My COVID Experience

When I reflect on what happened in the month of September, I have experienced the gambit of emotions from concern, happiness, sadness, and relief, and it was all due to getting COVID-19. I have chosen to not get vaccinated because of my strong and steadfast belief in...

Declare Your Independence

I wrote an article in the Hawai’i Herald about body independence to acknowledge the importance and celebration of the 4th of July. America’s founding fathers used the Declaration of Independence to inform Great Britain and the rest of the world that it was our...

Your Inner Voice

Being in this COVID-19 experience now for the past eight months, and moving into the ninth, we as a local, national, and global society are moving into unprecedented times.  The constant censoring of so-called conspiracy theorists by Google, Facebook, Instagram, and...

FEAR – False Evidence Appearing Real

This term is most applicable to what is currently going on in the world and the state of affairs with the uprising of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  It’s truly amazing how a microscopic entity can create such major disruption in travel, generate fear of one’s mortality,...

Guilt to Gratitude

I have been noticing an increased trend in violence, people feeling on the rails, and challenges that are aplenty. There are multitudes of people, exasperated, throwing their hands up and asking to just catch a break. If it’s not a challenging boss or co-worker, it’s...

Wabi-Sabi

I recently met a gentleman who was an educator with many different vocations, inspiring all those that he came across. Although considered very unconventional and eccentric, he had the ability to inspire young adults by honoring each and every one of them to trust...