She took a hasty cup of coffee and tried to organize her scattered thoughts.

她急急忙忙喝了杯咖啡，设法整理散乱的思绪。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

She emptied her mind of all thoughts of home.

她打消了想家的所有念头。

《牛津词典》

She tried to drive the evil thoughts out of her mind.

她试图驱除心中的恶念。

《新英汉大辞典》

The title comes from one of her thoughts during this time: "These were the lovely bones that had grown around my absence: the connections - sometimes tenuous, sometimes made at great cost, but often magnificent that happened after I was gone."

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I've also tried to apply her thoughts of "you never know, " and "if it's not one thing it's another, " and "it's always something, " to realize that life does continue to evolve.

FORBES

In the weeks leading up to the event, I had an opportunity to speak with featured WIE Symposium panelist Liya Kebede (model, actress, fashion designer, and activist whose charity, The Liya Kebede Foundation, works toward ensuring maternal health and saving the lives of women and children around the world) about the women that have inspired her and her thoughts for the next generation of women leaders.

FORBES: Model and Activist Liya Kebede On Inspiring Women Prior to the WIE Symposium

For more of her thoughts on this, check out her post at this link.

FORBES: Email: Not Just a Commodity