Futuring Note

Tag: Chinese Culture

  • Weird Thing I Had to Google “How to Accept a Compliment”

    How the Chinese solar term Grain Bud quietly changed the way I see growth and achievement Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. The actual Chinese characters of Grain Bud solar term is 小满 (Xiǎo Mǎn) literally means “small full.” read more

  • Clear and Bright.. Yet Filled with Quiet Reflections

    Qing Ming – a solar term of growth, remembrance, and learning from the regrets that shape us Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. Among the 24 Solar Terms, the fifth solar term, 清明 (Qīng Míng) arrives gently, usually around early April, when the sun warms the earth, skies grow clearer…

  • When Day and Night Are Equal, Why Aren’t We?

    A reflection on 春分 (Chūn Fēn) – Spring Equinox Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. There is a moment each year when the world becomes perfectly balanced. It is called 春分 (Chūn Fēn) – Spring Equinox. read more

  • When the Earth Awakens, So Should We

    A reflection on 惊蛰 (Jīng Zhé) – Awakening of Insects Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. Every year, sometime in early March, the traditional Chinese calendar marks a solar term called 惊蛰 – Awakening of Insects. read more