Category Archives: tsunami

Another Rainy Day

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jan Morrill

http://www.youtube.com/get_player It’s raining. Again. Our dirt road has washed away, and left in its are place boulders that my husband I would not dare lift, even together. Amazing, the power of water. Needless to say, we’re stuck at the farm until … Continue reading →

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Another Rainy Day

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jan Morrill

http://www.youtube.com/get_player It’s raining. Again. Our dirt road has washed away, and left in its are place boulders that my husband I would not dare lift, even together. Amazing, the power of water. Needless to say, we’re stuck at the farm until … Continue reading →

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The Japanese Philosophy of "Gaman"

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jan Morrill

The blossoms have fallen, I stare blankly at a world Bereft of color; In the wide vacant sky The spring rains are falling.                   —-Princess Shikushi (died 1201) Gaman: Patience, endurance, perseverance. My mother is Japanese, so the philosophy of … Continue reading →

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