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In-Between Lucid Intervals

The Worrisome Wanderer

How many birthdays or milestones have you celebrated? I used to think that a celebrant means a birthday celebrant per se. But as it turned out, celebrant means a priest officiating mass. What do you call a celebrant of a birthday party? Pardon me if I am wrong. A birthday celebrant is a celebrator which …

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Yes, I am Wonderwoman!

Standing at five feet tall and a person who is chubby (take note, chubby but not fat) with small framed bones and a small face, I have often been mistaken as less than my actual age. Some say, perhaps I have that look because I didn’t have any problems. There it goes – fat chance! …

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The “Logos” of Things

Magnets. Made of iron. Aluminum. Nickel. A symbol of attracting and repelling some force field or specifically – a magnetic field. Were you magnetized by his or her charm? So much that your end-wits ended in a collision of sorts? Way to go right? Physics! Metallurgical engineering! Too many terms. Too many words. Point is …

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Rainbows and Gray Matters

I know you might not agree with me – but do hear me out.  Well, because technically, you have no choice but to read. Joking aside, a lot of times it doesn’t matter whether you are a he or she or they. Gender is such that it is a social norm – an evolving and …

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The Road Less Likely Traveled

Are you good with instructions? I have always been good at it to a point where I can follow things letter by letter or word per word. Memory work, perhaps? However, when talking about directions, there goes my biggest problem! One time, I circled a not so big hotel two or three times without realizing …

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The War in My Head

The greatest battle happens in a person’s head. The mind is a powerful thing so plant good seeds and water it with good thoughts. CHOICE – big, meaningful and dynamic word. Perhaps one of the hardest things I ever disliked, take note, disliked but not hated about life is not having a choice. It is …

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Fireflies and Butterflies

How are you? Where are you now? Are you home or somewhere else? Do you have a mirror and can you take a look at it right now and say these daily affirmations: I am who I am. I am one with the world. I hold the keys to my peace and happiness. I accept …

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The Solist

Have you chased sunsets and sunrises? Have you seen that orangey-yellow light slowly turning into a purple-red and black sky hovering over the seascapes and waters? Have you seen that overviewing landscape of two hills detailed in-between with the diminishing sun? Was that in the west or east? Go figure with a compass. How many …

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The Love Witch

Hey, it’s the month of love – Valentine’s and no one is going to stop it – even the loveless? I know, it’s a time for blues for those who are mending their broken hearts but I guess love is like that – a happy and hurtful experience all the while. Nevertheless, love and relationships …

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A Woman of Tell-Tales

What is the difference between sanity and insanity? What is weird or eccentric? What is unique? What is extraordinary? Lucid Interval is a circumstance in law and medicine where a person acts with awareness after a time of unconsciousness or insanity. It is a time of being able to make sound judgments beyond the presumption …

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