Body Image

Every day I wake up and probably the first thing I think is, “i am fat”.
I don’t know where it all comes from. I don’t remember my mom or my sisters being really focused on being thin. And I can’t recollect when it first came into my mind that slim is beautiful. [...]

appropriateness

I grew up in church and in a conservative Taiwanese family. My family knew how to speak indirectly. It is an art really to be able to say little and draw many conclusions.
I think that is why it has been a refreshing for me to learn how to speak very directly. I [...]

California Dreamin’

The clouds broke today and the gorgeous sun came out to play for a little while. It was 65 degrees today and I felt warm. When I lived in San Francisco and it was 70 degrees and I was still cold. I was consistently bundled up sometimes even wearing a scarf. Now that I’ve been [...]

Baggage

I moved to Seattle with 8 ups boxes and one car load full of clothes and electronics. Today, I went through some boxes and I wonder why I brought many of the items that still remain with me. For example: a half used box of moist towelettes. Did I think I would [...]

Disease

I grew up in a pastor’s family.  I was a PK all of my life, and when my brother became a pastor I became a PS (pastor’s siter).  My whole identity in the church was wrapped upin this one label, which really meant nothing other than the fact that I share he same blood and [...]

Home

HOME
Question for the day… What does it mean to be home?  Is it a myth we believe, that we need to belong to someone, to some location, a place in time?
The word itself instills much peace.  What exactly do we do when we are not at home?  At home with ourselves, our lives, our bodies?  [...]