by kimqi | Feb 11, 2024 | Chinese Face Reading
I have been learning about Face Reading in Chinese Medicine. Forehead wrinkles show difficult experiences during one’s twenties. Wrinkles that go all the way across the forehead indicate important lessons learned. Those that don’t go all the way across hint the owner...
by kimqi | Jan 6, 2024 | Hiking, Winter, Winter Hiking, YinYang, Seasons
I had dinner with a wise friend. We have known each other for a long time, and I feel free to speak from the heart. I was mentally stumbling and contorting logic in an attempt to explain a series of events. The truth is, I was trying to UNDERSTAND the outcome of said...
by kimqi | Dec 17, 2023 | Community, Covid, Illinois, Love, Sandwich Illinois
The picture is of my Holiday Card. I share it with the following thoughts: I suppose the idea starts with our friend Aaron, who secured a postal job with a song. It was during lockdown, and things were crazy. Writing a song and sending it to the federal government...
by kimqi | Nov 12, 2023 | YinYang, Seasons
Yesterday, I was walking around Siegler Lake at Big Rock Forest Preserve when I came upon a family. A little girl had a large black stuffed animal strapped to her back. “From behind, I thought you were a bear,” I joked. We laughed as I passed them. Then I cried. The...
by kimqi | Sep 24, 2023 | Hiking, Michigan, North Country Trail
Yesterday, as I walked across the bridge at Croton Dam, I stopped and smiled at a fisherman. “My Dad caught a lot of fish here,” I said casually, not sure the fisherman would understand or want to engage. He responded with a huge smile. “I have been fishing here for...
