Tag: Life
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Christmas Snowstorm
It looks like we will be having a white Christmas. We got a huge dump of snow in the past 24 hours here in Norikura Kogen and woke to a winter wonderland. There is more snow forecasted for the next few days and we are looking forward to a white Christmas.
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Some big roots
As I started excavating and grading the land, I have come across some huge roots from trees that were cut down about 8-10 years ago. The machine is powerful but the big roots give this little Kubota a run for its money. I am adjusting the ground level around the house and tryhing to expose…
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Happy Birthday, Hannah!
We are so thankful to God for allowing us to welcome such a joyful little girl into our home. We pray that you will continue to grow in love for God and people in the years to come.
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Remembering Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson was an extraordinary man with a love for creativity and an amazing gift for communication.If you don’t know who he is please feel free to get to know him in the most viewed TED video ever titled “Do schools kill creativity?“. You can read more about his life here.
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Happy Birthday to Gabriel!
We are so thankful for your life and proud of how you are growing and learning so many new things. He asked for a cake with Curious George on a bike. Hannah came up with the idea to make it a Curious Gabriel instead.
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Norikura Hops
About 3 years ago my friend Gaku set out to see if he could grow hops in Norikura Kogen and has slowly and patiently learned the ropes. This year’s harvest along with the harvest from Nagawa by @ryosuke800 will be made into a yummy limited edition brew by @matsumoto.brewery this fall. I think Gaku represents…
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Don’t aim at success
“Don’t aim at success – the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the…
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A prayer for peace
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;Where there is hatred, let me sow love;Where there is injury, pardon;Where there is doubt, faith;Where there is despair, hope;Where there is darkness, light;And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master,Grant that I may not so much seekTo be consoled as to console;To be understood, as to…
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Tell them what they are worth
People love to tell each other what they want, and so do mediocre marketers. And a lot of them also spend excessive amounts of time and money trying to convince you of what you want as well. Case in point, the Slap Chopper. Average marketers love to find ways of convincing people they want that…
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Snowboard Attendants
It’s time to step it up with SA (Snowboard Attendants) this season. The project my friend Michiyo Hashimoto and I started talking about two seasons ago is slowly starting to take shape. I am a leadership development trainer. I believe people are sacred and worth more than anything. Even when we try making a good…