Min Yi | April 28, 2010
Guest House by Rumi This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still treat each [...]
Min Yi | April 28, 2010
THE COOKIE THIEF – By Valerie Cox A woman was waiting at an airport one night, With several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops. Bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, That the [...]
Min Yi | April 22, 2010
Here is a personal story about learning to see another human being. My partner, cameron, and I were having some real issues around creating intimacy in the midst of being parents, working professionals and two souls on a journey of self discovery. When he brought to my attention that he didn’t feel connected anymore, I [...]
Min Yi | April 22, 2010
In Chinese culture, which is reflected its language, the sense and value of place and belonging in a family system is very important. Every person in a family has a specific name based on their relation to each other. For example, my “mah mah”, paternal grandmother, as opposed to my “paw paw”, maternal grandmother. My [...]
