Butyeah, it's like a half a parkandhalfjustlike a museum.
Soit's really, reallyprettylikethetrees.
Thisisthefallthatwewanted.
Nosugar.
It's hardtofindinJapan.
Really?
There's nosugarfreecoffee.
Ohyeah.
Cannedcoffeehas a verydistincttasteinJapantoday.
I trustthatjustbeingisenoughratherthanmakingmyselfcrazyandtiredbytryingtofigureouttheanswerorseethepictureorworkouthowitwillworkout.
I chooseinsteadtofocusmyenergyonstayingpresent, enjoyingeverymomentasitpresentsitself.
I openmyeyestolifeasitisrightnow.
I knowthegiftofclaritywillcomewhenthetimeisright, thisismyfavoritemuseumsofar.
I'm likelovingitandwehaven't evenseenanythingyet.
I wantedtosharethisbecausethisisalsoanothermomentwhere I'm learningtoletgoofsomethingthat I wasorhadandlearningtoletsomethingnewinmetellingyoutoletgoinsituationsyouaretryingtocontrol, doesn't meanthatyou'llmasterit 100% ofthetime.
That's humanlyimpossible.
Instead, practiceawarenessofyouremotionsandfindresilienceandmomentswhereyoufeelthingsarehard, taking a trainon a trainintheedoperiod, it's liketheprettiestgardenherearesometipsonlearningtoletgoandjustbe, rememberthatit's okaytooutgrowpeopleplacesandthingsandit's okayforthemtooutgrowyouaswell, allowyourselftogrievethelossofwhatyou'relettinggoof.
Youcan't healwhatyoudon't feel, askyourselfwhyam I stillholdingon.
Doesittrulyfeelgoodorisitjustfamiliar, RememberlettinggoislettinginMakingroomforsomethingnewisalwayshard, butit's worthitoverseveralyearsoflivinginJapanwhenever I foundmyselfstuckin a viciouscycle, a repetitiveroutinethatmademefeellike I waslivingonautopilotandfeelingstuck, I realizedthatmostofthetimethatwas a signformetoletgoofsomething I'm holdingontothatisn't servingmeandthesecrettomanifestingbetterthingsinmylifeistopracticetheartoflettinggoandthisissomethingthatyou'llnevermaster.
It's a continuouspractice.
Okay, we'reat a bathhouserightnowandbackintheday.
SotheviewofMountfujiwasputinthemen's sectionbecausethey'rereallysexistbacktheninorderformetoenjoythispregnancy, I neededtoletgoof a lotofthingsevenifitwasjusttemporary.
Andbecauseofthat I wasabletofindmycreativityagain, eventhough I hadtothink a littleoutsidetheboxandadoptthatlovelyjapaneseconceptofbeginner's mind.
I feelmoreatpeacethesedays, eventhoughsomemomentscanberough, lifeisalwaysfullofebbsandflowsand I needtoremindmyselfthat a lotofthetime, there's theselittlemuralsonthewallinthebathroomis a bitdisturbingto, tolookatwhenyou'retryingtotake, take a bathinthewomen's sectionrightoverhere, Someangrybucketheadandsomeangrycrabheadstrangling a monkey.
Andthenwehave a talkingbirdstoanoldmanandthey'rewavinggoodbye.