How my North Star Taught Me Love. I met Ahnung in October 2008 at Red Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. She had recently given birth to eight puppies. She was haggard and worn down and carried the unmistakable marks of a difficult life. She had no front teeth. Later I would learn she had survivedContinueContinue reading “The Guest Who Stayed:”
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An Invitation: Inhabiting the Space Between
Where Presence Begins and Possibilities Emerge The space between is sacred. It is there at dawn, where the first light gently meets the last breath of night. Neither darkness nor daylight disappears. For a brief moment, they belong to one another. Much of our lives unfold in these spaces between. Between certainty and not knowing.ContinueContinue reading “An Invitation: Inhabiting the Space Between”
Playing the Space Between: Ma on the Pickleball Court
I first learned about the Japanese philosophy of Ma from my taiko drumming teacher. The first time I watched a taiko performance, I found myself deeply moved at a vibrational level—the power of witnessing Asian women on stage taking up space, being loud in a way that wasn’t noise or chaos. What made it soContinueContinue reading “Playing the Space Between: Ma on the Pickleball Court”
Lessons from Ahnung: Becoming friends with Grief
I have found myself reflecting back on old posts and journal entries I wrote shortly after my beloved Ahnung was diagnosed with mammary cancer in July, 2011. Losing my Papa at the age of 4 and never learning how to welcome and embrace the pain of loss I took on many survival strategies – numbing,ContinueContinue reading “Lessons from Ahnung: Becoming friends with Grief”
Ahnung Way 