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20:16pm August 11, 2026 San Francisco, California  [Thank you, Linguee DeepL Translator]

Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry

Débouchez votre artères naturellement grâce à ces 5 aliments recommandés par un chirurgien cardiaque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

Hello, everyone / Bonjour, à tous

I have been ill since the beginning of this year… the kind of illness that is not obvious, not even to myself.
Through knowledge gained from all the healers I blog about and all the precious people who care about my well-being … and now, thanks to the valuable information from Dr. Steven Gundry M.D., I am on a path to understand my gut health, beautiful gut bacteria, and compounds in foods.

Je suis malade depuis le début de l’année… le genre de maladie qui passe inaperçue, même à mes propres yeux. Grâce aux connaissances que j’ai acquises auprès de tous les praticiens que je cite sur mon blog et de toutes les personnes qui se soucient de mon bien-être… et désormais, grâce aux précieuses informations fournies par le Dr Steven Gundry, médecin, je m’efforce de mieux comprendre la santé de mon intestin, les bonnes bactéries intestinales et les composés présents dans les aliments.

I am reading Dr. Steven Gundry’s book –

GUT CHECK: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Health 

… learning so much!  About:  polyphenols, lectins, prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, gut lining, gut bacteria, properties in foods, immune system, nervous system, harmony, wellness.

Je suis en train de lire le livre du Dr Steven Gundry :
GUT CHECK : Libérez le pouvoir de votre microbiome pour inverser le cours de la maladie et transformer votre santé

… j’apprends énormément ! Sur les thèmes suivants : polyphénols, lectines, prébiotiques, probiotiques, postbiotiques, muqueuse intestinale, bactéries intestinales, propriétés des aliments, système immunitaire, système nerveux, harmonie, bien-être.

I have listened to Dr. Steven Gundry’s podcast “Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon” two times.

The findings from research studies are compelling.

I shall listen to it again.. for inspiration… for call to action … which I am answering.

J’ai écouté deux fois le podcast du Dr Steven Gundry intitulé  “Débouchez naturellement votre artères grâce à ces 5 aliments recommandés par un chirurgien cardiaque “. Les résultats de ces études sont convaincants.

Je vais l’écouter à nouveau… pour trouver l’inspiration… pour répondre à cet appel à l’action… auquel je réponds.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

I turned on the subtitles so that I can see the spelling of ingredients and properties in food that Dr. Gundry is telling us.

And… I can click on “Show Transcript”

J’ai activé les sous-titres pour pouvoir voir l’orthographe des ingrédients et les propriétés des aliments dont nous parle le Dr Gundry.

Et… je peux cliquer sur “Afficher la transcription “.

The Definitive Polyphenol Guide by Dr. Steven Gundry

https://gundrymd.com/polyphenol-guide

Dr. Steven Gundry’s website:

08:29 Friday July 31, 2026

[ Thank you, dear Dr. Kerry Lilley, for your podcast Episode 45: About Stress Relief  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_pK8eiiEw

Dr. Kerry Lilley’s YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyByChoicePodcast ]

13:12  le 17 février 2026  Avignon, FRANCE

14:53-21:39 July 30, 2026 Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Hello, everyone / Bonjour, à tous

There is much suffering in the world. And illness in every direction. I had started this blog post (about the character Aunt Bella in Neil Simon’s play LOST IN YONKERS) in February this year while I was in France.  Today, July 30, 2026, while thinking about friends who are dealing with illness and/or helping loved ones who are dealing with illness… I think about the courage of each person… each person is her/his own Hero.

What archetypes do Aunt Bella in Neil Simon’s play LOST IN YONKERS personify?

Quels archétypes personnifient tante Bella dans la pièce LOST IN YONKERS de Neil Simon ?

Bella’s mother calls her 36-year-old daughter “a child”.

Bella’s nephew Jay tells his younger brother Arty that in school, they called Bella “Whacko” because Bella’s mother would whack Bella on the head every time Bella did or said something “wrong”. While looking at a family photo of their father with his mother and siblings, Jay comments that there was something wrong with everyone in the family.

Bella tells her nephews that her mind wanders. “The kids in school used to say ‘Hey, Bella, Lost-and-Found called and said come and get your brains,’ except I didn’t really think that was so funny.”

Yet, Bella is the one who makes decisions that profoundly improve her nephews’ lives.

Pourtant, c’est Bella qui prend les décisions qui améliorent profondément la vie de ses neveux.

In Christopher Vogler’s list of archetypes, Bella would be:

Herald; Mentor; Ally; Hero

Bella is vibrant, compassionate, loving, and brave.

Dans la liste des archétypes établie par Christopher Vogler, Bella correspondrait aux rôles suivants :

Héraut ; Mentor ; Alliée ; Héros

Bella est pleine de vie, compatissante, aimante et courageuse.

Mercedes Ruehl portrays Bella in the stage play and also in the movie.

Mercedes Ruehl incarne Bella aussi bien dans la pièce de théâtre que dans le film.

Thank you, YouTube Movies & TV, for posting the movie version of LOST IN YONKERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A94Jes2rhd0

Story setting: Yonkers, New York, USA; summer 1942 (USA at war with Germany and Japan)

Narrator:  15-year-old Jay

Opening scene:  Jay’s father is driving a car that doesn’t belong to him. Jay is sitting in front passenger seat; his younger brother Arty is in the back seat. Everyone is sweating.  They are going to see their father’s mother whom they haven’t seen in two years.  Jay and Arty’s mother died three months ago.

Movie – Casting by Jennifer Shull

Movie – Music by Elmer Bernstein

https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/neil-simon

The article: ‘LOST IN YONKERS’ AGAIN MERCEDES RUEHL RECREATES AWARD-WINNING ROLE FOR FILM

https://www.mcall.com/1993/05/14/lost-in-yonkers-again-mercedes-ruehl-recreates-award-winning-role-for-film/

Here’s the link to my blog post: “Story Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says: “When illness takes us onto a Hero’s Journey” published on October 23, 2023.

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/story-consultant-teresa-jade-leyung-says-when-illness-takes-us-onto-a-heros-journey-2/

I wish everyone vibrant health and happiness always!

Je souhaite à tous une santé éclatante et beaucoup de bonheur pour toujours !

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Thank you, Linguee DeepL Translate !

02h18 mardi le 24 juin 2025 Avignon FRANCE; amended 15h48, 19h32 mardi le 24 juin 2025

By car, the time it would take to say “Bonjour” to … Paris, Aix-les-Bains, Avignon, Apt and the Villages in the Luberon, and, Nice (in FRANCE)…  would be more than 13 hours without stopping.

On foot, it would take me more than 10 days… and that is if I do not stop to take photographs, use les toilettes, sleep, bathe or eat.

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My friend Sharon taking photos in Avignon / Mon amie Sharon prend des photos à Avignon

21 juin 2025 Avignon FRANCE

I used to drive, a lot.  [ Je conduisais beaucoup.]

I drove all over the state of California in USA for my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart - to bookstores, schools, libraries, writers’ conferences, writers’ organizations, book festivals, trade shows, community events.   I will always be grateful to literary agent Stacey Glick, Vice President, and everyone at  Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC; acquisition editor/director John Scognamiglio, president Steven Zacharius, publisher Laurie Perkin, art director Louis Malcangi, and everyone at Kensington Publishing Corp. in New York; sales representatives, teachers, librarians, my then spouse, my sister, friends, mentors, colleagues, the folks at the day job – the East Bay Regional Park District, the folks in the communities, members of California Writers Club, members of Women’s National Book Association, members of Women’s Brain Exchange, every reader …  everyone who cheered for me and my work, everyone who invited me and my book to show up.

I used to see the world from behind the steering wheel. Now I see not only with my eyes, but also, with each foot step I take.

In France, I walk and gawk … at the architecture, the window displays at shops, the heavy doors, the balconies, the gardens, the churches, business signs, the trees, les boulangeries, les pâtisseries, the names of streets, the sky, the food, the food, the food. Aahh… the visuals.

As for the audios .. I adore hearing the French language. My favorite phrase right now is “Je vous en prie.” I feel like I’m eight years old again… learning a new language. It’s slow going for me; the verb conjugations; the article-noun pairing; the silent letters, the silent syllables; the “liaison” (connecting sounds). At first, I thought… why do so many French words begin with the letter “L”?  That’s what I hear.  When I see the spelling … no more mystery; when a noun begins with a vowel, the pronunciation of the article preceding the noun is rolled onto the noun.

le + appartement becomes  l’appartement — sounds like  “la-par-te-mont”

le + aéroport becomes l’aéroport — sounds like “lair-o-port”

le + orchestre becomes l’orchestre — sounds like “lor-kestr”

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Me Teresa Jade, with Sasa and Sharon / Moi Teresa Jade, avec Sasa et Sharon

Festival du livre de Nice 2025

le chien Claude et Guillaume, le mari de Sasa.

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20 juin 2025

Last night June 19, 2025, after a cool shower (it was 36 Celsius / 96.8 Fahrenheit in Avignon), new energy flowed through me.  I worked until 8:00am June 20, then, I went to bed.

I haven’t been this happy in many many months.  I am grateful. I celebrate everyone who has been kind to me.

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Caroline's magnificent plant / La magnifique plante de Caroline

Being in FRANCE this time has revived me. It’s because for the first time, I am in a real home for many weeks, not a vacation rental. Through the kindness of MCC who had asked her dear friend CK to rent me the studio apartment in her house in Avignon… I am experiencing tranquility.

CK is kind and creative, and, she has finished rewrites of her novel. Also, she has written a series of stories for children. I celebrate CK’s perseverance!

Happiness spreads.  Just the day before, I opened an email from author Ann Tashi Slater https://www.anntashislater.com/

who shared her happy news -

Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World (Hachette Book Group) is arriving September 9, 2025!

I celebrate Ann’s perseverance!  I met Ann at San Francisco Writers Conference when Sasa Southard, Mary E. Knippel and I were presenters, and, our pal Margie Yee Webb was in Linda Lee’s super team.

I pre-ordered Ann’s remarkable book.

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-tashi-slater/traveling-in-bardo/9780306835216/

And… I so hope to see Ann on September 27, 2025 at Book Passage Corte Madera in California.

https://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-tashi-slater-sylvia-boorstein-traveling-bardo-corte-madera-store

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Sharon et Marie-Christine au Le jardin Singulier /Esprit des lieux / Maison forestière 84390 Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux - photo by TL

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A bookstore in a forest?  Oui.

https://www.provenceguide.com/patrimoines-culturels/mont-ventoux/le-jardin-singulier-esprit-des-lieux/provence-5294194-1.html

The quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -

“Si tu diffères de moi, mon frère, loin de me léser, tu m’enrichis.”

[  "If you differ from me, far from hurting me, you enrich me." ]

 https://francearchives.gouv.fr/fr/commemo/recueil-2000/38930

 http://evene.lefigaro.fr/citation/differes-frere-loin-leser-enrichis-1406.php

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22 juin 2025

In this blog post, I shall include references to movies that have hooked my attention this month.

Why do I study movies? To honor the writers of the scripts. While the names of the authors for books and stage plays are almost always associated with the title of the book or the play … the names of the writers for screenplays aren’t always the foremost association with the movie titles.  Generally, in the public’s eyes.. the names of the actors and directors get the most attention.  When a movie compels me to watch it again, I always rewind to the opening credits to say “Thank you” to the writer(s).

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15 juin 2025 in Avignon, FRANCE

Today I realized that I know more people who are dead than those who are alive. I’m not being funny… it’s  just that on June 11, 2025, I said to Marie-Christine that I would like to show Sharon one of my favorite places in the town of Apt  – Maison du Parc du Luberon https://www.parcduluberon.fr/ 60, place Jean-Jaures, 84400 Apt. While I was mesmerized by the display showing a scale of geological times in the Luberon region (10 million years ago, 35 million years ago, 150 million years ago), the phrase “ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” came to mind.

Standing there, in front of the display

… the voice inside me said  … when I die, I shall be part of the geology of the planet.

[ … la voix en moi m’a dit … quand je mourrai … je ferai partie de la géologie de la planète.]

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https://www.theluberon.com/villages/

https://en.luberon-apt.fr/

https://www.luberon-apt.fr/apt-et-les-villages

Those words ”ashes to ashes, dust to dust” – spoken by the character Delbert in this movie – made me chuckle.

Undertaking Betty – original title: Plots with a View (comedy movie) – To start a new life, she had to fake her own death!

• Writer:  Fred Ponzlov
• Director:  Nick Hurran
• Stars:  Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken
• Thank you, Youtube Channel: Cinéfilm, for posting

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21h45 le 16 juin 2025

The mighty wind in this part of FRANCE… Le vent puissant…

Avignon, FRANCE https://www.avignon.fr/

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https://www.britannica.com/place/Avignon

Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern FRANCE. It lies at a point on the east bank of the Rhône River where the narrow valley opens into a broad delta plain, northwest of Nîmes. It was the capital of the papacy from 1309 to 1377. Recognized for its architectural beauty and historic importance, the centre of Avignon was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995, and the city served as the European cultural capital for 2000.

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I wish everyone excellent health, peace and happiness always.

Je souhaite à tous une excellente santé, la paix et le bonheur toujours.

 

me, Teresa Jade, at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue https://www.islesurlasorgue.fr/

 

a grateful Teresa Jade LeYung

Une Teresa Jade LeYung reconnaissante

 

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

 

Auteur / Blogueur / Consultant en matière d’histoires / Historien de la photo

 

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for short short movies of Aix-les-Bains and Paris, FRANCE 2024 and 2025; Portland, Oregon USA 2024; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024

 

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts for “shorts” 

 

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

 

Love Made Of Heart ®

15:20 April 15;  19:17 April 16;  18:00 May 15; 22:12 May 17; 17:06 May 20,; 20:20 May 23, 2025 Benicia, California

Dear Reader,

I wish you and everyone around you … vibrant health, peace and laughter always.

For me, illness comes and goes, comes again and goes again … I smile to help my Brain boost production of dopamine and serotonin…to benefit my immune system.

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/smiling-can-trick-your-brain-happiness-boost-your-health-ncna822591

The kindness from my sister, elders, mentors, friends, neighbors, Angels… around the world led me to this moment.

Recently… when friends from San Francisco and San Bruno heard about my attempts and determination to see them …  they changed their plans and carpooled to Benicia to see me. They gave me an afternoon that my Brain will associate the moments with happiness and gratitude.

Friends who let me house-sit for them. Friends who ask their siblings and friends to rent me their places at my modest budget. Friends who come visit me. Friends who drive me to see other friends. Friends who help me organize my worldly possessions in storage. Friends who wish me wellness via email, message, voicemail and postal mail. Everyone who sends me happy thoughts.  I thank everyone with all my heart.

Right now, April 15, I am watching (again) NOEL, the movie that stars Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Robin Williams, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, John Doman, et al.

Ms. Sarandon’s character Rose Collins is visiting her despondent mother in the hospital. She shows her mom an angel (one that would fit on top of a Christmas tree) but her mom is not responding. Rose notices the patient across the hall, under blanket, not moving, alone. She enters the room, hangs the angel on the window blind. When she turns around to leave,  she is startled by a man sitting in a chair near the door. She had not seen him when she entered ….

at 51 minutes into the movie Dr. Baron (portrayed by John Doman) tells Rose that even though her mom has lost her memory and the ability to recognize people .. one thing she’ll never lose is her emotions… that she can sense and she can feel … that’s why we tell family members to touch… to talk….

According to https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noel

“English speakers borrowed the word noel from French. It can be traced further back to the Latin word natalis, which can mean “birthday” as a noun or “of or relating to birth” as an adjective.

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Thank you, writers, continuity editors, actors, directors, producers, casts, crews, casting directors, et al!

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I love laughing with kooky and kindhearted characters in sitcoms.

Thank you, Youtube channel users, for posting episodes and clips from MIKE & MOLLY.

Here’s a 3-minute and 13 second compilation from CBS

Mike & Molly – Exclusive Preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi0VCpbkZQk&list=PL1RaM8eddoioVffitiSzPCrwOC2A5bDTT&index=1

Thank you, Youtube channel user Andrei Toth, for posting

Melissa McCarthy wins an Emmy Award for Mike and Molly 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfoxRXvNTGA&list=PL1RaM8eddoioVffitiSzPCrwOC2A5bDTT&index=12

6 fabulous women / actresses!

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This year, I was fortunate to have seen these remarkable healers

Marie-Christine Cornet https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/,

Dr. Amy Grace Lam https://www.vibrationalenergywellness.com/,

Dr. Faiza  Dossa https://www.lunettesdumondeoptometry.com/

Dr. Jae Reed, DC  https://azureskychiro.com/,

Stephanie Wilger, NC https://stephaniewilgernc.net/,

Dr. Cynthia Cox https://www.oaklandpacificdental.com/

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Thank you for reading my blog post: “Kindness from Sister, Elders, Mentors, Friends and Neighbors Turns Every Day Into Noel for me everywhere I go”

I wish everyone vibrant health, peace and laughter always!

Sasa's roses

 

a grateful Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

Auteur / Blogueur / Consultant en matière d’histoires / Historien de la photo

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for short short movies of Aix-les-Bains and Paris, FRANCE 2024 and 2025; Portland, Oregon USA 2024; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts for “shorts” I have created.

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Love Made Of Heart ®

2024 November 8

Selamat pagi, Everyone!

from blogger / photo historian / author / story-theme consultant Teresa Jade LeYung who is visiting magnificent Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.

WHO:  Telur Pecah founding curator Phillip Wong with a new generation of young curators – Danielle Lin, Jakob van Klang, Eng Jun Yi (Qing Hong), and Luqman Rosnan – and 198 artists!

WHAT:  Telur Pecah 4.0 Contemporary ART EXHIBITION in Kuala Lumpur

features five unique components, more than 500 artworks!

WHERE:   GMBB Creative Community Mall

No. 2, Jalan Robertson, Kuala Lumpur,  Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 50150 MALAYSIA

Telur Pecah 4.0 closing celebration on November 10, 2024

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Magic happens when a person shows up at the right place at the right time.  On November 7, 2024 while looking for yummy eats near Jalan Pudu in the Bukit Bintang neighborhood in Kuala Lumpur … the colorful art on the glass doors of GMBB hooked my attention. So, I entered …

https://gmbb.com.my/ says:

GMBB is a creative community mall in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur… that aspires to be an enterprising hub for Malaysian creatives, artists and artisans to do more together.

The following day when my sister – children’s advocate and author  MARIA KAWAH LEUNG (LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET) – visited me, it was my turn to invite her to enter the world of GMBB. When I said to her “I haven’t gone to the other floors…” she replied “Let’s go.”

Terima kasih to the artist (one of the ambassadors at the art exhibition) who invited us to experience “TELUR PECAH 4.0″ on level 3A and level 5…  and introduced us to founding curator Phillip Wong!

Since 2021, Telur Pecah has been about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries.

Telur Pecah 4.0

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https://www.artrabbit.com/events/telur-pecah-40 says:

” … presented by GMBB and led by founding curator Phillip Wong, this year’s edition celebrates Malaysia’s diversity in creativity, medium and culture. Together with a new generation of young curators – Danielle Lin, Jakob van Klang, Eng Jun Yi (Qing Hong), and Luqman Rosnan, this year’s exhibition features five unique components:

Terima kasih to art curator Danielle Lin for updating  https://www.artrabbit.com/events/telur-pecah-40

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https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/10/17/kl-exhibition-hosts-over-500-artworks  says:

An exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Telur Pecah 4.0, is set to take visitors on a journey through artistic interpretations expressed in a wide range of visual styles and mediums.

Telur Pecah’s founding curator Phillip Wong said the fourth edition of the exhibition at the GMBB shopping centre serves as a platform for artists to showcase their work.

The exhibition’s thought-provoking themes – Altimedia, Futures of Anthropocene, Simfoni Surealis, and The Culture Journey – each offer a perspective on the world, as seen through the eyes of the artists, to convey meaningful messages.

“I’ve invited four curators, Danielle Lin Shannon, Eng Jun Yi, Jakob van Klang and Luqman Rosnan, to curate the thematic sections,” said Wong.

“This gives them exposure to various aspects of organising an exhibition, such as administration and marketing, offering them skills beyond being just artists.

“I also hope the public can see the different elements that curators bring out,” he said, adding that this year’s exhibition included over 500 artworks by 198 artists.

“This year, we have expanded the exhibition across two levels of the mall.

“While the thematic exhibition takes place at Level 5, the Inspire Innovation Cultivate Creativity exhibition on Level 4 features artworks from special needs and disabled artists, besides pieces by university art students and children as young as three,” he said.

Six international artists are also represented.

GMBB general manager Lim Ying Hui, who officiated the launch said, “Telur Pecah has come a long way since its inaugural exhibition in 2021.

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Thank you for reading my blog post “Malaysia – Telur Pecah is about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries”

More about educator, children’s advocate and author MARIA KAWAH LEUNG’s delightfully illustrated children’s book LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/happy-anniversary-to-little-heroes-of-bay-street-and-how-they-stay-strong-in-an-unhappy-home/

My next post shall be about The Museum of Picture Book Art.

Wishing everyone gentle rain, nourishing eats, song in your heart, and happy thoughts!

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for

short short movies of Paris, FRANCE; Portland, Oregon USA; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024

Love Made Of Heart ®

2024 October 1, 14:02-23:04 Kuala Lumpur time

Happy Anniversary!

Mother-Daughter Novel LOVE MADE OF HEART debuted in October 2002, now twenty-two years old!

Ten thousand people to thank!  Please accept my gratitude.

book cover of LOVE MADE OF HEART, written by Teresa LeYung-Ryan (Teresa Jade LeYung)

The book Love Made of Heart  was:

*  a 2002 nominee of the Asian American Literary Awards

*  recommended by the California School Library Association

*  recommended by the California Reading Association

*  used by teachers who taught Women in Psychology, First-Year Composition college course, Advanced Composition English-as-a-Second-Language classes

*  read by students at Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, City College of Sacramento, Lowell High School, and many other wonderful institutions

*  available at public libraries

*  and still is… archived at the San Francisco History Center

*  read by thousands of readers, many of whom I never got the chance to thank in person … I thank everyone now and always.

Teresa Jade LeYung (formerlyTeresa LeYung-Ryan) uses her novel Love Made of Heart to:

*  celebrate the courage of immigrants

*  encourage adult children of mentally ill parents to speak openly about the stigmas

*  help survivors of family violence find their own voices

About the book and the folks who helped me craft her and helped her thrive in the publishing world:

https://lovemadeofheart.com/Love-Made-of-Heart-a-Daughter,-a-Mother,-a-Journey-Through-Mental-Illness.html

Reviews and Interviews:

https://lovemadeofheart.com/Reviews-Interviews-Love-Made-of-Heart.html

Readers who posted their reviews on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Made-Heart-Teresa-Leyung/dp/0758202172/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VzaNAlDDKsMS8NPx1G4aCQ.CevWcA9M_SL_K7IrypcIQ7wVZpx2Htg9HaAJ1e6q0aw&qid=1727778688&sr=1-1

Love Made of Heart is listed in Wikipedia when you search: “Chinese Immigration to the United States”

Autobiographies and novels:

• Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, Vintage 1989 (Neuausgabe), ISBN 0679721886
• Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club, Putnam Adult 1989, ISBN 0399134204
• Laurence Yep, Dragonwings. Golden Mountain Chronicles. 1903, (HarperTrophy) 1977, ISBN 0064400859
• Teresa LeYung Ryan, Love Made of Heart, Kensington Publishing Corporation (Neuausgabe), ISBN 0758202172

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_immigration_to_the_United_States

“Teresa LeYung Ryan is so proud that her work is included in the same list as the works of Maxine Hong Kingston, Amy Tan, and Laurence Yep, especially when Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior inspired Teresa to begin writing Love Made of Heart.”

Again, Everyone, please accept my gratitude.

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, story-theme consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says:

“I wish you and everyone you care about … vibrant health and happiness always!”

Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”

Love Made Of Heart ®

September 28, 2024, 22:55  Teresa Jade LeYung says:

“Author and Illustrator Maria Kawah Leung uses her children’s book to help communities help families all over the world.”

Happy fourth anniversary to:

Educator, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Children’s Advocate MARIA KAWAH LEUNG and Happy Dog and Mia, and their duo-language (English and Chinese), delightfully illustrated children’s book entitled:

LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME

Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Heroes-Bay-Street-Simplified/dp/1543759815/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15K4Y481LOH3Z&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.EZ627MWriWbxRptr94SE4BtcVRPDV1waqprKg5kOfQCGlihRHkS6-FzE3h1JmvbF6MThVUHKGWjFQfqrvwqlu-OaeK6R97ZYkVh1viRKrFs93F7PbH5ZkvSJz6SvwVOHwXZ_zbdKj8_2LkfgqszkXRYmxR7TYNBXm8d86RoFKS_I90n2rgVdXBJXOpwcQq_L1-yfF62T6k6n3cm5RvNefexj6UugY9KHrE0dQdydVPs.0YOWrBeVH9YvhK_w_Jn0MZB4CMiKdkMCK2QjHs7yXoQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=LITTLE+HEROES+OF+BAY+STREET&qid=1727535609&sprefix=little+heroes+of+bay+stre%2Caps%2C351&sr=8-1

MARIA KAWAH LEUNG shows how a girl named Mia and her loyal companion Happy Dog (he’s much much more than a stuffed animal) use their imagination to cope in an environment they have no control over – domestic violence.

Together, they learn that friends do not have to always like the same things, and, that love means protecting and comforting each other. 

Maria Kawah Leung’s messages help everyone – “When you’re scared or sad, talk to grown-ups you trust.”  and  “It’s not a child’s job to make parents happy.”

Maria Kawah Leung says: “Domestic Violence Awareness is about helping the Families.”

Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!

author Maria Kawah Leung reading her delightfully illustrated children’s book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vivKrfvokkk   13 minutes

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How to get out of Domestic Violence (GET HELP NOW!)

Jamie Ong interviews children’s book author Maria Kawah Leung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoZ4DfNzh0g

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To watch the 39-minute interview – author Maria Kawah Leung in conversation with Kim McMillon, Ph.D.

https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q

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LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET is endorsed by Hannah Yeoh who is a Member of Parliament in Malaysia.

Story Time with Hannah Yeoh: LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k8DLcJlvVg  20 minutes

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Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!

author Maria Kawah Leung’s facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/maria.kawah

To see my other blog posts that reference Maria Kawah Leung  https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/?s=Maria+Kawah+Leung&search=

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:

“I wish for all children everywhere – gentle, kindhearted, easy-going, safety conscious, open-minded guardians/caregivers/teachers, nature’s healing, love and laughter.  Thank you, dear Educator, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Children’s Advocate MARIA KAWAH LEUNG and Happy Dog and Mia, and your duo-language (English and Chinese), delightfully illustrated children’s book entitled:  LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME.“

Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”

Love Made Of Heart ®

2024 August 10, updated August 15, 16

Blog post updated September 9, 2024 by Teresa Jade LeYung, 2018 alumna of A PLACE OF HER OWN

Cynthia Tom, founding director of A PLACE OF HER OWN, says:

Join our Closing Celebration on September 15, 2024 from 12pm-3pm as we lift and are lifted by the collective and individual strength from our PLACE artists! They have wholeheartedly embraced the full spectrum of emotions, from discomfort to joy, fostering new connections and personal growth — all for you to witness in real time through this found-object based art exhibition.

Our close friend and dear supporter of PLACE, Ravi Chandra MD also wrote a great piece about the show titled, “Intergenerational Trauma and Ancestral Pattern Shifting” on Psychology Today you must check out when you have the chance!

That being said, come to our final festivities, invite your friends and family and be inspired with this exhibition one last time!

Sept 15, 2024 Closing Celebration: Gallery 12– 3pm
Location: J-SEI Cultural Center, 1285 66th St, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA

Artists include: Ahran Lee, Amy Lam, AVOTCJA, Christina Yu, Christine Yang, Cueponcaxochitl Moreno Sandoval, Cynthia Tom, Deborah Santana, Emily Yamauchi, Frances Cachapero, Irene Wibawa, Jazz Diaz, Julie Lee Andersen, Katie Quan, Manon Wada with Sanié Bokhari, Martha Zamora, PAZ, Purla Montiel, Reyna Daudian, Shari Arai DeBoer, Tomo Hirai, Yeujin Yoon, Zaina Rose

Intergenerational Trauma and Ancestral Pattern Shifting

Healing intergenerational trauma through art

Ravi Chandra M.D., D.F.A.P.A.

The Pacific Heart

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-pacific-heart/202408/bipoc-people-and-the-art-of-ancestral-pattern-shifting

updated August 21, 2024 Reviewed by Michelle Quirk

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Bonjour everyone!

I cheer for Cynthia Tom and everyone connected to Cynthia’s programs and events !

August 11 – September 15, 2024

A PLACE OF HER OWN

found-object based art Exhibition

Founder of A PLACE OF HER OWN / Teacher / Artist / Curator CYNTHIA TOM   says:

August 11 – September 15, 2024

A PLACE OF HER OWN Exhibition

You are invited to view this found-object based art exhibition. PLACE multi-ethnic, multi-generational alumni artists share their healing journeys and the art created in answer to the question, “If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”

Using found objects, their intuition and self-agency, they create works that speak to their healing journeys, imperfect, messy and gloriously full of epiphanies.

Co-curated by Cynthia Tom and Jillie Andersen

 

August 11. Opening:  Gallery 12-5 pm  Recep 1pm – 4pm
August 18.  Artist Talk: Gallery 12-5 pm/ Talk 1pm – 4pm
Sept 15. Closing Celebration: Gallery 12– 3pm

Location: JSEI at 1285 66th St, Emeryville, CA 94608

Artists include: Ahran Lee, Amy Lam, AVOTCJA, Christina Yu, Christine Yang, Cueponcaxochitl Moreno Sandoval, Cynthia Tom, Deborah Santana, Emily Yamauchi, Frances Cachapero, Irene Wibawa, Jazz Diaz, Julie Lee Andersen, Katie Quan, Manon Wada with Sanié Bokhari, Martha Zamora, PAZ Zamora, Purla Montiel, Reyna Daudian, Shari Arai DeBoer, Tomo Hirai, Yeujin Yoon, Zaina Berger

https://www.aplaceofherown.org/

https://www.aplaceofherown.org/newsevents/save-the-date-a-place-of-her-own-exhibition

Cynthia Tom receives  a 2024 WOMAN WARRIOR Award from Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition.

Hearty congratulations to Cynthia Tom and all the award recipients.

Ceremony to be held on September 22, 2024 at Hotel Kabuki – JDV by Hyatt,  1625 Post Street San Francisco, CA 94115

Tickets:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-woman-warrior-awards-tickets-949421303677

Pacific Asian American Women Bay Area Coalition says:

“Join us as we honor six local Asian Pacific Islander women for their lasting contributions to the API community and notable career achievements. First bestowed in 1983, PAAWBAC is excited to carry on this tradition of recognizing accomplished API women as modern-day Woman Warriors — talented and courageous — as they distinguish themselves in their respective fields, while giving back to others.”

https://www.paawbac.org/woman-warriors-main

I cheer for Cynthia Tom and everyone connected to Cynthia’s programs, events, exhibitions !!!

Teresa Jade LeYung with her art "My Four Desks" photo by artist Irene Wibawa

A Place of Her Own 2018 Alumna /  Story Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung

wishes Everyone – Beauty, Total Wellness, Peace and Joy!

Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:

“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog

Love Made Of Heart ®

2024 August 5

Dear Readers / Writers

I am visiting brilliant Olga Malyj in Oregon… enjoying her beautiful energy, her sweet home and garden.

Two evenings ago, I had a delightful conversation with Kristiane McKee Maas whom I met through author / teacher / The Plot Whisper Martha Alderson https://marthaalderson.com/ close to 19 years ago at a writers’ conference hosted by the South Bay Branch of the California Writers Club https://southbaywriters.com/.

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Kristiane McKee Maas is a writer, artist, and the owner of Bar 46 Ranch and breeder of Longhorn cattle.

She says:

“My paternal grandmother homesteaded Bar 46 Ranch in 1899 and is a continuing source of inspiration for me.”

https://bar46ranchlonghorns.com/about-bar-46-ranch-2/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF6pLi8kAWE

Kristiane McKee Maas is author of Table Affairs, contributing author of Seasons of our Lives: Spring

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Through Kristiane, I met  Matilda Butler – Author/Memoir Coach/Social Psychologist

Matilda Butler  is the award-winning author of Rosie’s Daughters: The “First Woman To” Generation Tells Its Story, Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep, and a collection of award-winning anthologies: Tales of our Lives.

https://womensmemoirs.com/contact/about-the-two-women/

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Also through Kristiane, I met  artist and author Gale Henshel

Gale’s beautiful book:  Dyslexia, My Gift, My Story

https://www.ebay.com/itm/145870337197

https://www.abebooks.com/9781611702392/Dyslexia-Gift-Story-Henshel-Gale-1611702399/plp

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Teresa Jade LeYung thanks Olga Malyj, Martha Alderson, Kristiane McKee Maas, Matilda Butler, and Gale Henshel.

Sincerely,

Story Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung wishes Everyone – Beauty, Total Wellness, Peace and Joy!

—   photo by Nan and MEK

Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:

“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog

Love Made Of Heart ®

2024 August 4 Oregon USA

Mille merci, chère Olga, de m’avoir fait découvrir le film français

Les Enfants du Paradis, French movie 1945  (Children of Paradise)

International Movie DataBase https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037674/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1  says:

The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.

• Director:
  • Marcel Carné
• Writer:
  • Jacques Prévert – scenario and dialogue
• Stars:
  • Arletty
  • Jean-Louis Barrault
  • Pierre Brasseur
  • Pierre Renoir
  • María Casares

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Thank you, YouTube channel Irizu Germain https://www.youtube.com/@irizugermain8397, for posting the French movie:

La Belle et la Bête (Beauty And The Beast 1946 with English subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0jMczNpmM

International Movie DataBase https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038348/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2  says:

A beautiful young woman takes her father’s place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast who wishes to marry her.

• Stars:
• Jean Marais
• Josette Day