SPENDING A YEAR USING MUSIC AND EXERCISE TO MANAGE EMOTIONS
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SPENDING A YEAR USING MUSIC AND EXERCISE TO MANAGE EMOTIONS

During this emotional year, getting the emotions to come to the surface and overflow happened naturally. But, nothing prepared me for feeling emotions with my whole body. Sad, or anxious emotions did not only make me cry (everything makes me cry, from Sarah McLachlan to marriage proposals) but gutted me and drained me. When I…

SPENDING A YEAR FACING EMOTIONS AND JOURNALING
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SPENDING A YEAR FACING EMOTIONS AND JOURNALING

Before setting out on this emotional year, I needed to feel comfortable with my intentions (to make up for the lack of an actual plan) for how to approach this journey to deep dive into my emotions. I clarified my goal to not carelessly revisit and rip open old wounds, but rather to commit to…

WWP: WRITE AN “ABOUT ME…” ABOUT YOU
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WWP: WRITE AN “ABOUT ME…” ABOUT YOU

Once I hit job-searching age, I received instruction on writing effective elevator speeches. These conversation starters explained myself and my goals – blurted out in the time needed to ride a few floors when momentarily trapped with someone possibly capable of changing my life’s trajectory. For me, creating a quick tagline to communicate about a…

ONE WOMAN WRITING RETREAT
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ONE WOMAN WRITING RETREAT

I’m still designing how the label “Writer” fits me. Writing still exists as more of a hobby or side-gig right now, but occupies more real estate on my 8-year plan.  So I try to emanate what writers do… They write, read, write, wander, go on writing retreats, write, submit articles, drink wine, apply for writing…

WWP: WHAT IS A HEALTHY HABIT I DEVELOPED (AND ONE I RELEASED)?
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WWP: WHAT IS A HEALTHY HABIT I DEVELOPED (AND ONE I RELEASED)?

With each passing year, the changes in the seasons – especially as summer cools and turns to fall – become more noticeable to me! Perhaps because I feel how fast they blow through now that my kids are older. Perhaps because I’m aware of how fast life is passing overall.   A fellow blogger Jessica Gustafson…

WRITING FOR CONNECTION AND RELEASE
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WRITING FOR CONNECTION AND RELEASE

As an adoptee who was born mixed Korean, the irony of our deportation to other countries – because our look did not fit in with the Korean society – is that we did not fit in with our new adopted countries either. I dove in and embraced everything my family offered me: My new home,…

HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TRIP TRAVELING FULL-CIRCLE
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR A TRIP TRAVELING FULL-CIRCLE

How does one prepare for a full-circle trip when one doesn’t know how much baggage there will be? I’ve been fortunate enough to be granted the gift of a trip specifically catered to the mixed-Korean – often known as “Hapa” – adoptees (KADs) interested in returning to our birth-country to cement our existence in this…

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WORK FIELD TRIP: Ran off to the circus!

Julia Cameron calls this an Artist Date, I prefer Work Field Trip.   I’ve already mentioned how the invitation to attend the Premiere Event for Cavalia’s Odysseo in Irvine this weekend already fulfilled my dreams!  This show, and this assignment, took me on a creative journey magically stirring something awake in my soul. When I received…

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WRITING CHALLENGE: Ellen Mulholland’s Extra Fun with Words

Through a fortunate chain of events, I stumbled upon a delightful author, Ellen Mulholland, with an amazing website sure to inspire budding writers.  I can’t say that I’ve read her books yet, but will report back when Amazon delivers the books to me this week! *(YAY!)*  Still, part of becoming a writer involves writing and…

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DAILY PROMPT: PROCRASTINATION: If you give a girl some homework…

If you give a girl some homework, She’ll want to brainstorm some suggestions to begin work on it. You’ll text her some of your favorite ideas. She’ll probably get all giddy and inspired, So she’ll want to jump online to research. She’ll ask you to do a Google Hangout to chat about it. When you…