This was the sunrise this morning from my room. I am not going to lie (because why would I lie on my own blog): yesterday was a lot. Birthdays, death anniversaries, significant days in my own life or those of my children, they are often a lot. Holding space for myself, for others, and getting […]
Tag: Humanity
Making Space for the Fullness of Humanity
Today is the third day of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention (for me, at least). It is my busiest day, with activities related to the Asian/Asian American Caucus (#AsianAmAF) and a presentation with my dear friend, Chanea. Today is also the day that, 86 years ago, my mother was born […]
Sitting with Discomfort
This perhaps will not be a super clear post. I am not gathered and so my thoughts are not either, but I am giving myself permission to be just as I am. [I also want to preface this post with space for however anyone else may be in their humanity in this moment. This isn’t […]
On Children, Endings, and New Beginnings
Today, my son moved into the dorms. He is beginning Early Autumn Quarter on Monday (classes, technically on Tuesday), but moved into his dorm room today, met one of his roommates, and has officially begun a new phase of his life, as I begin a new phase of mine as his mother. It has been […]
Season Change
It has been a season of many transitions. In the last few days, Seattle has transitioned from clear, sunny skies and 80+ degree temperatures to partly cloudy with rain on the horizon, a lovely, gentle reminder of where I’ve moved to and what’s to come as days continue to get shorter and we move towards […]
Reframing my Relationship to Work
This week and next, in lieu of actual “vacation” time, I have been trying to adopt a “work light” mode. “Work light” in my world is about declining non-essential work meetings, choosing to focus on projects that I haven’t had time for (e.g. my syllabus, unpacking my office) and e-mail for no more than a […]
What Would It Be Like to Trust Myself?
A few days ago, I wrote about being more patient with myself when I make mistakes. I am still working on this, but also with a slight reframe. Yesterday, I prioritized self-care and community-care. I connected with people; I ate well; I walked; I listened to my body later in the day when I was […]
Cultivating Patience
I am learning to be patient with myself. In the process of transition, I find myself making many mistakes out of haste. Costly mistakes that I literally catch minutes (maybe even seconds) after I’ve already committed money to them, which then leads me to invest more time, energy and money to redo/ undo them. When […]
Moving, Movement, (E)Motion
It is a time, my friends. This week, in preparation for selling our home, there has been a lot of disarray, a lot of movement, a lot of sorting. Keep, give-away, recycle, throw away. It is simple but never easy. At least for me. My two children sorted through things with much greater ease than […]
Moving Parts, Moving Whole
It has been a destabilizing time. This last year has been a navigation between multiple places and spaces, made more complex by a parallel journey towards greater humanity in a world that seems to be moving (in so many ways) towards dehumanization. It has been a tiring time. I find myself this week packing up […]