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Lotus Moment: Living In Lush Glory

Candace — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 09:03:43 +0000

Why This Is Awesome: This week marks the change from summer to fall here in the Northern Hemisphere, so I thought what a perfect opportunity to share this photo of the nearby park during its amazingly lush glory in the height of summer. Although I […]

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Did You Hear About: The Fall 2020 NJ Film Festival

Candace — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:25:11 +0000

I think we can all recognize that everyone is feeling the hurt, stress and general confusion about what the future may bring. But if we’ve learned anything these past 6 months, one of the greatest assets we have to treat our anxiety and panic is […]

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Steal This Quote: Edwidge Danticat

Candace — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:32:07 +0000

Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously … [Write] knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them. — Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American novelist and short story writer

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Lotus Moment: Treasure Lies In The Blueprint

Candace — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 18:39:48 +0000

Why This Is Awesome: Much like our local, national and global society, I’m in the midst of a transformation. It’s a transformation that affects my life on multiple levels, and one that I hope will lead to a better version of the person who typed […]

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Where I’m Supposed To Be

Candace — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 20:04:16 +0000

Home is a tricky word to define. Sure, there’s a dictionary definition, but it’s true connotation means something different to everyone. In its strictest sense, home is simply where you go when you’re done traveling elsewhere. In its most romantic definition, it’s where your heart […]

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Steal This Quote: Victor Hugo Redux

Candace — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:08:41 +0000

Revolutions spring not from accident, but from necessity. A revolution is a return from the factitious to the real. It takes place because it must. — Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet and dramatist

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What Makes A Cultural Icon?

Candace — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 08:37:28 +0000

I’ve been on a bit of a binge lately watching YouTube videos about travel, history and cultural influences on travel and history. One of the channels I came across during my binge is called Name Explain, and the host posted a video a few months […]

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Lotus Moment: The Spirit We Need Right Now

Candace — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:57:03 +0000

Why This Is Awesome: As many are still trying to figure out how to move forward in the wake of Covid-19 quarantines and finding our new-ish normal, I want to shine a light on a time when we cared little about social distancing and every […]

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Steal This Quote: Alice Walker

Candace — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 16:55:54 +0000

Activism is the rent I pay for living on this planet. — Alice Walker, American novelist, short story writer, poet and activist

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What’s Really Going On

Candace — Sun, 31 May 2020 18:49:26 +0000

Some of you may not know this, but I find astrology fascinating. Not from a “let’s see which day is best for me to buy a lotto ticket” fascinating, but from an “everything is connected point-of-view” fascinating. And by that I mean, most of us […]

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