Tag: Japan
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Turkey for Turkeys
My all-time favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Although there is some controversy in recent years around the origins of the holiday, I ignore all the politicking of it and focus on what it means to me. Some people argue that they like Christmas better because, in the US, it’s not that much different from Thanksgiving except that…
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Retreating
When the sun and moon align, people gather together to view the phenomenon with the promise of each time being the ~est in our lifetimes. Yet, it is this equilibrium and balance that awes us and, despite all the fanfare and build up, lasts mere moments. Our life experiences are similar. Though we do not…
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The Self: Part 2
This week has been #singlelife for me as M is away visiting family. It’s the first time in almost two years that we have been apart for so long or without stress related to our time apart. Even though I obviously miss him, it has been a fruitful time for me. For a while now,…
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Making Space
Making space by letting go of the past and focusing on that which serves us with love and joy.
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Art Among Millions
Digital art lab exhibition · Thursday, Sep 20, 2018 📸 / Google Photos The joy of living in a mega city such as Tokyo is that there is always something to do in whatever area of interest you may have. The downside is that there are always a million (seemingly so) other people who are…
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Cool Sighs
It has been a little less humid and lot cooler the past week or so. Of course, more rain has come with that, but it also means that the fall blooms are starting to brighten up the paths. When you live in a place with actual seasons (despite people’s recent complaints that Japan doesn’t have…
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An Okinawan Holiday
The downside of going back to work and working for a business rather than an academic institution is that vacation days are limited. Add to that other life challenges, makes for a bit of a difficulty in taking summer holidays. However, I’m not at all complaining as life is a far cry (positively) from what…
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Golden Week 2018
It’s the end of “Golden Week”, which is a bit of a misnomer because you don’t actually get the whole week off unless you take the two days in the middle of the week as vacation. However, it has been nice to have a bit of a break from the usual routine. We started the ‘week’…
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Making the Most of It!
Well, it has now been five days since being back to Tokyo and it is start to sink in. Having visited the office of my new/old company made it feel a little more real. 😀 Luckily, I have been walking a lot lately to fend off the lack of healthy eating for the past couple…
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A New Adventure Begins!
The healing process begins. Thank goodness for the capacity of the brain to forget rather easily. We have been in Tokyo for four days and already it feels almost as if life in Abu Dhabi was a blur…. Perhaps it really was – at least the past couple of years. My life definitely has changed…
