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2020-02-03
The 1868 Meiji Restoration, brought Japan out of 200 years of isolation (foreigners as well as Japanese citizens were killed or imprisoned setting foot on or returning to Japanese soil). The Samurai S...
2020-01-27
Studies like the one at U of Illinois by Hernandez confirm that we sleep 78% better when we practice optimism. What does it mean to be optimistic? “An optimistic person thinks the best possible thing ...
2020-01-22
What does it mean to seek small improvements every day? Each and every human life is more important than the world. People are given a special privilege to live a precious human existence. Similarly, ...
2020-01-14
Dee's present is a poem. Sam must have written it in the 1980s, on his blue Lab desk placemat, when Alice was secretary and the girls were gone. Kelly found it in the basement yesterday sorting and cl...
2020-01-14
Today was Sam’s earthly birthday, January 13th. It’s snowing and the girls are throwing 13 snowballs at the representative dogwood tree. They are making snow figures as well as snow caramel & hot ...
2020-01-06
Just passed, is the December 31st anniversary of the day my husband died. Sam’s goal was to live well to the end and he accomplished that. We keep finding quotes on stickies, drawings from high school...
2020-01-01
It’s New Years Eve and one might say we are following our Japanese Heritage tradition of cleaning up to start a new year - making sure all our obligations are satisfied and we are prepared with affirm...
2019-12-30
BEING PROACTIVE means taking responsibility for MY life and actions rather than just watching how things happen. Being proactive takes time, since I have to consider MY options, weigh alternatives and...
2019-12-27
1. NO TALKING DURING PROBLEM TIMES!! 2. REMEMBER THE AGE OLD STRESS REACTION? "COUNT TO 10" 3. HAVE DISCUSSIONS DURING NON-PROBLEM TIMES. 4. TAKE THE DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS ONE-ON-ONE TO A PUBLIC PLACE...
2019-12-18
Cousin Connie was in Virginia Mason Hospital and she was surrounded with her family - hand to hand and heart to heart! - until she passed this week. Two years ago, I was sitting at this same desk as w...