Wanting To Make a Difference in the World Through Helping People

Things have always come pretty easy for me.  Gymnastics. Sports. Math. Singing. Dancing. Driving go-carts. Making friends. Finding cool jobs…

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How Yoga Improved My Life: My Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Experience

After moving to Santa Cruz, I took my first yoga class at Cabrillo Community College I was excited to try…

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Learning To Ski; the Power of Trying New Things

Growing up in California, I’ve had the privilege of being within proximity of the ocean and the mountains. When winter…

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Traveling Back in Time With Shared Stories

My husband and I love hanging out with old people. That was one of the aligned values we discovered when…

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Women’s Gatherings Create Transformation

I’ve always loved gathering with women. When I was younger it was slumber parties. Of course, we weren’t quite women…

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My School Experience and the Identity I Left Behind

I really didn’t care for junior high school nor high school. It felt like everyone changed when we were thrown…

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Learning To Stop Chasing What’s Next: Living Slow in Fast-Paced California

I grew up in the Bay Area. Born and raised in San Jose.  Both of my parents went to San…

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My Burning Man Experience: A Community In The Desert

Burning Man is an event focused on community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance held annually in the western United States. Wikipedia…

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The Magic of the World

I have always been a believer in magic. When I was about 3 years old I spent hours in my…

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The Phoenix—How I Became A Working Woman and A Mom

When I graduated from high school, I moved to Santa Cruz.I had been driving over the hill between San Jose…

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