I started to live mindfully. When people say, “Time flies! Where does time go?" I no longer feel the same, because I know exactly where time goes. I live more deliberately, take in every present moment, and look forward.
I learned about “KonMari" method, which lead me to minimalism, and now it is leading me to meditation.
Through KonMari method, I decluttered 80% of my closet and our house.
Through minimalism, I started to embrace who I am and not the things that I acquire.
Because of our financial situation (and in the same time I discovered minimalism) that we learned to be more creative. We stop acquire stuff, utilize what we have, and enjoy experiences over possessions.
We took train from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara and spent a night. It was fun and we saw lots of people we don’t usually encounter while traveling on a car.
We traveled to Tokyo and Taiwan in March. We travel to Taiwan and Kyoto in November. Spend lots of time with families and accomplish the things I want to accomplish. I am excited to see my dear one to improve. In the meantime, realizing how important it is to keep my both physical and mental health in check so I can serve my love ones and the society.
I did a social-media cleansing in August. I realized how many likes we get doesn’t translate a true impact on the society. I un-followed all my friends on FB. I deleted all the social media apps on my phones (but still download back time to time when I want to share something.)
I learned to stand straight and sit straight.
My coworker lost her husband suddenly. It struck me over and over that how fragile life is and everyday is a gift. I felt her pain and determined I will help her at work – the least I can do.
Through election, I learned sportsmanship. I am still struggling with the result (and even a little scared of the future) but it does spark the interest in me to understand the half of the America that I didn’t understand before.
I sponsored 10 sweet cases through Together We Rise for our Christmas Eve dinner.
My favorite movie was The Minimalism (now streaming on Netflix)
My favorite phrase is “spark joy" (to kids, it’s “I don’t care", especially to N, since he would fight with us every time when we try to help him. :p)
S learned to bike.
N learned to say “I love you so much."
Daddy: “rest"
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