Category: Everything Else
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The Role of Creativity When it Comes to Mental and Social Health
(This is a piece that I am writing for Health Out Loud’s blog page.) For me, health goes beyond the physical. It involves having an emotional and personal balance, which is essential for mental and social health. Creativity plays a significant role when it comes to having a healthy mind because it gives us the freedom to express ourselves…
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The Mean Old Pirate
I still have the original copy of my first book that I have written in my Grade 1 class with Mrs. Rutter. I remembered that she especially liked my storytelling. Clearly she helped with the editing.
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My Rebranding Journey. Early Stages: Renouncing My Degree.
It’s funny that in my recent blog, I wrote about how proud I am of my philosophy degree – there’s no question that I’m still very proud of my degree (and that I still love philosophy). However, as far as my rebranding goes … my degree adds little value to my resume. Lately I’ve been gaining more…
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How I Have Been Transformed by Philosophy
I do not regret majoring in philosophy. In fact, I couldn’t be more proud that I have. I know philosophy majors are the butt of jokes when it comes to the chances of humanities majors finding employment, but it is ignorant to dismiss how useful these thinkers are in our society. It was a fluke (or so it seems)…
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A Trip Was Just What I Needed
I’ve just returned from a two week trip in China to visit family and attend my cousin’s wedding. Going away wasn’t what I expected. To be quite honest, at first I dreaded leaving Canada because I felt like I have unfinished business here – which is finding a full-time job. However, it turned out for the better.…
the unfinished line 