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House, not Home?
I spent 15 years of my youth in Sài Gòn — far from my parents — building an independent life. After nearly a decade of working, I finally had my own apartment, which I officially left last week. I chose to leave because that place had slowly shifted from a home to just a house.Still,…
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The Palette of Who I Am
The color I like: It’s a question I was often asked — and used to ask others — when I was a kid, and sometimes even now:“What is your favorite color?”We tend to believe that the color we love says something about who we are. But over time, I’ve come to realize that it’s not…
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Manifest: Beyond Limiting Beliefs
We often build strong beliefs around ourselves—some may have formed in childhood through “human domestication” (as described in The Four Agreements), during our teenage years, or once we entered the workplace. That’s why, when I invite friends to join me in creating a vision board, I always emphasize: dream about what you truly want—not just…
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The Whale-Tale
I recently completed a 3D whale painting with sand as a part of our mindfulness art-club, the whale has always been my interest and it inspired me to start planning how to make one of my dreams from “300 Things to Do Before I’m Too Old” come true — seeing a whale up close. Some friends…
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Manifest: the Vision Board
A few years ago, I created a vision board for a five-year period: 2022–2027.It was simple and inspired by Chi Nguyen – The Present Writer. I had six pictures representing six things I wanted to achieve in those five years. So far, I’ve achieved one out of six—haha—not exactly proud to say, but I’m being…
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Manifest: Rooted in Calm
One of the steps in manifesting is aligning my behavior.So, as an exercise, I’ve listed five behaviors that my future self would live by—behaviors I’m working on today to become the person I want to be. I deeply love the quiet and peaceful mind I have each morning—spending time reading my books.I also treasure my…
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“300 Things to Do Before I’m Too Old”
I randomly came across a post from The Optimist Podcast by Jake Hurwitz and found it quite inspiring to create a version of my own. The original title of his bucket list is “300 Things to Do Before I Die” but I’m a bit greedy—so my version is called “300 Things to Do Before I’m…
Lynn By Linh 