Now

🎨 Creating

Writing about what's alive on Substack

Intimate conversations on YouTube

❓Questioning

  1. How can we be more ourselves more of the time?

  2. How is this in service of a whole life?

  3. How can we create (in-person) containers for transformation?

📚 Reading

A Wizard of Earthsea

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind

❤️ Cherishing

The sun breaking after a rainy day.

A light rain while the sun shines — the gentle caress of drops blended with the warmth on your shoulder.

Walking through a torrential downpour with friends.

Watching a lizard nom a bug.

Daily gratitude and check-in with one of my close friends.

Almond croissants. Always.

Uninterrupted nights of sleep.

Showering off a New York City summer.

Staring at other people's tattoos while riding the subway.

Smiling at babies.

Saying hi to birbs and street kitties.

Naps.

My parents speaking in Chinese.

Calling my grandmother.

Seeing friends from different parts of my life connect.

🎨 Creating

Writing about what's alive on Substack

Intimate conversations on YouTube

❓Questioning

  1. How can we be more ourselves more of the time?

  2. How is this in service of a whole life?

  3. How can we create (in-person) containers for transformation?

📚 Reading

A Wizard of Earthsea

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind

❤️ Cherishing

The sun breaking after a rainy day.

A light rain while the sun shines — the gentle caress of drops blended with the warmth on your shoulder.

Walking through a torrential downpour with friends.

Watching a lizard nom a bug.

Daily gratitude and check-in with one of my close friends.

Almond croissants. Always.

Uninterrupted nights of sleep.

Showering off a New York City summer.

Staring at other people's tattoos while riding the subway.

Smiling at babies.

Saying hi to birbs and street kitties.

Naps.

My parents speaking in Chinese.

Calling my grandmother.

Seeing friends from different parts of my life connect.

🎨 Creating

Writing about what's alive on Substack

Intimate conversations on YouTube

❓Questioning

  1. How can we be more ourselves more of the time?

  2. How is this in service of a whole life?

  3. How can we create (in-person) containers for transformation?

📚 Reading

A Wizard of Earthsea

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Essentials of Mahamudra: Looking Directly at the Mind

❤️ Cherishing

The sun breaking after a rainy day.

A light rain while the sun shines — the gentle caress of drops blended with the warmth on your shoulder.

Walking through a torrential downpour with friends.

Watching a lizard nom a bug.

Daily gratitude and check-in with one of my close friends.

Almond croissants. Always.

Uninterrupted nights of sleep.

Showering off a New York City summer.

Staring at other people's tattoos while riding the subway.

Smiling at babies.

Saying hi to birbs and street kitties.

Naps.

My parents speaking in Chinese.

Calling my grandmother.

Seeing friends from different parts of my life connect.

Dennis Xiao

Living the Questions

Where I write about what's alive in my life

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