Hello🌞
May is already halfway over.
The strong sunshine is starting to feel a little like summer.
With the sudden change in temperature, I’m sure our bodies are trying to catch up too,
so please take care of yourselves and don’t push too hard.
And don’t forget to stay hydrated and get enough minerals!
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I recently realized that, without even noticing it,
I had been feeling guilty about “doing things that aren’t productive.”
Wanting to live more happily, I started thinking that maybe what we really need is the ability to truly feel happiness.
Since the end of last year, I’ve been practicing ways to reconnect with that feeling.
Things like mindfulness exercises that focus on the five senses,
and writing down ten things I’m grateful for each day.
After continuing for about six months, I began noticing many changes.
Most of all, I’ve started feeling gratitude and happiness much more often in everyday life.
I now feel that happiness and gratitude are something we can gently train ourselves to notice.
And along the way, I rediscovered a part of myself I had forgotten…!!
I’ve loved drawing ever since I was a child.
But as I grew older,
I became more focused on achieving results efficiently in school and work,
and naturally, I stopped drawing as much.
After getting sick, I spent so much of my time and energy thinking about how to recover and become healthier.
Without realizing it, I think I stopped giving time to things like drawing—
things that didn’t seem “productive.”
But as I slowly regained my ability to feel,
my natural creativity and sensitivity started coming back,
and I found myself thinking, “I want to draw again!”
When I realized how completely I had forgotten this part of myself after spending the last 15 years simply trying my best to survive,
I couldn’t stop the tears from coming.
“You’ve really worked so hard all this time…”
That was the feeling that came to me.
Rediscovering my own sensitivity has been such a joyful experience.
And being able to express it feels deeply fulfilling.
Even if it’s just for myself, it makes me feel happy and complete.
Sometimes, maybe we don’t need to ask,
“What is this for?”
Maybe it’s enough to simply follow what we love 😊
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Lastly, a little life update.
The other day, I was able to begin the second round of my online course, “Letting Go Academy” ✨
Right now, I’m offering it as a one-on-one course based on individual requests.
We meet on Zoom for one hour every two weeks,
and stay connected by email for questions, reflections, and everyday conversations.
The course includes six sessions over about three months.
Together, we talk through whatever concerns or challenges the participant is currently facing,
and work together to organize things and find possible solutions.
The joy of helping others, learning new things, and having meaningful life work—
I feel so grateful to experience all of this every day.
Thank you so much for reading until the end 😊
If you have any thoughts or questions, please feel free to reach out!
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