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A little visit to the USA softened by a soundtrack of American classics

by Claudia on July 20, 2025

I’m in California. Yup, right now. Not a great time to come to this country, and for sure I was nervous. So many stories this year of tourists getting treated… [Continue Reading]

Let’s talk FND

by Claudia on April 21, 2025

Imagine waking up tomorrow morning, and opening your mouth to say good morning to your partner, but not a sound comes out. Or it comes out in a language you’ve… [Continue Reading]

Life

by Claudia on March 16, 2025

None of us are immune; life is tough Even when you lift your face to the sun while waves lap gently around your ankles on a warm sandy shore. Even… [Continue Reading]

The clear as mud case for meditation

by Claudia on February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

After many years of dreaming about it (and countless google searches, emails kept in my draft folder, endless tabs kept open), I finally went to a meditation retreat! A week… [Continue Reading]

Down the line …~•’^’•~…

by Claudia on February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

LOL. SMH. Shrugs and eye rolls and sticky out tongues. OMG! Abbreviations and emojis express our emotions these days on phone conversations. I love them and use them all the… [Continue Reading]

Childhood Amnesia – a thousand days forgotten forever

by Claudia on September 12, 2021

“All that we ourselves are has been made by the child, by the child we were in the first two years of our lives.” Maria Montessori Elwyn loves to run…. [Continue Reading]

The magic of human touch – 9 random special memories

by Claudia on April 11, 2021

~ Reach out and touch, somebody’s hand, make this world a better place, if you can ~ 1 Play Not long after my family moved to Australia, I became friends… [Continue Reading]

SpiRITUALity – Made’s cremation ceremony

by Claudia on December 17, 2020

Prologue Made died on a moonless, windy evening in July. It happened so chillingly fast. He’d suffered a sudden attack of excruciating chest and stomach pain at home for half… [Continue Reading]

When the going gets tough, the tough get cooking (Coronavirus blog-story #2)

by Claudia on April 17, 2020

“I told you something like this would happen!” Ayu whispered to her colleagues. One of her friends shushed her. It wasn’t in their culture to question or complain or even… [Continue Reading]

This Ain’t No Walk In The Park (Coronavirus blog-story #1)

by Claudia on April 10, 2020April 16, 2020

Dylan stomped his feet and wriggled so much that Sharon took twice as long as normal to put his sandals on.  “Wait up little man, please stop moving,” she pleaded…. [Continue Reading]

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