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Silver Lining - Part One
Are you the type of person who finds a silver lining in every situation? Do you see a glass-half-full or glass-half-empty? According to...

Angela
Dec 1, 20201 min read
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Fun with Snow
Do you have fun memories of playing in the snow? Last week we welcomed the first snow of this year. Even though we did have small...

Angela
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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Positive Strokes
I keep many papers that are sentimental to me: a note from 2003 is one, a printout from 2001 is another one (see cover photo). Positive...

Angela
Nov 29, 20201 min read
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Making Memories
Why do people travel? What are the benefits of traveling? In this article, 10 Benefits of Travelling, it listed the following: Achieve...

Angela
Nov 28, 20201 min read
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If The World Was Ending
It is a song by Canadian singer JP Saxe, featuring vocals of American singer Julia Michaels. In case you wonder. Yes, they are a couple....

Angela
Nov 27, 20201 min read
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Job Search Bootcamp
Are you looking for work? Do you need to improve your CV, cover letters? Are you aware of the power of LinkedIn? Do you want to learn how...

Angela
Nov 26, 20201 min read
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Contest - A Unique Toastmasters Experience
If you are a Toastmasters member, have you participated in a contest? I did. It was such a unique fun learning experience, so I...

Angela
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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A Busy Monday
It is the first time ever I started writing my daily blog past 10:00 pm. It was a jam-packed Monday, not my usual quiet one. I went to...

Angela
Nov 23, 20201 min read
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Being a Student
I love being a student. I love it more when I find myself in a group of like-minded people. In this blog Together is Better. I introduced...

Angela
Nov 22, 20201 min read
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Travel Talk: A Poem about Travel
In this article: 7 Poems That Will Inspire You To Travel. I was a little surprised yet delighted to see that the first two poems were...

Angela
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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What is Your Daily Practice?
"Being sick made me think about health and our need to appreciate and take care of it. Any thoughts on an article focused on the...

Angela
Nov 20, 20201 min read
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Building Meaningful Connections
Networking is what I write about on Thursdays. I refect on anything related to that subject. In the 2019 June issue of Toastmasters...

Angela
Nov 19, 20201 min read
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Book of the Week (#16): Living a Life of Inner Peace
I was immediately drawn by the title when I browsed the library website. The author is Eckhart Tolle. He is considered one of the finest...

Angela
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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Pathways - A New Way of Learning
I joined Toastmasters in 2003 and the education program was called CC and CL: Competent Communicator and Competent Leadership. The...

Angela
Nov 17, 20201 min read
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What is Your Monday Focus?
Abraham Lincoln said: "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be." That is why I write about "parenting" on Mondays....

Angela
Nov 16, 20201 min read
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My Ideal Job
I moved to Montreal from Toronto in 2004 to pursue my Master's degree in the School of Library and Information Studies. I worked at...

Angela
Nov 15, 20201 min read
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What Is Your Favorite Way of Travelling?
"Alexa, tell me something about travel." She quoted the following right away from my favorite source: Wikipedia. How lovely. "Travel is...

Angela
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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The Power of Music
In one of the World Champions of Public Speaking speeches, the winning speech was about the power of the music. The story was about...

Angela
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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You Raise Me Up
Ph.D. is the highest recognition in the academic world. DTM (Distinguished Toastmasters) is like the Ph.D. but in the Toastmasters world....

Angela
Nov 12, 20201 min read
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