Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Recently, a friend asked me how it is going with the discipline. At first I thought he meant my cats or my husband! 😀 (hahah) He meant my new ‘work’ life as a self-employed person. It brought forth a common theme that I revisit regularly in my posts and my life – maintaining some kind of schedule or ‘discipline’. This past week has been the second Eid (Eid-al-adha) holidays that finally marks the end…

  • I have always thought of myself as a fairly optimistic person with a lot of realism and idealism mixed in. Being blindly optimistic has not been my style, but I do tend to always hope for the best in life and even in people. It has been said that humans are the most amazing and also most disappointing creatures on earth. I agree to a point. I do believe in the power of…

  • _Hatha Yoga Pradipika_ by Swami Muktibodhananda Another one of our required reading texts for my yoga teacher training course was this rather thick text. Most of my yogi-mates have avoided reading these more historical/ancient books, but the nerdy literature academic in me loves these readings the most. 😛 As per my usual routine of breaking down the reading of books, I decided I would finish this book in a month over the summer…

  • I found this empty but titled post in my drafts folder as I was contemplating what to post about today, so thought it was an appropriate one to write on. Sometimes I create a title for a post to remind myself of a topic that I might want to write about later. This one has been in the drafts folder for a few years it seems…strange how things can seem to come full circle…

  • Since I was old enough to understand the art of dressing myself, I have struggled to find my own style whilst also staying current with some trends. In Japan, it was a struggle to fit in as people’s fashion represents their role of the day. For example, if one is a housewife, then usually some kind of long khaki dress covered by a flowery apron would best represent this role. Or, if one…

  • Aside from the unique stress caused by our current life situation, I also have inner turmoil (a bit dramatic of a word?) regarding my change in lifestyle. Yesterday I wrote about my recent dabblings into the world of networking and the dreaded ‘housewife’ world. These are just a glimpse of the many ways in which my mindset is being required to shift each day. For example, I cannot quite decide if it is okay…

  • Networking is one of my most dreaded activities. Having to participate in and encourage small talk causes sweat to form on my brow.  However, I need clients and I need social interaction or else my husband will despise coming home to two whiny cats and a desperate housewife. 😛 For the past couple of weeks I have attended the Yas Mall Ladies’ Monday events where they alternate between mall walking and yoga. Yep,…

  • I am mulling around an idea for a post on my business blog and thought I would draft it here to see how it reads. Plus, I can add my editorial comments here before making it more neutrally professional. 😛 Obviously, with the launch of my business website – The OSH Network – I am having to explain why I do not want to simply organize a few private group sessions for people…

  • _Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika_ by B. K. S. Iyengar Beware that the next few book write ups will be yoga related. We had quite a few that have been required for my yoga teacher training and even though not all have been assigned specifically, being a reader makes me want to get through them all. 😛 Also, I had quite a bit of time this summer…. So, with my handy organizing skills,…

  • Over the years I have tried different hair styles, always looking for the one that made me less “Asian” looking and avoiding the ones that were particularly stereotypical.  Whilst living in Japan it was nearly impossible to get my hair done without being turned into another Japanese girl keeping up with the latest trend. They obviously did not know me.  I have had short short hair and long straight hair. I tried a…

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