The Direction of Your Heart Determines Your Destination

Even though my ideals were clear,
when I was struggling to move forward as I had hoped

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You aren't just feeling it,
you are simply looking in that direction!

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This was a phrase a coach once said to me.


It was exactly right...


I had been staring intently at the parts where I felt things weren't going well, and I was only looking at the parts where I felt I lacked confidence.🥹🥹


Whenever I realized I was looking in a direction that made me feel like I couldn't do it, I would change my focus.


Thanks to that,
the time I spend worrying has decreased,

I can make choices that my future self will be happy with,
and I can see my own challenges.


Even when conveying the same thing,
I was shocked by how different it could be
depending on how it was expressed.


That is the power of the words of Maru-san,
a noter I love dearly.

Maru-san's words have a softness to them,
and they were so gentle that they slipped right into my heart.

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〈When you are in adversity (= a headwind),
　it feels like you can't move forward, doesn't it?

　What determines our destination
　is not the surrounding environment or the events before our eyes,
　but the direction of our hearts.

　Where your heart is pointed
　determines where you will go.

　Even in adversity, please do not give up.
　Because it is the direction of your heart that decides.

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Ah~♡
It's so warm.

“That's right,
if the direction of my heart determines my destination,

I'll just consciously look in the direction I want to go,
and do what I can do now!”

With that warm heart, these thoughts naturally arise.

I myself have repeated this pattern

① Start with high motivation

② Don't get the results I wanted, and immediately get discouraged

③ Feel like it's impossible or too difficult for me after all
And then, my actions stop for a while

I have been repeating this pattern for several years.

Therefore, the words my coach said to me so sharply
were necessary for me at the time.

So, I am still grateful for them,
and I am still encouraged by my coach's words today♡

Because of that one phrase from my coach
that carried so much passion,

I felt the kindness and love in Maru-san's words,

and I feel that that kindness

〈〈taught me the importance of not being swayed by ups and downs, and keeping a strong heart〉〉

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