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Autism, Acceptance and Astrology: A Healing Journey
Autism. It’s often described as neurodivergence. A disability. A spectrum of difference in communicating, connecting and more. Beyond just a label, it invites the empowering journey of self-acceptance. Another day at the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer School, I feel the lunch hour din engulf me. Trapped in my seat as I pick apart what’s…
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Is Long-Form Writing and Content Still Relevant?
These days short-form content saturates social media. It screams for our attention left and right with its visual pizzazz. Whereas long-form writing and its penchant to guide us to be still, to read and reflect, where does it fit in? I don’t want to write! Grrr… I admit. It’s another attempt at writing something up…
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The Meaning of Shy and Quiet in Asian and Western Cultures
Shy. It’s often experienced as drifting in a state of quietness. A quiver in speaking our truth. Grappled with as stumbles and stumbling in communicating. Then in some cultures, shyness and quietness offer moments of consideration as we engage with others. Such traits aren’t weakness. Both shy and quiet lend a sensitivity around others, guiding…
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Chineseness and Letting Go of Perfectionism
Perfectionism has different faces and forms. It passionately inspires as much as vehemently debilitates. Drives us to chase horizons as much as stresses the soul. In the strife strive for perfectionism, things seem so oh so subliminally possible. The struggle, struggle, struggle of it all is often fuel to keep going, going, going… My eyes…
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To Label Or Not To Label – Cultural Identities
As someone who drifts in between cultures, I’m descriptive of several labels. Chinese. Australian. Asian Australian. South-East Asian. As I go about my days, I’m also descriptive of: Writer. Neurodivergent. Introvert. Astrologer. And more… Our cultural identities are often a source of pride. Yet at times our cultural affiliations can be conflicting and confusing, and…
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Balancing Reading and Writing As A Writer
Reading is a big part of writing. As a writer, naturally you read a fair bit. Take writing a non-fiction book for example: it calls for a lot of reading alongside a lot of writing on a chosen topic. How do you balance reading and writing? Or in other words: how do you fit in…
Mabel Kwong 