls…
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Run with it
Read More: Run with itMy head spins a little less now. And when I wake up in the morning, I have a better sense of where I am. I don’t feel like I’m in-between anymore. I can stop and reflect back on our cross-country trip and think about all of the things that went right (and wrong). We didn’t have…
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Goodbye, New York… again
Read More: Goodbye, New York… againRight now, I feel like I can’t move forward without reflecting on my experience of living in New York. It’s as if I need to let the past two years catch up with the present. For the first several months of this year, my life was moving with a speed that I could not keep…