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Written in response to Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition Read more
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Met a friend to go for a walk and then have lunch together. The walk was on the short side for my own standards (I’m a walker), but longer than what my friend thought she could make: 1,5 miles, going around ours and some nearby buildings. By the end of it she was feeling great… Read more
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Wednesday the day was though, I barely had time to go potty. Had lunch at my desk working like crazy. But for 1 hour, from 12:00 to 1:00, I attended an event a team I’m part of was organizing. We realized employee satisfaction is not great and one of the points that scores low in… Read more
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Written in response to the Weekly Photo Challenge: Family Read more
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Just before noon, I’m annoyed by a task I need to do at work. I decide to use lunch time to go for a walk and refresh my mind and mood. It’s cold. I see I’m not the only one who used lunch time to keep moving, although there are less people than when the… Read more
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Got late to work. Won’t be able to leave late. Rush to lunch, ask to go so can eat at the desk. While waiting, notice the sun shining bright outside after so many cloudy days. Take the to go box, sit on a table by the window, facing the sun, pull up sleeves to soak… Read more
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Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need. Amy Whitehouse Although for me is actually only 2 times a week. On the other days I go for walks, not the gym… Written in response to Ese’… Read more
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Leo Buscaglia This post was written in response to Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Touch Read more
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Celebrating the fact that I’ll be close to my favorite trail again soon. Can’t wait! This post was written in response to Where’s my Backpack’s Travel theme: Silver Read more
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The first time ever I went Geocaching was a couple months ago, back in November, during a family trip to Florida. One of the days, we decided to do a day trip to a park called Bok Tower Gardens, and the information of the park said it had 6 geocaches hidden throughout the park. I… Read more
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I have been sitting watching that ever since I came back, the continuous variations of light and shadow. Laurie Lee This post was written in response to Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Continuous Read more
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Today I was planning to try to write my second 6th grade essay, as promised in my previous post Writing Challenges, Frogs and Trumpets. But then I got so immersed on creating the graphics that will accompany it, that I almost ran out of time. I’ll still try, but pardon me if it’s not great. I’m… Read more
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Last week, the writing challenge here was to create haikus. I don’t usually write poetry, at all, but I took the challenge and created 5 of them: Mt. Rainier, Elephant, Meditation, Sunset and Beach. Then this week, on Monday morning, the guy who organizes the morale events in our team, sends us an email announcing… Read more
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Originally posted on wellfesto: Mid-way through a recent group exercise class, the teacher lost me. She didn’t lose me because of some complicated step sequence or insanely long set of burpees; I mentally checked out because of a few words she kept saying over and over. “Come on! Get that body ready for your winter… Read more
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Straight lines. A few horizontal, most vertical. Some cutting the landscape diagonally, but always up, reaching for the sky. They are brown or grey. Occasionally disrupted by a fighting leave, trying to hold tight in spite of the wind. But today there is no wind. And the sky today is blue. If you look really,… Read more
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See how nature – trees, flowers, grass – grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence…we need silence to be able to touch souls. Mother Teresa of Calcutta This post was written in response to Ese’s Weekly Shoot & Quote Challenge – Silence Read more
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This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I made it! Here’s my fifth and last one. sandy beach, warm sun inviting us to relax, life can’t be better Read more
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This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my fourth one. when the sun sets down golden takes over the sky breath taking beauty Read more
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This week’s daily post writing challenge is to post a Haiku for each day of the week, until Friday. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make them all, but I’ll try. Here’s my third one. benches on a trail inviting meditation feeling well at peace Read more
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Do any of my loyal readers remember my post last year The numbers tell? Well, it’s that time of the year and I had my Know Your Numbers appointment this morning again. All the numbers got much better from last year. And most even better than 2 years ago, when I was rocking! Yay! Here’s… Read more
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