I can finally say I like what I like; I've finally become that kind of person

“We can fly with sound!”

I love reggae.
I started liking it a few years ago.

When I listen to music, it moves my emotions—making me feel relaxed, passionate, or happy.
There are songs I listen to depending on my mood, like when I want to get pumped up, when I want to get motivated, or when I want to soak in sadness.
Popular songs that play on TV and the radio.
Because they were popular, I would hear them over and over until I started to like them, and I'd even buy the CDs.
That was how I enjoyed music.

The timing of an encounter comes suddenly.
My encounter with reggae was also sudden.

For me, listening to music with my AirPods while walking is a set routine.
One day, as usual, I was shopping at a 100-yen shop while listening to songs playing randomly from YouTube.
At that moment, a certain Japanese reggae song made me stop shopping, take my smartphone out of my pocket, and check the screen.

It was overwhelmingly cool.

The vocal quality I love, the rhythm that makes my body move unconsciously, and a flow so unforgettable that you only need to hear it once.

From that day in the 100-yen shop, when I forgot to care about anyone watching and started tapping out the rhythm with my body, I was hooked on reggae.

Why didn't I discover it sooner?
I felt so frustrated.

Getting hooked on reggae in my 50s.
Going to clubs at this age.

But, I'm sure this was the right time.
And I was also happy to have found something that could make my heart burn with such passion in my 50s.

Music is the best!

Now, I can respond honestly to my own emotions.
If it were the old me, I wouldn't have even noticed that my emotions were being stirred.
Because I lived my life centered on others, my emotional sensitivity was much lower than it is now.
Maybe the songs I listened to back then were just songs I liked because they were familiar and played often.
But now, I can say it with confidence.
My emotions are being shaken by reggae.
There is no one around me who likes reggae.
Even so, I can proudly say, "I love reggae."
Because I no longer try to read the room or act a certain way; I live by cherishing my own emotions.

We can fly with sound
, someone once said.
Even without drugs, we can fly with sound.

No, really.
Well, of course I don't do drugs, but there are nights when I want to cry.
Even at times like that, I can become strong when I think that I have music.

This is a bit of a tangent.
“Fly with sound...” it made me think.

Come to think of it, that was the same feeling I had when I first felt the vibration of a tuning fork with my body.

I am a tuning fork therapist.
I tune the mind and body using the frequencies (sounds) of tuning forks.
The reason I became a tuning fork therapist was because I “flew with sound.”

When I first bathed my body in the frequency of a tuning fork, it was unmistakably the feeling of “flying.”
When I felt the stress I had been holding onto being released all at once by the sound of the tuning fork,
I was surprised, thinking, “What is this?”
Tuning forks are amazing!!
And so, I remembered that was why I decided to incorporate tuning forks into my treatments.

Let me return to the topic.

What I wanted to say is,
that being close to your own emotions leads to your own happiness.

It's about why there's any need to worry about what others think or to read the room.
I lived my life doing that, which is why it was so hard, and since I've become able to notice and be close to my own feelings, life has become much more fun.

If there is anyone out there who is still living their life centered on others,
I would be happy if reading this makes you feel something.