Author: ellensayshi
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Turbulent Travel Trials
From Wanderlust to Wonderland. “Well, if you don’t do it now, you never will.” A good friend exclaimed, when I told her I had the opportunity to travel to an exotic foreign country. “That is so exciting! You’d be a fool not to go.” Another friend pitched in enthusiastically. “You’re not getting any younger.” And…
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My Unexpected Journey at the TWA Hotel
A Nostalgic Haven Amidst Travel Turbulence: My Unexpected Journey at the TWA Hotel Embracing Nostalgia and Finding Comfort in a Time Capsule SO, It Begins… As I stepped into the historic TWA Hotel, I couldn’t help but feel a mix of emotions. Exhaustion from a series of flight changes and travel woes weighed heavily on…
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Beating Your Own Elusive Dragons
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. – Neil Gaiman As I travel through the mystical realm of literature, a powerful quote from the acclaimed storyteller Neil Gaiman speaks to me like a timeless enchantment: “Fairy tales are…
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Dating Hiatus-Pros and Cons
Taking a dating hiatus I saw something on TV the other day that I found intriguing. I know that’s hard to believe- something interesting on TV . . . but I digress. Somebody wrote a book about the merits of taking a dating hiatus. They suggested using that time productively by writing two lists. One…
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How NLP can help you achieve your goals
Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible. – Tony Robbins What is NLP? Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a set of techniques and principles that can help you change your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to achieve your desired results. NLP is based on the idea that the way we…
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The Collage of Life
Are you confused about what you really want to do with your life? Try this creative project to clear the confusion. Collect Go through a stack of magazines, and when you see an image, a word or a phrase that jumps out at you- that resonates to you- cut it out. Take your time so that you can capture the…
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How Handwritten Letters Can Improve Communication
I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead. ― Mark Twain Stone Age vs. Digital Age Which is Better? I grew up in the Stone Age before internet, e-mail, chatting or texting was even a thought in somebody’s imagination. We didn’t describe our feelings with emoticons, or…
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Where to Find Happiness
If you assign your happiness to external circumstances, you will never find the one thing we all deserve…joy in life. ― Andrew Pacholyk, Barefoot ~ A Surfer’s View of the Universe Poof! It’s Gone. Sometimes I feel like life is always throwing me a curve ball. Every time I get comfortable with something, it disappears. Poof! Just…
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We Are Surrounded by Abundance!
Hi everyone! Today I want to share with you a quote that really inspired me. It’s from Kabir, a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. Here it is: Look at you, you madman,Screaming you are thirstyAnd are dying in a desertWhen all around you there is nothing but water! Wow, isn’t that powerful? Kabir is…
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Single and Loving It
I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not defined by another person. -Oscar Wilde Can Singledom be awesome? Being single is not a curse, it’s a blessing. The reality is, 110.6 million Americans ages 18 or older (or 45.2 percent) are single, according to data from…