Tag: Daily Lift
I’d Be Content to Die Tomorrow.

by | 2025.08.06 | Female Creators, Life Wisdom | 1 Comment

Yoshiko Munehiro, Weaver Yoshiko Munehiro grew up in a home where she was constantly surrounded by her father’s apprentices at work. Her father, Rikizo Munehiro, was a designated holder of an Intangible Cultural Property (also known as a Living National Treasure) for...
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Blessed by Nature

by | 2025.07.15 | Life Wisdom, Words to Grow Over Time, Yoshiko Munehiro Exhibition | 0 Comments

Sometimes, a single book can change the course of a life. For Taketsune Kubota, that book was E Kasuri—one of the first holistic study of a distinctive style of ikat textile that features more pictorial, expressive motifs than its geometric counterparts. At the time,...
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What Leads to Bettering Work

by | 2025.07.10 | Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

Tapping Into Your Resourcefulness I hear about “being resourceful” all the time, but honestly, I never knew what that meant for me until I was really pushed. It was when I decided to venture into this Wisdom Toolkit project. I decided to spend all that I had in my...
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Use Good Tools, My Mother Said.

by | 2025.07.10 | Female Creators, Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

Where to Place Money and Heart “Use good tools,” she said, in a frustrated manner. It was a pair of scissors, with one handle missing. I’d been using it ever since I was in elementary school. My family went on a trip to see our uncle and aunt for a summer holiday in...
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Offering Light to Others

by | 2025.07.10 | Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

Portraying The Mingei Life Stories #3 Senro Sato didn’t understand the share retailers took. More like, yes of course he did understand the concept of it, but he didn’t want to go with it. He paid for the materials, such as wood, urushi sap, charcoal and washi...
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“I Don’t Know” Is the Answer.

“I Don’t Know” Is the Answer.

This is a tricky one. Using “I don’t know” as an answer may be a safe choice for some, a way to avoid mistakes or even a self-preservative tactic.

For me, it is a very proactive way to face my ego.

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Life Is a Losing Game

Life Is a Losing Game

Life is a losing game, if you count the number. However, knowing the “one” rewards all the losses in the past, life may be more than what you can count.

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Portraying The Mingei Life Stories

Portraying The Mingei Life Stories

Defining Mingei …? #1 #Mingei ... the Japanese Folk Crafts Movement from 100 years ago. It encouraged artisans to pride in their craft; it taught people to cherish what they already have. The philosophy very much relevant and refreshing today. Among all the...

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