Tag: life
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I was born a Buddhist
I remember when I first saw a church. It was the Zomba CCAP in Malawi, where most people identified as Christian, and there was a smaller Muslim community that worshiped at a local mosque. My family is Christian too, and my grandma always invited me to come with her. But I didn’t know what for.…
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A Love Letter to Nagasaki
Dear Nagasaki, I recently visited you with my husband, after our own busy season of celebrations: our wedding, and family from abroad coming to Japan to spend time with us. It was the first time our family members had connected in person — a big, peaceful gathering of Black family, coming together in laughter in…
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Thinking About Thinking
Metacognition, according to Wikipedia, is an awareness of one’s thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. It is basically “thinking about thinking.” Although some internet content has made it almost cliché—and it’s a well-known method among self-made people—journaling has really helped me observe my thinking patterns, and here is what I found:…
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How to Stay Asleep
I am not sure if I should call myself lucky for growing up in Japan, but I still consider it home. Writing that down now sounds strange, but what I am trying to understand is the charm of this country that most outsiders see so clearly. It is peaceful. People are kind. The food is…
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The Soul for Sale
I would like to revisit two issues in this essay: the reality of women’s place in contemporary capitalist society, and the nature of corporate life. I remember during my adolescence constantly watching channels like MTV and E!, where I saw women with conventionally sexy bodies mingling with celebrities. I noticed how their “pretty privilege” seemed…
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The Slow Bleed
We often think of “work-life balance” as a luxury—a nice-to-have for when work slows down. We imagine burnout as a dramatic crash: a breakdown, a resignation letter slammed on a desk. We rarely see it for what it truly is: a slow, imperceptible bleed. A quiet draining of your boundaries, your discernment, your very sense…
The Conscious Bridge 