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Artist souls – why do we create?

  • by Guest
  • Posted on February 9, 2023February 9, 2023

Just maybe, creative work does not have to be so much of hair pulling out process?

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An emotional person’s tips for seasonal mood swings

  • by Guest
  • Posted on December 22, 2022December 22, 2022

Can we say “seasonal” mood swings if you are feeling them in December:)

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Leveling yourself up in life (and staying leveled up)

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on September 3, 2020September 1, 2020

Let’s talk about goals and visions. I’m sure we’ve all heard of the race between…

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Let’s write to our future selves

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on July 2, 2020June 30, 2020

A while ago, my best friend mentioned how she got an email from her past…

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4 chick flicks with memorable themes

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on June 4, 2020June 2, 2020

You know those types of movies that you can watch multiple times without going “wow,…

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Three more powerful, memorable quotes

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on April 2, 2020March 31, 2020

We all need a little extra strength boost in these times.

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Being the best version of you

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on January 2, 2020June 7, 2020

We’ve all heard “be the best version of yourself”, but were do we start?

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Three lessons from 2019 – Career, health, honesty

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on December 5, 2019December 3, 2019

I know it’s a little early for a review post, but my birthday’s coming up…

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Why you need a solo trip in your 20’s

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on October 3, 2019October 1, 2019

Packing your bags and getting away from everyone and everything can do you a lot…

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Four things you don’t owe anybody

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on September 5, 2019August 26, 2019

Life gets better once you learn to give these four things wisely.

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Aimlessness – When you don’t feel like you’re getting enough done

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on May 2, 2019October 22, 2019

Do you also have a constant nagging feeling of falling behind? Do you feel like…

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A lesson in character- when life shakes you…

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on March 5, 2019January 2, 2025

I read something interesting on Facebook and it took a long time to fully internalize.…

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Relationship things I learned the hard way

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on July 19, 2018August 2, 2018

Lately, relationship talk has been floating around in my circles. Despite being open about mental…

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An emotional person’s guide to letting go of regret

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on June 14, 2018January 8, 2019

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the flow of events shape a person’s life. Every choice…

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All in due time – for impatient people unsatisfied with life

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on March 15, 2018August 2, 2018

How impatient am I? I’m so impatient that I get road rage walking behind people…

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Just introverted extrovert things

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on February 8, 2018February 7, 2018

Officially, my personality type via this scarily accurate quiz is ENFP. So technically, I’m an extrovert by…

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Two things I’d tell my nineteen year old self

  • by Jin Cao
  • Posted on October 26, 2017December 11, 2017

In an ideal world, I’d be immortalized at nineteen (I’m turning nineteen for the fourth…

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Hello 2017 – Starting Excited, Organized and Ready!

  • by Crystal Yung
  • Posted on January 3, 2017July 21, 2017

  Happy New Year! It’s the beginning of a fresh start and I know I…

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