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No Mrs. Obama I Cannot Answer Your Question

Posted on April 24, 2020 by chichikir

In November 2019 Michelle Obama published her book, “Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice.” The book (a journal) contains over 150 questions designed to help you the reader capture your own voice by reflecting on your personal and … Continue reading →

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Life Is Always Moving

Posted on April 7, 2019 by chichikir

“I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.” Narihara I am having kind of an off day today. I certainly am not myself. In fact … Continue reading →

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Blessed To Be Valued As A Woman

Posted on February 3, 2019 by chichikir

“Sometimes I feel quite distinctly that what is inside me is not all of me. There is something else, sublime, quite indestructible, some tiny fragment of the Universal spirit. Don’t you feel that?” ― Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn I read a … Continue reading →

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Write Myself Into Well-Being

Posted on January 27, 2019 by chichikir

“In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order.” Carl Jung Last Tuesday my horoscope from my phone app read: “If you have been wondering about your purpose here on earth, today is a great day … Continue reading →

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My Corner My Refuge

Posted on January 13, 2019 by chichikir

“A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction.” Virginia Woolf Isn’t that every aspiring writer’s dream regardless of gender? I grew up in a small village in the east of the … Continue reading →

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Cheers And Happy New Year

Posted on December 30, 2018 by chichikir

“Man follows earth, earth follows sky, sky follows the way, the way follows nature. Don’t commit actions which go against the basic character of nature, don’t commit acts which should not be committed.” Gao Xingjian The New Year is around … Continue reading →

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That Which Is Most Personal

Posted on December 23, 2018 by chichikir

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a writer. I loved books and paper and pens. I loved to read books and create stories in my head. I loved to collect pens and pencils and journals and … Continue reading →

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One Word At A Time, One Page At A Time

Posted on November 18, 2018 by chichikir

Another night of insomnia has worked its magic on me. Exhausted my mind jumps from worry to worry, from one thought to another. To stay calm emotionally, I have to guard myself against despair. And when I find myself lying … Continue reading →

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Comfort, Love And A Peaceful Heart

Posted on November 11, 2018 by chichikir

The other day I was talking to a representative from the Canada Council for the Arts, when she asked to see my blog. Moments after I emailed the link to her she called back saying, and I quote: “What a … Continue reading →

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How Did That Happen?

Posted on October 18, 2016 by chichikir

Yesterday morning after everyone left to work I sat at my desk to write. But first I had to tidy my desk since there were a few books piled up on it. So I took them to the sitting room … Continue reading →

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