I decided to start a blog in 2016 with the goal of finding my passion and purpose in life. At the time, I wondered if my purpose was to simply find happiness because that felt so elusive to me. In more defined terms, to be happy with myself exactly as I am and find happiness … Continue reading From GGibberish to Purpose
My deceased brother played the biggest role in my fascination with tech, gadgets and Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the most influential tech event in the world. Due to COVID, CES was a strictly virtual event in 2021. This year, the event is hybrid with both in-person and virtual options. In 2020, the event spanned 3 … Continue reading CES 2022
As I prepare to attend CES today, an event that always makes me think of and really miss my brother, I decided to publish a letter that I wrote to my him during his last birthday on December 13, 2021 on my blog. On the years I attended CES, I would meet my brother for … Continue reading Letter to my Deceased Brother
Instead of making resolutions for the new year, I've decided to formalize my Bucket List by publishing it as a blog post. Many of these have been in my mental bucket list for many years, others were added very recently. What's on your bucket list? I don't know if I'll successfully accomplish all of these … Continue reading Bucket List
It is a new year and there are several things that come to mind when I thought about possible resolutions for the year, but I don't have a great track record with new year's resolutions to begin with. Last year I didn't bother because I didn't really see the point with my mindset basically in … Continue reading Hello 2022
I didn't make any 2021 resolutions, and I hadn't published a post on how I did with 2020 resolutions in January 2021 either, so here's a really late post to make up for that. My 2020 resolutions were: more international travel, less perfectionism and seeking happiness in my current life exactly as it is. More … Continue reading How I did with 2020 Resolutions
12/31: I am grateful for a good night's sleep, doing this GGratitude Log consistently for the entire year, an amazing meal with my cousin, having the perfect view of the NYE fireworks and not having to deal with cold/rain, crowds or wearing heels, and ringing in the New Year with my boyfriend. 12/30: I appreciate … Continue reading 2022 Ggratitude Log
I was pushed to dark places in 2021 due to some challenging professional and personal situations. However, I did not simply survive them, I transformed as a result of the inner analysis and changes that occurred because of them. For the second time in my life (the first being my brother's death in 2015), I … Continue reading 2021 Year in Review
My first volunteer vacation was in 2019 in Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity through a Cisco program called Americas House. Cisco's employees could use their dedicated volunteer paid time off to help build houses in various chosen locations in the Americas. I had initially planned to regularly participate with Cisco's Americas House every year. However … Continue reading Volunteer Vacation: PLANNING for BFAS THE Sanctuary
I first heard about Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization, through a co-worker. My company, Cisco Systems, Inc., provides it's employees dedicated paid time off, called Time2Give, to volunteer. My colleague had utilized his Time2Give to volunteer along with his wife and kids at Best Friends' The Sanctuary in Utah the … Continue reading Volunteer Vacation: About Best Friends Animal Society
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