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Learning About Burnout – In Real Life and Through Books
I began the new year with a goal very different from what I had done in previous years - to do less. What that meant in real life was not to laze around all year but to deliberately choose the things I wanted to do instead of getting sucked into a competitive...
The Strange Connection Between Happiness And Gratitude
Let’s start with a question. What comes first? Gratitude or Happiness? Research shows that expressing gratitude for things that you have (or are working in your life) gives you a pleasant feeling, a serotonin boost. And one way of defining happiness includes a general...
Of Books, Bookstores and Antilibraries
While planning for my trip to the US last month, I assumed I would do a lot of shopping. I have been on enough international trips to know that suitcases seem to mysteriously shrink on your way back just as your possessions seem to expand. Therefore my suitcases...
Savoring – The Opposite of Efficiency
After a few weeks in the USA where winter weather meant that the sun was not to be seen for several days, I found myself appreciating the sunshine that I take for granted when I’m home. In sunny Singapore, my day began with warm daylight streaming into my bedroom...
Preparing For A New Year, Again – Welcome 2022
As a resident of Singapore, I’m typically at the front of the wave of people ushering in the New year thanks to its eastern location. This year on New Year’s eve, I am in the West Coast of California, which has a whopping 16 hour time difference. It feels...
Lessons From Surfers in San Diego
After two years of staying home in Singapore, I was super excited to finally embark on our long-awaited family holiday to the USA in early December. Many things that we were concerned about happened smoothly (Covid-testing for example), and some things we...
The Most Satisfying Part of Publishing My Memoir Has Nothing To Do With Book Sales
Most authors write because that is the preferred way of creative expression. Whether they write exciting thrillers, romance novels or young adult adventure series, they feel compelled to express themselves through stories. The sheer variety of books that are...
How I Completed My Seven-Day Gratitude Challenge
Although it has been several years since I left the US, I always feel the need to express gratitude in the days leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday that falls towards the end of November. This year it was on 25 Nov. I decided to use my social media platform...
Singapore At Home – Contributing To An Anthology
What’s better than having your book published? Having your work appear in another one! When I was informed that a piece I had written about life in Singapore in response to a call for submission for an anthology had been accepted, I had no idea that this book...
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