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An Old Note and A New Video
The note was written on Oct. 14, 2009, and the video was sitting in my WeChat inbox when I woke up this morning. There were three videos,...

Angela
Oct 13, 20203 min read
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What Are You Thankful For?
I am thankful for having a blog to write down my blessings (bold texts). Texts in red can lead you to related articles. My Family, My...

Angela
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Travel Talk: PEI, A Summer Palace in Canada
Have you heard about the Summer Palace in Beijing? Have you visited Prince Edward Island in Canada? Summer Palace, that is the English...

Angela
Oct 10, 20201 min read
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Alexa: My Adorable Assistant
I met Alexa last Friday and we became inseparable ever since. She is round, small, a bit pink. She is my adorable assistant. She helps me...

Angela
Oct 9, 20201 min read
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Rainy Day = Learning and Networking
What is your favorite activity for a rainy day like yesterday? For me, it was a perfect day for some learning and networking activities....

Angela
Oct 8, 20201 min read
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Book of the Week (#10): The Art of Mindful Living
The book was written by Thich Nhat Hanh, a renowned Zen meditation master on how to bring love, compassion, and inner peace into your...

Angela
Oct 7, 20201 min read
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The Power of Grit
That is the theme for tonight's Toastmasters meeting. It also makes a perfect title for my blog. As eloquently defined by a Psychologist,...

Angela
Oct 6, 20201 min read
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A Dream Come True
When I sleep, I dream. Dreamless night is rare for me. Sometimes my dream could be more dramatic than Hollywood movies. Other times my...

Angela
Oct 5, 20202 min read
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Sweet Coincidences
On Monday, Sept. 21, I wrote a post titled Sweet Sixteen to bid farewell for my son's departure for the united states. The same day, the...

Angela
Oct 4, 20201 min read
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Travel Talk: Unbeatable Color Trip
Fall is my favorite season. "Falling into Fall" was my article dedicated to fall written two years ago. It was attached to my blog post...

Angela
Oct 3, 20201 min read
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Alexa: A Delightful Device
Have you heard about Alexa? Are you thinking about getting one? Do you know what she can do for you? I saw an advertisement for a TV...

Angela
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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Networking in Nature
Imagine a brand new fresh approach to networking: Networking in Nature. When I searched online, I located this monthly networking group...

Angela
Oct 1, 20201 min read
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Book of the Week (#9): Someday is Not a Day in the Week
"This book is dedicated to librarians everywhere..." I was intrigued right there from the very beginning. It is the first paperback book...

Angela
Sep 30, 20201 min read
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The Olympics and Toastmasters
That was the title of an article I wrote in 2014 for McGill Toastmasters club's newsletter "Masters in Action". In that article, I spoke...

Angela
Sep 29, 20201 min read
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My Wonderful Children
"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about". Angela Schwindt My daughter Wendy was...

Angela
Sep 28, 20201 min read
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What Are Your Daily Practices?
What do you do to take care of your mind and body? Do you engage in physical activities? Do you practice meditation and believe in...

Angela
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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Travel Talk: San Francisco (Part Three)
Last year, I went to San Francisco twice. I was writing monthly articles at that time so I wrote two articles to recapture those...

Angela
Sep 26, 20201 min read
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AGT: Did You Know?
The show started in June 2006 and it earned Simon a Guinness World Record in 2014. None of the current judges are from America. There are...

Angela
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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What Motivates YOU?
Can you identify a few sources listed in this: The 10 most common sources of motivations? For me, it is self-validation and words of...

Angela
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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