In The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown, she wrote, “When we cultivate [our] gifts and share them with the world, we create a sense of meaning and purpose in our lives. Squandering our gifts brings distress to our lives.” I always thought it was just me. I’d been taught …
I didn’t feel much like blogging last week plus it felt like it was getting too time-consuming. I wasn’t planning on blogging any time, soon, actually, but I find that I’m craving it today. I don’t have any particular focus for this post, just updates. Last week, I had appointments …
LA, I’m not sure where to reply to your comment. I know that WordPress doesn’t email comment replies unless you have that turned on, and I don’t know if you check back for comment replies, but I do know you read this. Thank you so much for your lovely words. …
I’ve been feeling depressed and lonely, lately, and social media has been letting me down, so my plan is to write something light and casual here. It’s probably going to be short because I have to get ready for ballet in about an hour. I went to Saturday morning ballet …
At the start of 2019, I wasn’t just going to be proactive, I was going to be aggressive. I made myself a bullet journal. I set some goals. Back when I was a student, I dedicated one notebook and one folder to each subject, and then later, I did that …
I hate getting advice or unsolicited feedback. When I was young, I accepted other people’s advice. I even welcomed it. Back then, I thought I was such a hopeless screw-up that I was happy to have any help I could get. Then, I went through a phase where it would …
Last night, I had a disturbing dream. I won’t go into the details, but it was about rejection. In my dream, I allowed myself to let loose and not carefully control everything I did, and I suffered a humiliating and unfair rejection because of it. I then became consumed with …
This morning, I listened to another interview with Elizabeth Gilbert. About eight minutes in, she talks about how anxiety is like a disease that has spread around the world. We have good reason to be anxious these days, but she wondered, “What if I just didn’t drink your anxiety lemonade? …
When I first moved to Japan, my beauty routine fell apart. A lot of the products I’d used in the US aren’t sold here, and even when I lived in the US, where I could read the labels, I struggled to find the right products. I wanted things that at …
I’m feeling really excited and energized today. Last night, when I heard about the Georgia senate race, I cried. I don’t know if I’d call them tears of joy. More like tears of hope. Given the rest of the news (is anyone surprised?), things will be challenging going forward, but …
