On the quest for a life well lived and loved. // Love Letter, January 2024
Greetings from California, and a happy new year. I am preparing this story to share with you as we count down the last few days of 2023. I am in... Read More
BK Journal by Wakako
Layers of Happiness in the 5-year journal
I am getting ready to move into the next Hobonichi 5-Year Techo very soon. I started using a 10-year journal when I turned 30. There was no plan nor expectation other than... Read More
The Gift of Being Here Now // Love Letter, December 2023
This December 26th is the 15-year anniversary of my TN Brown. The very first Traveler’s Notebook I stumbled upon and purchased at Itoya Stationery Store in Tokyo. It was a... Read More
Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023
Greetings from the canyon, where we are experiencing lingering Summer warmth. If you are familiar with my IG feed, I am pretty obsessed with my weekly surf session. I started taking... Read More
Moon phase journaling
Last weekend was a full moon. Its beauty was radiating and full of inspiration. Back in August, when we were traveling and staying on a rural island in Japan, I... Read More
Perception of Time // Love Letter, October 2023
It was at the very end of the day. The day felt long, as Fall days tend to be each year, and kids' activities frequently have us travel from one... Read More
Time and encounter; a story from traveling through Japan // Wakako
I am so grateful to be able to share my stories from the travel, as the "act of traveling" always brings up new questions. Our time in Japan this summer... Read More
Depth of Experience // Love Letter, September 2023
I found myself once again on a remote island of Japan. It’s rural there, and every day, I got this sense of being hugged by the mountains, rivers, ocean, and... Read More
A beach that holds all of us. // Love Letter, August 2023
Greetings from the canyon, where the mid-summer heat of inland Southern California meets the ocean breeze. It's very hot here, especially since many old-built homes (like ours) in the area... Read More