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READING, WRITING, AND NETWORKING FOR GROWTH, PEACE, AND HAPPINESS

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Daddy is "Taxi"
For the past few weeks, my Monday articles came with publications in Chinese. Here is my daughter's feedback: "Mom you gotta translate...

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A Few of My Favorites
Technology is amazing sometimes. It knows what you like to read and it recommends articles to you. That is what my phone does to me from...

Angela
Sep 6, 20201 min read
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Networking - A Definition
According to Merriam-Webster, networking is the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups, or institutions....

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Sep 3, 20201 min read
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Walk the Talk, Lead by Example
According to Your Dictionary: Talk-the-talk has two meanings: first, to speak like an expert; to exhibit one's knowledge of a subject;...

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Sep 1, 20201 min read
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A Sweet Talker? A Straight Shooter?
Are you a parent? Is your child (are your children) a sweet talker or a straight shooter? Do you still remember the moments when those...

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Aug 31, 20201 min read
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IS Sunday Your Best Day?
On the 2-month mark of my blogging (August 13), I listed my daily focus in my article "Short and Sweet is My Intention". I followed my...

Angela
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 29, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 28, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 24, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 20, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 17, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 16, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 15, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 13, 20201 min read
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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,...

Angela
Aug 10, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 7, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 6, 20201 min read
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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,...

Angela
Aug 3, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 1, 20201 min read
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