Happy Days
I've been meaning to post this for forever but look! Yasu and I have the same notebook! XD
I think this is from the Ariehen special which I actually never saw. Could never find it ><
Yasu must like the quote on the front which reads:
"dance
as though no one is watching you,
love
as though you have never been hurt before,
sing
as though no one can hear you,
live
as though heaven is on earth"
I guess it would seem that Yasu and I would vibe well together in rl as kipani_mariko seems to think ;)
★ So I might be going to Thailand with my best friend from High School. I haven't seen her in a couple of years so it would be amazing! Recently she's gotten into meditation and things like that as well so the trip would be something like Sex & the City meets Eat, Pray, Love. In other words, Perfect! I really hope it works out. My Step-dad is going to try to get me a tkt with his frequent flyer miles so if that pans out it's a go.
And if I do go it will be during Golden Week. So two and a half months to lose the 4kg I'd like to lose. It's not a huge deal I guess, but if I'm going to Thailand I want to look good in a bikini XD I've been doing toranaide and going to the gym so already I feel a little fitter, it's just dropping those last, stubborn 8-10 lbs.
I do think I'll start doing some of the Ayurveda techniques again that I got from my consultation last year. Like the fasting for a couple of days a months and giving up certain things. As difficult as it was, I look back on those few months as one of the healthiest periods of my life. I felt really great back then.
★ I'm really happy guys. I mean, I have my days and my bad moods, but I'm happy. For the first time I feel like I'm beginning to understand what it means to live a balanced life. I enjoy the simple things again. An outing with a friend. Trying a new restaurant. There's nothing "exciting" going on in my life except that to me it all is. There's always something to look forward to. I wake up happy to go try that Greek restaurant, or to see my friend's play or live show; to go check out the doujinshi at mandarake XD It feels like every day is an opportunity. There is always something to enjoy. Even meals are fun. Wondering what to make that's healthy and delicious... It's not a chore. It's fun to treat myself, to take pleasure in daily life. I used to think life was so boring and meaningless when all you did was have a normal job and a family... That sort of endless routine still doesn't fit me, but I can understand more and more how every day life can be fun. There's always something new around is. Things are always changing. It's a new day, a new season... Look in the newspaper and there is always a new event coming up, or a book you haven't read. If you're open to what's happening around you at the present moment, if you follow the ebb and flow of life then there is always something to feel, to live. Monotony is not in life's nature. We create it.
★ I've also been thinking how important it is to believe. How everything starts from belief. How without faith in yourself, in people, in life, in love, etc... it's nearly impossible to move forward. Because strength is in believing. When you stop believing you become scared which in turn makes you weak, and weakness paralyzes.
So, let's try to keep the faith alive.
★ Last thing: Fandom.
Does anyone else feel disconnected from fandom lately? I miss the days when everything was on LJ and we could all flail together. Now there's twitter, but if you're not on at the right time you miss everything and it's really hard to keep up with conversations (at least for me XD). And if I'm not home (which is a lot of the time) I have to check it on my cell which is annoying and hard to do. So idk, I feel like I never really know what's going on. People comment about things and all I can manage to say is,"Oh? Where did you see that?" >< I could post more on LJ, and I'm going to start trying to, but it's still not like I have anything to post when I don't know what's going on fandomwise XD And most people seem to be away from LJ anyway.
I don't know, it's sad. I've made lots of friends on here but honestly, had I joined now and not 3 or 4 years ago, I don't think I would've been able to make the same kind of connections.
I caved and joined tumblr too (anippan there as well) so as to not be totally clueless, and that's better than twitter imo (doesn't make you feel left out either XD), but still I miss the good ol' LJ days.
I was talking to elyndys about this, and I was wondering if any of you reading this who live in Japan/the Tokyo area are willing to form some kind of team to help bring Eito stuff to Western fandom via LJ. I can't afford all the monthly mags, and I don't have a scanner atm, but I was thinking if we could get a group where each person buys one mag every month, one person scans, etc... Maybe another who speaks korean/chinese can help build relationships with Sina/Clubbox and we can get videos? I don't know. It's just an idea. What do you guys think?
I think this is from the Ariehen special which I actually never saw. Could never find it ><
Yasu must like the quote on the front which reads:
"dance
as though no one is watching you,
love
as though you have never been hurt before,
sing
as though no one can hear you,
live
as though heaven is on earth"
I guess it would seem that Yasu and I would vibe well together in rl as kipani_mariko seems to think ;)
★ So I might be going to Thailand with my best friend from High School. I haven't seen her in a couple of years so it would be amazing! Recently she's gotten into meditation and things like that as well so the trip would be something like Sex & the City meets Eat, Pray, Love. In other words, Perfect! I really hope it works out. My Step-dad is going to try to get me a tkt with his frequent flyer miles so if that pans out it's a go.
And if I do go it will be during Golden Week. So two and a half months to lose the 4kg I'd like to lose. It's not a huge deal I guess, but if I'm going to Thailand I want to look good in a bikini XD I've been doing toranaide and going to the gym so already I feel a little fitter, it's just dropping those last, stubborn 8-10 lbs.
I do think I'll start doing some of the Ayurveda techniques again that I got from my consultation last year. Like the fasting for a couple of days a months and giving up certain things. As difficult as it was, I look back on those few months as one of the healthiest periods of my life. I felt really great back then.
★ I'm really happy guys. I mean, I have my days and my bad moods, but I'm happy. For the first time I feel like I'm beginning to understand what it means to live a balanced life. I enjoy the simple things again. An outing with a friend. Trying a new restaurant. There's nothing "exciting" going on in my life except that to me it all is. There's always something to look forward to. I wake up happy to go try that Greek restaurant, or to see my friend's play or live show; to go check out the doujinshi at mandarake XD It feels like every day is an opportunity. There is always something to enjoy. Even meals are fun. Wondering what to make that's healthy and delicious... It's not a chore. It's fun to treat myself, to take pleasure in daily life. I used to think life was so boring and meaningless when all you did was have a normal job and a family... That sort of endless routine still doesn't fit me, but I can understand more and more how every day life can be fun. There's always something new around is. Things are always changing. It's a new day, a new season... Look in the newspaper and there is always a new event coming up, or a book you haven't read. If you're open to what's happening around you at the present moment, if you follow the ebb and flow of life then there is always something to feel, to live. Monotony is not in life's nature. We create it.
★ I've also been thinking how important it is to believe. How everything starts from belief. How without faith in yourself, in people, in life, in love, etc... it's nearly impossible to move forward. Because strength is in believing. When you stop believing you become scared which in turn makes you weak, and weakness paralyzes.
So, let's try to keep the faith alive.
★ Last thing: Fandom.
Does anyone else feel disconnected from fandom lately? I miss the days when everything was on LJ and we could all flail together. Now there's twitter, but if you're not on at the right time you miss everything and it's really hard to keep up with conversations (at least for me XD). And if I'm not home (which is a lot of the time) I have to check it on my cell which is annoying and hard to do. So idk, I feel like I never really know what's going on. People comment about things and all I can manage to say is,"Oh? Where did you see that?" >< I could post more on LJ, and I'm going to start trying to, but it's still not like I have anything to post when I don't know what's going on fandomwise XD And most people seem to be away from LJ anyway.
I don't know, it's sad. I've made lots of friends on here but honestly, had I joined now and not 3 or 4 years ago, I don't think I would've been able to make the same kind of connections.
I caved and joined tumblr too (anippan there as well) so as to not be totally clueless, and that's better than twitter imo (doesn't make you feel left out either XD), but still I miss the good ol' LJ days.
I was talking to elyndys about this, and I was wondering if any of you reading this who live in Japan/the Tokyo area are willing to form some kind of team to help bring Eito stuff to Western fandom via LJ. I can't afford all the monthly mags, and I don't have a scanner atm, but I was thinking if we could get a group where each person buys one mag every month, one person scans, etc... Maybe another who speaks korean/chinese can help build relationships with Sina/Clubbox and we can get videos? I don't know. It's just an idea. What do you guys think?