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Continue reading →: Hakone GardensI grew up in the Bay Area but have never come to this garden until recently, so please enjoy my photos ! It was not as big as I thought it would be, but it definitely is very pretty. I was surprised to learn that it was actually an American…
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Continue reading →: 3/11/2025 These are the days of…… having to watch a video of legal steps in light of the current administration… essentially, if ICE do come on campus, we have to direct them to our university police department: …the orchids in my office growing! …Jacob making a quesadilla for me upon my arrival home: …making cupcakes…
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Continue reading →: Getting to know myself – prompt 40I haven’t done one of these in a minute ! Today’s question from Onsite is: “What were you like as a child? What hopes and dreams did you have? What qualities did you have? How would people have described you as a child?” I remember being very loud, outgoing, and…
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Continue reading →: Reflections 3/4/2025So… I had like a whole post written out, and then life got really busy, and then I accidentally deleted it after a month. As a result, I am starting from scratch: Things I have been learning about Yahweh: Things I have been learning about others: Things I have been…
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Continue reading →: 2/21/2025 These are the days of…These are the days of…(It’s been exactly a month since I’ve been able to share a post like this ! So I have lots of photos, sharing the good and the bad). … going to Red Hot Wok with Jacob and my dad for a Lunar New Year celebration: ……
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Continue reading →: Quick updateHello all ! I am hoping to blog more consistently soon, life has been very busy with: I have been noting down things I want to reflect on and share here, but that might need another week or so to be published on here !
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Continue reading →: Getting to know myself – prompt 39Today’s question from Onsite is “What are some of the lows that arose from your family of origin, and ho have these affected you?” Honestly there are SO many lows. Maybe one day I will need to list all of them, but there is one in particular that came to…
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Continue reading →: Getting to know myself – prompt 38Today’s question from Onsite is “What are some of the highs from your family of origin that have supported you over the years?” It feels interesting to see that there is a question here that is intended to elicit a positive response. One quick and easy thing that comes up…
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Continue reading →: Getting to know myself – prompt 37Today’s question from Onsite is “Who do you feel was most influential on how you turned out?” I think the word “influential” tends to have more positive connotations, whereas I am thinking of negative and positive ones. As much as I harp on the church, they still had an overall…
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Continue reading →: San Diego January 2025 !I planned this trip sometime later in 2024 – I saw that Gabor Maté, a retired physician and trauma/addiction/illness/child development expert, was going to be in California ! I’ve been following him for a while and really wanted to see him talk, so Jacob and I booked tickets for a…
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