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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...

Angela
Aug 14, 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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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...

Angela
Aug 12, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Aug 11, 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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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...

Angela
Aug 8, 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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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...

Angela
Aug 5, 20201 min read
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How Do You Learn?
"Tell Me and I Forget; Teach Me and I May Remember; Involve Me and I Learn". I don't know who said it. but it is a great quote. It is a...

Angela
Aug 4, 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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Travel Talk: San Francisco (Part One)
I love to travel. The idea of leaving your comfort zone and heading into the unknown is an adventure that excites me. Life is an...

Angela
Aug 2, 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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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...

Angela
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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Book of the Week (#1): This Year I Will...
I created the category "Reading" when I started this blog, today I decided to write a weekly entry called "Book of the week". Most books...

Angela
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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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,...

Angela
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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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...

Angela
Jul 27, 20201 min read
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Living in the Present
One of my mentors asked about my view on living in the present. In her email, she shared her stories and insights on embracing the new...

Angela
Jul 26, 20201 min read
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