Tag: #bepresent
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Result
It is the end result that counts. Alexey Brodovitch I am trying to sell my house and the process of it is stressful. Duh. A lot of people have had this experience and if you ask them about it, I bet most of them can only remember if the house was sold at a desired…
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Silent Night
Night is quiet. All I can hear is the machanical wheels turning in the humidifier; and the constant buzzing in my ears. The tiny little buzzing sound is like a group of crikets singing in the faraway bushes. If I don’t pay attention, it can be easily missed. Then there comes the chatters. It gets…
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Say Something
I should say something. But nothing comes out. I am not sure if you ever had this feeling, like it is wrong to feel how you feel. That is how I feel almost all the time. Friend said:”but you have everything that I want. You are healthy; you have a loving family and a great…
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Shower
When was the last time that you took a shower? No, I mean really taking a shower and just taking a shower. Not standing in the water reminiscing on some arguments you had with your high school boyfriend; or judging your belly fat because the half bag of Doritos you inhaled last night is still…
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20 20
“Twenty years” sounds so long. Yes, I am having one of those senior moments before making my new year resolution. Twenty years ago, I just entered junior high. My parents gave me a silver Discman, replacing my Walkman, and a purple little Nokia phone. Time was moving slower back then as I remembered. I spent…
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Therapy IV
“Jen, what’s wrong with me? Honestly, I am so tired of all these things. I am tired of talking about it, thinking about it, confused by it and drained by whatever this is.” Before heading into my therapist’s office, I didn’t even know whether I should still go through with it. What’s the point anyway?…
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Inner Peace
We were born with inner peace. I used to be fascinated by the forever changing clouds and would lay on the grass staring at the sky for hours. With the help of a silky bed sheet as cape and a chopstick as wond, I can be any powerful fairy imaginable. I used to be happy…
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Hiking
“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” -Edmund Hillary As a goalgetter, I hesitate before taking on another challenge onto my already overflowing plate. Until that task is finished and ”checked off”, it is nothing more than a TO-DO on my list mixed with other tasks like “get grocery” and “refill prescription”. And since…
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