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  1. Moving On, Letting Go

    9/19/07 2:36pm by goddess888
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    Have you ever been in love? Did you get your heart broken at some point in your life? Have you experienced unrequited love?  Read more >

  2. The One

    9/19/07 2:35pm by goddess888
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    Love can be so mundane sometimes, and yet philosophical at other times. However, I thought of casting my own pitch towards the perennial question of “how do I find the one?”  Read more >

  3. Illuminee's Story

    7/27/07 2:49am by goddess888
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    A few days ago I received the best news ever. Illuminee's book got published and I no longer need to queue up in the 'other.' Let me start from the beginning. Illuminee came to me for help through my role at Norwich Mind. She's a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and is now a refugee in the UK. She's a woman of strength and determination - motivated by one force, her love for her son, Roger. When I learned about what nightmares she had to endure in Rwanda, my heart bled for her. How does a human being overcome such tragedies without going completely mad and losing their spirit?  Read more >

  4. Healthy Does It

    7/27/07 2:46am by goddess888
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    Spring has sprung (actually if you ask me it did a month ago!) and I hear the birds singing. I just love it this time of the year because it means longer days, more sunshine and no more SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) for me. I didn’t know SAD existed before I moved to the UK. Fortunately, mine is not a full-blown SAD, but a sub-syndromal one.  Read more >

  5. Needles and Babies

    7/27/07 2:17am by goddess888
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    I saw my acupunturist yesterday and as usual it was such a relaxing half hour. I have been seeing him for a year now because of my migraine and the treatments have helped ensure that I don't suffer from hormonally-induced migraines anymore. Or even if I did, it would not be dibilitating enough for me to spend the next 2 days helpless in bed.  Read more >

  6. Life Begins at 30

    7/27/07 2:14am by goddess888
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    On Friday I had a really nice catch up with a goddess friend. She said something that echoed what many 'wisened' women who learned their lessons the hard way already knew - we don't appreciate ourselves enough. Being a woman is a most glorious thing. It's dynamic. It's kaleidoscopic. It's mad. It's adventure-filled. We have phases and complex relationships. We have layers.  Read more >

  7. My Lovemark

    7/27/07 2:06am by goddess888
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    Alas! I have been running around like a headless chicken trying to get everything done before our departure for Manila today at 6am. It's a door to door delivery (almost) so it's going to be less stressful. Apart from being excited to be going back home, I'm also overjoyed because we're celebrating our first year wedding anniversary. Time sure flew. People ask me how married life is and I only have one answer every single time - bliss! Being married to a man with whom I can communicate at every level and makes life so much more fun is just the stuff fairy tales are made of.  Read more >

  8. Going Home

    7/27/07 2:02am by goddess888
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    Home is truly where the heart (and mind) is. People in the UK often ask me, "Do you miss it?" Unequivocally I say 'yes!' How can I not? Everyone and everything is back here, back home. It is always an emotional experience for me the minute the plane starts to make a descent towards Ninoy Aquino International Airport.  Read more >

  9. Moving Pains

    7/27/07 1:58am by goddess888
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    The last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind of activities, not least of all is the madness of trying to pack all our possessions in time for our move on Saturday. Our landlord sold the house we're leasing and so we had to look for elsewhere to live. This has been our home for four years. I love this house!  Read more >

  10. Breaking Bread

    7/27/07 1:54am by goddess888
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    2 Saturdays ago I enjoyed spending time with two other goddesses, Cath and Rosita. It was a spur of the moment thing. We saw each other one Friday and said how we should get together over lunch or dinner. Then someone said (can't remember who), "Why don't we have lunch tomorrow?" We planned to have a barbecue and pick most of our food from Cath's organic allotment. But as luck would have it, and the uncertainty of British weather, it started to pour after we picked the new potatoes.  Read more >

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I help people achieve their goals and dreams in life. I believe in empowering others. My personal vision is to create a community of women who are enabled and work together to create a beautiful reality for themselves and others.
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