Hello there, friend! My name is Aundrea Joy, and I welcome you to Pencils and Palettes, where I write about my thoughts, interests, and life experiences. This blog is a personal collection of my pondered thoughts through the years, so there might be things that may seem different to me now. I am still living in the question.
Notes on Yuval Harari’s 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
From AI, technology, politics, and religion—Harari effortlessly switches from another topic to the next—rather seamlessly. Here are some of his…
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A Purpose Amidst the Uncertainties
For Mental Health Awareness Month this May 2021, I talk about some of my key takeaways from Viktor Frankl’s book,…
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A Christian’s Reflections on Charlotte Brontë’s ‘Jane Eyre’
For the end of Women’s Month, I finally post my takeaways from one of my favorite books from a revolutionary…
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On Being Political and Submissive
I am writing this perhaps to call out and gently rebuke the Christians who have been participating in some way…
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Onwards & Forward: Life Lessons from High School
Here’s my last article as a high school student. I can’t believe I’ve been on quite a long ride. Here…
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Being Broken Before God
A lot of people think being broken sucks, and honestly, it does. It kinda has its perks, though. Some people…
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the little prince
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