Category: Wholehearted Love
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My Grandma
I call her Grandma, Mema (or Me-ma), Gramma, and Grams, but she has many aliases. My Grandma is not like other grandmas. My Grandma was down on the floor playing with my brother, cousins and I our whole lives. My Grandma laughed as hard as she played and never took a moment with me for…
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As a Mother
Motherhood was terrifying to me when I found out I was pregnant. Today I reflect on my daughter’s first year and all we have accomplished so far in our mother-daughter dynamic.
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The Edge of the Lagoon: Pisar
There is a tiny island on the edge of the Truk Lagoon called Pisar. The island is so small, I can see all edges of it from any given spot. This island is the definition of serenity, tranquility, and utter bliss.
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Fulfilled First Month
In the past 4 weeks, I have expanded my entirety more than imaginable. The smallest things have become the biggest: smiles, nods, ‘rananiems’ (Chuukese for ‘good morning’), ‘na-pungs’ (Chuukese for ‘good night’), having clean clothes, the comfort of my inch-thin sleeping mat on wooden frame after an 18 hour day, and the relief of a…
Sat Nam Grounding 