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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...

Angela
Aug 18, 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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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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