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- Vacation Without a Vacation: How I Learned to Rest Without Taking OneA vacation without a vacation sounded impossible to me for a long time. I didn’t take a real trip for five years, not because I didn’t want to, but because life kept giving me perfectly reasonable excuses: Work. Family. Finances. “Next year.” Then another year passed. And another. Before I knew it, five years had gone by without packing a suitcase or stepping away from my everyday life. For a long time, I thought rest had to wait until I…
- More Than Medals: Women Shaping the Olympic StoryMy Personal Story As a little girl, I watched the Olympics from one country. Years later, after moving countries and even changing citizenships, I began cheering for every nation that had ever felt like home. The flags changed, my loyalty expanded, but my fascination with the Games remained constant – especially with figure skating and hockey (yes, cultural bias). In our home, the Olympics were sacred. I still have a small ceramic Misha the Bear, the official mascot of the…
- New Year Resolutions: Why Words Matter More Than WillpowerWhy New Year resolutions fail and how changing your language creates lasting change? I started working on a New Year’s newsletter for my students and realized quickly that it needed more space. What was intended to be a short reflection became a deeper look at why words matter more than willpower when we set intentions. Once the Twelve Holy Nights are over and the first week of the new year settles, something always shifts for me. The urgency of January…
- Remembering the Dead: Four Traditions, One Human HeartWhen we honor the dead, we celebrate life itself. It all began when my son came home with a Día de los Muertos project – one of those beautiful perks of studying at a trilingual immersion school. As I helped him research, my curiosity expanded. I started wondering: do other cultures have their own ways of remembering those who’ve passed, honoring their ancestors? I thought about China, since it’s part of his school program, and Ukraine – my own roots. Then India…
- Diwali: Finding Light in the EverydayA Personal Beginning: How I Learned to Treat Diwali with Intention When I first started celebrating Diwali, I didn’t know much about the meaning of Diwali or how to celebrate mindfully. I simply treated it as a day to start fresh and set new intentions. For a few years, I would release a heart-shaped balloon with a candle inside, light candles around my home, and watch the fireworks. At that time, it was more about creating a personal ritual –…