Author Archives: Xiaoyu Zheng

I Am You All Along

By | March 22, 2022

Hi friends, A poem for Spring and for our shared connection. We are way more connected than we know we are. Go say something kind to a stranger today. Buy them a cup of coffee. Share a warm smile. That will make someone’s day. Love, Xiaoyu I Am You All Along By Xiao-Yu Zheng This… Read More »

The Week Before Spring Equinox 2022

By | March 21, 2022

Hi friends, What’s new with you? I had an eventful week – emotionally challenging and growth affirming. And I feel beyond happy and relieved to be centered enough and write to you. Right now, I am listening to Alexandre Tharaud playing Rameau. Let me know if you hear competing melodies in the flow of my… Read More »

Walk with Me

By | March 9, 2022

On my walk today, I thought about asking for help and how difficult and vulnerable the act is. I was reminded of the baggage I carry from my family of origin, the role I took on, the conscious effort it requires to drop the contract that I didn’t sign up for or agree to, and… Read More »

Women, Women, Women

By | March 8, 2022

Hi friends, Happy International Women’s Day! I have thoughts. You bet I have thoughts. First of all, we deserve at least half of the calendar instead of just ONE day of the year to celebrate how awesome we are. Second, pay us. Pay up. We deserve to be valued. We do fine jobs. Pay us… Read More »

Poem – Crossroad Being

By | March 7, 2022

Hi friends, How have you been? What’s your current growing edge? Something that you are working on? Do you want to share with me? I’d love to know. For me, I am working on paying attention to what matters to me and letting go of the rest. It is quite difficult to settle down to… Read More »

Today, I Wrote

By | March 4, 2022

Days are getting longer. Today, the sun rose at 6:54AM, with plans to set at 6:20pm. The sky is clear. The sun is shining with no constraint. My mood is tranquil. On days like this, my love for life and the vast blue has no room for doubt. Hope registers in my body. I am… Read More »

From Last Week

By | February 27, 2022

Hi friends, I hope you cherish the beautiful moments in your life, however small they are. I am noting some down from the past week, the week where war broke between Russia and Ukraine. One: I saw two baby goats in the urban farm on a cold and windy winter morning: one of them so… Read More »