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Tag: Personal Growth
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What Summer Solstice teaches us about energy, burnout and knowing when to rest Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. Today marks the Summer Solstice (夏至 Xià Zhì); the tenth solar term. It is one of the longest days of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. read more
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A lesson from ‘Grain in Ear’ solar term that applies to careers, relationships and life itself.. Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. A few days ago, I was reading about ‘Grain in Ear’ (芒种 Máng Zhòng), the ninth solar term in the Chinese calendar during the summer season. read more
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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
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The immense courage to build what others may not yet understand. Are you being looked down upon? Or perhaps.. simply unseen.. Maybe no one quite understands what you are building, especially when it does not produce immediate results. After all, not all meaningful work announces itself loudly. Some forms of growth are almost invisible while…
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Turning rising energy into purposeful growth Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. There is a subtle shift that happens with the arrival of the solar term ‘Beginning of Summer’ (立夏 Lì Xià) which is the first solar term of summer. read more
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Grain Rain… Why What Comes Before Matters Most Part of the FuturingNote series: Reflections Through the 24 Solar Terms. Among the twenty-four solar terms, Grain Rain (谷雨 Gǔ Yǔ) arrives quietly.. yet with profound significance. As the sixth and final solar term of spring, it carries a simple but powerful meaning: rain nourishes all grains.…
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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…
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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
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A reflection on optimism, burnout, and the parts of ourselves we slowly trade away At first glance, SpongeBob SquarePants was never meant to be taken seriously. It was loud. Absurd. Almost nonsensical. As children, many of us watched it for the jokes… the exaggerated expressions, the chaotic humor, the underwater antics that made very little…
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A quiet reflection on the paths we once wished to rewrite – and the strength they quietly built. If you could travel back in time and give your younger self one piece of advice, would you do it? The idea sounds comforting. Correct the wrong. Avoid the wrong turn. Save yourself from unnecessary pain, but…