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A “Poignant Reminder”?
If you tend to watch YouTube over the more traditional TV channels, Netflix, or anything with proper people, you will surely start to recognise a pattern. And the same pattern…
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Ancestral Bear and Rising Dragon?
Today’s prompt asked: “Which animal would you compare yourself to, and why?” Growing up in Finland, the obvious choice would be the Bear. But in our tradition, the bear is…
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The World Is Cold – Grab A Blanket
They say that when you ask, “What’s the last thing you learned?” you should expect a neat little life hack or a piece of trivia with a playful call to…
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Getting Older
The “oohs” and “ahhs” when we get up in the morning. And the telltale start of a sentence when mentoring a new colleague: “when I was young…” What does it…
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The Map I Never Opened: A Journey of Trust
I was 15 or 16, alone in London, cutting through Soho with a folded paper map in my pocket. Back then, you didn’t have Google Maps. You had instinct. And…
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End Of The Line (?)
Back in the day when I was in my twenties I tried to imagine how my life would be after I turn thirty. Even if I pride myself having a…
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Let’s Flip the Script: A “Thank You” That Actually Pays You Back
I’m self-aware enough to know that I’m always asking you to click, subscribe, buy, or donate. It’s like watching a YouTube video but in writing. But at the same time,…
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GPS or Compass?
As someone who spends half my life navigating hospital corridors and the other half navigating the highways of Europe and Asia, the question of “Fate” comes up more than you’d…
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The Two Long Goodbyes: One Past, One Present
“Goodbye” is rarely a clean break. Anyone who has gone through heartbreak can attest to that. It is more of a slow transition—a door that takes time, even years to…
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Fulfilling Your Dreams
I have them, you have them, we all have them—dreams. Fulfilling them doesn’t have to be something from a video game: fast and constant, but they can be, and maybe…
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Crystal Ball Needed! Help!
Today’s prompt hits home hard because, right now, the horizon looks a bit like a stormy sea. In the next six months, the “safe and predictable” version of my life…
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Solitude, or Loneliness?
We all know those moments when we must walk alone. Sometimes it is a choice—a craving for quiet. Other times, it is a necessity. But what happens when “alone” becomes…
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