Tag: growth
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A Dedication to the Feminine~
The author reflects on femininity and the profound connection women have with their creative energy, especially through motherhood. She marvels at the mystery of life and the strength inherent in femininity. This contemplation serves as a dedication to the powerful yet gentle force within every woman, celebrating its beauty and significance.
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The Silence of Time
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Where has the time gone?Memories slip through my fingers,swirling, fading, dissolving into nothing.I grasp at them, but they vanish,leaving a vast emptiness behind. Why were we designed to forget?Then there is the silence.It tells me everything.It unfolds layers of unseen worlds,whispering truths I have always known. Can I stay in the now and let the…
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The Haunting Pull of Spirals
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There is something deeply hypnotic about the spiral. It is a shape that exists everywhere, from the tiniest seashell to the vast expanse of galaxies. The Fibonacci sequence, that golden ratio of nature’s design, reveals itself in the way sunflowers arrange their seeds, in the unfurling of fern fronds, in the winding embrace of a…
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Took me by Surprise~
Our children have this magical way of growing up without us even noticing. The greatest miracle of expansion from a little fetus to a wonderful human taking their place in the world, cannot be taken for granted. It is an amazing thing, growth. It’s a golden truth, magical in every way. It fascinates us, we…
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The faceless drivers of Shanghai’s growing economy
Shanghai has recently been one the fastest growing economies in the world with yearly growth percentages measured in double digits. In this city of now over 23 million, it is the migrant workers who drive the whole giant machine forward and through it all remain faceless…
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Is growth a one-way street?
In a life where we rush from the days of our childhood to gather information and knowledge that we believe will help us grow, many of us end up facing an awakening later along the way. The truth that we seek so desperately appears to be much simpler than we had projected it to be.…
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time to zoom out
Every once in a while I get this great longing to “zoom out”. It is a process I go through when things threaten to get heavy or dull. When I feel that life seems ordinary, loud alarm bells ring inside my mind, because in fact, nothing in this world is ordinary. Life is awesome and…
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The future is here now
city center, originally uploaded by ~mimo~. Shanghai grows in front of our eyes at a staggering speed. When we moved here over 6 years ago, the SWFC (also known as the bottle opener), currently the tallest building in Shanghai was barely visible at its early stages of construction. Now, the new shanghai tower has risen…
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Day Three Hundred Sixty Three, January 20, 2012
With 2 days left in my 365 project, I realize how incredibly fast this year has gone by. It always amazes me how elastic time is and how differently it can be perceived. Having a holiday can go by so fast while waiting for a holiday to come can last forever. Watching children grow is…
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Day Two Hundred Sixty Nine, October 18, 2011
Living in this giant expanding metropolis, we sometimes forget how impressive its rapid growth is, until someone visits and we play the role of tour guide only to rediscover and be awed again and again by the speed at which the future is catching up with Shanghai. Everywhere you look, new construction sites are mushrooming…