Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Being Lazy and Slowing Down

Be Mindful, Trust the Process, Let Go of Outcomes

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About Desiree Baolian Qin

Dr. Desiree Baolian Qin is a faculty member in the department of Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University. Most of her academic writing has focused on mental health concerns and struggles in parent-child relations in Asian (American) families. She enjoys yoga, walking their dog Pepper, and traveling with her family. Baolian started meditation three years ago after her therapist gave her a copy of Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Miracle of Mindfulness. In her moments of angst, anxiety, and suffering, she found that reading books and poetry from Mary Oliver, Pema Chodron, Gibran, Qingxuan Lin, Paulo Koelho, Peace Pilgrim, Zhuang Zi, and many others helped her a lot. She wants to continue to read, study Zen, and dedicate more time in her life to writing, in Chinese and English, to help herself and others heal a little bit.

When the whole world has stopped: Connecting with myself through poetry

Posted on Author Desiree Baolian QinPosted in slow down & healing

By Desiree Baolian Qin Stopping 8:30am, March 23, 2020 This morning I woke up to a thin layer of snow  covering all the still gray bare branches, the lawn that’s slowly turning greener every day. The whole world has turned black and white, like a Chinese landscape painting. The whole world has stopped — no planes overhead, no cars zooming by, no trains rushing through sounding their horns carrying millions to work, to trips, to…

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