Category: Motivational
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decluttering is difficult
I live in a small apartment, but I had to build a home office in a corner of my house. In the living room, I’m going to clear out the desk I have for my daughter that she doesn’t use and the “large shelf with miscellaneous things on it” next to it, and put a…
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It was the winter solstice. Spiritual awakening day
Dec. 21 was the winter solstice, the shortest daylight hours of the year (in the northern hemisphere). In spiritual circles, it was a big-time to spiritually wake up until yesterday! Two years ago, I heard from Mr. Yoshikazu Namiki that the gates close at the winter solstice, so I went to hear him talk about…
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Cool Japanese Music Vol2, Hoshino Gen
Kohaku Uta Gassen is a national show that airs on 12/31 every year in which selected singers gather together and sing in male and female groups. The viewer rating is usually around 50% in Japan. I’m going to be into two singers for the 2015 Red and White Year-end show. One of them was Gen…
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Cool Japanese Music Vol 1 : Sekai No Owari (End of the world)
I haven’t listened to many Japanese songs since I came to the U.S., but I do watch the annual Kohaku Uta Gassen at the end of the year. I thought, “This is it!” Sekainoowari appeared for the first time in 2014. The song “Dragon Night” was so good that I listened to all the other…
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Dream Machine – good dreams, good sleep
The music I’ve been listing to lately is, K-pop, which my daughter listens to, and Shiina Ringo, which I’ve been into for about four or five years. I remembered and listened to it again (and watched) Dream Machine by Mark Farina, which I loved more than 10 years ago. Nostalgic but fresh. Dreams are usually…