I received an email from an old colleague/ friend in China who asked how I am doing as she saw the news of Covid-19 outbreak in US. She said her husband and children went to WuHen (1st outbreak/ most seriously infected area) for Chinese New Year. The outbreak ‘grounded’ them there for 50 days and …
Category Archives: Beauty
Smart Kindness
I am a supporter of Children International. Recently I sponsored 2 new girls in Philippine and Zambia. When I received the welcome pack, it included not only their pictures and profile info but also a card and a stamp-exempt return envelope asking me to answer a few questions to introduce myself. It took me only …
Normalcy
With covid-19, many schools are closed and certain products are in short supply (I can understand for mask, sanitizer yet I’m surprised to see empty shelf of toilet paper, grocery). I don’t know what will happen next yet I try to live as normal life as possible, go to work, yoga, toastmaster…Worry doesn’t change the …
A Special Weekend!
I planned to attend the social enterprise conference at Harvard, due to the covid-19, the event was cancelled at the last minute. I was surprised yet glad to have the extra time to do class/ homework and enjoy a special Women’s Day… My roommate and I planned to have a farewell lunch with the departing …
Different Side of a Person
I’m often rushing and late to a week night yoga class. I was locked out of the door a few times. One time she finally noticed me standing outside and ‘reluctantly’ opened the door. The other time as I tried to ‘warm up’ (with different poses) to catch up the class, she said ‘please do …
Inclusion
I attended Harvard Kennedy School Poverty and Inequality Conference. The sessions are very good yet the name needs to change, not only to be hopeful but also aim for desired outcome vs. avoidance (theme: ‘toward a more just world’ is much better). I attended the sessions of identity/ fighting status quo, healthcare reform, change of …
Be Present
I’ve been practicing yoga consistently since October ’19 yet this week seems to be the first time that I can be ‘fully’ present in class, not only physically but also mentally without thinking about other things or planning for work, etc. Physical strength, breath, and flexibility all improved over the past few months yet it …
Self-Care, No Guilt
I had a dentist appointment in the late afternoon, when it’s done, it’s over 4:30pm. I’m debating to go home or back to the office…for many people, it’s a no brainer, especially I’m in the office since 7:15am and brought work to the dentist office to think/ write down notes while waiting for anesthesia to …
Pot lot Game
I wanted to something different for the President’s day long weekend so I looked up meetup. I found a Pot lot game, food + game sounds fun so I signed up. I stand in front of a big house, dark and quiet outside and I can’t find the #, neither a doorbell. Am I at …
Recognition and Fulfillment
Team expressed frustration of (executives’) constant change of direction, lack of (system/ process) understanding, and a mentality of ‘100% or nothing’. 3 systems are built from scratch in a year, now processing more than 50% of the jobs, used by 80%+ community partners, and continuing to grow…an incredible achievement by any standard. Does team deserve …