Quiet Currents: Experience the World, One Haiku at a Time

We are conditioned to judge - others, ourselves, even the moment we’re in. But what happens when we soften that reflex? When we pause before labeling something good or bad, right or wrong? 

In this episode, host Kenneth Pearson explores the principle of Practicing Non-Judgment, reflecting on how judgment often distances us from the humanity around us and within us. Through the lens of empathy and daily presence, this reflection invi...

Sometimes, the truest version of ourselves doesn’t arrive in a grand moment of revelation -- it arrives quietly, in a room no one else is in. 

In this episode of Quiet Currents, host Kenneth Pearson -- Founder and Program Designer at Live a Haiku Life -- explores the seventh principle of presence: Express with Authenticity. Through a deeply personal story about his time at Wroxton Abbey during his MFA residency, Kenneth reflects on ...

What happens when we pause long enough to listen -- not to the noise around us, but to the quiet voice within? 

In this reflective episode of Quiet Currents, Kenneth Pearson, host and Founder of Live a Haiku Life, explores the sixth principle in the Haiku Mindset: Reflect and Contemplate. Through a personal story of kayaking in the still waters of Harriman State Park, Kenneth invites listeners into the kind of silence that doesn’t d...

What if nature was not just a backdrop to our lives but a participant, a presence, a quiet teacher? 

In this episode of Quiet Currents, Kenneth Pearson, Founder of Live a Haiku Life, reflects on what it means to connect deeply with the natural world. This principle - drawn from the core principles of the haiku mindset - isn’t just about admiring landscapes or taking mindful walks. It’s about remembering that we are part of something...

Have you ever experienced a moment so still, so specific, that it reshaped your understanding of time itself?

In this episode of Quiet Currents, host Kenneth Pearson, Founder of Live a Haiku Life, shares the fifth principle in this mindful journey: Appreciating Transience. With the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop and the scent of salt air in the breeze, Kenneth takes us back to 1999 - to a quiet, unexpected moment on a beach in Cape Loo...

What if the things that shape us - the ones that stay with us - are found not in the grand events, but in the quiet details we often overlook?

In this episode of Quiet Currents, we explore the third principle of Live a Haiku Life: Observing with Intent. Through a personal story of honeysuckle vines, front porch afternoons, and the quiet attentiveness of a woman named Aunt Nancy - family not by blood, but by heart - we reflect on wha...

In this episode of Quiet Currents, we explore the second principle of Live a Haiku Life: engaging in the present.

What does it really mean to be here, now - in the middle of your day, your breath, your life? Through a personal story about a quiet morning on the porch and the simple act of standing still, I reflect on how easily time slips past us when we’re caught in worry or rush - and how gently everything changes when we return t...

What if a more peaceful and meaningful life isn’t about adding more - but about letting go?

In this episode of Quiet Currents, we explore the first principle of Live a Haiku Life: embracing simplicity. Simplicity isn’t just about decluttering our spaces - it’s about creating clarity in our thoughts, our words, and the way we move through the world.

I share a personal story about clearing out my garage - a space that had become a coll...

In this first episode of Quiet Currents, we begin with a simple yet profound question: When was the last time you truly paused to notice the world around you? Through gentle reflection, I share the story behind Live a Haiku Life, how haiku became more than poetry for me - it became a way of seeing, a way of being.

Living a haiku life isn’t just about writing; it’s about embracing simplicity, presence, and authenticity in how we move...