Tag Archives: meditation

What Wabi Sabi Means to Me

Posted on October 19, 2011 by bookjunkie

What is Wabi Sabi? I see it as the appreciation of the imperfect and transient. A reminder that we too, are passing through this life, but for a moment. In a Wabi Sabi home, a flower is placed in a … Continue reading →

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Driving towards Orchard Road back in April when there was no Haze

Posted on September 13, 2011 by bookjunkie

The area around Orchard Road true to it’s name is quite an orchard. I would love to see town (our term since teenhood, for the shopping district) become more of a green oasis just like New York’s Central Park. I … Continue reading →

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Loving Solitude and Silence

Posted on December 14, 2010 by bookjunkie

I used to be a very sociable person in my twenties. Going to noisy clubs with the music on full blast seemed exciting and fun. It was a new life experience. Since then, big life changing moments and growing older, … Continue reading →

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Society is Afraid of Alone

Posted on August 19, 2010 by bookjunkie

I think this poem translated into a film is just beautiful and meditative. The poet is Tanya Davis. Watching the little clip made me feel so much more relaxed and for a moment, no longer constrained under the glare of … Continue reading →

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