On a recent trip to Tokyo, Japan, I was walking around in a neighborhood called “Nakameguro“. A cute neighborhood with plenty of tiny shops and Izakayas (ie, pubs) doting the streets, this […]
Don’t make “perfect” the enemy of “good enough”
Sitting with your back to warm sunshine – an under appreciated pleasure in life!
On a cold wintry morning, it requires some effort to even step out of the warm cocoon of your bed. The tiny little enclosure that you’ve made for yourself under the blanket […]
It’s November…and days are now remarkably shorter
Thanks to daylight savings time, these days it’s twilight by 5pm, dark by 6pm. On the other extreme, at the height of summer in June, I make dinner in what feels like […]
Moonlight
“We are surrounded by a rich and fertile mystery. May we not probe it, pry into it, employ ourselves about it, a little?” The Journal, Henry David Thoreau When reading works such […]
Mornings
In my experience, mornings come in three broad flavors: Waking up with joy, looking forward to whatever the day has to offer Waking up feeling neutral – you’re centered and detached Waking […]
Self-Awareness, Self-Reliance and Non-Comformity
Today is one of those days in San Francisco when it’s bright, warm, sunny, with just the hint of a gentle breeze. On such days, you cannot help but be grateful, when […]
A hobby can help you during tough times
There are times when one or more things are not going well in our lives. I went through a time like this recently. You put on a brave face, and try and […]
The joy of sitting in a cafe and…..doing nothing
I moved to San Francisco recently. I’ve lived in the Bay Area for a long time, mostly in Mountain View though. I moved to SF about a year ago. I’m still exploring […]
So far….it’s crickets on Etsy
So I decided to try my hand at selling some of my handmade journals on Etsy. Suffice to say that so far the experiment has not yielded great results 😀 Here’s my […]
Can a hobby help you in your day job?
Short answer is – yes! 🙂 It is easy to think of a hobby as something that you do just for fun, without anything to do with what you do in your […]
