The second in our ClaimingLife series on slow living around the world There’s a word the French use that doesn’t quite translate — flânerie. The art of wandering without destination, of moving through a day as though it belongs…

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I'm Amanda, the creator of Claiming Life, welcome to my site.
As a Bereavement Counselor, Montessori teacher, English Teacher, and writer. I have dedicated my life to the pursuit of knowledge and meaningful experiences.
I live by the following belief "Life is an acquisition of memories, for in the end that's all there is." As someone who has had to navigate through personnel losses, I understand the uphill battle of retaining hope and healing. I found to claim life, knowledge is your power..

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The second in our ClaimingLife series on slow living around the world There’s a word the French use that doesn’t quite translate — flânerie. The art of wandering without destination, of moving through a day as though it belongs…

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The first in a new ClaimingLife series on slow living around the world There’s a phrase the Italians use — dolce far niente — the sweetness of doing nothing. Not laziness. Not wasted time. A deliberate, unapologetic pause in a…

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From the cobbled streets of Kraków to the glittering salons of Paris, New York, and London, Helena Rubinstein proved that courage, determination, and vision can change the course of a woman’s life forever. A Young Girl with Bigger Dreams Long…

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The Discovery That Changed the World There are moments in history when everything changes. Not all of them happen in palaces, parliaments, or on battlefields. Sometimes they happen quietly. Sometimes they happen in a cramped laboratory, in a drafty shed,…

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Grief, Glory, and the Courage to Continue Some stories would end with the discovery. The breakthrough. The recognition. The moment the world finally notices. Marie Curie’s story did not. The years that followed brought both extraordinary triumph and devastating loss….

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A new story — and the woman behind it By Amanda Scully · ClaimingLife.com · June 2026 There is a story I needed to write. Not because I planned it, but because it arrived — the way the truest things…

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