Travel Talk: Cuba - My FIRST Winter Escape
Winter in Montreal can be very bitter sometimes. When I lived in Montreal, my work was a bit over 3 km away. I used Bixi to bike to work...
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Angela
Aug 28, 20201 min read
Under the Weather
What do you do when you are under the weather? Here are my top five choices: Listen to uplifting songs, one of my favorite songs is this...
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Angela
Aug 24, 20201 min read
Language Game
"Give, but don't allow yourself to be used. Love, but don't allow your heart to be abused. Trust, but don't be naive. Listen, but don't...
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Angela
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Are You A Good Farmer?
Woody Allen once said that 80% of success in life is just showing up. What about the other 20%? He didn't say. This article says it is...
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Angela
Aug 17, 20201 min read
The Secret Weapon
On Monday, July 6, I wrote: Monday is usually my least favorite day of the week. This Monday, I found this quote: "When you start to do...
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Angela
Aug 16, 20201 min read
Some Reflections
What do you see from the cover photo? I see a hand holding a piece of broken glass. I also see a reflection of oneself in front of a...
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Angela
Aug 15, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Bonjour Quebec
Have you heard of a quote by Marcel Proust? "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new...
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Angela
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Short and Sweet is My Intention
Did you know that an average person can read 250 words in a minute? Did you know that 250 words = around 1,500 characters? Did you know...
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Angela
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Sweet Memories
If you are a parent and I ask you to describe your experience in three words. What would they be? For me, the words are blessed,...
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Angela
Aug 7, 20201 min read
A Few Quotes about Music
"Where words leave off, music begins" That was a quote from Heinrich Hein. It seems to suggest that words have limitations as an...
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Angela
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Networking - Is it a Numbers Game?
It was to me before I hit the target number of 500 connections on LinkedIn. I wasn't that active on LinkedIn before 2020. Since I lost my...
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Angela
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Raising Kids: Your Way or the Highway?
There are many ways to raise kids. Some work better than others. In my case, my way worked: they both graduated from McGill University,...
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Angela
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Want Happiness? Practice Gratitude!
"It is not happy people who are grateful, it is grateful people who are happy" I don't know who said that but I couldn't agree more with...
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Angela
Jul 31, 20201 min read
Biking Fun
Facebook has a feature called "memories". It reminds you of what happened on this day, but years before. On July 31, 2009. My entry was a...
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Angela
Jul 30, 20201 min read
A Little Celebration Goes A Long Way
Today is a beautiful day, not just the weather, but also my journey of blogging. This article marks the entry of #50. This morning I got...
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Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
A Journey Like No Other
Today is Tuesday and you guessed it right, this entry is about my Toastmasters journey. From 2003 to 2020, the most predictable,...
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Angela
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Self-Discipline - What is Your Take?
I was suggested to write about self-discipline as I was told it is one of my strengths. According to Your Dictionary: Self-discipline is...
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Angela
Jul 24, 20201 min read
A Year of Changes
The article attached to today's post is the last one I wrote for 2018, meaning all twelve articles from 2018 have been posted here on my...
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Angela
Jul 23, 20201 min read
Weekly Highlights
Do you keep a daily agenda? Do you have a monthly focus? What are your weekly highlights? I consider myself a very organized person and I...
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