Growing up, I went to six different grade schools, two junior high schools, and two high schools. Moving every year or every other year, we were always the new kids in school. That meant my brother was always getting into fights to prove himself. For me it was the mean girls. We never …
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A crucible is a severe test or trial or an extremely challenging experience. A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. This figurative sense of crucible is based on the literal meaning of the word: a heat-resistant container used to melt metals
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I have recently begun okeiko again with Bonnie Mitchell-sensei via Zoom. I am so grateful for the time and energy that she invests in every lesson. It has been more than 18 years since I attended weekly okeiko. After so many years on the teaching side, being a student again is humbling. Yet every …
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My husband teases me that anything I can’t explain, I just call it magic. For example, we were talking about radio the other day. Without a network link like WiFi or Bluetooth (both magic by the way), music, discussion, storytelling all get into these boxes. How does that work? Magic!
When the sun sets, if …
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I have been working with a journalist from the local arts web magazine on my journey with tea. It is always difficult to gauge how deep to go with someone who has no notion of what Chado is about. We started in January and he told me that he would like to interview me for …
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