Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

Author: Tara

  • The Things I’ll Miss…

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    We are in single digit days left in Tokyo for this chapter. Who would have thought that I’d be living in and out of Japan four times since 1997? Who would have thought that I’d find the place that I swore I’d never return to after my first visit more like home than either my…

  • Change in the Air

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    As if a switch was turned the summer temperatures dropped 🌤 , humidity drifted away 🌬 , and leaves began to fall off the trees 🍃. Welcome to autumn. Not to be outdone by the natural changes, we have our own seasonal movement happening. In 13 days, we will be on a plane to France…

  • 2020: Pausing to Breathe

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    It is becoming popular to say “2020” sucks because of COVID-19. It is becoming acceptable to complain and then blame it on the year that so many claim has not happened nor looks like it will before 2021 arrives. I am curious to know if there is a common introverted vs extroverted response to the…

  • OSH the Writer

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    In 2016, I decided to quit my job because I was at a breaking point and I was under the naive impression that being newly married meant that my husband would take care of me. Without going into too much detail, that delusion was more of a nightmare of grandeur. Thankfully, my stubborn character did…

  • Standing in and Sharing the Light

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    Generally, I limit my social media interactions. For the longest time, I thought it was just because I do not care so much about what is going on in other people’s lives that I need to be updated regularly. However, just as its use has evolved, so has my reasoning for why I’m bothered by…

  • The Blanks

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    An entire month has passed as my attention has been divided and my words have drifted in the blank spaces of my mind. Where has my attention been? Well… I’ve just released the third issue of The Universal Asian. It’s growing in readership and content, which gives me a sense of satisfaction and conviction that…

  • Whole and Capable

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    One of the tenants of the life coaching principles that I learned was that we have to hold people as whole and capable. Based on the belief that all individuals are whole, capable individuals, coaching assumes the client is expert, able to determine what is best for their lives and the coach works along with…

  • Here, Now

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    Wrote this about a month ago, but never got around to posting it. It hasn’t been edited, but came about in my morning meditation as I focused on my breath ~inhale here ~exhale now: A newborn baby cries swathed in his mother’s arms;She whispers, “I’m here with you right now.” A toddler takes her tentative…

  • Soft Launched!

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    If you follow me on Facebook, then you will have already seen the soft launch of my new project: The Universal Asian. With the help of a fellow adoptee friend from childhood, we are working on building a platform where adoptees (#importedAsians) and #hyphenatedAsians can express themselves, share their stories, and be highlighted for who…

  • Where to even begin…?

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    There is so much going on in the world these days that it really is overwhelming to try to process it all. It’s hard not to get caught up in the fury that rages, or to want to ostrich my head in the sand or put a towel over my face in hopes of not…

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