Japan
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Stepping into the New

As you read this, you are stepping into the new. As in a new year, and also a new time. A new time for the United States, and also – maybe – a new time for you as well. Of course, every morning when we wake up, we are stepping into the new. A new Continue reading
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Clearing and Cleaning for the Year to Come
One of my fondest memories of the year I spent teaching English in rural Japan back in the 1980s was New Years. I was a recent College graduate with minimal preparation for being dropped into a part of Japan that was still quite traditional in mores and cultural patterns. My first New Year’s surprise happened Continue reading
