14 Days of Practice, Great Realization

Monday, the 10th day of working alone.

How is everyone doing at the start of the week?

The car, whose engine had stopped starting before the exhibition at Miyagi Ibitsu, was finally returned last weekend.

The exhibition in the store has ended, but the works can still be viewed on Ibitsu's website until the 20th, so please do take a look.

And since he decided not to be present in the gallery this time, Yasuhideono hastily left on May 6th, earlier than planned, to travel to Thailand and India to purchase goods.

It was only by traveling to Thailand and walking over 20,000 steps that we were able to find these Buddha statues and Ayutthaya pottery.

Since arriving in India, he has been visiting many stonemasons in search of stones and spending his days creating new pieces in his familiar workshops.

We hope you look forward to its unveiling.

My husband is busy abroad alone

Meanwhile, I live with my five children.

Although I don't walk 20,000 steps, every day feels like I'm sprinting 100 meters at full speed, both physically and mentally.

One day at kindergarten

I was rushing because I wanted to send my child to nursery school as soon as possible.

"Look, your shoes are on the wrong side!" I warned her, then picked up my two- year-old daughter, who wouldn't move the way I wanted her to, and put her in the car and we set off.

On the way home we said goodbye and had fun.

I looked down at my feet and realized I was wearing different shoes...

"Oh, how embarrassing."

I want to tell them to stop looking at other people's feet and look at their own feet ...

"Look after your feet"

I have to do this and that, and I'm thinking, how can I make time?

I was so astonished at myself for thinking about such things and then putting on the wrong shoes, that I couldn't help but laugh and burst out laughing.

On another evening, I received a message from the post office informing me that my package was being sent overseas and I had to find another way to send it.

I'm only halfway through preparing dinner, but I'm in a hurry because I have to take my daughter to her after-school class.

I hate it when work-related matters come up when I should be doing household chores, but trouble-related matters especially make me feel impatient.

They tend to be careless about the household chores and how they treat their children.

The cooking is half-done, the flavor is not yet decided, the driving is reckless, and in the end, I can't even make it to my lessons on time...

At times like this, my breathing always becomes shallow and things don't go well.

Often we don't even realize that our breathing is shallow.

I've been listening to the daily Instagram live broadcast "Let's Answer Your Questions" by Ken-chan, also known as Kentaro Goto , who will be the lecturer at the learning event on the 23rd and 24th of next week, while doing housework.

"Don't react to what happens in front of you, just take a breath."

I find myself thinking back on those words every day.

Even if you understand it in your head, it's easy to lose sight of it when you're actually in the middle of it.

I want to remember to take a breath to catch my breath.

By the way, your breath always stops once when you inhale and exhale, and Buddha said that it is important to be aware of this brief moment.

This gap becomes empty and the mind becomes calm.

How much does breathing, something we take for granted, affect our bodies?

It's interesting to be mindful of this especially when you feel it's difficult.

There are three more slots available for this learning opportunity that focuses on breathing and awareness.

Please read the details and if you think it's now, please contact me via DM .

I would like to take advantage of this realization and participate in this event as a reward to myself in order to take the time to reflect on myself.

The 14 days are days of training and a series of great realizations.

Only 4 more days! I'll do my best !

Thank you for your continued support this week.

Ono Kaori