2026-05

Wandering Thoughts

Coming Full Circle, Back to Here

Over the past couple of days,something that had been quietly sittingin the corner of my mindsuddenly came rushing in all...
Wandering Thoughts

The Day I Decided, “I Am Here”

That day, we were sitting across from each otherat a Doutor Coffee on Dogenzaka in Shibuya.It was late July, 2024.Early ...
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Part 2: Not a Straight Path, but a Garden

As I kept reading the article,I began to see what Noriko truly loved.She had loved plants and flowers since she was a ch...
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The Pulse of Resolve

The night before last, I had a frightening dream.Two foreign men who said they were interested in Japanese houses came t...
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Practicing Noticing World 1, and Returning to World 2

Recently, I realized something.Whenever I listen to talks about the mindset of successful people or personal growth,I so...
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The Day I Realized What Freedom Means to Me

While listening to 13-sai no Hello Work (Hello Work for 13-Year-Olds),a thought suddenly came to me.“What is it that I t...
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Rice Flour, Kinako, and Small Thoughts About Peace

Lately, I feel like baking has become much more a part of my daily life than it used to be.Baking scones in the morning....
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Before Being Right

Today’s incident was really something small.I simply forgot to include my name at the end of an email.And it wasn’t even...
Meels from Our Days

Kinako Cookies

Lately, baking with rice flour has become much more a part of my everyday life than it used to be.But honestly, baking w...
Tools for Every Life

Wearing a Hanten

I think I was in university when my grandmother bought me my hanten.It was after one of her hospital visits.On our way h...