“Compatibility is an achievement of love. It cannot be its precondition.” – Alain de Botton In observance of Valentines Day, I’m writing on love. I was driving around this weekend to my various parties and events and managed to catch a bit of Krista Tippett’s podcast On Being. Every since I’ve moved to Austin, I’ve listenedContinue reading “Choose Love this Valentines Day”
Author Archives: Joanne Lam
The Importance of Nature
“Nature’s peace will flow into you as sun shine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir, Our National Parks The abundance of nature is all around us. Some of us live closer to parks thanContinue reading “The Importance of Nature”
The weekend I fled to Guadalajara, Mexico
Dear followers, I apologize for the lack of communication and update on here. Or maybe I’m the only one reading it thus, I should be apologizing to myself but time has gotten a hold of me and next thing I know- it’s already October. Where did time go? September was a whirl wind. It tookContinue reading “The weekend I fled to Guadalajara, Mexico”
Have I the soul of a free man or the soul of a slave?
The last few days I’ve been reading The Richest Man in Babylon, a book originally published in 1926. Author George Samuel Clason shares financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. The style of writing is very Shakespearean- old english. It threw me off at the beginning but I felt myself getting hookedContinue reading “Have I the soul of a free man or the soul of a slave?”
A Comfortable Home
Home. 家. We can define home so many different ways, it can be a physical location, a city, a country, or merely a group of people that we’re with that makes us feel at home. In this particular post, I’ll be talking about a physical location and environment. For the last 6+ years, I’ve beenContinue reading “A Comfortable Home”
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