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Observations From 2025 Indo Trip

From regrettable movie choice on the plane to finding a new church in the neighbourhood!

Handy Phrases in 2024

Sharing my 2024 list that keeps me grounded—just by starting each morning with a simple reminder from my whiteboard.

Whither Hath 2024 Gone! (2/2)

More reflections post-Engage Conference—on growth, self-awareness, and solitude. And a book recommendation!

Thoughts on Joshua Harris

Posted on August 17, 2019September 26, 2022 by melly

What makes you think you won’t do the same? I hope I wouldn’t, but I don’t know.

In times of my struggles, I have questioned myself if I hold on to some beliefs out of conviction or convenience.

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‘How Boring. I Quit.’

Posted on July 13, 2019May 2, 2023 by melly

Let alone work, .. if you’re a new parent, aren’t your routine quite decided for the next 15 years or something? So do you just quit out of boredom?

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I’ve Got Gold!

Posted on April 30, 2019May 1, 2019 by melly

Living for myself, self discovery, right? 
So I dug and dug within and .. did I find gold .. ?  I would have found gold first in Sovereign Hill the other week when I went panning with my nephew!  But in my heart, I found only endless digging. 

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A Break from Running

Posted on April 26, 2019May 1, 2019 by melly

People meant well to cheer you on, but you prefer them quiet.

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10 Days to Race, Last Day to Fundraise

Posted on March 28, 2019May 1, 2019 by melly

Oh alright, I haven’t trained much since week 8.

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Persistent Feet for Beautiful Feet

Posted on March 17, 2019May 1, 2019 by melly

You’d think less time in fundraising = more time in training.  The opposite is true.  May be this speaks of the general human problem (mine for one!), you perform better when watched, no?

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Trip Back Home – Lunar New Year

Posted on March 11, 2019May 1, 2019 by melly

Commemoration of past events is understandable, but insistence on tradition based on myth is baffling,

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To be Distinctive – Life @ Work 2019

Posted on March 5, 2019January 1, 2024 by melly

‘If I’m too comfortable, may be I haven’t stretched myself enough.’

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After 2 Years..

Posted on February 3, 2019July 14, 2019 by melly

.. meditation is in being even more present, not absent.  It is in more thinking and not blanking out thoughts.  It is gaining peace not by not thinking, but by thinking rightly.  It results in fullness and not emptiness of the mind.

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