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A Personal Tale on How Twitter Keeps Surprising Me

by Esther on April 30, 2012

I’ve been using Twitter for over a year now and it has already surprised me a number of times. This time, it simply knocked me off my socks. But first, I have to tell you how it started. The Backstory I met Ben in late 2007 during an 8 hour layover at Atlanta International Airport. [...]

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50 Tiny Steps to Add More Love to Your Life…Today (with Bonus Points!)

April 14, 2012
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Choose one of these and you are instantly guaranteed a little more love in your life (please proceed at your own risk): Love Yourself 1. Have a salad for lunch (bonus points if it has strawberries) 2. Take a long shower or bath (bonus points if you lock the door) 3. Arrange a short trip/getaway [...]

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Love Drop Series: “We’re Not Rich in Finances, But We’re Rich in Love”

December 9, 2011
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Love Drop is changing and will not be back in its current form. So this is the last Love Drop tale for now! The December 2011 Love Drop is for Diomi and her son Nalee from Milwaukee. They currently find themselves in a very difficult position, after Diomi’s father died, she plunged into depression, lost [...]

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Love Drop Series: Don’t Judge People With Kids… Or Without Them

October 24, 2011
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The Love Drop team managed to pull out a front-loading washer and dryer and a stove with front controls for temporarily wheelchair-bound mom Melanie, among many other gifts.  I know this month’s Love Drop tale is a bit late, but these people can also use your help! Here it goes. Meet Jeff and Becca. They already [...]

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From the Streets of Santiago to the Streets of New York: Modern Protest Culture (Scares the Shit out of Me)

October 3, 2011
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During the various periods I lived in Santiago de Chile, I’ve learned a thing or two about Chilean protest culture. There were protests under Allende. There were protests under Pinochet. Both were exponents of heavy social tension and led to important social and political change. If you’re into this kind of stuff, I highly recommend [...]

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Love Drop Series: How Do You Handle Emergencies?

September 21, 2011
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Last month, Lucy was showered with (pink) gifts, money, letters and love in Wichita, Kansas. You can watch the video to see how that all went down. Get well soon, Lucy! This month, the center of attention is Melanie, a lovely mother of four who was involved in a terrible accident and is now wheelchair-bound. [...]

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Help Wanted: What’s Your Definition of Art?

September 11, 2011
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I have an ambiguous relationship with art. I’m drawn towards it and put off by it at the same time. After having had many thoughts on art run through my mind, I decided that I need your help with this. Yes, that’s you there, glancing over this page, drawn between the curiosity to read what’s [...]

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The Ups & Downs of Showing Your Dark Side

August 20, 2011
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Few things are as hard as actually practicing what you preach. I’m all for keeping it real and speaking your mind. But when it comes to my own emotions, I still find myself holding back, searching for the right words, or regretting I spoke up altogether. It adds up and adds up, until one night [...]

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Keeping It Real: Authenticity in Storytelling

August 15, 2011
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Authenticity is hot – almost as hot as sustainability or minimalism. How much of you do you share online? How much of you is enough, and how much is too much? Partial Storytelling A recent article on Copyblogger, titled Why People Don’t Want the “Real” You, sparked an interesting discussion on authenticity. In this piece, Brian [...]

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