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Kuratsa – A Rich Life in Dance

Posted on July 7, 2013 by acacianotes

“You walk, swim, and fly,” coached an amazing lady we fondly call Nanay Charing. At 85 years old she can still out-dance everyone on the dance floor. Her life is a lively, inspiring kuratsa, a traditional dance of the Waray … Continue reading →

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Spring and Hibiscus

Posted on March 27, 2013 by acacianotes

It’s spring! It may not feel like it with about a foot of snow outside, but with my red hibiscus in full bloom today, there’s reason to believe the season is moving ahead to be in sync with the Eastertide. … Continue reading →

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Positive Strive

Posted on February 13, 2012 by acacianotes

It is said that when Adlai Stevenson II died in 1965, he had near his bedside the prose poem Desiderata. The famously erudite U.S. statesman had intended to use in his Christmas cards the then largely unknown poem that Max … Continue reading →

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Thriving at Work

Posted on January 30, 2012 by acacianotes

Happy employees make for a consistently high-performing workforce. This is the gist of a research that took over seven years, and involved over 1200 white and blue-collar employees from a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, health care, and … Continue reading →

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Catching a NASA Live Launch – a GRAIL Weekend

Posted on September 29, 2011 by acacianotes

It sounded pretty straightforward – get an invitation or buy a Kennedy Space Center launch ticket, show up, and watch a spectacular liftoff. Actually, it’s a bit more exciting than that: one needs sustained enthusiasm, optimism, and tolerance for uncertainties and … Continue reading →

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