Begin Again
My life has been a seemingly endless cycle of weight loss and gain that often appears to follow the seasons. Weight comes off in…
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Pursuing Your Passion vs. Acting CRAZY!!!
As I wandered aimlessly and blissfully among the streets of New York City, I smugly smiled to myself at how authentic I am and…
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Failing a Test of Faith
In less than a week, Christians all over the world will celebrate Easter. This celebration takes me back to an unforgettable lifetime experience when I…
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Embracing Fear
I think I was around nine years old when I slipped into the deep end of a swimming pool. I didn’t know how to…
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My Steps to Fulfillment
What does it truly feel like to be a full-fledged OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker)? Three words best describe it for me ― challenging, lonely,…
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A Doctor Learns to Cope with Inevitability
Someone died at work today. It’s not everyday that someone can say this, even if you work in a hospital. I usually see patients…
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The Fall Glossies
The 2012 Fall Special Anniversary issue of VOGUE is 916 pages thick. If it’s true that young girls don’t buy magazines, anymore, then that’s…
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Educate Yourself Before the Emergency
“You have exercised-induced asthma,” my primary doctor told me. I told him that was impossible since asthma didn’t run in my family, and, I…
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Welt City: A Sleepless Night
The other night was like any other night, as my husband, Michael, and I were getting ready for bed. He was watching some mindless…
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Ordeal with a Daughter’s Emergency
It was a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon last year, around 4 o’clock. I was very tired, driving to Grasmere from my office in…
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