Category: Reflection
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Watching other people live life
They call them vlogs, those videos where people show you how they are living their lives. They take you with them to the grocery store, the camera perched in the child’s seat in the shopping cart. They take you out with them to Starbucks, and you can see exactly how they order their drinks. They…
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I gave up indecision
Hello, I am indecisive. This has been my plight for years. I have been that person who just closed her eyes and waved her finger over a menu to finally make a choice, and then regret it and try to switch yet again. I have struggled for years, so much so that I started to…
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Forgiving the impulse buy
My trip to Nobu and Phipps plaza happened during a particularly stressful period of my life. I had already planned the trip and made the reservation, but I didn’t expect to need it so bad. I indulged in all of the food, like I had planned. That was no problem. Making an expensive planned purchase…
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How a pair of designer shades helped me see things more clearly
I wore a pair of designer shades today. Trust me, I had no intention of making such a purchase for myself. Obvious branding is something I shy away from. Instead, this was meant to be a gift for someone who loved obvious branding and flashy things. But after a series of events, I was unable…
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“Phones have to eat first”: Or just me trying to get more comfortable taking pictures
This is the response I got to a quick snapshot of my food: “Looks like you tried to sneak up on it lol” I admitted, “You are not wrong.” “It’s hard to take those photos for me too but this is also the culture we are in. “Phones eat first.” I have to admit, I…
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Building a maintenance mindset
There was a hole in the wall of my hotel in Nigeria. A very visible and easily repairable hole, but there it was. He sighed, “It’s because we don’t have a maintenance culture.” I would hear that same phrase in reference to various problems. The hotel, the roads, and the airport were all evidence of…
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Money comes back
I was telling the group that I had been thinking about taking a trip. The problem was that I had already taken that expensive trip, gone to that other place, and then went over there just for fun. But this trip was one I wanted to take this trip to surprise a friend. I had…
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I don’t fail, and that’s a problem.
When my family would play monopoly, I would quit the game when my financial situation became dicey. If I didn’t believe I had enough money to cover the likely rent or payments, I would walk away from the game. This is probably amazing financial insight for a child, but there’s more to it. I didn’t…
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Just a friendly push
There is a lot of ideas I hoard, hoping for a better time to put them in action. There are dreams I have set aside because it just doesn’t make sense right now. And of course, I can wait to see that persona another time. But that is not true. These opportunities are not guaranteed…
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Simply changing where I sat today was a big deal
I just switched my seat at Starbucks. I moved from a table in the interior of the store to a long bench. This is a milestone. Thank you for cheering for me. Let me explain. I chose to sit at a table in the middle of the place because someone was already sitting at the…
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