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2022-07-19
The lessons I take from this discussion of LORD OF THE FLIES is that given the reception by academics, 70th on the list of recommended reading, I am willing to agree with those saying this is a good d...
2022-07-13
“What I don’t know is more important than what I do know,” according to psychologists such as Carl Rogers. Taking the advice of writer, Malcolm Gladwell, I decided the best way to learn more is to TAL...
2022-07-11
There was a time before WWII and the late 1940s, when those of us with Japanese heritage wouldn’t be hired for jobs with established companies, even with a college education like Dad. Therefore, my Da...
2022-07-03
THE Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert and the sell out crowd left my face tired from smiling and my hands sore from clapping. How Joe was still standing and able to visit at the reception after the conce...
2022-06-30
It was a cloudy, but warm summer of 2022 evening as I drove Executive Director Karen Kishi Yoshitomi, of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW) and Concert Pianist/teacher Mi...
2022-06-21
Weather in the Pacific Northwest is terrific practice for facing life issues if I label rain and clouds as bad days. Seattle and the Pacific Northwest is sometimes called the “Bellwether State”. Socio...
2022-06-11
SINGING and MUSIC This morning, I was awakened as I heard the girls 12 & 14 getting ready for school singing “TIME”, made popular by NF. Now, they have just come in the door after being dropped of...
2022-05-27
It’s important to me that I work to make a difference today in yours and my own life. Not only do stories engage us and our emotions, but I need “thinking” and “doing” to continue my fulfillment path ...
2022-05-23
This week I’m doing an interview for the CRITICAL ISSUES for SOCIAL WORKERS program at Arizona State University. The main reason I am being asked is because Elizabeth Lightfoot, Director and Foundatio...
2022-05-08
“Mom, you should get your feet fixed!” “I know, but I’m not in any pain. I just can’t wear heels. Guess I can’t wear open toe shoes either? Everyone asks me what’s wrong with my toes.” Mom 83 responde...