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Second Innings, New Beginnings

Second Innings, New Beginnings

Sometimes you have to step back to come back stronger
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
I Now Measure Mom’s Birthdays in Memories

I Now Measure Mom’s Birthdays in Memories

She would have been 80 today if she were here
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Hi! I am Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles

Hi! I am Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles

Welcome to my profile — November 2021
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
A Letter to My Mom

A Letter to My Mom

Fifteen years of missing my mentor andmy best friend
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
Draft Day Was Inspiring and Fun

Draft Day Was Inspiring and Fun

Here’s a quick roundup and the stories we published
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Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
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He Never Buys Me Flowers, But He Buys Me Lemon Squeezers

He Never Buys Me Flowers, But He Buys Me Lemon Squeezers

And it makes all the difference
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Urna Gain
A Door Closes, a Window Opens

A Door Closes, a Window Opens

Sometimes kindness and understanding go a long way
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Iban Van der Zeyp
My Homes Have Always Been More Than Just Shelters

My Homes Have Always Been More Than Just Shelters

How the different places I’ve lived in have given me comfort when I needed it
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Debbie Thompson
I Learned My First Life Lesson When the Professor’s Son Failed in the 7th Grade

I Learned My First Life Lesson When the Professor’s Son Failed in the 7th Grade

Rejected by many, lifted by a few, and driven by inner determination
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Waseem Akhter Ahmed
What I Teach My Child About Failure That I Never Learned in School

What I Teach My Child About Failure That I Never Learned in School

I’m a father who once believed failure meant I wasn’t good enough
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Erin J Daniel
I Wasted 30+ Years Trying to Find My Purpose

I Wasted 30+ Years Trying to Find My Purpose

Here’s how it finally found me
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Asanda
The Smell of Sambrani and a Train of Thoughts

The Smell of Sambrani and a Train of Thoughts

Fragments of memories I return to
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Alma
I Bore a Child Out of Wedlock, But Society Won Before Motherhood

I Bore a Child Out of Wedlock, But Society Won Before Motherhood

They say when a child is born, so is a mother
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Urna Gain
Lots of People Are Dying

Lots of People Are Dying

Before my eyes
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Sheri Jacobs
I Thought Healing Would Feel Like Progress but It Felt Like Grief

I Thought Healing Would Feel Like Progress but It Felt Like Grief

My experience with creating positive change
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Ella
Why I became an Accidental Culture Writer

Why I became an Accidental Culture Writer

And what can you learn from it
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Artkheliyan
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