Happy Writing Marathon #24 | How do you spend time that you truly feel is 'fun'?
Hello, this is Luna ·͜· ❤︎
This is my 9th time participating in Ken Honda's #HappyWritingMarathon project ✊🏻 ̖́-
Thank you, Ken Honda, for giving me the opportunity to take on this challenge.
Thank you, Hiroomi Sueyoshi and Toyoko Shimotsuma!!
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How do you spend time that you truly feel is fun?
Honestly, as I am currently hospitalized, I couldn't come up with an answer right away.
Since being hospitalized,
perhaps I am unconsciously suppressing various emotions,
as I seem to have become a little bit desensitized.
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A memory of a time I felt truly fun
Back when I was working from morning till night in a building where I couldn't feel the four seasons,
I went mountain climbing after being invited by a classmate.
The sunlight filtering through the trees was sparkling,
I was enveloped in negative ions,
the air was fresh,
and before I knew it, I was climbing while laughing all by myself.
I was surprised myself,
but just being there was fun.
I felt, 'Oh, I am a living creature just like the animals and insects.'
The memory of spending time that I truly felt was fun
was a time spent in nature, feeling relaxed, where my instincts were happy.
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One day,
my hospitalization was extended by two weeks,
and amidst the anxiety of waiting for the results of my second treatment,
I unexpectedly poured out things I couldn't really tell just anyone
to my friends in the self-practice group for the moderator training course.
There is an atmosphere where they just listen,
there is a sense of security where they just accept what I say.
Feeling safe in this space,
my heart might have unconsciously
decided, 'This is a safe base.'
That feeling
might have been somewhat similar to the feeling I had when I climbed that mountain.
It was as if my heart moved instinctively,
I felt so at ease, so naturally.
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How I spend time that I truly feel is fun now
Since showing my vulnerability,
the self-practice with my friends starting at 5 AM
has become a time that I truly feel is fun.
Putting what I feel into words and conveying it with my voice,
a time with friends who accept that voice
and even empathize with me.
Now that I am hospitalized,
I am spending time that I truly feel is fun.
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Thank you for reading until the end 🫶🏻💗
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