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"She must escape somehow, be alone somewhere." - Virginia Woolf And exactly that, I did. For a week. On my own in Berlin. Half tormented by the pain I felt as I learned more about their history, history that wasn't kept secret from the world, history that still seems to only have transpired yesterday. Half at awe at every turn, every light, every...

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"There are times to stay put, and what you want will come to you, and there are times to go out into the world and find such a thing for yourself." - Lemony Snicket As a kid, I was quite restless. I hated staying put and sitting down. I read walking about, which meant a lot of bumping into things. Then when we...

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"I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind & my eyes, refusing to be stamped & stereotyped. The thing is to free one's self; to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded. Yes, I will be free & entire & absolute & mistress of my life." - Virginia Woolf  How is it February already? Such an unoriginal question. Time passing quickly...

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"And now we welcome the new year full of things that have never been." - Rainer Maria Rilke Funny how we, as humans, regard the New Year as a new opportunity to start over, eyes wide open and full of intention. Nothing really changed. Technically, just the year. But beginning a new year is quite significant. Rather symbolic. As if surrounded by mystic....

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"If you're not losing friends, you're not growing up." As sad as that may be, it's just reality. It bother me deeply and sometimes, I even go into a monologue of what I could've done to prevent such a friend breakup. Unfortunately, sometimes it's as natural as time lapsing. I'm not one to deny any of my failures or shortcomings, and sure, sometimes...

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what is the greatest lesson a woman should learn that since day one she's already had everything she needs within herself it's the world that convinced her she did not - Rupi Kaur It's a lesson that unfortunately not every woman learns in her lifetime. It's a lesson that some women think they've learned only to succumb to every single societal demand thrust...

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"Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning." - S. C. Lourie Life lately has been full of changes, both positive and painful. But the tsunamis of change that have hit me before remind me that all is temporary including the good things in life. So the bad will go away, too. Then the cycle begins yet...

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