Posted in reflections, tagged rest, self-care on October 16, 2018| Leave a Comment »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
When was the last time you did something kind…for yourself? That was good for your body?
Last week, on a whim, I walked into a little beauty school around the corner from where we live, that I’d never paid attention to before. I’d often walked right by it over the past 5 years, nestled as it is between our pediatrician’s office and the Rite Aid pharmacy. I checked their hours and wrote down their rates for a haircut. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged rest, self-care on November 15, 2016| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica KF Ching
I believe that some of my fellow AAWOL sisters will agree that giving comes as second nature, while taking is quite a challenge. As Joy Wong pointed out in her most recent entry, the idea of taking brings upon shame, guilt, and doubt. What right do we have to take? Giving is meant to be selfless, so therefore how do we find the balance of channeling our gifts of leadership by giving and the need to compromise and rest by taking? (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged expectations, perfectionism, self-care, sustainability on February 2, 2016| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica Ching
Farewell to the first month of 2016! Just as some of you pointed out throughout the month of January, I too am the type of person who typically will have the same resolutions year after year. I have noticed however that after each year, the expectations that I have for myself to follow through with resolutions have become much more realistic. When the expectations for myself are reasonable, I am much more likely to follow through. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged motherhood, priorities, self-care on April 29, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
So much of my life felt thrown into greater chaos and disarray when I had a baby 9 months ago – that at first my strategy was to be super-flexible and just try to go with it. I constantly tried to accommodate everyone and everything swirling around me. (more…)
Posted in Announcement, Event, reflections, women in leadership, women ministers, tagged self-care on March 11, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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While AAWOL is a blogspace by Asian American women for Asian American women, we want to make good information available to you from all sources that God provides. Cissy Brady-Rogers is one of those great sources, and she is a faithful reader and responder of our blog. Here’s an article in which she writes about self-promotion and how that is related to self-love and mutual loving. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged grace, perfectionism, rest, self-acceptance, self-care on December 10, 2013| 4 Comments »
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By Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
I’ll admit, I sometimes wonder about this. The impossible standards, the emotional distance, the indirect communication — and all that smiting in the Scriptures for offenses that really don’t seem that bad. All God would have to do is add piano-playing and good grades to the Fruit of the Spirit to become a fully fledged Asian deity. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged community, healing, self-care, sustainability on September 18, 2012| 7 Comments »
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“Make sure to use self-care!”
This is a frequently used exhortation in the Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) community, and it has quickly become a catchphrase in regular conversation among the colleagues in my cohort–though, all we end up saying to get the message across is, “self-care!” (more…)
Posted in shared insights, tagged busyness, rest, self-care on October 18, 2011| Leave a Comment »
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Shared by Tammy Peng
In the past two months, I’ve come to realize that my life has become too packed. Our church was planted in 2007, and that was a job in itself. I was also working a full-time job and starting a business on the side. Eventually, I ended up quitting my job which helped, but somehow my life just got filled up with other things. (more…)
Posted in spotlight, tagged community, finding one's voice, flourishing, raising a family, self-care, social justice, success-driven, sustainability, urban ministry on August 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Maria Liu Wong is the dean of City Seminary of New York, as well as a doctoral candidate of Teachers College at Columbia University. Her focus of study is Asian American, West Indian, African, and Asian women leaders in theological education. Maria is a mom of two kids with one on the way, and married to a great husband who supports her in all her endeavors.
What are your ministry passions?
My passion is for bridge-building and bringing resources to the under-resourced. I started out working in the Bronx with Teach for America, working in an inner city setting. Later, I worked in Ethiopia, and I am now part of a non-profit, humanitarian organization. Social justice issues are very critical for me, and working in the city brings all those things together. (more…)
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