Gravity and Grace

I recently read a poem by Natalie Diaz with a line that struck me: “I am riding the night on a full tank of gas, and my headlights are reaching out for something.” For me, during COVID, that something has been practicing self-care. I’ve made this a time to choose compassion for myself and others, […]
Resilience in the Face of Covid: How We Saved Our Business

My mom was the typical Japanese woman. No more than 5 feet 2 inches and under 100 lbs. But she was scary as hell. I was born in Tokyo, Japan. Before I had turned four, my mother died, and my father remarried shortly after. When I was seven years old, in 1992, my family emigrated […]