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Unrelated thoughts
I keep having ideas for blog posts – topics meaty enough to be more than a tweet or status update on Facebook – but for whatever reason I talk myself out of writing up my thoughts. I’ve fallen out of the habit of blogging, and that’s a shame for me (maybe not such a big
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Equinoctial Thoughts
Today our planet has made another full circle around the sun and our day and night are equal length. It’s a public holiday in Japan. Following the Buddhist tradition, we clean graves and remember the dead today. I have no grave to clean but I honor my father every year on the equinox, the anniversary
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Skilling Up and Making Connections
Twenty twelve so far has been about engaging new connections and skills. There have been two main threads in the past six weeks. Connection Thread #1: Skating & Hooping Just before the new year, Tod and I went skating at a newly opened skate arena at Tokyo Dome. It was such fun that we made
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Happy New Year
Best wishes from me and Tod for a bright Year of the Dragon.
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25 Words
Mother Earth trembled and futures fell apart. Uncertainty ruled us for months but in the end I’m still in Japan, married, hooping, and feeling happy. This is the eleventh year I’ve summarised the past 365 days in “25 words exactly”. This year’s had a surprise ending for me that I didn’t see coming until it
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Engage 2012
For the past few years, I’ve selected a theme to guide my year. It’s been a word or an idea that I can turn to in times of doubt or confusion, a mantra that will move me forward or bind me to the moment, something to help me decide what to do. I write it
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Celebrating my Progress
A friend wrote on Facebook today, “Be reflective and notice what you’ve learned and what you’ve accomplished this year. Celebrate your progress!” I think that’s a good idea. At first, I feel like I haven’t really done very much this year. And then I start looking at some of the things I made notes about
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Totality
Phases of the eclipse, captured by Tod. Last night was the first time I’ve experienced a full lunar eclipse. It was beautiful. We rushed out of the house at 21:45 to catch the first bite taken from the moon. Japanese word for lunar eclipse is gesshoku, 月食, which is literally moon eating. What a meal. With a
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Christmas Lists
Christmas makes me crabby. I feel bullied into making the December holidays happy for everyone I encounter. I get resentful. I get depressed and furious with myself because I am not living up to an ideal I don’t even believe in. I hate that. So this year, I sat down before I became overwhelmed and
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Visiting the Eye Doctor
I really, really, really hate going to the doctor. I will avoid it at all costs, limping on a sprained joint for months before confirming it isn’t broken, suffering with pain until it gets too bad to ignore, letting a chesty cold turn into bronchitis and even then not going to see a doctor, letting
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