Conserving the Land – Sunset Ranch Hawaii

Ironically, while I was working at Brush Creek Ranch in Wyoming this past summer, I wrote an article about Sunset Ranch in Hawaii. The piece started as an article  for Green Magazine about my totally rad friends Tim and Ye and their green inspired wedding that was held at Sunset Ranch. Unfortunately, after I sent the article in,  the editor of Green wrote to tell me that they were suspending publication due to lack of…

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This is the Dance

Unpacking. Packing. Spring cleaning. Life cleaning. Moving. Boxes. Paperwork. Suburbs. City. Parents. Friends. Couches. Air mattresses. Wine. Dancing. Writing classes. Job hunt. Frustration. Mountains. Tea. Rain. Snow. Babies. Coffee Shops. Questions. Confusion. Longing. Limbo. Disappointment. Tears. Laughs. Confidence. Lack of Confidence. Uncertainty. This is the dance. This is life. Change is growth. LIVE it all. FEEL it all. Embrace the limbo. Trust the universe.

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Ira Glass on Storytelling

Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.

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Ch-Ch-Ch Changes

Wow, this is the first time I’ve opened my laptop in five days. It was a good weekend. It’s so nice to totally unplug every now and then. I’ve been crossing things off my Hawaii Bucket List left, right and center lately. I have just over one week left in Hawaii, before I move back to Beautiful B.C. I got into SFU’s Continuing Studies Editing Certficate Program, which I am really excited about. Leaving Hawaii…

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Gratitude Soup

Do you ever have those days where you focus entirely too much on what’s missing in your life?  I think we all do. I am 100% guilty as charged more than ever lately.  Last night I was out running, most likely pondering something that’s missing, and then rapper T.I said these words into my earbuds: “Stop Looking At What You Ain’t Got And Start Being Thankful For What You Do Got.” (So Live Your Life…

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