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Legacies

A Forgotten Piece of Women's History

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 05.08.2013 | Latino Voices
Read More: Legacies, Lodgers, Bodegas, The Bronx, Women's History, Childcare, Brooklyn, Boarders, Entrepreneurs, Hometown Clubs, Puerto Rican Women, Migrants, New York City, Latino Voices News
Virginia Sanchez-Korrol

Not quite realizing that behind every exceptional woman there is a community of faceless and nameless women who have helped sustain her, the legacies of the migrant women from Puerto Rico, sculptors of today's communities in New York, are all but forgotten.

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Legacies

Lai-Lai Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2013 | Parents
Read More: Paul Agakian, Community, Work-Life Balance, Legacies, Resolutions, Work, Kids, Grief, Loss, Priorities, Gift of Life, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Lai-Lai Jenkins

Last week, as I thought about 2013 resolutions and reflected on the events of 2012, I realized that I am often so consumed with work and bills (the "reason" I have to work) that I neglect the "real" reasons that I have to work -- my family and myself.

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Planting Seeds and Legacy

Rachael Freed | Posted 06.03.2012 | Healthy Living
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Rachael Freed

Why do we plant seeds, saplings and seedlings with hope in our hearts each spring? Why do we relish harvesting in autumn? We plant in order to harvest -- not just for the moment but to preserve and nurture the future.

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Legacy Writing: Expressing Love

Rachael Freed | Posted 04.01.2012 | Healthy Living
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Rachael Freed

Whether we have such legacies from our past or not, let us commit this day going forward to offer our own written words of caring and love to those who matter most to us. This writing will open our hearts.

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Context: Shaping our Lives and our Legacies

Rachael Freed | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Rachael Freed

The naive Midwestern young wife and high school English teacher who I was became a planetary citizen and a participant in a larger world. Here are some tips for building your own legacy.

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