Sleepless in Seoul It is 2 a.m. I woke up after a couple of hours and cannot get back to sleep.
Learning to die Somehow, news of death and dying seems to come more frequently these days.
For the first time The other day one of our Peace Corps friends invited us to his sailing club in the Keys, and we spent nearly four hours on the bay aboard his beautiful sail boat. Later on, he graciously let me steer the boat and patiently gave me some pointers on ..
Malice toward none, charity for all Once or twice a year we go see a carefully chosen film on the big screen in a cinema complex.
Think Different For the month of October, my book club in Miami Beach is reading Walter Isaacsons recent biography of Steve Jobs.
Wherever you go, there you go The other day I chanced upon a book title that caught my attention. It is called Wherever You Go, There You Go by Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Sorry, thank you, and I love you This year I became 65. I wonder whether it is due to the official designation as a senior citizen, or other physical evidence of slowing down, but I am definitely thinking a lot about the past 65 years.
Counting my blessings These days I am filled with envy. Envy floods my mind, heart and soul when I see people walk, bike and run on the path in front of our apartment building.
Use it or lose it The other day I read a startling news report. After a young man in his twenties became bed-ridden for just three weeks, his muscle mass and tone degenerated to that of a man in his forties.
Everything in moderation I have been thinking about the problem of excessive eating on and off these past 18 months since our move back to the United States.
Darling companion I have an unusually soft, keen spot for dogs. When I saw that the annual Miami International Film Festival was featuring a film with a dog, ``Darling Companion, it was a no-brainer to go to the event.
New day, new hope I am daily thrilled by the many apps on my smartphone. My most recent app is called Kakao Talk and every day I exchange text messages (sometimes with pictures) with my daughters and closest friends near and far especially far, as this app makes ..
Blessings in disguise Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) made the point: ``What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise.
The road less traveled In the early 1980s I came upon a book by M. Scott Peck (1936-2005), an American psychiatrist, whose title intrigued me so much that I delved into it immediately I just had to find out what it was all about.
Now is the Time This year marks the 48th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.s (1929-1968) ``I Have a Dream speech. To commemorate his legacy, a memorial to Dr. King was recently unveiled on Washingtons Mall.
Trials and blessings These days I am beginning to feel like an old lady. With a low energy level, I am not too motivated to do anything.
Tiger Mothers When I was growing up in Korea during the 60s, the tough, strict teachers were known as ``tiger teachers, and those mothers who exercised absolute authority over their children were known as ``tiger mothers. Fortunately or unfortunately for me..
