Long live… you?
I happened upon this article the other day, talking about how scientists have come across genetic markers common to those who seem to have extreme longevity, living well into their 100s. The article...
View ArticleLanguishing
I’ve been in and out of a funk lately. For a time, I was focusing on a new project, but ever since I got back to the West Coast I haven’t really been able to concentrate on it. Instead, I found myself...
View Article365great Day 100: celebrations
Learn more about 365great here. Celebrations are a wonderful way to recognize special moments in our lives. Whether it’s an achievement, a birthday/anniversary, or something else, it’s a chance for us...
View Article365great Day 220: progression of life
Looking back on my life, each stage has had its own importance and shaped me in a different way. From the early years of being raised by extended family in China to my childhood move to the US… from my...
View ArticleWeary
Have you ever wanted to just give up? Sometimes I really question myself. I put on my brave face and even fool myself for awhile, but then it resurfaces, that uncertainty. The child who often didn’t...
View ArticleJourney of happiness
Would you rather be accomplished or happy? I’m not saying these are mutually exclusive, but if you had to choose, which one is more important to you? I’ve found that in the quest for happiness, people...
View ArticleWould you rather: career vs. family
I just watched the feature on Barbara Walters now that she’s retiring and something she said struck me – how people don’t look back and regret spending too much time at the office, but they do regret...
View ArticleBy and by
By and by A month went by By and by A year. Then, By and by A decade had gone And she found herself alone, Stuck in a job she did not enjoy Spending her nights with TV dinners — Numb to the years...
View Articlecracked
I fell through the cracks I lay all alone And I quietly hoped they’d help me As others stumbled, they were helped up “Soon it will be my turn,” I thought Soon it will be my turn. But the seconds...
View ArticleFinding myself
As I apply to MBA programs, I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching. All this introspection makes me take time to really consider what it is that matters to me and what sort of person I want to become....
View ArticleThree decades
1985 – The year I was born. My dad had left China to go to grad school at Penn State. Not much else happened since it was quickly a new year! 1986 – The year my mom left to join my dad at Penn State....
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