by Sunada Takagi | Feb 12, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness
“I’d really like to do _________ but I never seem to find the time.” How often do we say that? And what’s in that blank? Starting meditation, writing a book, working on a creative hobby? Why is it so hard to get to those things we wish we could?... by Sunada Takagi | Feb 2, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Miscellany
I remember seeing the article about this when it took place three years ago, and was reminded of it when a friend sent me this email. It’s a story worth repeating. It was a cold morning in January 2007, in a Washington DC Metro Station. A man with a violin... by Sunada Takagi | Dec 28, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness
Diagnosed with MS at age 32, Cami Walker thought her life was over. But when she took up a challenge to give 29 gifts in 29 days, her life started taking off in amazing directions. Sunada reviews 29 Gifts, the remarkable true story of how one woman rose above her... by Sunada Takagi | Dec 7, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness
Sunada sometimes hears skepticism about the idea of being “in the moment.” Does it really mean we should cut ourselves off from our past and future? Are we to drop all our cherished memories? Should we naively stop planning for our future? No, she’s quite... by Sunada Takagi | Nov 18, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
This is a fun and funny video of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) sharing her ideas on creativity. She says that that instead of the rare person “being” a genuis, all of us “have” a genius. And she shares how we might be in... by Sunada Takagi | Oct 26, 2009 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
Fearlessness isn’t the absence of fear, but the ability stay with one’s fear and use its energy wisely. Working with (as opposed to fighting against) our fears can point us toward our own place of freedom. We tend to think of fear as a bad thing. Something that gets...