Glimmers of a Future Life in Japan

A decade ago, my husband and I took a fateful trip that foreshadowed our move from Brooklyn to Tokyo

May 22 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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Behind the Scenes of a Tea Ceremony is Where the Magic Happens

Washing, wiping, sweeping, scrubbing.

May 11 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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I Will Not Be "Too Busy" Again

How a creative escape helped me reimagine work-life balance

May 1 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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April 2026

One Bowl at a Time: Small Sips Towards Inner Peace

You don’t need to study chado to get the immediate benefits of tea and mindfulness

Apr 12 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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March 2026

When Creativity is the Best Response to an Overwhelming World

When life feels out of whack, the thing you 'have no time for' is the thing you need most.

Mar 31 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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Escape is Actually a State of Mind

Slowing down amid the crowds at the famous Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine

Mar 9 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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February 2026

Fukuoka on My Mind: A Long Weekend of Yatai, Sake Sipping, and Deep Soaks

Konbanwa from Fukuoka in southern Japan, where spring has already sprung in the form of gorgeous plum blossoms, mild breezes, and (unfortunately) a dose…

Feb 24 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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The Lunar Reset: A 21-Minute Meditation and Sound Journey Towards a New Horizon

New Moon, New Momentum for the 2026 Lunar New Year

Feb 17 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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The Art of the Tiny Detour

Finding Stillness in Japan’s Industrial Heart

Feb 10 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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A Quiet Calling Begins Again – On the Cusp of Spring

Seizing the season to reboot my regular writing practice on Substack

Feb 1 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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October 2024

Taking Creative Living to the Next Level

A inspiring glimpse into James and Anne Hubbell's over-the-top art-home

Oct 16, 2024 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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September 2024

The Art of Starting Over, Again and Again

Choose your own life adventure

Sep 14, 2024 • 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐠 ✨ 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

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