Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn The Gift of Presence‘Your presence is a gift to others.’Apr 11Apr 11
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn Noticing The Illusion of ControlWe are creatures of habit, learning through associations with people, things, smells, and external cues, even those that may seem extremely…Mar 10Mar 10
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn ThePeculiarities of KindnessBreathing in, I acknowledge my kind heart.Mar 1Mar 1
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn Envy, Comparison and MeaningBreathing in, I see my jealousy.Feb 24Feb 24
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn Blaming Our ParentsBreathing in, I feel the tension. Breathing out, I see my trauma.Feb 22Feb 22
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our Breath#41 : On Looking BackIt’s commonly said that we are used to living either in the future, or the past. And it’s also commonly said when it is used to make a…Sep 29, 2023Sep 29, 2023
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our Breath#40 : On Lessons From Finance : Discount Rates, Dividends and the Leap of FaithFinance has a funny way of being known as highly realistic, yet highly abstract. It’s realistic in the sense where it’s accurate in…Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 2023
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our Breath#38 : On Arrival, Regrets and Macro-MindfulnessI’ve recently been reading ‘Arrival Economics’, an eloquently written book elaborating an idea about what an alternative economic system…Sep 23, 2023Sep 23, 2023
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our BreathOn Manufactured Demand and ScarcityMaslow’s hierarchy of needs was not something Abraham Maslow created himself. Yet it is widely accepted and used — as it neatly outlines…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
Hiroki HirayamainWith Our Breath#37 : On ‘Growth’ as a Verb“The limits of the language are the limits of my world.” Wittgenstein famously coined this phrase to highlight the significance of…Sep 20, 2023Sep 20, 2023