Wrapping Up 2023

Wrapping Up 2023

Wrapping Up 2023 Knowing Your Ikigai My last article for the Hawai’i Herald will be coming out on Friday, December 1st, at the same time as my monthly life letter. I wrote about these five Japanese practices: Ikigai, Kaizen, Hara hachi bu, Shoshin, and Wabi-sabi. I...
Choices to Let Go

Choices to Let Go

This past October we experienced an unusual celestial occurrence – an annular solar eclipse and a partial lunar eclipse. This solar eclipse is also known as a “Ring of Fire.” It was seen on October 14th due to the moon not blocking the sun completely. Symbolically the...
The Importance of Connecting

The Importance of Connecting

A couple weeks ago, I went old school and had my mind body talk at my office (in person), exclusively, instead of on Zoom. Over the three years during the COVID pandemic, Zoom became a very useful platform that allowed my members and others who were interested, to...
Dealing with Loss

Dealing with Loss

Besides the shock value of the recent devastating events in Lahaina town, there has been mismanagement by government officials and the glaring fact of lives, homes, and businesses lost. Along that vein, one of the most difficult things to do in our lifetime is to lose...