Posted in reflections, tagged being in the present, contentment, motherhood, raising a family on April 17, 2018| Leave a Comment »
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I’m living my life
as it is
in this moment
as best I can
So help me God
but I can’t help
constantly imagining
(parallel processing?)
Other lives
Slightly better lives
Alternate future lives
‘If we had only’ lives
That could’ve been (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged contentment, joy, stress on December 19, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica KF Ching
With the cold and wintry months upon us, I am sure that many of my AAWOL sisters and readers have taken precautionary measures to keep their bodies healthy and flu-free. We all know those signs of an incoming cold, right? Muscles become tired, heads become feverish, throats cough, noses sneeze, and then we are faced with the choice to keep on pushing through in hopes we will be magically cured overnight, or we stop and recharge and give our bodies the rest it needs. Our bodies give us signals of ailments to come, which allow us to plan (or not plan) accordingly to all our bodies to heal. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged comparison, competition, contentment, envy, materialism on April 2, 2013| 2 Comments »
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By Lia Huynh
I’ve been trying to keep to my exercise routine and while I’m on the treadmill, I’ve been watching a lot of reality shows lately like “‘Keeping up with the Kardashians.” Time flies when you’re with the Kardashian sisters. (more…)
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