Category Archives: Mindfulness
How a Meditation Retreat in Costa Rica Changed My Life
I went to Costa Rica to get grounded again, and I came back unemployed. Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Meditation, Mindfulness
Tagged adventure, business, career change, central-america, Costa Rica, courage, empowerment, entrepreneur, fear, life lessons, meditation, mindfulness, travel, writing
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My Journey to Listening To Your Mother
I’ve died a thousand deaths to find myself. Or at the very least, the self I am today. And I fall in love with myself each and every time. Is that conceited, arrogant, proud? Maybe. But definitely proud. And content. … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness
Tagged courage, essay, essays, life lessons, mindfulness, writing
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The Burden of Choice
I’m 45 years old, and I am both ecstatic and dismayed that I have one more student loan payment left. I received my graduate degree in 1997. It’s been a while. It also took me a while to understand why … Continue reading
Posted in Empowerment, Mindfulness, Parenting
Tagged Chinese, choices, mistakes, parenting, tribe, values
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A Box Full of Darkness
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” -Mary Oliver, The Uses of Sorrow Mary Oliver, a poet who once said poetry mustn’t be fancy, … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged divorce, gratitude, lovingkindness, Mary Oliver, Uses of Sorrow
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When Rice is Love
Twenty four years ago, my parents gave me an old 3-cup rice cooker, National brand. It was rusty on the outside, but it did the job. They loaded me up with used furniture, an Ikea piece or two, mismatched kitchenware, … Continue reading
Posted in Mindfulness, Parenting
Tagged Asian parenting, Chinese, National rice cooker, rice cooker
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Bearable Lightness of Being
I never quite know who I’m coming home to. There are two human beings in middle school who have the keys to the house and full run of the refrigerator. But I don’t know who I’ll encounter when I … Continue reading
Be Your Hero
When people think of relationships in February, they usually think about intimate relationships–their spouse, significant other, ex-lover. Too often, people don’t examine the relationship you have with yourself. It’s precisely this relationship you have with yourself that dictates and frames … Continue reading
When Your Heart Breaks Open
I tell you this to break your heart, by which I mean only that it break open and never close again to the rest of the world. -Mary Oliver There was a moment recently whereupon my heart broke wide open. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Meditation, Mindfulness, Relationships, spirituality
Tagged broken heart, grace, love, spiritual awakening, spiritual journey
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Grace in the Face of Betrayal
We’ve all felt betrayed or duped by people. We’ve all been hurt by people. We’ve all been disappointed by people we believed in, by people we trusted, by people we cared about. I’ve believed in people I should not have. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Empowerment, Mindfulness, Relationships
Tagged betrayal, disappointments, grace, lies
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Life Lessons from Snow
I am not a professional writer because I can’t write to assignment. Yet I didn’t argue with my friend when he gently told me to go for a walk in the snow, look for something special or inspiring or beautiful, … Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Mindfulness, spirituality
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Thrive Fully Creative 