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 23, 20201 min read
Some Charming Quotes
I love quotes. They can validate our thoughts and strengthen our beliefs. Great quotes make us wonder, ponder, and sometimes surrender to...
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Angela
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: Amazing Greece
Did you know the meaning of the idiom "It's (all) Greek to me"? Did you know that "It's All Greek to Me" is also the name of a restaurant...
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Angela
Aug 21, 20201 min read
Yesterday Once More
It is a hit song by the Carpenters from their 1973 album Now & Then. A song that makes me smile every time when I listen to it. A song...
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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 19, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#4): The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth (Part 1)
It is a great book written by John C. Maxwell and published in 2014. It was mentioned in Sonia Di Maulo's Coffee Chat "The Art of Growth"...
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Angela
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Some Elements about Toastmasters (Part 1)
Did you know that you can join Toastmasters as long as you are 18 years old? Did you know that there are over 16,800 clubs with a total...
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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 14, 20201 min read
Try to Remember
According to Wikipedia: "It is a song about nostalgia from the 1960 musical comedy The Fantasticks, It is the first song performed in the...
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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 12, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#3): Got Your Attention?
Did you know that "goldfish have longer attention spans than humans"? Did you know that "if you can not get people's attention, you will...
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Angela
Aug 11, 20201 min read
A Proud Moment
What are your proud moments? Do you remember how you felt in those proud moments? Being an active member of Toastmasters has brought me...
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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 8, 20201 min read
Travel Talk: San Francisco (Part Two)
It was my second trip to San Francisco in a little over two months, it was for a BIG event: my daughter's wedding. The date was October...
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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 5, 20201 min read
Book of the Week (#2): Earth Psalms
Reflections on How God Speaks through Nature, by Francine Rivers, released in 2016. When I lived in Toronto, I used to go to The People's...
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