LETTERS FROM BETTY
Betty’s Letter
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In a Rhythm All Your Own
Today, let me share a story about "speaking." I was born and raised in Okinawa, to a Japanese mother and an American father. When I was born, my mothe…
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Relax
When I look a little more deeply at my everyday self, at the things I do and the way I react in the moment, it seems to me that the motive behind ever…
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Dear Despair
Today, for the first time in my life, I learned the word setsubō, "longing." It was a session over the phone, so at first I heard it as zetsubō, "desp…
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Forgiving Yourself
The other day, I went to see the film "Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot." I love this film, and for me, its message was "forgive yourself." Heari…
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Spring of Presence
Something I suddenly felt this morning is that when I cannot be present (simply being) in body and mind where I am right now, I am always, without fai…
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2019, Dance with Now!
It has been a month since 2019 began. Lately what I feel is that, rather than thinking of the new year and what year it is, when I focus on the day ca…
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A New Year
Right now I am in Sanya, China. Gazing at the sea, I feel the rhythm of nature, in which everything is carried along by the flow. I found myself wishi…
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The Beginning of Winter
How is everyone doing? How are you welcoming the arrival of winter? As the year 2018 gradually draws to a close, there may be times when you feel unre…
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The Ideal Self, and the Body
How is everyone doing? How are you welcoming the arrival of autumn? Are you fully immersing your heart, mind, and body in each season as it comes, bat…
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Hello! Autumn
How is everyone? So many things have happened all over Japan. Sadness, anxiety, joy, being the best in the world, pride. Just watching the news, I fee…
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Summer
How is everyone? What a fiercely hot summer it is. How are you relating to this heat? You can relate to it simply as "It's hot!" some relate to it as…
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