Author Archives: Xiaoyu Zheng

Optimistic

By | June 14, 2023

Hi my friends, I have been thinking about my consciousness. The lenses I have when I am interacting with the world. It is time to change some of the lenses. I didn’t find much freedom in my birth country. At a young age, I started learning English and have been a consumer of American media… Read More »

1st Saturday in June, 2023

By | June 3, 2023

Hello friends, How’s the start of your June? Anything surprising? I am writing to you from my dining table in my PJs. Anna Tivel is singing her song, Heros. I am tracing in my mind what happened today. Something tells me that I need to note them down. I woke up from a nightmare. In… Read More »

Count Down

By | May 29, 2023

The process of pairing down reveals the truth about who I am and who I aspired to be. The philosophy books, the self help books, the business books… I am saying goodbye to them all.The books I decide to carry with me are books of poetry and my journals. So many journals. I have not… Read More »

Surprising Clarity

By | May 10, 2023

I’ve been living a goalless life. This is not my preferred way of being and I am not yet ready to rule it out completely. It is about exploration and growth, though it doesn’t feel like growth at the moment. It feels more like floating in a river and letting the direction of the water… Read More »

Be Careful Of What You Wish For

By | May 3, 2023

I’ve gotten my green card. A plastic ID card with my photo, my birthday, my country of birth, printed next to the image of Lady Liberty. At the top of the card, it reads ” United States of America Permanent Resident”. I can’t comprehend. The person who wanted this piece of plastic is a distant… Read More »