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A variety of blog posts to educate, entertain, and inspire
And so it begins with…
Hey there! Welcome to the blog of aspiring author and writer, HL Chen. Believe it or not, this is my very first post - EVER. And I'm sure everyone can understand just how challenging it is to take that first essential step into the world of blog writing. There are so...
A Social Media Journey: Here’s to 1000 Twitter Followers!
"c 004 c"by absolved is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 What better way to express a great big THANK YOU! than through a blog post dedicated to my fellow writers, bloggers and friends! I'll be perfectly honest - I haven't had the greatest relationship with social media...
Yoga Poses to Calm and Quiet the Mind
Try these five asanas and savor the soothing benefits! As humans, we live in a busy, complex, oftentimes chaotic world. It always has been, and probably always will be, just part of the existential experience. We're all here to learn things, but sometimes it gets more...
Dead Silence: Chernobyl’s Ominous Exclusion Zone
33 years later, the Soviet Era's radioactive region continues to fascinate and haunt The Accident It was early in the morning on April 26th, 1986 when the worst nuclear disaster in history occurred. The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (former Soviet Union)...
Words from the Mountains
Musings of a Martial Artist/Writer Temple in the Wudang Mountains, China (Photo Credit: Karney Hatch/Creative Commons) The Mountains' Calling I had a dentist appointment last week, which gave me all the more of an excuse to head out to one of those 'naturally...
Using Law of Attraction to Manifest a Specific Person, or Someone Even Better?
When I started learning about and working with LoA many years ago, I had a teacher at one time who emphasized the importance of applying the following concept to one's manifestation work: I am open to receiving this, or something even better. More often than not, I've...
Nurturing Your Manifestations with an Attitude of Gratitude
Happy Saturday everybody 🙂 I decided to head out to one of my favorite Starbucks locations this morning to get some work done. It's great to have the access to higher-speed WiFi (which is a bit of an issue where I'm residing right now), and the relatively quiet, calm...
Some Law of Attraction Inspiration
So I just signed up with Reddit yesterday, and I'm kind of laughing at myself for why it seemed to take me so long before I finally got involved over there. It's just another one of those 'why didn't I do this sooner?' kind of things. But I'm on now and having a good...
Thoughts on Valentine’s Day and Self-Love
With Valentine's Day right around the corner, I decided to put up a post that might be helpful to anyone who's looking for some alternative viewpoints. This holiday, just like many other holidays, can be challenging for people - whether they're currently in...
I had to sleep with the light on…
As I’d mentioned in my previous post, I’d been working on a short story that I intended to have published soon as an eBook. To my surprise, the whole process flowed a lot more quickly than I initially expected, and now it's ready for purchase on Amazon! Being my very...