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Growing Older with Duran Duran
Read More: Growing Older with Duran DuranYesterday morning, in a caffeine-charged, spontaneous moment, I bought last-minute tickets to see Duran Duran in concert. As I clicked “purchase,” I felt a mix of longing for my youth and anticipation about how I would feel when I attended the concert as a much older “grown-up.” What I thought would bring out the teeny-bopper…
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Finding Meaning Everyday
Read More: Finding Meaning EverydayOpening Up. Writing feels available to me now. Once I started writing, and even just thinking about writing, I found myself wanting to do nothing else. The timing could not have been better. After a busy year of work, minor injuries, and navigating Butters’ health issues, I finally feel I have the mental and emotional…
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Walking with Wolves
Read More: Walking with WolvesTo celebrate Jay’s birthday, we walked with wolves. I really didn’t know what to expect when I signed us up. I thought the event would entail a simple walk with wolves at the Wolf Connection, a wolf sanctuary. But instead, we learned about the special pack; their life stories, their dispositions and more importantly, what…
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Promises
Read More: PromisesOn May 2, 2017, I cried twice. The first time I cried was when I presented the introduction to my research study (“The Experiences of Asian Immigrant Women: Journeys into Corporate Leadership”); one that I had been working on for the past eight years of my life. The second time I cried was at the…
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What’s next?
Read More: What’s next?No one really knows the answer to this question. What I’ve learned through the years is that while you can make plans, create to-do lists, and draft detailed timelines, life has a way of shifting or augmenting everything you set out to do. At this point, I can’t think of one thing in my life…
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Light
Read More: LightBloodshot eyes, they open, I wake up, write, go to work, work, come home, write, sleep and start over. This is my life as I write the last chapter of my doctoral dissertation entitled, The Experiences of Asian Immigrant Women: Journeys into Corporate Leadership. My research journey began eight years ago as I sought answers…
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Year in Review
Read More: Year in ReviewWe’ve crossed over into the year 2017. How did your New Year’s Eve go? For me, there wasn’t a big party or champagne or confetti. Instead, I spent a quiet evening with loved ones (Jay, Rosie and Butters). I also spent time reflecting on the past twelve months and imagined what may be on the…
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Cold paper bag
Read More: Cold paper bagOne of my earliest memories of my Dad is watching him walk up the path that led to our home in Korea. One evening, my Mom let me wait out front. I don’t know how long I waited. I stood, straining my eyes in the dark. When my Dad finally made his way to our home,…