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Equinox Creativity
Our annual Spring Equinox barbecue was a great success among new neighbors and old friends. We were fifteen people with food for 30. There was an abundance of cheese from around the world, plenty of bread including some delicious loaves locally baked, mushrooms (we ordered 2 kg online!), herbed mayonnaise, dips, vegetable sticks, and lots…
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Drawing Meditations
A few months back, Tracey and I teamed up to make a new creative project. We launched something I think is unique to the world – or at least very uncommon so far – coloring pages with guided audio meditations. We call them Drawing Meditations. The idea takes two forms of meditative relaxation and combines…
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Busy in the Countryside
When we moved from Tokyo to rural Chiba, I had no idea that I’d be so busy all the time. Isn’t country life a laid-back relax-a-thon? Not at all. First of all, Nature calls. She changes the weather and I adjust various household items – turning off water on sub-freezing nights, opening windows to release…
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16 reasons it is good to be home
Enjoying meals lovingly prepared by dear friends Realising it was 7 conveyances to get home (taxi-plane-bus-taxi-train-bus-car) Feeling happy that our friends are so kind and helpful Relishing the Oyama hillscapes Doing laundry on my own schedule Being surprised by the 5 o’clock bells Nomming anago sushi bento for lunch Sunning the futon on a beautiful…
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Drawing the Circus
Feeling a little disconnected from the group this afternoon, so I drew everyone in their characters and the big circus dreams we are creating. Maybe tomorrow I can play well with others.
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New Year’s Walking
At midnight, we visited Fudoson temple with Chris and Elli. We rang the big bell – nobody was counting the tolls, I wonder if we got to 108 – had some amazake, listened to the monks chanting Sanskrit and Japanese blessings, then stepped into the temple to greet the gods there. That was pretty special,…
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Welcome 2016
Wishing you a prosperous Year of the Monkey.
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25 Words
A new era began with Japanese eijuuken and freedom to do anything! We quit Tokyo for rural Chiba. Now we have time, space, and ease. Here are all the 25 word summaries since I started writing these summaries in 2001: 2014Our 25th anniversary. Eyes opened in Ireland and India to a new life together. More adventures, independence,…
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Realise 2016
My guiding theme for 2016 will be Realise. Realise is a good one because it can mean so many beautiful and useful things: imagine, understand, make real, profit. Here are my guiding words and themes for previous years: 2009, no shopping: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/archives/010634.html 2010, connect: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/archives/010736.html 2011, relate: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/2010/12/reverb-1.html 2012, engage: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/2011/12/engage.html 2013, move: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/2012/12/move-2013.html 2014, develop: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/2013/12/develop-2014.html 2015, explore: https://mt.mediatinker.com/blog/2014/12/explore-2015.html After seven…
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Reds & Greens for a Merry Holiday
All of these photos were taken in my rural neighborhood this month. There is a reason we see red and green in our holiday decor at this time of year. So pretty.
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