Category Archives: Life

A long time ago, in high school, I read Pearl Buck’s book, “The Good Earth.” One of the scenes stuck in my mind. That was when a young Chinese father was covering his baby boy’s face with mud on the way to a temple for the baby’s blessing and crying out to the sky howContinue reading “Learn to enjoy when things go well”

One of the side effects of COVID for me was gaining weight as my lifestyle during the seclusion became very sedentary. Most days, I grabbed a cup of coffee and started to work in pajamas all day. Since I did not have any make-up and hair done, I attended all my meetings audio-only. By theContinue reading “Learn to weigh yourself every day”

Right before the first COVID lockdown in 2020, I walked with hiking clubs every Saturday and Sunday. I learn so much about hiking from the avid hikers in our clubs. Started from 3~4 miles easy hikes, I was up to 8 to 10-mile hikes. Then we stopped hiking for almost one year until all ofContinue reading “Learn to hike again”

For the last few weekends, I have been busy with some events and errands. This Sunday was no exception. I had to do some chores, but I wanted to schedule in my hiking in between. Luckily, there was a regional park nearby my errands. I decided to hike a 3.5-mile loop there. We used toContinue reading “Learn to reflect on my path”

I have been living in the same place for close to 20 years. Taking the usual walk in the morning, I was welcomed by the same familiar spring sceneries in the same neighborhood. Just a handful of people were walking in the path since it was still early in the morning. Showering in the morningContinue reading “Learn to enjoy spring”

After indulging in too many sweets over the holiday break, I gained several pounds I cannot shake off quickly. I meant to work out in the morning, but I ended up taking care of many chores all day. It was already dark outside when I went for a walk. The sky was so clear thisContinue reading “Learn to appreciate our parents”

Recently I had a chance to talk to my friends who have a 2-year daughter. They were very concerned about dining in public places at the time of COVID-19 and spoke about the stable items in their diaper bags for safe dining-out experiences with her. One of the things was disposable placemats for kids. AhContinue reading “Learn to seize opportunities”

Because of the stay-at-home order, there were a few new habits introduced in my life, both good and bad. The worst habit I acquired was watching YouTube 5 times more than before. I was trying to stay tuned to the latest national/world news and got sucked into watching other people’s daily routines and endless waysContinue reading “Learn to foster stay-at-home habits”

Over the holiday season, I had a chance to meet many new people on different occasions. Also, I rekindled some people who I have not seen/spoken for more than a decade – It was like meeting people for the first time. I am not anti-social but it is somewhat stressful to meet new people. IContinue reading “Learn to meet new people”

I am not trying to make a metaphorical statement here. The other day, I literally had to go through about ten turkeys blocking my path. It may be fine for some people but it was a gut-wrenching moment for me. Since I was a young child, I have been phobic about birds with a neckContinue reading “Learn to walk through a gaggle of turkeys”