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…

CURRENTLY, NYE EDITION

CURRENTLY, NYE EDITION

LET’S RECONNECT Hello friends! It’s been a long time – a really, really long time. So much shifted in our world the last few years and within me. Did they with you, too? I don’t know what vibrates with you when facing the end of a year, but deadlines that face a new beginning always…

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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HATER REHAB: My hour with Kim Kardashian

I recently gained a new perspective for Kim Kardashian, one of the Key Note Speakers at BlogHer16. Her two mantras were universal and useful. “Be the best you – do what is within your comfort zone and what makes you feel confident!”  “More Love, No Hate.”  We all have a right to define our personal…

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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…