Candelaria Silva

About Candelaria Silva

Candelaria Silva-Collins is a marketing, community outreach and programming consultant; writer; and trainer/facilitator who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She has designed and facilitated workshops on a wide variety of topics including communication, facilitation, job search skills, team building, and parenting issues. She currently coordinates the Community Membership Program of the Huntington Theatre Company. Her work as Director of ACT Roxbury was profiled in several publications, including The Creative Communities Builders Handbook. Candelaria’s children’s stories, short stories, essays and reviews have been published in local and national publications and she is an active blogger. Her publications include the booklets, Handling Rejection; Pushing through Shyness: Networking Tips when You’re Shy, Slow to Warm Up or Just don’t Feel you Belong; and Real Questions about Sex & Relationships for Teens: A Discussion Guide for Parents. She has served on the boards of Goddard College, Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston Foundation for Architecture, and Discover Roxbury. She is currently Chair, Designators of the Henderson Foundation.
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Dear Bill Collector

Yes, I’ve started writing little notes to bill collectors when I post my checks. Dear Mrs. Sallie Mae, I’m almost […]

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Some Green Questions

What are the green solutions to the following? Garbage bags (besides just putting trash straight in garbage can and trying to […]

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Broke Bee Diet – 2

Since the previous Broke Bee Diet* recipe post I wrote was such a hit, I’ve decided to do occasional updates […]

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A dance with my husband

love to size=3>dance. For many years, I went to a small
club in Boston and danced nearly every Saturday night. I went with two
different sets of girl-friends over the years. I had so much fun
selecting my outfits and accessories
(bling)
for going out. I made sure my hair was just so
(even though I’d sweat it out most dance nights). ...

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What’s the Key?

What’s the key? Simply love?Merely discipline?Only luck?Is it pluck?The stars?Heredity?Who you know?Who knows you?What’s the key?Luck?Karma?Probability?Certainty?Fate?Does it matter? What’s the key?Effort?Values?Intent?Repetition? […]

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Cupid is stupid

Cu-pid is stu-pid. He doesn’t aim straight. He shoots his arrow at the one you’re not interested in, not that […]

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Seeing is Believing

As a mother whose children live over yonder, there comes a time when phone conversations and emails won’t do, no […]