立夏(li xia) : Lifting the Veil on Summer Phase

Dear Friends,

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In posting 春分 (chun fen) : beginning of 2nd Major Qi Period, we discussed the characteristics of this period for 2008, which runs from Mar 20 to May 21, 2008. I will address the 3rd Major Qi Period in coming postings.
By next Monday, May 5, 2008, it is 立夏 (Li xia) and we [...]

Gone With The Wind, asap

Dear friends,
 

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In posting   Flu season – Get Your Windscreen, we discussed some simple ways to defend ourselves better in flu season.
If you are in an office environment, it is quite common to spot some colleagues who are more prone to common cold. They are said to be generally weaker in Qi and [...]

Give Cancer cells an Exit music.

Dear Friends,
    Yone Minagawa, healthy and smiling at 114.
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I struggled whether to write this posting. For cancer is a difficult illness, physically and psychologically to the patient. Who wants to openly talk about it ?

That said, 庄子(“Zhuang zi”) reminded us that ” 福輕乎羽, 莫之知載; 禍重乎地, 莫之知避”, i.e. “…good fortune/happiness is so light (like [...]

The Inevitability of “7×7″ for women and some tips to ride the wave

Dear Friends,

This posting may be irrelevant to you right now. But it will be, women and men alike. (pls refer to posting   Your growth/reproductive pattern re “7X” and “8X”).

“7×7″ is one of the most significant/difficult phase for many women. It affects their very own quality of lives, and that of their loved [...]

Tibet : An Inconvenient Truth

Dear Friends,

The whole world now suddenly seems to fall in love with Tibet, or does it ?

The whole world was once in love with East Timor. How is East Timor now ?

News-media sells news. They don’t tell history.
(and did you see the picture or news of the defenseless Jin Jing (金晶）， the woman torchbearer on wheelchair being [...]

As Good as Gold : 内关 (“Nei Guan”) acupoint

Dear Friends,

We talked about Peanuts, Diamonds, Leaves and Wind. We talked about Differentiation trap and escaping the Differentiation gravity.
They are our mental orientation and health.

However, Mental health and physical health are twin brothers of our overall well-being. (though mental health exerts a greater influence).

Therefore, overall well-being cannot be achieved without both.

Heart is most important physical [...]

Guten Tag : Everyday is a Good Day

Dear Friends,

Guten Tag.

What’s the Speed of Time? 

happy moment lasts about a few seconds, or so it feels like.

sad moment lasts like a lifetime, or so it feels like (therefore the US subprime issue feels like a slow pressure cooker. It will pass, just like other events before it, no faster, no slower).

An unwilling journey, lasts [...]

How much is a Peanut? How much is a Diamond?

Dear Friends,
       

How much is a peanut ? Not very much, in most circumstances.

How much is a diamond the size of a peanut ? who knows?

Kakuei Tanaka was the most powerful PM in Japan post WWII. He got 9 peanuts for his role in Lockheed’s sales of military aircrafts to Japan during his term (the 9 little [...]