Hi, I'm Ming-Wai and I stopped talking for 5 days
The most common response I got when I told friends and co-workers that I was going on a 5-day silent meditation retreat was: That's intense!
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
How VBDM Planned My Family Vacation
I never thought as myself as a person who would enjoy a cruise, but we just finished our 2nd post-Christmas Caribbean cruise and it was...
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m-w
- Apr 22, 2023
- 4 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and I’m lost after doing everything “right”
Everything was fine. I just needed to wait 20 years to retire to start enjoying my life. I could tell you the exact date that I was going...
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m-w
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and I live a cycle of burnout
No matter how much I love doing yoga, meditation, and self care, I eventually end up slipping back into what I call “productive...
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m-w
- Nov 13, 2022
- 3 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Cee and I workout at the senior center
“...and a mug for tea,” the description read. It randomly caught my attention as I was looking up activities for my kids in our city’s...
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m-w
- Sep 9, 2022
- 4 min
Hi I’m Ming-Cee, and I’ve been fighting for the wrong side
It starts as a far off cry until I realize it’s coming from deep within. It whispers, but I hear it clearly: “Viva La Resistance!” It...
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m-w
- Aug 5, 2022
- 4 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and I fake it till I make it
For all of my adult life, I’ve lived in a culture of “fake it till you make it” as a professional woman working her way up the status...
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m-w
- Jul 9, 2022
- 4 min
Hi, I'm Ming-Cee and I wanted change without changing
“You can’t think your way out of it using the same thinking that got yourself into it.” -Patrick Kennedy, Mental Health Advocate “Go on a...
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m-w
- Jun 9, 2022
- 4 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and I’ve never been to a high school reunion
It was a convenient excuse to have moved away from home, visiting only at times that never coincided with our reunions. I’d tell my...
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m-w
- May 15, 2022
- 3 min
hello, my name is Ming-Cee and I tried saving the world before saving myself
I’m trying to calm myself down as I stare at my husband tossing snacks into a ziplock bag while making the kids’ lunches before heading...
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m-w
- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and I’m coming out of the mystical closet
For most of my life, I thought I knew what I wanted. I accomplished what I set my mind to and I was happy, I was loved, I was grateful. I...
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m-w
- Mar 18, 2022
- 4 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Cee and I follow the vanity matrix
I wish I didn’t care about looks as much as I do. But the truth is, I do. If someone is attractive, lives in a nice home, and drives a...
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m-w
- Feb 13, 2022
- 3 min
Hi, I’m Ming-Wai and my negative reel makes me look good
I’ve never told anyone this, but when I was in high school, I stopped by the drugstore on my way home and purchased diet pills. I tried...
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m-w
- Oct 12, 2021
- 1 min
our weekend retreat reflection
This past weekend, we embarked on an adventure that took us out of our comfort zones (one sister more than the other). In celebration of...
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m-w
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
ming+ming's story
We created ming+ming for ourselves. It was birthed out of desperation, confusion and feeling lost… and here’s our story. Ming-Cee’s...
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m-w
- May 4, 2021
- 1 min
backyard interview with Ming-Cee
We were so excited to see the response to our backyard interview last week! Thank you for all the notes, comments, and questions! Get...
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m-w
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
backyard interview with Ming-Wai
If you’ve been following along this month, we’ve covered ego and identity and we thought what better way to get to know us than a...
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m-w
- Apr 13, 2021
- 3 min
Hi, I'm Ming-Wai and my ego won't let me quit
Ming-Wai Merschat, Director of Finance Ever since I decided to get my Masters in Accountancy, this was the title I was chasing. This was...
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m-w
- Apr 6, 2021
- 2 min
lego my ego
“I just have a fiery personality, I’ve always been like that. It’s just who I am so I can’t change.” That’s what I thought was true...
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m-w
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Hi! I'm Ming-Wai and I'm stuck
Putting my why into words brings up discomfort, frustration, anger, and this sticky-icky feeling that brings out my cringe face. I’m...
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