Today, December 21 is the winter solstice, the longest night, the shortest day of the year. In Portland, the sun rose today at 7:49 am, and the sun set at 4:30 pm, an 8 hour 41 minute day, a 15 hour 20 minute night. From now on the days will become longer and the …
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In serious study or training in anything you will have setbacks. What you dot with setbacks determines how resilient you are. When things start out hard and get harder, what motivates you to hang in there and continue to practice?
What is resilience?
Resilience is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or …
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There are so many things I have learned from Chado that it is difficult to articulate them. This post is the 4th of a series of things that Chado has taught me. These are not necessarily what everyone learns from Chado, but I find my life is so much richer and meaningful because of …
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People tell me that I have a talent for Chado. But nobody is born being good at tea. When people are good at something, we assume that they must have a talent for it. This is not necessarily the case. We love to attribute success to talent. When we look at successful or professional athletes, …
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Something to think about the next time you are making tea for guests.
“When you are not confident at making tea, everyone is looking at you. When you are good at making tea, everyone is looking at the tea.”
I thought that I would take a few moments to look back at some posts from …
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