The student teacher relationship is so important in Chado. Your teacher is like your parent in that they have brought you up in the world of tea.
My sensei, Minako-sensei, was my first teacher. Even though she passed away 13 years ago, she is still my sensei. When I talk about Sensei, I mean Minako-sensei. …
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This summer students got to carve a chashaku from bamboo. To make it a little easier, I bent the bamboo before we started, so the students got to do the shaping and final sanding.
There have various instructions on how to do this bending, but the method I used this time was steam. After thinning …
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“Life is like walking along a long road shouldering a heavy load; there is no need to hurry.
One who treats difficulties as the normal state of affairs will never be discontented.
Patience is the source of eternal peace; treat anger as an enemy.
Harm will befall one who knows only success and has never …
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I have been reviewing the early entries of this blog, some were written more than eight years ago. I am surprised at how they have held up and the entries are as relevant today as they were when they were written years ago.
I have also been looking at the blog statistics. Some of these …
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I was recently talking with a friend who was working on a project for work. Her heart was not in it and she was just putting in the minimal effort, which made the project drag out. Every day she would go to work and there would be the project waiting for her. I asked her …
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