“The canoe is an island, the island is a canoe” I have spent the last few days at the 50th annual Pacific Circle Consortium Conference in Honolulu, Hawai’i at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. It has been a beautiful and transformative time of learning and a reminder of how much learning I still have […]
Tag: Community
That Which We Nurture Grows
It has been a very full quarter. I anticipated this fullness prior to the start of the quarter and took some time to recenter myself and remind myself who and whose I am. Then, I came back home and jumped into a quarter full of teaching, the major conference in my field (the Annual Meeting […]
When It Rains…Final Reflection Fall Quarter 2025
It’s rainy and windy in Seattle right now. I try to take the opportunity at the end of every academic term, particularly those during which I teach, to engage in reflection. When I was younger and stuck inside during occasional heavy rains, watching the rain fall on the world outside, I would also reflect. So, […]
The Power of Reflection
It’s been a bit over a month since I’ve written an entry on this blog. While that, in and of itself, may not seem particularly significant (I’ve gone longer without writing here and I’ve been writing in other ways and working on other projects), I can feel the difference in my heart and mind. This […]
The Ties that Bind Across Diaspora
It is nearly the end of the second half of my 3-week trip in East Asia. It has been the longest I’ve been out of the United States in over 20 years. It has been a time that has been impactful in ways that I haven’t been able to fully articulate. But, perhaps the articulation […]
Adventuring
It’s been a little over a week since I arrived in Taiwan, and what a week it has been. My intention had been to try to blog each day, a way to reflect on each moment of the journey. However, apparently, I can only do that in my room at the Hilton in New Taipei […]
Precious
Time is so precious, my friends. Time with those we care deeply about, time taken grounded in our bodies and in the space we occupy, time in contribution. We only get one life and we really have no assurances about our tomorrows or those of the people around us. It is a particularly contentious time. […]
A Morning Reflection: On Rest, Wisdom, and Courage
When I am burdened by the day’s troubles, my husband often reminds me that “the morning is wiser.” This morning, I am especially present to the wisdom that comes with rest and from reminders that we are in community. This week has reminded me that when our bodies hold trauma, and that trauma is reactivated […]
Holding Still, Holding Space, Holding On
At the end of a long week and a long month, I am returning to my breath. I am returning to the present moment. I am taking a moment of stillness in a world that has felt frenzied and chaotic, particularly in the last few days. I am reminded of the gratitude I feel to […]
A Moment of Calm, a Time of Grace, a Season of Love, Anticipation of Joy: Final Reflection – Fall Quarter 2024
As is tradition on this academic journey, it is the end of a quarter and time for reflection. A Moment of Calm This has been an extremely busy quarter. After a gradual transition into my position at the University of Washington where I did not teach for the winter or spring quarters last year, this […]