Pretty much everything I know about Japan comes from watching NHK World, the free streaming service sponsored by the Japanese government. While I’d love to go there, I’m probably too old. I wouldn’t want to go alone, that’s for sure and I really don’t like flying. So I’m stuck watching…
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Does Your Day Have a Focus? – What is your goal every day?
To be honest, I was never a goal oriented person. These days however, I almost have more goals than I can handle. There is something to achieve every day, positive things that will help me and in the case of this blog and my volunteer work, help others. What gets…
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Mastodon – A social media site that is strangely therapeutic
It’s cold in Toronto and I’m taking the weekend from developing ideas for my seminar on journaling. Today, it’s Mastodon. What’s Mastodon? It’s not just another social media site that steals your input, for one thing. You’re safe to share your stories, reflections, points of view, etc. I’ve found that…
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Genius Needed! – Is there anything like this out there?
I volunteer at a Japanese senior’s home. Communication in the home seems to be mainly on paper and email newsletters to the public. Paper notices seem old-fashioned to me, something people see but don’t read. If there were other ways to disseminate information to the residents, I think the residents…