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Letters to Solomon

·Feb 15, 2020

And Then..

Dear Solomon, Last night a colleague and a friend shared with me an interesting thought exercise. She has to give a speech to 50 people she’s never met, and the only guideline she has is “and then.” That could mean anything, really. That is the beauty of this thought exercise…

2020

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And Then..
And Then..
2020

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Letters to Solomon

·Nov 7, 2018

We Are The Leaders We Seek: Your Mom’s Adventures in Activism

Dearest Solomon, Tonight, we had a big election. On the ballot were all House seats, a lot of Senate seats, and the soul of America. Your dad wrote his own beautiful and poignant letter to you this morning, and I agree with all of it. I have to be honest…

Activism

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We Are The Leaders We Seek: Your Mom’s Adventures in Activism
We Are The Leaders We Seek: Your Mom’s Adventures in Activism
Activism

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Tech for Campaigns

·Dec 20, 2017

What We Learned From Hosting Two Fireside Chats Last Week

At Tech For Campaigns we were thrilled to host four amazing leaders for two fireside chats last week. Ruchi Sanghvi, Dropbox VP of Ops and first female engineer at Facebook, along with David Chiu, member of the California State Assembly, joined us in person in San Francisco on December 12…

Politics

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What We Learned From Hosting Two Fireside Chats Last Week
What We Learned From Hosting Two Fireside Chats Last Week
Politics

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Letters to Solomon

·Jun 20, 2017

When A Heart Goes Walking Around Outside Your Body

“Making the decision to have a child — it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” — Elizabeth Stone In many ways, today was a day like any other. In some ways, it was a first — which wasn’t actually a…

2017

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When A Heart Goes Walking Around Outside Your Body
When A Heart Goes Walking Around Outside Your Body
2017

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Dec 5, 2016

Magic

This post is part of the “Write the Word” writing challenge, where we write about a new word every day. Come join! Whether you love magic or distrust it as voodoo malarkey, I’d venture a guess that you are fascinated by it. It’s hard not to be. “How do they…

Magic

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Magic
Magic
Magic

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Dec 4, 2016

Transition

Naturally, when I think of transition, I think of change. Many people fear change, but many people embrace it. I, personally, have never been afraid of change. I think that’s because I’ve had a chance to discover and test my resilience early on — and there is a strength that…

Change

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Transition
Transition
Change

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Dec 2, 2016

Imagination

I grew up in Communist Soviet Union. Even though my life was full of love and things that money can’t buy, I didn’t have a lot of the things growing up that my American peers had. Relative to other folks, we were very privileged — but we didn’t have a…

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Imagination
Imagination

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Letters to Solomon

·Jun 23, 2016

What Makes A Man

My dear sweet Solomon, You are a boy, which means you will grow up to be a man. As your mom, I have an interesting and unique challenge to teach you about how to treat women — from a woman’s perspective. …

2016

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What Makes A Man
What Makes A Man
2016

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Letters to Solomon

·Apr 14, 2016

What if it was us?

Dear Solomon, Having you has been the most amazing, joyful and life changing event, which I couldn’t even fathom. But with all the joy comes incessant worry, because as your dad says, “I’ve never had anything to lose before.” I’m a worrier by nature, and I worry infinitiely more now…

2016

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What if it was us?
What if it was us?
2016

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Letters to Solomon

·Feb 21, 2016

Hi, I’m Your First Food!

My unexpected love affair with breastfeeding — My darling Solomon, You got your first tooth recently. You are growing up way too fast! Soon your little tooth will be joined by many more. My milk is your main food source right now, but it won’t always be this way. At some point, you’ll start using those teeth…

2016

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Hi, I’m Your First Food!
Hi, I’m Your First Food!
2016

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Maria Ogneva

Maria Ogneva

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community thinker and doer. world traveler. lover of life. dreamer. saving the world in 140 chars. blog http://socialsilk.com. info http://about.me/themaria

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