How to Realign When You Feel Off-Balance — A Note on Small Adjustments 🌿

Even without any major events,
in our daily lives,
there are moments when your sense of self shifts slightly.

Seeing something that bothers you,
or getting hung up on someone's words or behavior.

Seeing someone who is very capable,
and wondering, "What about me?"
even if you don't intend to compare yourself,
your focus can sometimes drift in that direction.

Without a clear reason,
you feel somewhat unsettled.
You might end up thinking about things you don't need to,
or saying more than you should.

Looking back later,
it's often just that your focus was directed too much outward,
and that's all.

At times like that,
I don't try to "fix" things.

First,
I return.

I look away from the screen,
and take a breath.
I feel the soles of my feet,
or the sensation of sitting.

I don't do anything special.
I just
bring my awareness back to the here and now.

Rather than realigning,
it's closer to "being quiet."

・Reduce the amount of thinking
・Don't try to explain
・Don't force meaning onto things

When I do that,
the tangled sensations
gradually begin to unravel 🫧

You don't have to find the cause of why you felt off-balance.
You don't have to understand it correctly.

I just gently confirm
where I want to standas I am right now.

Just by doing that,
my feelings naturally settle down.

I suppose I will continue to feel off-balance many times.

But,
as long as I notice when I'm off-balance,
and know a place where I can quietly return,that is enough.

Lately,
I have been cherishing
that way of resetting 🌱

I returned here today.
And that is enough.

From here on,
I would like to introduce those who have added my articles to their magazines recently 🌿

Thank you so much
for adding my work to your magazine;
it truly means a lot ☺️
It is a daily source of encouragement.

Also,
to everyone who has
stopped by through the magazine,
I offer my heartfelt gratitude ✨

Perin 🍡-san ✨
Thank you as always!

Satoshi Yamanaka | Former Civil Servant Creator-san ✨
Thank you for adding my work to your magazine!

Rikopin-san ✨
Thank you as always!

Hiiro-san ✨
Thank you as always!

Smile Village Head | Self-Strength Discovery Team-san ✨
Thank you for adding my work to your magazine!

Shizuku Amano ✿ Fortune-telling Diary-san ✨
Thank you for adding my work to your magazine!

Shizuku Amano-san
introduces various articles that catch her eye in her daily life,
and among them this time,
the Dondo-yaki project was also mentioned.

Reading that
has sparked a sudden feeling in me
that I might want to organize my earlier articles a little bit.

Melt & Create [M&C Newsletter] 🔵-san ✨
Thank you for adding my work to your magazine!

Ayako Ruruto-san✨
Thank you so much for adding my work to so many of your magazines.
I am truly grateful.

Ayako-san☺️
I am always so happy and encouraged by the comments you leave,
which show how deeply you engage with my articles.

Your attitude of trying to receive even what lies behind the words
fills me with warmth🌿
Thank you!

Akie, Special Gate to a Shining Future😉🩷-san
Thank you for adding my work to your magazine!

To everyone who has added my work to their magazines this time,
thank you again, truly.

Having these connections form so quietly
is something I feel very grateful for and encouraged by.

Moving forward,
I hope to continue writing my own words with care,
at a pace that feels right for me🌿

※Postscript Notice

I had been thinking about introducing everyone who adds my work to their magazines each time, but
I have come to feel that I want to cherish the tone and lingering resonance of each article even more.

From now on, I will introduce everyone together at the end of my "Backyard" articles.

For "Spelling of Light" and "Light Translation Notebook," I would like to prioritize protecting the purity of the words themselves,
so I will intentionally omit introduction sections there.

Thank you for always receiving my words so quietly🌿