I'm a YouTuber Now!

On my 45th birthday, I wanted to start something new. So, I made my first YouTube video. I know, equipment and my skills are limited, so it’s not perfect, but I believe it’s a good start!

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CareerTomomi Kumai
Vulnerability Is Having Courage to Be Yourself

The topic of this week for my 7 Week Resiliency Workshop is vulnerability. I believe vulnerability is an important part of resiliency. When I was dealing with my life challenges, being able to say that I am weak, or I need help, helped me a lot to receive help from others. Sometimes, receiving help takes courage, and there are many people who cannot simply accept other people’s help or offer.

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Simple but Powerful Everyday Mindfulness Practices

Mindfulness is one of the 6 pillars of Resiliency for my 7 Week Resiliency Workshop. I chose this because practicing mindfulness everyday helped me very much when I was fighting with my son’s cancer, especially dealing with the negatives feelings such as regret, anger, anxiety, and worry. Over the years, it became my habit to do at least 10 minutes of meditation everyday, but it can be anything from simply taking one deep breath to listening to a guided meditation program on an app.

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Spiritual, CareerTomomi Kumai
Counting Three Good Things

During the four years we fought our first son’s cancer, I started asking them what three things they’re grateful for that day before we went to bed. Later, I thought it was easier for my boys to relate if I rephrase it to “What three good things happened today?” So I started that habit.

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Tomomi Kumai
Keep Working Out at Home

Although we cannot do many things due to social distancing, exercising is one thing I’ve been doing every day. I have always run or walked. I did 15 Day Push-up Challenge, and I now challenging myself to do plank every day for 15 days. On top of that, I’m also working out with my husband. Since he’s been working from home, we have time to do exercise together.

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HealthTomomi Kumai