by Sunada Takagi | Jan 6, 2011 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
I just discovered a wonderful poet named Tanya Davis. Here’s a piece of a poem she wrote about New Years Resolutions, that I so resonate with. It’s called “Let’s Go Around Again”. We can have goals and aspirations for ourselves, but let’s also...
by Sunada Takagi | Dec 20, 2010 | Personal change
I found a beautiful article by Jack Kornfield recently, which begins with the question, “Is enlightenment just a myth?” There are so many different descriptions of what enlightenment is like, we might begin to wonder whether it’s all made up....
by Sunada Takagi | Nov 16, 2010 | Personal change
I recently had a couple people raise doubts to me about the Buddhist idea of “accepting what is.” Isn’t it too passive? What if we’re in a situation that’s really unacceptable? I’ve come across a few things recently that speak to this. Each makes a...
by Sunada Takagi | Oct 21, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Meditation, Personal change
I’ve not been feeling very well the last couple months. I feel tired and achy a lot of the time. When I meditate, I catch myself dozing off before too long. My concentration is off. I’m finding it especially difficult to write. I can’t put it into words, but something...
by Sunada Takagi | Sep 20, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
We’ve all had those “aha” moments — when a solution to a problem suddenly comes out of the blue, when we weren’t even trying. Like me, I’m sure you’ve wished you could make those moments happen more often. Well, it turns out we can. A recent article by David...
by Sunada Takagi | Aug 20, 2010 | Everyday mindfulness, Personal change
I think the idea of Work-Life Balance is off-base. It seems everyone is feeling busier than ever. There’s never enough time. Not even for “life” things — like family time and vacations. It seems harder than ever to maintain this alleged...
