Japan
Japanophile~
Japan
fermented salsa or hot sauce (I usually find some at my local farmers’ market, or you can make your own!) and add it to eggs, stir-fries, and tacos. Grab some fermented beets, carrots, or sauerkraut and add a spoonful to salads or roasted meats or veggies. Make a bowl of miso soup or take a swig from a bottle of kefir.
Liz Moody • 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success
💗 Ikigai: what gets you up in the morning
Take the time to pause & reflect over what reason makes you get up in the morning? What gives you flow? What is simply joyful for you? What makes everyday fulfilling? The Japanese concept Ikigai emphasizes one’s reason to live through their ikigai. Here’s how to find yours and... See more
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Freedom means you can choose the right or the wrong; if you are only free to choose the right, it is not freedom.
Osho • Love, Freedom, and Aloneness: On Relationships, Sex, Meditation, and Silence
Stumbled across this rare book store in Kyoto- there seems to be plenty of shops like this around the area, but this one stuck out to us. Their collection of wood block prints were incredible. So much range and at really great prices. 2000 yen for the piece I purchased ~ I show it in the video ☺️ going to get it framed when I’m back in Aus. If... See more
instagram.comEven a strong, well-built ship can be blown off course. We have to find a way to enjoy the journey, even when we don’t get the results we hoped for. Sometimes, those surprising, unhoped-for results are a real blessing. Then we realize that life can be worthwhile without us being in control.
Gregg Krech • The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology
Evan told the history of Japan to me not as a recitation of dates or myths, but as an illustration of scientific principles embedded in humanity. He showed me that the history of Japan is not a story about emperors and generals, poets and monks. Rather, the history of Japan is a model demonstrating the way all human societies grow and adapt to the
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