betty ming liu

Letting go of the kid so that we can both grow up

betty ming liu — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:46:28 +0000

How did this all happen so fast? My daughter Gabi has only a few days left of high school. Then we’re into prom season, summer goodbyes and then…packing my only child off to college. After that, we are each on to totally new lives. This is one of the moments I’ve been working towards since [...]

I just quit my job in a bad economy. Yes, really.

betty ming liu — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:48:30 +0000

After 16 months of full-time journalism, I am now officially unemployed. Never ever before have I quit a job without lining up a new gig. And so begins the next adventure, of reinventing myself — yet again — while living off my savings. This is incredibly scary for me. As a single mom with a [...]

5 reasons for taking myself out on a date

betty ming liu — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:45:12 +0000

I’ll make you a bet right now. If you examine the lives of people you consider to be truly happy, my hunch is you’ll find that they spend quality time alone. Welcome to the notion of dating yourself! Taking yourself out on a date was a concept I discovered years ago through that classic bestseller on [...]

Check out my latest abstract paintings :)

betty ming liu — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:01:37 +0000

For me, nothing beats the wordless joy of globbing paint onto canvas. It’s all about the trance of letting go. Stop thinking. Do it. Overthinking kills spontaneity. Overthinking makes me miserable. Overthinking obstructs the truth. Overthinking is a bad habit ingrained by my control freak Chinese immigrant parents. Haha, you knew I’d work in that [...]

Who am I? Humor for self-awareness & identity issues

betty ming liu — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 04:01:18 +0000

A good friend of mine says that reading my painful blog posts about childhood traumas and cultural issues is only bearable when I’m funny. Agreed! Humor goes a long way in sharing the truth effectively and then, growing from the experience. The tricky part here is that looking in the mirror can be tough. But [...]