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LIVING

Finding Joy in an Ever Changing World

I am so happy to bid adieu to 2021. It was a difficult and unmemorable year. I wrote a whole blog post at the start of the year on how I was optimistic that this year would be filled with joy and light. Turns out, I was going to experience the true meaning of joy, albeit not in the way I was expecting.  Spring brought with it a terrible wave of Covid which affected my entire family and lasted all the way up till summer. Accidents and illnesses followed our recovery into fall, and winter was particularly harsh as I…

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HOLIDAYS

Joyful and Bright Days Ahead!

Aloha friends and I hope you have all had a wonderful start to 2021! I wasn’t up to the pressure of publishing a new year’s post in January, so I decided to debut the first 2021 post on the blog on the day of the Chinese Lunar Year instead!  I have written about lunar year celebrations on the blog before as well. I like exploring and learning about different regions and cultures, and Chinese traditions and stories have always fascinated me. Last year, I had the chance to be in Singapore around this time, and I was blown away by…

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LIVING

How to Live your Best Life!

I suspect the header of my post is the only reason you have landed on this page and my site. We all want to lead happy, fulfilling and content lives. and anything that can give us some insight into how to do that is worth a read! Hence let me clarify something at the outset – this article is not a list of top things you can do to change your life around. However, it will explore key mindsets and behaviors that will enable you to improve your mental health so you have better control over the quality of your…

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HOLIDAYS

Love & Luck in 2019

Read my post title again. Sounds too generic? But in reality, I actually put a lot of thought into this. Read on to know how. Last week the world celebrated the Chinese New Year, and the coming week is when everyone will be busy with Valentine’s Day preparations (you can love it or hate it, but you can’t ignore it!). Given that I am just getting back to my writing routine, I missed the bus on writing a New Year’s post, and am delayed getting my annual Valentine’s post out (check out previous V-Day posts below). So I decided to…

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LIVING

Sparkle #2: Inspiring Resolutions

Hello beautiful people! It is the first Monday of the new year, and I know we all need a little cheer and inspiration to stick to the intentions we have planned for 2015. Below I have collected some of my favorite ‘new year resolutions’ posts from around the web. These keep me motivated and inspired – here’s hoping some of them might resonate with you as well. Still undecided on what activities you will actively be pursuing this year? If you need help picking your resolutions, or just want inspiration for some interesting challenges, check out these links: 50 Daily/Weekly Challenge Ideas, The Resolution Manifesto, 50 Smart &…

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