Congratulations on the New Opening

The Japanese greet each other in the New Year with the phrase “Akemashite Omedeto” which translates as something like “Congratulations on the new opening”. I love thinking about the New Year like this. What am I open to? What am I opening...

Making Meaning with Cherry Blossoms

In 1992 I left my sister, my friends and my job as a newspaper reporter in San Francisco, stuffed a backpack with professional clothes and sensible shoes, and moved to Japan. I was 26 and I wanted to see the world and wanted some space to figure things out. Although I...

Comfortable and Numb

I like being comfortable and happy. It feels good. But I’ve also realized that it’s the times when I’m not very comfortable or happy that I do the most waking up – and that psychological pain is the most effective alarm clock – the greatest opportunity for...

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