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...
Just Do You

Just Do You

2023 is here, and I’ve learned in 2022, that we are moving into a time where you have to make choices, some easy and some not so easy. We have been doing this COVID dance now for the past three years, and people are finally realizing that they are tired of...
Closing Down 2022

Closing Down 2022

We are entering the last 31 days of 2022, and whether it was a blast or a challenging one, it’s a good practice if you have never done this – reflect on your year and take stock of WTF happened… I’m not sure if I’m the only one whose world looks...
“I Have a Dream” (1963)

“I Have a Dream” (1963)

Inspired by the wise words of Martin Luther King Jr. in his “I Have a Dream” speech back in 1963, I felt it was appropriate to focus on certain elements of this memorable speech after our whole world and livelihood have been affected by COVID-19 for the past two...

The Unknown and Need for Insurance

As this 2020-year has flown by, it’s truly fascinating how a thing that is invisible and undetectable to the naked eye has created such major shifts in social, economical, mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. The unknown has, and always will, create...