by Sunada Takagi | May 24, 2021 | Everyday mindfulness
I lost my beloved orange cat Rusty last June. There’s something about a relationship with a pet that’s so different from any with humans. Apart from his sister, Bella, I was Rusty’s entire world. He wanted nothing more than just to be with me. It’s like he took it on...
by Sunada Takagi | Sep 2, 2014 | Everyday mindfulness
I just returned home to Boston from visiting my 90-year-old mom in Tokyo. It’s a 13 hour flip of day and night to travel from one to the other. My body clock is all haywire. There’s one positive side of jet lag and waking up at 3am. I got out of bed and sat in the...
by Sunada Takagi | Mar 27, 2013 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
I used to write and blog regularly – for many years. But then last summer I went through a major house move that totally disrupted my life and brought my writing to a halt. But that’s mostly just an excuse. I’ll admit it’s inertia and my inner critic that’s...
by Sunada Takagi | Oct 23, 2012 | Everyday mindfulness
I thought this was such a helpful article — not just in a work context, but with anyone we find difficult. Rather than focusing on the problems with the person out there, stop and consider what’s being triggered in us. It’s a way to start changing...
by Sunada Takagi | Aug 28, 2012 | Everyday mindfulness, Meditation, Personal change
Sometimes life comes at us full force and overwhelms us. That’s what happened to me the last few months. Things happened that were so overpowering that all my usual routines went out the window just so I could get through each day. My work, my social life – and yes,...
by Sunada Takagi | Apr 24, 2012 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
Some words of caution on web surfing, from Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains: “When you’re constantly taking in new bits of information – as we do when we browse the Web, check e-mail or read text messages – we take...
