The Tinygami Podcast

This is the speaking presentation I would have given at the Paper Circle art gallery in Nelsonville, OH had the emergence of the Covid 19 virus not been an issue that could endanger the health of those who may have attended or their loved ones. You can view a video gallery of the pieces I speak about at this link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34876682

Why do I wake up in the morning? What is my life's purpose? A quintessentially Japanese approach to living a meaningful life is to identify and consciously live one's ikigai (pronounced ē-key-guy). I hadn't realized I'd discovered my own years ago until I stumbled upon two TEDx talks and a book... This episode is also available on Patreon with additional content in the blog post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ikigai-your-27516178 Music by Michael J. Downey Album: Awakening Song: Govinda Hare Maha Mantra

You would think being yourself would be the most simple thing we could possibly do. It is literally who we were born to be. But, I suspect for most of us, who we become isn't necessarily who we were meant to be. Read more at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25960911

As a reformed perfectionist I wanted to share how the realization came to me that why I do the things I choose to do, and always doing the best I am capable of, are much more important than doing them flawlessly. There is more to this story in my blog post at https://www.patreon.com/posts/perfection-vs-25287759

Why do I do what I do? Even though I've been folding miniature origami as an art form since 1995 it wasn't until 2018 I discovered why it matters more, to me, now than ever before. Being entrusted to hear and hold the stories of people who confide in me is now often part of my day to day job. When a friend told me I had become "A Keeper of Stories" it became a moment of awareness that has enriched my life in ways I hadn't ever anticipated. Music by Michael J. Downey Album: Awakening Song: Govinda Hare Maha Mantra