Monthly Archives: August 2022

It was our last day of our Navajoland visit. My husband’s cell phone alarm went off at 4:50 a.m., which was set to our local time of 5:50 a.m. I could not get back to sleep and so I chanted my routine mantra and daily prayer. Within one hour my family woke up naturally. WeContinue reading “Navajoland trip Day-4 the role of a daughter 8/21/2022”

The day started with hectic energy. My mom-in-law set today as the memorial service day for my late dad-in-law. She gathered us, my brother-in-law’s family, and my niece-in-law’s family. She set 9 a.m. to start the ceremony, but she was running late from the early morning. And she was very irritated and scattered the negativeContinue reading “Navajoland trip Day-3 memorial service for my late dad-in-law 8/20/2022”

Since last night we had lots of rain through the night. It was a cold morning. I regretted that I didn’t bring any long sleeve shirts or jacket. After the breakfast we went to the local grocery store to pick up some more cardboard boxes. The male worker at the warehouse remembered us and wishedContinue reading “Navajoland trip Day-2 8/19/2022”

My family and I took the same procedure. I made our lunch boxes for us to eat in the ride. My husband watered our plants in the garden. My daughter finished some more school assignments. We left our house around 8 a.m. as usual. I was surprised and happy to see the gas price hasContinue reading “Navajoland trip Day-1 8/18/2022”

It was a busy day for my daughter. She needs to do extra assignments for our upcoming trip back to Navajoland. She worked hard so that she was advanced for more than one week in the assignments. I did my part for getting ready for the trip. I cleaned the house and packed the necessaryContinue reading “Getting ready for the trip 8/17/2022”

I attended the online Reiki gathering at 5 p.m. There were 40 attendees. Our Reiki teacher shared the story of the Reiki originator; Mr. Mikao Usui. After he was given the wonderful healing energy from the Universe, he shared the gift with many people. He received the gift at the age of 57 and passedContinue reading “Reiki gathering American group 8/16/2022”

Today is the last day of Obon. I haven’t done anything special for my late mom and my ancestors but I send positive thoughts and appreciation to them in my daily routine. I hope they had a good trip back to this world to check on us. I wonder how much my late mom hasContinue reading “Obon 8/15/2022”

Recently I often think about what I want to live my remainder life. I think it happens to most of the people who have reached to my age where we see our life being limited. I want to live my life without wasting my energy anymore. I don’t need to become popular among people. IContinue reading “True to myself 8/14/2022”

I woke up with sore muscle from yesterday’s bowling. Still, it is okay because we had fun at the school event. In the afternoon I watched the lecture of the homeopath course. The teacher shared Ryokan-san’s words and they resonated with my soul. He was a Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his lifeContinue reading “Accept the fate 8/13/2022”

My family and I attended the in-person event for my daughter’s school. It was held at the bowling array. It was our very first time to attend this event. Last year we were planning to attend, but my late dad-in-law passed away right before the school event and we needed to cancel it. There wereContinue reading “First bowling 8/12/2022”