My Semi-Permanent Thoughts

Too much for twitter, not enough for a blog post.

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The healing place. https://www.instagram.com/p/BqD2QgmAW8m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5aqi9yol38ft

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Breaking habits, cycles, and limitations begins with taking control of your thoughts. The thoughts about situations, others, and most importantly yourself, you have to catch them and put them in line with your vision not your frustration. When they have lined up then they can be released through your words. That is when you can speak beauty into life.

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Izakaya Beginnings . . . #Hachinohe #EatUp #JamaicanInJapan #EnkaiLife #ShikiMoto (at Hachinohe, Aomori)

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The short story of a snack. . . . . . #HamaNoEki #Uni #GrilledUni #SeaUrchin #Hashikami #SanpachiLife #ShikiMoto #JamaicanInJapan #OceanBounty #Aomori (at Hashikami, Aomori)

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I've been waiting for this to be released since I first heard the demo. Check out Paradise Plum by @naomicowan! Available on iTunes, Spotify, Tidal and everywhere you listen to music!

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Two delicious bites! #RaspberryChocolate was a perfect post-lunch treat. #ShikiMoto #MishiMeals #JamaicanInJapan #BougieBites #YumToMyTum #TokyoBites (at Roppongi Hills 六本木ヒルズ)

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At my fave breakfast spot in #Tokyo having a #T2D friendly start to my day. Look how beautiful this is! #SunnySideUpEgg #FreshGreens #Toast #GuavaJuice #Tea. Then I'll take a walk to make my doctor s happy. (at GOOD Morning Cafe&Grill 虎ノ門)

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It's time to practice my dances again. Love me some #Enburi. #LookingAt40 #ThisJETsLife #Aomori #SanpachiLife #UNWorldHeritage #SharingCulture #KnockingOnSpringsDoor #ShikiMoto #JamaicanInJapan (at Hashikami, Aomori)

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Sometimes you have to read a different translation for deeper understanding.

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That door you're facing that seems to be closed, the one sitting smack dab in the center of your path, it's waiting to be opened. When you have pushed, pulled, and given it your all and it still won't budge, that's when you have to move beyond the ordinary into the extraordinary. The extraordinary is where you will find God. God will open the doors meant for you to step through even when you feel unworthy, unqualified, insufficient, unable. If you want to get to the extraordinary, to live that extraordinary life, you will have to step to God, read His Word, pray, fast, serve, give, and follow Him with your whole being. The Extraordinary Life is waiting just behind your prayer. . . . Spotted in #AomoriShi #ShikiMoto #MorningMeditation #BlessedLove #ALifeLessOrdinary #ExtraordinaryLife

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Planning the next semester of reading & comprehension for JHS kids. I love this book, and found this classroom guide for it on Amazon. I discovered this book some years ago at @bookophilia and bought it for my nephew. I am so excited to share it once again. #BooksAreBest #TheDayTheCrayonsQuit #ReadingMatters #FightingIlliteracyBookByBook #JamaicanInJapan #ShikiMoto #LoveMyKids #LoveMyTown #LoveMySchools #LoveMyJTE #FinalYearShenanigans (at Hashikami, Aomori)

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Citizenship Matters

Over the past week or so I have read and kept silent on the matter of a bi-election in Jamaica having a candidate without Jamaican citizenship.

What I have seen is a solid reflection of classism, partisanship, and party above all on both sides of Gordon House. What I find not being discussed is why we are so agitated about it. So let’s talk about the questions this situation poses.

First,what do…

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Hydrangeas in my backyard. They bloom white and the #SummerRain makes them beautiful. #HappyMoments #BeautifullyBlue #SermonsInNature #ShikiMoto

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Jamaican childhood highlight! #Fudgie! #Entrepreneurship #FatKidJoy #WhoNeedTruck? Pic: @NaomiCowan

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While language learning apps and websites such as are plentiful online, places to practice are less easy to find! Here’s a few you can try out, none of which are limited to just one or two languages:

Chat

HelloTalk (iOS/Android): an app with 100+ languages that lets you chat with native speakers of your target language from around the world with voice + text. It’s the one most geared towards just conversation!

WeSpeke (iOS/Android): an app and website with probably the largest variety of languages at 130, with text, audio, and video chat.

Conversation Exchange: this one’s a little different, as it not only allows you to get a pen pal and has text, video, and voice, but it also lets you meet up with native speakers in your area to practice!

Speaky (iOS/Android): a web and mobile app which is pretty much social media for language learners! It has 110+ languages and you can make video/audio calls and message from your browser.

HiNative (iOS/Android): not exactly for chatting with people, but instead you can ask native speakers about their culture/language in your target language!

Read

Duolingo Immersion: lets you translate articles from your target language into your native language, or vice versa.

Readlang: read articles, books, and other texts online, with vocab support, and it will create vocab lists and flashcards based on the words you needed help with.

All You Can Read: a selection of magazines and news websites from 200 countries, offered in a wide variety of languages.

Worldpress: a directory of worldwide newspapers and magazines, sorted by country, region, and also political affiliation.

Listen

Live-Radio: a collection of thousands of worldwide radio stations in a multitude of languages.

Every Tongue: 7,000+ recordings of all different languages, readily available online.

Omniglot: a massive listing of online radio stations in languages from A-Z!

Global Recordings Network: search by language or country to listen to any of a wide variety of online recordings.

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My town is hosting Japan's National Cycling Championship this weekend and it's been great so far. Seeing all these riders and how beautiful the bikes reminds me of my friends that ride, so big up the cyclists. Can't wait to see what I learn on Sunday.

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You are my sunshine, My Daddy sunshine, You make me happy, When skies are grey... Seeing my Dad makes all the difference in the world. #LoveLikeThis #DaddysGirl #PreciousMoments #ThatTexasLife #GirlsGraduation #CowanLegacy #MyPatriarch