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    Love Many Kinds of Food, Especially Certain Meats

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    September 14, 2025
    Love Many Kinds of Food, Especially Certain Meats

    Enjoying eating meat at this point in my life.

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  • authentic feeling, humanity, life, women

    Taking Back My Energy (in celebration of Teacher’s Day)

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    September 10, 2025
    Taking Back My Energy (in celebration of Teacher’s Day)

    I think in life, as humans, particularly women, we all get to a point where our patience is just worn thin. Grinded down from the from the gears of consistent expectations of you to give, give give with no true appreciation in return. I notice that people will siphon acres…

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  • authentic feeling, communication, growth, personal essay

    Processing in Thought

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    September 6, 2025
    Processing in Thought

    It’s been awhile folks, I am back now.

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  • authentic feeling, life

    Working Air Conditioner

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    June 8, 2025
    Working Air Conditioner

    Maybe others may see me as spoiled. I don’t know and don’t care. I cannot live without a working air conditioner. I know it is a luxury for a lot of people. Living in a climate that has extremely hot and humid summers, I shudder to imagine living and surviving…

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  • authentic feeling, creative writing, universe

    Remember Me As……

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    May 13, 2025
    Remember Me As……

    I want my legacy to be of someone who wasn’t afraid to be who she is. Too often in life, people become trapped in the ideas and ideals of what others want. Be it society, religion, family, culture, etc. people end up living a charade and being miserable with who…

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  • authentic feeling, life, mother nature

    My Top 5 Favorite Fruits

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    May 9, 2025
    My Top 5 Favorite Fruits

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  • authentic feeling, communication, culture, humanity, Shanghai, world

    Stay Active in Toastmasters

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    May 7, 2025
    Stay Active in Toastmasters

    I am involved in Toastmasters International. I have built up a connection with this community for over the past 18 years. It is through this organization, that I stay involved in the community here in some parts of Shanghai. I meet and am familiar with all kinds of people who…

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  • authentic feeling, dreams, life

    Operate Some Heavy Construction Equipment

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    May 5, 2025
    Operate Some Heavy Construction Equipment

    For some reason, ever since I was a kid, I have been FASCINATED and MESMERIZED by various heavy construction equipment. They always catch my attention when they drive by on the roads or are at construction sites. Cranes, forklifts, bulldozers, scissor lifts, loaders, dump trucks, excavators, backhoes, boom lifts, telehandlers,…

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  • authentic feeling, growth, humanity, women

    Respect Rather than Being Liked

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    April 30, 2025
    Respect Rather than Being Liked

    The idea is I would rather be respected than liked. Anyone can fake like you. It takes more authenticity to actually be respected. Therefore, I prefer to live life by striving to be respected instead of liked all the time. Maria Mocha

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  • authentic feeling, gratitude, growth, Thank you

    An Aunt Thinks Highly Of Me

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    April 14, 2025
    An Aunt Thinks Highly Of Me

    This is how I respond to this prompt.

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