Japan
Japanophile~
Japan
Japanophile~
Finding your Ikigai often entails simultaneously discovering the domicile of your muse as well as the arena in which your toughest battles will be waged.
The two of them didn’t know it at the time, but this was the only truly complete place in the entire world. Totally isolated, yet the one place not tainted with loneliness.
FORESTS AND WOODLAND
BENEFITS FOR: Immune function, blood pressure, stress and sleep.
Japanese researchers were the first to identify the extraordinary effects of woodland on human health, which include boosted immunity –amplifying the number of ‘natural killer’ immune cells with anti-cancer properties – and reducing blood pressure, heart rate and
... See moreThe clear river flows, slides, splashes and rolls downstream rushing between rocks that funnel the water into narrow passages curling into quiet eddies that reflect sky, clouds, and brilliant sun. On a pale spring day the silver-sided fish swim upstream fulfilling their assignment to perpetuate their lives. Look carefully. See how the current
... See moreAction isn’t something that comes after figuring things out. Action is a way of figuring things out. So be clear and take the next step. Or be confused and take the next step. Even if you have clarity, eventually you’ll run into something that completely confuses you. And if you’re confused… you may always be confused. Life is confusing. Don’t let
... See moreYou were so afraid of interpersonal relationships that you came to dislike yourself. You’ve avoided interpersonal relationships by disliking yourself.