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reflections

Thanksgiving 2022

On this Thanksgiving day, I am thankful. In the past year, my father passed away, I began teaching, and got to spend time with my family. I am stronger than last year, and more focused, and more resilient. I only wish I got to spend time with my dad in his final days. I am […]

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loss love prayer

praying for the living on the six months anniversary of my father’s death

Reflecting on how to pray for my dad’s six-months-anniversary since his death. At first I was overwhelmed with sadness, couldn’t think or come up with words. I googled prayer for the dead. But I realized I’m praying for the living. How to pray for/on my father’s 6 months anniversary is with love, gratitude, peace, and […]

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health weight loss

moving target on the scale

Anyone else experience that your weight seems to be a constant moving target on the scale? This has been my recent experience. Rather than claiming up and up and up, or going down in a linear fashion, the number on the scale goes up, down, stays, then up and down. So I am realizing the […]

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health weight loss

update on weight loss June 2022

The world we live in is uncertain, chaotic, and so so frustrating and anxiety provoking. Covid, mass shootings, Supreme Court over turning Roe v Wade, inflation, rising rent costs…anything I missed? We are living through all that on top of normal life issues! So at a time like this, writing about weight loss seems, well, […]

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health weight loss

the best diet ever!

At last, I have discovered a diet I can live with. During the pandemic, I lost 50lbs. I went from 185 lbs to 135 lbs. That was amazing, right? But the following year, I gained most of it back. So lately I have been hovering around 180 lbs. Yes! Almost back to my start weight […]