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    Movement.

    written by Kristen Koester-Smith

    People have asked me a lot about my decision to move back to Singapore.

     

    It wasn’t an easy decision. It wasn’t something that I immediately felt called to do. It wasn’t a “fuck yes” thing. I knew I wanted to get out of America and start traveling again, but I wanted to go somewhere I had never been before. The decision to come to Singapore was calculated and it had a lot to do with the pay and the hours at my job. 

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    Nomenclature

    by Kristen Koester-Smith October 19, 2016

    Given name: Kristen  Meaning: Lover of Christ My parents say they came to Jesus because I was born. I don’t…

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    Don’t Believe What They Tell You

    by Kristen Koester-Smith October 6, 2016

      Every one of us has a conversation or experience every day that changes our mindset or viewpoint about something, somehow.…

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    The “Right” Decision Quandary

    by Kristen Koester-Smith July 7, 2016

    I’m an aquarian, an air sign, and an over thinker. I contextualize things, I put words around things, I work…

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    What Yoga has Given Me

    by Kristen Koester-Smith June 21, 2016

    Hard to sum this up in a few succinct paragraphs…also hard to do without sounding mystical or super hippie-dippy. And–That’s…

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    You know better

    by Kristen Koester-Smith January 29, 2016

    I’m reading a book by a woman who remembers her past lives. She wrote seven different books, each depicting a…

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    On Love

    by Kristen Koester-Smith November 30, 2015

    VitaraagaviShayM vaa Chittam (Sutra 1.37) Swami Vivekandanda translated this as: “Meditate on the heart that has given up all attachments.”…

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    Altered Part 3: These Are the People I Want to Meet

    by Kristen Koester-Smith November 11, 2015

    A community is a group of people that chooses to grow together. These are the people I want to meet.…

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    Altered Part 2: These are the experiences I want to have.

    by Kristen Koester-Smith November 4, 2015

    “Education’s Purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”- Malcolm S. Forbes This, coupled with the Oliver…

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    Altered Pt 1: This is what life is for.

    by Kristen Koester-Smith October 30, 2015

    A mind that has been stretched can never go back to its old dimensions. This is life. Oliver Wendall Homes…

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