The Weekly Bloom #1
The garden has become a source of peace for me the last two years - it’s a quiet corner where I can escape from the overwhelming world, cultivate calm, and simple be.
This weekly photo series will be shared on Mondays (throughout the gardening season), in hopes of sharing glimpses of beauty to start the week.
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an unexpected gardening journey (+ 5 tips for a first-time gardener)
Last July, after a visit to the community gardens I was inspired to get a plot of my own. The goal was to grow a wildflower “meadow” - I thought I could simply scatter seeds in the soil and let nature work its magic.
As you might imagine (and see from the photos below), it wasn’t quite so simple.
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The Surf Lesson
Learning how to surf was never on my bucket-list. Neither was a trip to Kauai.
But when you're diagnosed with cancer and then declared cancer-free in the same year, anything goes.
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Why Tea + Calligraphy?
As you may know, tea plays a significant role in my daily routine. Not only is it a grounding ritual for me, tea is ingrained in my culture as a Taiwanese-American.
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A Way of Being
To live as an artist is a way of being in the world. A way of perceiving. A practice of paying attention.
- Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
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