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Got Relationship?
My mom used to say that flowers and women need special care in order for them to blossom beautifully. It is true mostly (Is that a word?). One might argue that wild flowers do not need special care, they just grow by themselves without fuss and bloom effortlessly. Likewise, there are women who are naturally beautiful even without make up, styled hair, etc. – not fair 🙁 Did I say that out loud? Anyways, that’s why I said “mostly”. We also need to take care of our relationships for them to bloom. We need to invest time and be patient to reap the results of beautiful blossom of frienship. Aha,…
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Thicker than Water.
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Vote or Not to Vote
Vote or not to vote? That is a question. The year 2020 has been full of unexpected events on a personal and global level. Mainly health realted. It is easy to be frustrated with how the governement responded with COVID-19. Especially, with the mask policy – don’t even let me go there. But, that’s not why I am writing this blog. I need to focus 🙂 Like many people I know, I was not excited about this year’s presidential candidates either and I know some people feel discouraged to vote. Right to vote, so many of us in today’s society takes it for granted. Many people died fighting for that…
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Innocence
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Innocence
How are adults supposed to be like? Serious, mature and responsible with life all the time? Really? When I was young, I thought when I turn 26 years old (I don’t know why I came up with the number 26 :), I would finally become an adult. Well, that did not happen. I can see some of you nodding your head 🙂 ). At that age, I was a young lady still trying to find my way and I hardly felt like an adult. Even in my early 50s, I still do not feel like a mature grown up (now you know my age). In my heart (or head), I…
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Vote or Not to Vote
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Thicker than Water.
“Blood is thicker than water.” is a well-known saying in any culture. It is widely accepted. If it is true, why is it so? Is it purely biological or psychological? Something we learned to accept it? In my experience, it is ture that it is much easier to end a non-biological relationship after some dispute or sour experience. I have moved on without the individual in my life. Sometimes when I look back, I often wished that we overcame the negative experience and reconciled. On the contrary, with biological relationships, even after I realize that it is a toxic relationship or has red flags all over the places indicating dysfunction,…
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Got Relationship?
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Peppo, the Westie …
Our Parisian Westie, Peppo. Actually, he is 100% American and has never set his foot in Paris 🙂 But, Paris is where I fell in love with Westies. When I lived there early 2000, I would see many Westies on the streets of Paris minding their own business and quietly following their owners. Many times without the leash! But, there was one particular Westie called Peppo. Near my studio in Odeon, one popular creperies had Peppo and he would parade inside the restaurant visiting the diners and leaving the hostess not much to do. Often I saw him outside of the restaurant entrance. With Westie confidnce, he would scan people…
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Rescue Story
It was December 2019. It was sunny and warm. But, I was in my car at Whole Foods parking lot and started crying saying “God, I feel like we are drowning.” That’s when God reminded me of the poster by Sight and Sound musical show about Jesus. His hand reaching to grab drowning Peter’s hand under the water. The next day, I was reading my daily devotion without knowing what the topic would be for that day. It was about the rescue story above. Peter walking on the water and drowning. Jesus reaching out to save drowning Peter. Coincendence? I think not. Furthermore, the Bible scripture chosen for that day’s…
