Connecting Across Difference & Building Bridges
When I was a teenager, my mother gave me a little book of poems with wisdom about happiness. One of those poems spoke about how happiness comes to sit on our shoulder when we are not looking. It comes just as a butterfly softly sits on our shoulder unexpectedly. One day while walking on the […]
Is Japan in My DNA? 1/15/2023 As I took a walk today, I came across a man walking a dog that looked like a miniature Shibu inu (a Japanese dog breed). So, I asked him. He said she was just a small Shibu inu he got in Japan. It turned out he had lived in […]
While reflecting on my recent trip to Japan, it occurred to me that even my search for the Hello Kitty store in Tokyo revealed cultural lessons. Some lessons were reminders of those I learned while living in Japan, and others were new lessons. It was a happy discovery that my Hello Kitty journey not only […]
When it comes time to move whether to a new country, across the country, or across town, the loss of the familiar can be challenging. Uncertainty and a lack of understanding about circumstances can make relocating fearful, especially for children. The following are four strategies for navigating transitions that I discovered while growing up on […]
Are you trying to find your place, your “fit”? There is a lot of talk these days about “fit.” Employers desire to hire people who “fit” into the culture of their organization. Prospective college students want to find a place to study where they “fit.” One of the challenges, yet conversely blessings, about being a […]