Tag: Facing Trigger
Life Is a Losing Game

by | March 10, 2023 | Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

“Can I just say something?”  One day I just had to go up to Oshosama, the abbot of the temple, to tell him that. That day, I was helping some people all day inside the temple which I thought I was doing as a favour. But none of them shared any resemblance of...
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I Want to See What You’re Seeing.

by | February 17, 2023 | Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

Choosing to Be Curious When It’s Easier to Be Everything Else Does our ego ever stop feeling insecure? I was walking in the city yesterday, trying to shake off that slimy, entangling emotions creeping up. And I remembered what I needed. When you're faced with an...
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Do Samu

by | January 27, 2023 | Life Wisdom | 0 Comments

When None of Your Tools Work Yoga, jogging, walking, meditating, or breath working; when none of that works, Do samu. Samu can be anything to maintain the household... or templehold. When I used to live in a zen temple of a Rinzai sect, most of the day was dedicated...
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The World Changes the Moment You Say Yes.

by | December 15, 2022 | Life Wisdom, Words to Grow Over Time | 0 Comments

I hate to be pushed. I hate to feel small and inadequate. I have to gather my courage to face criticism or even neutral feedback. As a writer, I used to dread opening any emails with feedback: I would visualise “NO”, red lines crossed all over the page, and every...
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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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Do Samu

Do Samu

When None of Your Tools Work Yoga, jogging, walking, meditating, or breath working; when none of that works, Do samu. Samu can be anything to maintain the household... or templehold. When I used to live in a zen temple of a Rinzai sect, most of the day was dedicated...

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The World Changes the Moment You Say Yes.

The World Changes the Moment You Say Yes.

I hate to be pushed. I hate to feel small and inadequate. I have to gather my courage to face criticism or even neutral feedback. As a writer, I used to dread opening any emails with feedback: I would visualise “NO”, red lines crossed all over the page, and every...

read more

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