The Personal Journey

I started this series about being in hedgehog mode to write a book about my ancestors, shared the gifts of the journey so far, and gave a glimpse what I’ve created that only I can create. In this post, I talk about the timing of this book and the choice to do it. I renewed my relevance and vitality with…

This is fifth in a series of posts about being in hedgehog mode, as I write a book about my ancestors. In this post, I provide a glimpse of what I’ve been working on for the last year, including writing about my mother’s immigration journey in 1947. If you missed a post from this series, here they are: Part 1: I’m in Hedgehog Mode Part…

  This is fourth in a series of posts about being in hedgehog mode(opens in new tab), as I write a book about my ancestors. In this post, I provide a glimpse of what I’ve been working on for the last year, including writing about my mother’s immigration journey in 1947, from Hong Kong to San…

This is third in a series of posts about being in hedgehog mode, as I write a book about my ancestors.  In my second post, I wrote about the biggest delight so far. In this post, I continue with unexpected gifts of the journey that I’m on. Rekindled family ties, both familiar and distant. Researching the lives of six individuals…

In my  last post, I wrote about being in hedgehog mode. Fully immersed in writing a book about my ancestors, some of whom I never met and some I knew for decades, the process keeps surprising me. There are the usual suspects for the unexpected. It’s taking longer than I expected (yes, I quickly adjusted…