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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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"And the sun took a step back, the leaves lulled themselves to sleep and Autumn was awakened." - Raquel Franco I feel you. Autumn is finally here. A few days late. The heat and humidity these past few days have been more than insufferable. Insufferable, I tell you! Nothing quite like preparing my body and mind and heart for autumn only to succumb...

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"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far." - Swami Vivekananda Do you ever get the feeling that though time has past and, truly, things have changed, nothing really has changed? I get that ironic and rather nonsensical feeling often. Especially right before my birthday. It's only a...

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"So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring your flowers." - Jorge Luis Borges A few years ago, whilst traveling on my own in Portugal, I found myself perplexed. Lost and confused, I seemed to have been going in circles. The streets of Lisbon suddenly looked unfriendly and unwelcoming. I decided to act the...

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"I'm starved for connection, not attention." - Anonymous To tell you the truth, I've been stalling to post for a few weeks now. It's the longest writer's block I've ever had to go through. I mean, if there isn't a grade to earn, I suppose my brain just shut down and didn't even bother. So, the recipe sits here and because I just...

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"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see." - John Burroughs My problem. Right there. There's nothing sadder to me than leaving a few unchecked activities/tasks from my daily to-do list. Sometimes, I pass...

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"What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age." - Sylvia Plath Note: What's middle age anyway these days? At 27, I already feel rather antiquated, like my feet are inching into the abyss of middle age. Some other 45 year-old might actually be feeling like a spring chicken.   I've said...

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"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." - Lou Holtz I just want to reflect a bit and then off we go to the recipe. One winter morning, when ice and snow hailed king and queen, I decided that my tummy could no longer endure the hunger that was swelling. And so, I braved the cold...

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"Too many of us are too hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have. We spend too much energy being down when we could use that same energy - if not less of it - doing, or at least trying to do, some of the things we really want to do." - Terry McMillan Currently fighting a sense...

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"You are what you think about all day." - Dr. Robert Schuller If that's the case, then I'm basically "dessert" because that's really what I think about all day, every day. These days, I especially crave chocolates. From chocolate bars to full fledged thick chocolate cakes with frosting. Last week, I baked three different chocolate brownies: avocado brownies, tahini brownies and my new...

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"If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that." Turn to the next person to you and try to make him/her smile (of course, without seeming like a creep). But, remember this, if you're unhappy, you'll need to work on your happiness first. Because you deserve to be happy, too. We glorify the martyrs, believing...

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"Just because you can read, write and do a little math, doesn't mean you're entitled to conquer the universe." - Kurt Vonnegut Appropriate quote for the current state of the world... because power, as I've come to realise, is such a dirty, dirty thing when in the hands of individuals who think they can do no wrong.  In the baking universe on the...

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"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama XIV Life is a funny thing. You think you've got it all figured out, but, really, you haven't. Perhaps for a mere second it seems as if everything has fallen into place and you suddenly feel you've deciphered the secret. But not really.  I was supposed...

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"If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine." - Morris West If my first grade teacher would describe me in one word, she'd tell you I'm a "worrier". I was a stressed out kid, never quite feeling settled when there's no fuss about. Deep inside, I always thought if there's no storm in the sea that...

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"Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do." - Oprah Winfrey Perhaps it's the lack of sunny days even though it's spring. Perhaps it's because of the no running. Perhaps it's just boredom. Most likely it's all three combined. All to say that I'm feeling restless. Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever introduce constant adventures into...

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