Tag: Acceptance

In my previous post about how reiki affects the way you view your family, I mentioned that most relationship problems occur because of a mismatch in people’s values. Family members get frustrated with one another because they fail to meet each other’s expectations. Not only is this true for...

Once reiki becomes a way of life and you become kinder to yourself, how you relate to other people, especially family members, will most likely change too. You realize that every person you meet is your mirror and a teacher, helping you understand who you are. They come into...

In my previous post about bullying, I touched briefly on forgiving yourself for being weak. I believe accepting your physical weakness is a topic that deserves its own post. From the stand point of our survival instincts, being labeled as weak is fatal. Some animal moms will reject a...

Bullying is a big concern for parents of school-aged children. It is certainly something that I keep an eye out for with my own children, and I’ve also witnessed a handful of incidents while they play after school. In the 12 years since the time my oldest entered PreK,...

One of the insults many people seem to enjoy hurling at each other is about how ignorant they think the other person is. This seems to be universal. It apparently doesn’t matter which culture you come from, and it also starts young. I certainly remember being called “馬鹿” when...

Being a mom has been the most challenging, yet the most rewarding role I have ever taken on. Traditionally, the society sees the mother as the one raising her children. But as a mom, I’ve learned that it’s the total opposite. The children come into this world to raise...

Tomorrow being Mother’s Day, it’s a perfect opportunity to take a look at the topic of parenting. We all have our own ideas about what is good parenting and bad parenting. As a parent myself, I really struggled to meet my own standards of good parenting, and I made...

Though expressing your uniqueness is seen more and more in a positive light, being different still makes many people uncomfortable. There are plenty of people who grow up feeling rejected by their own family because they were different. During high school years, fitting in was probably one of the...

When I started writing my last post about anger, I didn’t intend to chronicle my life with eczema. But for me, my anger and eczema are so intertwined that it felt natural to bring it up as a way to explain why embracing your anger is so important. The...

You might have noticed from my previous posts that there’s one emotion that I rely on as a tool to help me identify areas where there’s still room for personal growth: My anger. Anger is not subtle.  When it strikes, I can’t pretend like I didn’t notice.  So, when...